WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1992
HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE AND THE RIGHT TO LAND IN THE TERRITORY, HE SAID.
THEREFORE, MR ASPREY ADDED THAT HONG KONG PERMANENT
MIGHT NOT BE REFUSED ENTRY.
RESIDENTS
"BUT ALL PERSONS SEEKING ENTRY MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THEIR IDENTITY AND STATUS (I.E. NATIONALITY, PERMANENT RESIDENCY, AND SO ON) BEFORE BEING ADMITTED, THE SECRETARY SAID.
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MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO DEAL WITH UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS
THE
SUSPECTED SUSPECTED MANPOWER,
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED UP INSPECTIONS OF PREMISES FOLLOWING A 75 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF UNREGISTERED SCHOOLS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MR JOHN CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW, MR CHAN SAID A TOTAL OF 113 INSPECTIONS OF 49 PREMISES WERE MADE THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH 14 INSPECTIONS OF 11 PREMISES LAST YEAR.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE ΤΟ SEE WHETHER THE EXISTING PROVISIONS ARB SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE PRUDENTIAL CONTROL OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR PRIVATE TUTORIAL CENTRES, HE
SAID.
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UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, THE PENALTIES FOR FAILING REGISTER A SCHOOL ARE A FINE OF $25,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.
"THESE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SUFFICIENT," MR CHAN SAID.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ESTABLISHING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CONSUMER COUNCIL WITH A VIEW TO DISCLOSING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PURPORTED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE FOUND NOT TO HAVE BEEN REGISTERED AS SCHOOLS, HE SAID.
OFFICES
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS DISTRICT EDUCATION KEEP A LIST OF ALL REGISTERED SCHOOLS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EITHER IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE.
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