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* THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL LOAN

FUND TO PROVIDE LOANS TO MANUFACTURERS.

* ESTABLISH PARITY OF WAGES FOR PROFESSIONALS IN

THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS BY HOLDING DOWN THE RATE OF INCREASE OF STARTING WAGES AND ANNUAL RISES FOR PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES TO GIVE TIME FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CATCH UP.

* INCREASE THE DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR PRODUCTIVE

EQUIPMENT FROM THE PRESENT 100 PER CENT TO 125 PER CENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.

AS THERE ARE ONLY LIMITED EDITIONS OF THE FULL REPORT AVAILABLE, THESE WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED. BUT THOSE WISHING TO READ THE FULL REPORT MAY DO SO EITHER AT THE GIS NEWSROCH OR AT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION UNIT OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1451, OCEAN CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI.

DISTRICT BOARD TO DISCUSS MEDICAL SERVICES

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MEDICAL SERVICES AND WAYS TO TACKLE THE TRIAD PROBLEM IN HONG KONG ARE TWO MAJOR ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY (JUNE 12).

MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE REPORT ON THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN HOSPITALS AND THE DOCUMENT ON TRIAD PROBLEM,

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SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR T.Y. CHAU, AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND

ELFARE, MR WILFRED TSUI, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING ON THE MEDICAL REPORT, WHILE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR CLEMENT MAK, AND SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL, MR ANDREW BRUCE, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING ON THE TRIAD DOCUMENT.

THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE FIVE-YEAR URBAN COUNCIL CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME, AND THE LOCATION OF THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINT IN ABERDEEN.

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