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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
STI TO ATTEND EUROPE/EAST ASIA SUMMIT
LEFT TODAY ASIA OF THE
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU,
IN THE TO PARTICIPATE
EUROPE/EAST (WEDNESDAY) FOR SINGAPORE SUMMIT AS A GUEST OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, THE ORGANISERS MEETING. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 12 TO 14.
CHOK TONG, PLENARY SESSION WILL THERE BE MORE OR LESS
DURING THE MEETING, WHICH WILL BE OPENED BY MR GOH PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE, MR CHAU WILL SPEAK AT A ON "THE OUTCOME OF THE URUGUAY ROUND; FRICTION?"
A LUNCH, WHICH HE WILL MR CHAU WILL ALSO SPEAK AT WITH THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
CO-HOST
AND BUSINESS THE SUMMIT, THE AIM OF WHICH TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS A KEY LINKS BETWEEN EUROPE AND EAST ASIA,
LEADERS BUSINESS
AND EXPERTS FROM EVENT FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THESE TWO REGIONS.
MEETING IS BEING HELD. THE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE LAST TWO MEETINGS WERE HELD IN HONG KONG IN 1992 AND 1993.
MR CHAU WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 15).
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS FOR FARMERS
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IMPROVEMENT OF EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FARMERS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (ACAF)
(TUESDAY).
YESTERDAY
SUSTAINED BY
THE
MEMBERS NOTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE FARMS IN FLOODINGS WHICH WERE UNPRECEDENTED IN SCALE AND SEVERITY,
IT
PROVIDE ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS
REASONABLE TO
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCH VICTIMS UNDER THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND ON AN EVENT BY EVENT BASIS.
FOR
THE EXTRA THE REVISED RATE, IF PASSED, WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF LABOUR COST REQUIRED FOR CLEARING UP AND PREPARING THE FARM LAND RESUMING PRODUCTION.
THE
$2,150,
OF INSTEAD MEANS THIS
THAT VEGETABLE FARMERS WILL GET, EXISTING $358 PER DAU CHUNG OF GRANT SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $613 PER DAU CHUNG SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $3,680.
WHILE
SUPPORTING
THIS
IMPROVEMENT,
MEMBERS
REQUESTED
THE
ADMINISTRATION ALSO TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FARMERS' LOSS OF DURING THE PERIOD AFTER THE NATURAL DISASTER AND FURTHER REVISES RATE ACCORDINGLY,
INCOME THE
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