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This tragic incident has touched everyone in the community. The Education Department has taken and will continue to take every opportunity, on formal and informal occasions, to commend the two teachers who sacrificed their lives as well as those who demonstrated bravery in the hill fire. We have also erected the "Spring Breeze Pavilion" to commemorate the incident and to salute the teachers and students who helped one another selflessly in the hill fire. We hope that students will learn and benefit from their example to care for others and to face and deal with adversities in life with courage.
In addition, we are introducing a set of new Guidelines on Civic Education in schools in September 1996 which will highlight a set of core values and beliefs such as courage, mutuality. kindness. benevolence and contribution to betterment of mankind.
Illegal use of marked diesel oil by vehicles
Following is a question by the Hon Mrs Miriam Lau Kin-yee and a written reply by the Secretary for the Treasury, Mr Kwong ki-chi, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Despite the transformation of local industries and the relocation of manufacturing processes to China in recent years, there has been an upsurge in the amount of imported industrial diesel oil (commonly known as "marked diesel oil") from 1.46 billion litres in 1990-91 to 3.54 billion litres in 1994-95. Moreover, there has been an increase in the number of diesel-fuelled vehicles but the amount of imported vehicle diesel oil has dropped from 760 million litres in 1990-91 to 720 million litres in 1994-95. In view of this, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
of the reasons for the above phenomenon:
what is the situation regarding the illegal conversion of marked diesel oil to diesel oil for use by vehicles;