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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1994
PROMOTION OF THE TRANSLATION AND DISSEMINATION OF LITERARY WORKS BUT COPYRIGHTS PROTECTED;
FACILITATION OF EXCHANGES IN CINEMATOGRAPHY,
AND BOOK PUBLISHING; AND
BROADCASTING
ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES AND VISITS OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL WORK.
TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNING OF THE MOU, AND TO BID FAREWELL TO THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO THE XV COMMONWEALTH GAMES, A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 2) MORNING IN THE EXHIBITION HALL OF CITY HALL.
AT THE RECEPTION, THE HONG KONG AMATEUR GYMNASTIC
WILL GIVE A RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC PERFORMANCE.
ASSOCIATION
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED BY STUDENTS OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WHO WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES TO BE HELD IN VICTORIA, CANADA NEXT MONTH.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON CULTURAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANADA ON MONDAY (AUGUST 1), AND THE RECEPTION ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 2).
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE SIGNING CEREMONY ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE SECRETARIAT CONFERENCE HALL, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES ANNEXE, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL BY 10.15 AM ON MONDAY AND THE RECEPTION BY 11.15 AM ON TUESDAY.
PENSION SCHEME ENSURES SECURE OLD AGE
THE OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME IS A PROPOSAL TO ENSURE OLD AGE FOR
SOCIAL EVERYONE, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF
SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
WELFARE, MRS LOUISE WONG,
SHE MADE THE ABOVE REMARK AT A DISTRICT BRIEFING ON SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES AT KWONG YUEN COMMUNITY HALL IN SHA TIN.
SHE SAID THE PENSION SCHEME WOULD DEFINITELY AFFECT THE PRESENT 560,000 ELDERLY CITIZENS AGED 65 AND OVER.
"IT WILL ALSO AFFECT OTHER NON-ELDERLY CITIZENS, NOT JUST BECAUSE AS EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYEES THEY WILL BE CONTRIBUTING 1.5 PER CENT OF THEIR ASSESSABLE INCOME TOWARDS THE SCHEME, BUT BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US WILL EVENTUALLY REACH OLD AGE SOME TIME IN LIFE," MRS WONG ADDED.
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SHE NOTED THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD HELP TO MAKE THE SCHEME KNOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT'S CLIENTS SO THAT IT WOULD WIDELY DISCUSSED AND THOUGHT UPON.
SHE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD HOLD FORUMS ON THE SUBJECT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
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