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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994
SERVICES FOR AUTISTIC PERSONS REPORT COMPLETED
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THE
WORKING GROUP ON SERVICES FOR AUTISTIC PERSONS HAS COMPLETED ITS DELIBERATIONS AND SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT WONG, LAST MONTH, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (RDCC) WILL BE CONSULTED ON THE REPORT, SHE SAID.
"SUBJECT то RDCC'S ADVICE,
AVAILABLE, ON REQUEST, TO CONCERNED PARENTS AND REHABILITATION PERSONNEL.
COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE MADE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS,
APPROPRIATE PRIORITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED THEREIN," MRS WONG
ADDED.
SINCE THE
MET ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORKING GROUP, IT OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1992 AND LAST SEPTEMBER.
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WITH
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WAS ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED THAT THE GROUP WOULD ONLY NEED CONVENE FOUR MEETINGS TO FINISH DELIBERATIONS AND TO COME UP REPORT IN MID-1992.
"THE MAIN DIFFICULTY WAS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WORK OUT A REALISTIC TIMEFRAME AT THE OUTSET," MRS WONG SAID.
HON GIVING A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE
AND
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MEASURES IN HAND TO ELIMINATE UNAUTHORISED SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS
LANDS, MR
VARIOUS MEASURES ARE IN HAND TO ELIMINATE UNAUTHORISED SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND TONY EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN WAI- YIP, MR EASON SAID THERE WERE ABOUT 8,000 UNAUTHORISED CONNECTIONS TO THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND THE FOCUS OF THE MEASURES WAS THE TERRITORY-WIDE PROGRAMME OF THE SEWERAGE MASTERPLAN.
HE SAID PRIORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE SEWERAGE MASTERPLAN PROGRAMME TO THOSE AREAS WHERE INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES TO THE STORMWATER DRAINS LEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE HARBOUR,
"WHILE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT PRESENT TO RECTIFY ALL UNAUTHORISED CONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY, RECONNECTIONS ARE MADE WHERE PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE," HE SAID.
DETAILED DESIGN OR PHYSICAL WORK ON SEWERAGE IMPROVEMENTS HAS ALSO STARTED IN EAST KOWLOON, HONG KONG ISLAND SOUTH, NORTH WEST KOWLOON, TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING, CHAI WAN, SHAU KEI WAN, YUEN LONG, KAM TIN, TOLO HARBOUR, PORT SHELTER AND TUEN MUN.
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