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MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1989

DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TO BE EXAMINED

DRAFT

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL EXAMINE IN PUBLIC THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE 1989-90 AT THREE SPECIAL MEETINGS TO BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY), WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

DURING THE MEETINGS, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN PERSON ON THOSE HEADS AND SUBHEADS OF THE DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE.

EACH MEETING WILL START AT 2.30 PM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND DEAL WITH PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THE DRAFT ESTIMATES:

* TUESDAY

(MARCH 21)

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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INDUSTRY, TRADE AND LABOUR EDUCATION

MEDICAL AND HEALTH

WEDNESDAY

(MARCH 22)

THURSDAY (MARCH 23}

SOCIAL WELFARE

GENERAL SERVICES

SECURITY SERVICES

NOTE TO EDITORS:

OFFICERS

COPIES OF THE WRITTEN REPLIES PROVIDED BY CONTROLLING TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GIS NEWS DIVISION, SIXTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD CENTRAL, AT 11 AM ON THE DAY OF EACH MEETING.

HOUSE,

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PAPERS FOR EACH MERTING WILL BE EMBARGOED UNTIL 2.30 PM.

NEW SCHEME TO HELP MANUFACTURERS

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A NEW SCHEME AIMING AT ASSISTING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ΤΟ SOLVE PROBLEMS WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

ANNOUNCING THE INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE (IES) SCHEME, THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SAID THE SERVICE HAD THREE MAIN AIMS.

"FIRSTLY, TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE; SECONDLY, то EXPLAIN TO MANUFACTURERS EXACTLY HOW THESE SERVICES CAN HELP THEM SOLVE THEIR PARTICULAR PROBLEMS; AND THIRDLY, TO REFER PARTICULAR PROBLEMS TO THE ORGANISATIONS BEST ABLE TO DEAL WITH THEM."

MR YEUNG