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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994
ENGLISH,
AND
AS AN EXTRA EFFORT TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF CHINESE
ONLY AND TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVE USE OF BOTH LANGUAGES NOT IN
AN INJECTION OF SCHOOLS BUT ALSO AT WORK, A LANGUAGE FUND WITH
ΤΟ $300M FROM GENERAL REVENUE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR FUND NEW INITIATIVES.
то
ATTAIN
THE TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM WILL ALSO SET OUT CLEAR TEACHING AND
STUDENTS LEARNING TARGETS AND WILL, IN TIME, ENABLE HIGHER STANDARDS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH.
CATER
TO
CONTINUE ΤΟ WORKING THE POLICY
YEAR.
ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT'S LANGUAGE POLICY WILL FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY HAS UNDERTAKEN A REVIEW OF AND HAS PUBLISHED A REPORT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN JULY THIS THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT IN EARLY 1995.
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON TUEN MUN ROAD
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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION : AS SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED FREQUENTLY ON TUEN MUN HIGHWAY WERE CAUSED BY HEAVY CONTAINER TRUCKS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :
(A)
OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CONTAINER TRUCKS THAT OCCURRED ON TUEN MUN HIGHWAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH ACCIDENTS DUE TO OVERLOADING; AND
(B) WHAT IS THE PRESENT PROGRESS REGARDING THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S PLAN TO SET UP THE TERRITORY'S SECOND WEIGH-STATION ON TUEN MUN HIGHWAY TO STOP AND INSPECT OVERLOADED GOODS VEHICLES?
REPLY
MR PRESIDENT,
(A)
THERE WERE 40 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN 1992 INVOLVING CONTAINER VEHICLES ON TUEN MUN ROAD, 13 IN 1993 AND 13 IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. THE POLICE HAVE ADVISED THAT NONE OF THESE ACCIDENTS WERE BY "OVERLOADING",
CAUSED
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THE CONTRACT