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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
"TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOL PUPILS WITH CHILDHOOD AUTISM WILL RECEIVE INTENSIVE REMEDIAL SUPPORT, ALL SCHOOLS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WILL BE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO OPERATE RESOURCE TEACHING PROGRAMMES FOR SUCH PUPILS WHERE A DEMAND EXISTS," HE ADDED,
MR SHIPMAN SAID THE EXISTING SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL PLACES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, WHICH ALSO AFFECTED THE PLACEMENT OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN, WAS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED.
"THIS SHORTFALL
PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED.
SHOULD BE MET BY 1992-93
WHEN PLANNED
"UNTIL THESE PROJECTS ARE READY, INTERIM MEASURES WILL CONTINUE, B.G. USING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING PLACEMENT IN HOME BASED CLASSES," HE SAID.
AMENDMENT BILL TO EXTEND NO-SMOKING AREAS TO GO TO LEGCO
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COUNCIL
AN AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE
THE NO-SMOKING AREAS
PLACES, IN PUBLIC LATER THIS YEAR TO EXTEND
SHIPMAN, SAID ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON NIGEL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
LEUNG WAI-TUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON
THIS YEAR THAT THE IN MARCH SAID IT WAS ANNOUNCED MR SHIPMAN
то GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO AMEND THE SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) ORDINANCE BAN SMOKING THROUGHOUT ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT, INCLUDING TAXIS, CINEMAS, THEATRES, CONCERT HALLS AND VIDEO-GAME CENTRES.
AND IN
SMOKING
50
AND
PROVISIONS IN
THE HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER PRESENT (PUBLIC HEALTH) ORDINANCE, SMOKING WAS PROHIBITED IN NOT LESS THAN PER CENT OF ALL SEATS IN FERRIES, TRAINS, THEATRES, CONCERT HALLS CINEMAS.
IN
ALL LIFTS AND SINGLE IT WAS ALSO TOTALLY BANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXCEPT TAXIS AND HIRED VEHICLES, DECKS OF DOUBLE DECKER BUSES AND TRAMS.
THE
RAILWAY
DECKER AND ON THE LOWER
AND THE CORPORATION
THEIR BY-LAWS
TO
REGULATION,
MASS TRANSIT BOTH KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAD ALSO TAKEN ACTION UNDER PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ALL THEIR TRAINS, HE ADDED.
ADDITION ΤΟ LEGISLATIVE
THE
IN
OFFICES
MR SHIPMAN SAID IN GOVERNMENT HAD ADOPTED ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO PROHIBIT SMOKING
AREAS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND PUBLIC SUCH AS CORRIDORS, LIFT LOBBIES AND PANTRIES.
/"GOVERNMENT WILL