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Proposed increases in education expenditure welcomed
Director of Education, Mrs Helen C P Lai Yu, today (Thursday) welcomed the increase of $1.1 billion in Government's proposed allocation to the Education Department for recurrent and non-works capital spending in the 1997-98 financial
year.
"This is 5.4 per cent over the 1996-97 Revised Estimate and compares with last year's increase of four per cent," Mrs Yu said.
billion.
"With this proposed increase, Education Department's budget will be $21.55
"We are firmly committed to improving school education. We plan to introduce new initiatives and enhance existing services," she said.
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Labour Department welcomes increase in proposed expenditure
In response to media enquiries, the Commissioner for Labour, Miss Jacqueline Willis, today (Thursday) welcomed Government's proposed allocation of $599.5 million to the Labour Department in the 1997-98 financial year.
Miss Willis said this represented an increase of 15 per cent ($78.1 million) over the 1996-97 revised estimates of $521.4 million. In real terms, this was an increase of
seven per cent.
She said, with the proposed expenditure, the Labour Department will be able to continue to improve the quality of its existing services and introduce new initiatives to promote the well-being and safety of our workforce.
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