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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1987
THE HONORABLE BRIAN BOYLE, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS WASHINGTON STATE, BELIEVED THAT THE BILL WOULD HAVE SERIOUS ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS IN THE WEST COAST STATES, WHICH ENJOYED A HEALTHY EXPORT TRADE WITH THE PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES. HE SAID THE BILL WOULD SACRIFICE THE WELL-BEING OF ONE REGION'S ECONOMY TO PROTECT ANOTHER REGION'S INDUSTRY.
THE FIBRE, FABRIC AND APPAREL COALITION FOR TRADE SUPPORTED THE ARGUMENTS OF THE TEXTILE CAUCUS, AND ADDED THAT THE BILL WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GATT AND DID NOT VIOLATE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION HAD THE FLEXIBILITY TO KEEP, TERMINATE, OR RE-NEGOTIATE.
THE RETAIL INDUSTRY TRADE ACTION COALITION SPOKE AGAINST THE BILL, WHICH IT SAID VIOLATED THE MFA AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, WOULD DAMAGE THE RETAILING INDUSTRY, UNDERMINE THE URUGUAY ROUND, AND WAS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE HEALTHY STATE OF THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
THE HEARINGS WILL CONTINUE ON MAY 18.
PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR REDUNDANT TEACHERS
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THE PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL RE-OPEN ON MONDAY (MAY 11) FOR THE ANNUAL EXERCISE OF ASSISTING REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN NEW TEACHING POSTS.
THE UNIT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1975 TO HELP THESE TEACHERS TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE JOBS AS A RESULT OF THE DROP IN POPULATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE AS WELL AS MOVEMENT OF POPULATION FROM URBAN AREAS TO NEW TOWNS.
THE UNIT HAS HELPED SOME 4 500 TEACHERS IN SECURING ALTERNATIVE POSTS OVER THE YEARS.
+OUR 100 PER CENT SUCCESS RATE OVER THE YEARS IS DUE TO THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES FOR WHICH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS MOST GRATEFUL,+ SAID MR CHAN SHIU-KI SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, WHO HEADS THIS YEAR'S PLACEMENT SERVICE UNIT.
+WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE GIVING THESE TEACHERS FULL ASSISTANCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, MR CHAN SAID.
/STAFFED BY
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