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To provide a secure source of funding to assist in implementing the significant expansion of social welfare and rehabilitation services announced in the Governor's Address to the Legislative Council on October 7, 1992, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved on November 6, 1992 an injection of $2.3 billion into the Lotteries Fund. This amount is principally being used to pay for the recurrent cost of services required to meet the key targets for the period from 1993-94 to 1996-97. This arrangement will come to an end in 1997-98. As I assured this Council on March 29 and November 2, 1995, the General Revenue Account will be able to absorb from that year onwards all the recurrent expenditure being met from the Lotteries Fund in 1996-97. Under this arrangement, non-governmental organisations providing services with recurrent subventions from the Lotteries Fund at that time will receive funds from the Government to continue such services beyond 1996-97.
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Expanded functions and role of Occupational Safety Council
Following is a question by the Hon Tsang Kin-shing and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, at the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
With regard to the Consultation Paper on the Review of Industrial Safety in Hong Kong published in July last year, will the Government inform this Council:
(a) what measures will be taken by the Administration to enhance the functions and the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Council ("the Council") in the coming year, so as to implement the recommendations set out in the Consultation Paper; and
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whether an estimate of the expenses required for enhancing the functions and the role of the Council as recommended in the Consultation Paper has been made by the Council and the Government; if so, what are the specific items of expenditure and plans; if not, why not?