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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1976

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LEGCO MEETS TOMORROW

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A GREEN PAPER OUTL NING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES DURING THE NEXT 10 YEARS WILL BE TABLED WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.

A REPORT ON THE COE OF LABOUR RELATIONS PRACTICE WILL ALSO BE TABLED.

DURING QUESTION TIME, A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS, RANGING FROM TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS TO TEACHER TRAINING, WILL BE ASKED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.

FOUR OF THE NEWLY-.PPOINTED UNOFFICIALS, ASKING QUESTIONS IN COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST T ME, WILL TOUCH ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.

THE HON. WONG LAM VILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE FOUND GUILTY OF THROWING OR DF OPPING OBJECTS FROM A HEIGHT IN OR NEAR PUBLIC PLACES.

REV. THE HON. JOYCE BENNETT WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDER IT DESIRABLE TO HAVE GREATER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE THREE OLDER COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE SO AS TO RATIONALISE ENROLMENT. SHE WILL ALSO ENQUIRE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS LOING TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO ACCEPT TEACHER-TRAINEES AND PAY THEM A REASONABLE SALARY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE PRESENT PROVIDENT FUND.

THE HON. T.S, LEUNG WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASCERTAIN THE REASONS BEHIND THE RECENT WITHDRAWAL BY CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RECOGNITION OF MEDICAL DEGREES, WHILE THE HON. S.L. CHEN WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO TABLE A LIST OF MAJOR TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS AND TO CONSIDER THE INSTALLATION OF SPECIAL ROADSIGNS AT THESE BLACKSPOTS TO URGE PEOPLE TO TAKE EXTRA CARE.

SEVEN BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST READING.

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GREEN PAPER ON REHABILITATION SERVICES

NOTE TO EDITORS :

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THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. M.C. MORGAN, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11 A.M. TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN CONNECTION WITH A GREEN PAPER ON REHABILITATION SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE MR. SIU KWING-CHUE, CHAIRMAN OF A WORKING GROUP ON REHABILITATION SERVICES.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE G.1.S. THEATRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

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