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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992
GOVT COMMITS TO PROMOTING USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSFER
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GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO PURSUE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS OF DELIVERING INFORMATION STORED IN, AND OUTPUT FROM, COMPUTERS TO ITS USERS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR KWONG KI-CHI, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ROGER LUK KOON-HOO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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"FOR EXAMPLE, THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSFER IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH THE TRADING COMMUNITY,' MR KWONG SAID.
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HE SAID ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE FACILITIES WERE BEING DEVELOPED ΤΟ ENABLE THE PROCESSING OF TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCE APPLICATIONS AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE DECLARATIONS ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH DIRECT COMPUTER LINKS WITH TRADERS.
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"THE USE OF IMAGING TECHNOLOGY AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF ELECTRONIC OUTPUT/STORAGE IS ALSO BEING PURSUED BY GOVERNMENT, MR KWONG SAID.
SUCH SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
HE ADDED THAT PROJECTS WERE ALSO IN THE PIPELINE FOR THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT, THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
NO PLANS TO SUBSIDISE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS' PAY
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO SUBSIDISE DIRECTLY A PORTION KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS' REMUNERATION NOR WILL IT BRING KINDERGARTENS THE AMBIT OF SUBSIDISED EDUCATION AT THE PRESENT TIME.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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MR CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY WAS TO ENABLE ALL TO ACCESS TO KINDERGARTENS BY PROVIDING FEE REMISSION TO THOSE WHO NEED IT AND BY SUBSIDISING THE RENT AND RATES OF NON-PROFIT-MAKING KINDERGARTENS.
"THE FEE REMISSION SCHEME IS BEING IMPROVED ΤΟ ALLOW MORE PARENTS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THEREBY MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATORS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR TEACHERS, HE SAID.
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/MR CHAN