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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1993
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CHAN NOTED THAT WHILE ALL SCHOOLS TEACH A COMMON CORE OF SUBJECTS, INCLUDING THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL, THE PROPORTION OF THE CURRICULUM CONTENT DEVOTED то PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS RANGED FROM 20 PER CENT IN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS ΤΟ 30 PER CENT IN TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND 45 PER CENT IN PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.
"THE CORE SUBJECTS ENSURE THAT THE EDUCATION PROVIDED IS REASONABLY BALANCED, WHILE THE RANGE OF PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS MEETS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TERMS OF THEIR INTERESTS, APTITUDES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS," HE ADDED.
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LITTLE CHANCE FOR FOOD CATERING MONOPOLY IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANCE FOR FOOD PREMISES IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S SHOPPING CENTRES TO MONOPOLISE BUSINESS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY)
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG CHI-WOOD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR BASON SAID THESE PREMISES, LIKE OTHER TRADES, WERE LET OUT BY NEGOTIATION OR TENDER.
HE SAID THE CURRENT LETTING SITUATION WAS SATISFACTORY.
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"THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS AN OPEN MIND, HOWEVER, AND FEEDBACK FROM OPERATORS AND PATRONS ALIKE IN REVIEWING THE ADEQUACY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY FOOD PREMISES ON ITS ESTATES,
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IN A TYPICAL ESTATE, SOME 40 PER CENT OF COMMERCIAL SPACE IS LEASED TO FOOD CATERERS OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD AND TAKE-AWAY OUTLETS, CONGEE/NOODLE SHOPS AND FOOD COURTS.
THE SECRETARY SAID THERE WAS COMPETITION ALREADY IN THESE SHOPPING CENTRES, BUT IF THERE WAS A STRONG DEMAND FOR ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF FOOD OR CATERING ESTABLISHMENT, GOOD BUSINESS SENSE DICTATED THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WOULD CONSIDER ACCOMMODATING IT.
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HE SAID THERE WERE VERY FEW NEWLY COMPLETED COMMERCIAL CENTRES PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WHICH WERE PROVIDED WITH ONLY ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT AND ONE FAST FOOD SHOP UNLESS THE CATCHMENT WAS SMALL.
PRICES CHARGED BY CHINESE RESTAURANT OPERATORS IN THESE ESTATES ARE GENERALLY LOWER, NOT HIGHER, THAN COMPARABLE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
MR EASON SAID IT WOULD BE TOO SWEEPING TO SAY THAT THE SERVICE, VARIETY AND QUALITY OF FOOD PROVIDED BY FAST FOOD SHOPS IN THESE ESTATES WERE INFERIOR.
"MOST ESTABLISHMENTS BELONG TO MAJOR CHAIN RESPECTABLE RECORDS, HE SAID.
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