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FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1989
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THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN RESPECT OF TRANSPORT PROJECTS WAS $1,299 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1989, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 17.7 PER CENT AND 19.2 PER CENT OVER THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 RESPECTIVELY.
THE
OWING TO THE WIDESPREAD PRACTICE OF SUB-CONTRACTING IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, A CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE A MAIN CONTRACTOR FOR ONE CONTRACT AND A SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS REFERS TO THE OUTPUT OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY TAKE THE ROLE OF A MAIN CONTRACTOR, DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT OF PROJECTS WHERE THEY PLAY THE ROLE OF SUB-CONTRACTORS.
AND
HOWEVER, SUB-CONTRACTORS' CONTRIBUTION TO PROJECTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY THE MAIN CONTRACTORS FOR WHOM THEY WORKED.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS GIVEN IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, 1ST QUARTER 1989". WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON SALE AT $2.50 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, WAN HAI TOWER I. 19TH FLOOR, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234860.
MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 GAZETTED
AT
THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT BILL 1989, WHICH AIMED EXPANDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG TO INCLUDE TWO REGISTERED
MEDICAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL AFTER CONSULTATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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THE CHINESE
OF
COMMITTEE,
THERE IS ALREADY A SIMILAR PROVISION FOR THE UNIVERSITY HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE LICENTIATE A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED WITH THE LICENTIATE SCHEME AND THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED ON LICENTIATE COMMITTEE.
BEEN
THE
IN
AND MEDICAL
"IT NOW WISHES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SCHEME AND ΤΟ ASSIST ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE THE IDEA WAS SUPPORTED BY THE LICENTIATE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG,
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COMMITTEE
AND THE
THE LICENTIATE