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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994
THE COUNCIL ORDERED AS A CONSEQUENCE THAT THE DENTIST BE ALLOWED TO PRACTISE DENTISTRY IN HONG KONG WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.
HOWEVER, HAVING SUBSEQUENTLY CONSULTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE SECRETARY TO THE DENTAL COUNCIL IS NOW SEEKING A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE ABOVE ORDER OF THE COUNCIL AND AN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED.
IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO DIVULGE ANY FURTHER DETAILS THE CASE AT THIS STAGE, PENDING DETERMINATION OF THIS APPLICATION.
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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY PR STAFF SALARIES COMPARABLE TO CIVIL SERVICE
THE SALARIES AT $4.86 MILLION PER ANNUM FOR OFFICERS IN THE PUBLICITY AND NEWS SECTIONS OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ARE COMPARABLE SIMILAR RANKS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MICHAEL HO, MRS WONG SAID THE PUBLICITY SECTION TOGETHER WITH THE NEWS SECTION OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HEAD OFFICE WAS HEADED BY A DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND STAFFED BY TWO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS, THREE SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICERS, ONE INFORMATION OFFICER, TWO ASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICERS AND TWO CLERICAL OFFICERS.
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"SEPARATELY, A TOTAL BUDGET OF $2.5 MILLION HAS BEEN
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HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY WORK, SHE ADDED.
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DECISION SOON ON RESOURCE CENTRE SITE * * * * *
A DECISION WILL SOON BE MADE ON THE FINAL USE OF THE SITE AT THE PRESENT TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL WHICH HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY EARMARKED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST RESOURCE CENTRE FOR GIFTED CHILDREN.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR LEUNG SAID LATELY, THERE HAD BEEN OTHER CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDING WHETHER THE SITE SHOULD BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.
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"IF THE DECISION IS TO PROCEED WITH THE RESOURCE CENTRE GIFTED CHILDREN ON THE PRESENT SITE, WE EXPECT THE CENTRE TO OPEN MARCH 1995, FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CONVERSION WORK AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6.8 M.
"ON THE OTHER HAND, IF AN ALTERNATIVE SITE IS TO BE FOUND, THE TIMING FOR THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE AND THE COST INVOLVED WILL DEPEND ON THE CONDITION AND LOCATION OF THE NEW SITE, HE SAID.
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