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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990
MR STRACHAN SAID THAT POLICE OFFICERS ON BEAT
PATROL NORMALLY
AND WESSON SMITH 0.38 CALIBRE CARRIED THE FOLLOWING: A RÉVOLVER; A TRUNCHEON; A PAIR OF HANDCUFFS; A WHISTLE AND AND A BEAT RADIO.
MOBILE ON
10
MODEL A LANYARD;
PISTOL AND TEAR
EMERGENCY AND PATROL
UNIT
A REMINGTON SHOTGUN, A 1 1/2-INCH TEAR SMOKE SMOKE GRENADES WERE VEHICLES.
CARRIED
"IF REQUIRED, RIFLES AND OTHER WEAPONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FROM POLICE STATION ARMOURIES,
HE ADDED.
ISSUE
0
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED FOR PRUNING, REFORM
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**
YEUNG, EDUCATIONAL
THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K. Y. DETAILED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR PRUNING, PHASING OUT AND REFORM.
MR YEUNG PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING LIST IN REPLYING TO A FROM THE HON RITA FAN:
(A) A PHASED CONTRACTION OF ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES;
QUESTION
(B) EFFECTING A GREATER DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY TO SCHOOLS OVER
THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STAFF AND FINANCIAL MATTERS; (C) LOWERING THE FREQUENCY OF SUBJECT INSPECTIONS IN RESPECT OF
THE BETTER ESTABLISHED SCHOOLS;
(D) REDUCING
ANNUAL RE-MAKES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND DISCONTINUING ETV INSPECTION
TELEVISION (ETV)
WORK;
DEPARTMENT,
AND
(E) RE-DEPLOYING
STAFF
WITHIN THE EDUCATION
MERGING CERTAIN UNITS;
(F) MAKING
THE DIRECTOR OF
ARCHITECTURAL
AUTHORISED RESPECT
PERSON FOR OF ALL NON-ESTATE
SERVICES
REPAIRS EMERGENCY AND MAJOR
AIDED SCHOOLS; AND
THE
IN
(G) CHANGING THE MODE OF REFRESHER TRAINING COURSES FOR SERVING
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FROM A BLOCK TEACHERS
RELEASE TO DAY
RELEASE BASIS.
MR YEUNG SAID THESE MEASURES WERE EXPECTED TO GENERATE ANNUALLY FORM OF RECURRENT SAVINGS, MUCH OF WHICH WERE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
THE FIRST YEAR OF PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, OF ABOUT $7.7 MILLION IN IMPLEMENTATION, RISING TO $18.1 MILLION ON REACHING MATURITY IN FOUR YEARS.
ABOUT
/AS TO
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