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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1988

AS OFFICERS MR TSAO NOTED THAT THERE WERE CIVIL SERVANTS SUCH

AND STAFF MANNING PUBLIC AT CUSTOMS OR IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS ENQUIRY COUNTERS WHO HAD FREQUENT CONTACT WITH PUTONGHUA SPEAKERS.

"THEY NEED AND RECEIVE JOB-RELATED TRAINING IN

SAID.

PUTONGHUA," HE

DEPARTMENTS

BEEN RUN SO FAR OF AS PART

FOR SFLRED

A

CONTINUING

"SIXTY-SIX SUCH COURSES HAVE

GROUPS OF OFFICERS PROGRAMME."

FROM

13

YEARS MR TSAO POINTED OUT THAT THE INCREASING CONTACT OVER THE

POR PRACTICAL WITH MAINLAND OFFICIALS, WHICH HAD DEVELOPED NATURALLY REASONS SUCH AS WATER SUPPLIES, POSTAL SERVICES, FOOD IMPORTS, FIGHT CRIME WOULD DOUBTLESS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE SAME WAY.

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ARE "THE NEEDS OF OFFICERS

WHICH AIM LEVEL PUTONGHUA COURSES CONFIDENCE OF OFFICERS TO A LEVEL BUSINESS IN PUTONGHUA, HE SAID.

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MET THROUGH

AND ADVANCED BASTC

AND TO

COMPETENCE THE DEVELOP WHERE THEY CAN CONDUCT OFFICIAL

SINCE 1985, A TOTAL OF 28 BASIC COURSES HAD BEEN OFFERED.

IN ADDITION, SIX ADVANCED COURSES

HAD ALSO BEEN HELD SINCE

1987.

SUBSTITUTE FOR PUTONGHUA

"WHERE INTERPRETATION HAS TO BE THE PROFICIENCY, SUCH INTERPRETATION FACILITY IS AVAILABLE," MR TSAO ADDED.

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EXISTING LEGISLATION ADEQUATE

EXISTING LEGISLATION IS ADEQUATE

WINDOWS, SAID IN

THE

THE

TO CONTROL THE PLACING OF OBJECTS ON THE PARAPETS OF BALCONIES OR BY THE SIDES OF

GEOFFREY SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SECURITY,

THE

HON

BARNES,

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PEGGY LAM, MR

AT PLANS NO

то PRESENT THE GOVERNMENT HAD

TIGHTEN

THE

BARNES SAID EXISTING

LEGISLATION.

THE "LACING WOULD ADD ANYTHING ΤΟ THE

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT NEW LEGISLATION TO CONTROL OF OBJECTS ON PARAPETS OR WINDOW LEDGES EXISTING PROVISIONS, HE SAID,

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"INDEED, IT WOULD BE

EXTREMELY

DIFFICULT TO

FORMULATE SUCH

LEGISLATION OR TO ENFORCE IT IF IT WERE ENACTED.

MR BARNES SAID LEGISLATION WAS AT BEST ONLY A PARTIAL TO THIS PROBLEM.

GREAT EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE TO PREVENT SORT BY MEANS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, HE ADDED.

SOLUTION

OCCURRENCES OF THIS

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