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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994
THAT THE
THIS TARGETING OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, AND THE FACT SERVICES PROVIDED IN THESE AREAS ARE HEAVILY SUBSIDISED, UNDERLINE THE IN IMPROVING THE AND CONTINUOUS EFFORT GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION
COMMUNITY, HE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE SECTORS OF THE SAID.
ALLOWANCES TAX
TO ELIMINATE OR THE GOVERNMENT ALSO TARGETS REDUCE THE TAX BURDEN ON THE LOWER INCOME GROUPS, MR TSANG SAID.
"AS A RESULT, OVER HALF OF THE WORKING POPULATION PAYS NO TAX OR VERY LITTLE TAX. '
EITHER
THE SECRETARY SAID FROM THE POPULATION CENSUSES AND BY-CENSUSES CENSUS AND CONDUCTED AT FIVE-YEARLY INTERVALS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR STATISTICS COLLECTED AND COMPILED DATA ON INCOME DIVERSITY BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR.
IN THE ONGOING GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, THE BROAD INCOME IS ALSO COLLECTED AS ONE ASPECT OF THE HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS.
DATA
CANNOT
MR
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SAMPLE SIZE, THESE DATA BE APPLIED TO DERIVE SATISFACTORY STATISTICS ON INCOME DIVERSITY, TSANG SAID.
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'ANNUAL STATISTICS ON INCOME AVAILABLE," HE SAID.
DIVERSITY
ARE
HENCE
NOT
ACCORDING TO THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS, THE FIVE PER CENT HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BOTTOM INCOME BRACKET ACCOUNTED FOR 0.3 PER CENT THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN HONG KONG FOR THAT YEAR.
OF
OF
FIVE PER CENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE TOP INCOME BRACKET ACCOUNTED FOR 26 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
ALL RAILWAY INCIDENTS ARE INVESTIGATED
KOWLOON-CANTON DETAILED
IT HAS ALWAYS BREN, AND WILL REMAIN TO BE, THE RAILWAY CORPORATION'S PRACTICE TO CARRY OUT AN IMMEDIATE AND INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES OF EVERY RAILWAY INCIDENT.
TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER CHI-WOOD
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR BARMA, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
KONG THAT, SAFETY.
INDEPENDENT HONG MR BARMA SAID A REPORT WAS PRODUCED FOR THE RAILWAY INSPECTORATE AND THE CORPORATION'S OWN CONSIDERATION SO TAKEN TO ENHANCE WHERE NFCESSARY, REMEDIAL ACTION COULD BE
HE SAID SUCH REPORTS WERE NOT PUBLISHED BECAUSE THEY WERE TECHNICAL, COMPLEX AND LENGTHY AND WERE NOT EASY TO DIGEST.
VERY
"HOWEVER, TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING, A SIMPLIFIED VERSION PREPARED AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST," HE SAID.
IS
/MR BARMA