WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994
II)
ON PAST
A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN (BY WAY OF SEMINARS, POSTERS, PAMPHLETS AND ADVERTISEMENTS TELEVISION) HAS BEEN CONDUCTED OVER THE YEAR, THE OBJECTIVES OF WHICH INCLUDE ENCOURAGING EMPLOYERS AND SCHEME ADMINISTRATORS TO REGISTER THEIR SCHEMES EARLY;
III) WITH THE HELP OF THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL BUSINESS ENTITIES IN HONG KONG DRAWING THEIR ATTENTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO THE TIME LIMIT FOR THE REGISTRATION OF OCCUPATIONAL RETIREMENT SCHEMES. LETTERS WILL BE SENT ONCE AGAIN TO ALL THE SCHEMES APPROVED BY THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IN THE COURSE OF THIS MONTH TO URGE THEM TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION EARLY;
IV)
V)
ARE
GUIDANCE NOTES EXPLAINING THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE, TOGETHER WITH SAMPLES OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS, MADE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS AND SCHEME OPERATORS TO ASSIST THEM IN MAKING APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION; AND
FINALLY, STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO AMEND S.21 AND S.27 OF THE ORDINANCE TO GIVE SCHEME ADMINISTRATORS MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS OF SCHEMES PARTICIPATING IN POOLING AGREEMENTS AND TO ENABLE FUND MANAGERS TO HAVE DISCRETION IN INVESTING SCHEME ASSETS, SUBJECT TO A LIMIT OF 15%, IN THE EMERGING STOCK MARKETS.
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LOCKERS TO BE PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS
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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG AND A REPLY BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION : IN VIEW OF THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY PARENTS AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECT ON THE SPINES OF STUDENTS CAUSED BY CARRYING HEAVY SCHOOL BAGS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHETHER :
(A)
MORE RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED ΤΟ THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LOCKERS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE STORAGE OF STUDENTS' TEXTBOOKS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS; AND
/(B) GUIDELINES WILL
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