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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1994
MRS PATTEN SAID WHILE MORE WOMEN WERF GETTING TO THE TOP, ENOUGH WERE DOING SO.
NOT
"THIRTY-EIGHT
PER
FEMALE, BUT
MEN
CENT OF THE WORKFORCE IS STILL ACCOUNT FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF MANAGERIAL POSTS.
"AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE CLOSING GAP IN PAY, WOMEN'S INCOME
SHE SAID. STILL ONLY 77 PER CENT OF THAT OF MEN,
IS
POLITICAL
TO MAKE SOME
"IF WE WANT MORE WOMEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC, AND PUBLIC LIFE OF THE TERRITORY, THEN WE WILL HAVE ALLOWANCE FOR WOMEN IN THE WORK PLACE; THAT MEANS THINGS LIKE FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS, CRECHES, AND PROVISION FOR CHILD CARE.
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THE SOCIETY TALKING ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MRS PATTEN SAID MUST BE READY TO GIVE THOSE WOMEN ABUSED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR PARTNERS THE HELP AND SUPPORT THEY NEEDED.
GREEN HELPED
THE IN SHE SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED THAT THE PROPOSALS PAPER ON WOMEN'S ISSUES HAD GENERATED A HEALTHY DEBATE AND HAD TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED.
"AS
WOMAN I AM AS INTERESTED AS YOU ARE A IN THE GREEN
AS CONTAINED
PAPER, AND WILL BE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE.
IN THE QUESTIONS INTERESTED
IN
THE
TENDERS FOR RIVER TRADE TERMINAL
THE
AND
CONSTRUCTION GOVERNMENT IS TO INVITE TENDERS FOR THE OPERATION OF A RIVER TRADE TERMINAL IN AREA 38, TUEN MUN TO HANDLE THE GROWING RIVER TRADE WITH THE PEARL RIVER DELTA.
THE
DECISION
ΤΟ
ADDRESS COUNCIL
WAS TAKEN AFTER EXTENSIVE PROPOSALS RESIDENTS CONCERNS HAD BEEN DRAWN UP AND THE EXECUTIVE HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PLAN.
LOCAL
TERMINAL ON WILL BE NOISE
TO DEAL WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE LOCAL TRAFFIC AND TUEN MUN ROAD, THE PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPER REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUDING GENERATED BY CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND NIGHT-TIME TRAFFIC.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO UPGRADE THE LOCAL ROAD NETWORK TO IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND AVOID CONGESTION BY TERMINAL TRAFFIC.
THIS WILL INCLUDE WIDENING A SECTION OF LUNG MUN BUILDING A NEW BYPASS ALONG THE CASTLE PEAK FOOTHILLS.
TIE
ROAD
AND
DEVELOPER WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO USE SEA THE LAND TRANSPORT FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING RIVER BOAT CARGOES.
RATHER THAN
PROPOSALS HAVE ALSO BEEN DRAWN UP TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS.
/A GOVERNMENT