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Some services, such as many rehabilitation services, are provided on a territory- wide rather than on a District-by-District basis. Comparison between the Island District and the urban areas is neither possible nor appropriate in these cases. Residents of Island District in need of these types of services are fully entitled to use the facilities provided on a territory-wide basis.
As for education services, all such services provided in the Island District meet the Government's planning standards. There is no difference in the level of services enjoyed by people in urban areas and people living on the islands.
End/Wednesday, June 7, 1995
Petitions received by Government House
Following is a question by the Hon Tam Yiu-chung and a written reply by the acting Chief Secretary, the Hon Michael Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of:
(a)
(b)
the number of petitions received by Government House during the past year; and
the breakdown of the types of articles which some organisations have presented to the Governor when lodging petitions; and how these articles have been dealt with by the Governor?
Reply:
(a)
(b)
Government House received 1,258 petitions in 1994.
The types of articles received can be broken down into the following categories :-