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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
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THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING ON AND FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RADIO TV APIS REQUESTED BY INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. ALL APIS ARE PRODUCED IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH CLIENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE END-PRODUCT CAREFULLY VETTED BEFORE IT IS RELEASED FOR BROADCAST, APIS ARE PRODUCED ALONG THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES THAT THEY SHOULD BE INFORMATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND HEIGHTEN THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS ON PARTICULAR TOPICS OF CONCERN. THEY SERVE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF IMPORTANT POLICIES, MEASURES OR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AFFECTING THEM; EDUCATE THEM AS TO THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS CITIZENS; AND/OR ENLIST THEIR SUPPORT OR CO-OPERATION ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN. DEPENDING ON PUBLIC CONCERN ON THE TOPIC AND THE SCALE OF PUBLICITY REQUIRED, APIS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT FORM ONLY ONE COMPONENT IN A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLICITY PACKAGE.
IS
AS FAR AS THE API IN QUESTION IS CONCERNED, THERE NO QUESTION OF CONFUSION. THE COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED OPS DISSEMINATED THE THROUGHOUT THE CONSULTATION PERIOD, INCLUDING CONSULTATION DOCUMENT, BOOKLETS, LEAFLETS, POSTERS, PRESS ADVERTISEMENTS AND APIS ALL MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE SEEKING PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT.
EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE BILINGUALISM IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION REGARDING THE MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS IN SECTION 3(2) OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE THAT BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH POSSESS EQUAL STATUS AND ENJOY EQUALITY OF USE, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :
(A) OF THE NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WHICH ACCEPT DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC IN ENGLISH ONLY, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED THE TYPE OF DOCUMENTS INVOLVED;
(B)
AND
WHETHER THE DEPARTMENTS REFERRED TO IN (A) HAVE VIOLATED THE PRINCIPLE AND INTENT OF THE PROVISIONS IN SECTION 3(2) OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE; IF SO, WHAT ARE THE EXPLANATIONS GIVEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION; AND
/(C) WHAT MEASURES