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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1990

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OVER 100 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WERE NEGOTIATING WITH A TO REACHING A MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON PROGRESSIVE LIBERALISATION OF TRADE IN SERVICES AND HONG KONG WAS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.

"BEING A REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF HONG KONG'S SERVICE SECTOR INDUSTRIES, THE HKCSI WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER MEANS BY WHICH HONG KONG LIAISE OR CO-ORDINATE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND SIMILAR BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, MR WONG SAID.

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PUBLIC URGED TO SUBMIT VIEWS ON SOCIAL WELFARE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE TODAY (THURSDAY) THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING ON SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.

URGED TO SEND IN AND SERVICES INTO

THE SECRETARY OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SERVICES, MRS LOUISE WONG, SAID THE FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES HAD CONVENED THEIR FIRST MEETINGS RECENTLY AND WERE NOW WORKING ON A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE.

"THE VIEWS COLLECTED WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE SUB-COMMITTEES AND WORKING PARTY FOR CONSIDERATION AND REFERENCE," SHE SAID.

"THE WORKING PARTY'S CONCLUSION ON EACH SPECIFIC PROGRAMME AREA WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA.

"PUBLIC VIEWS ON THESE CONCLUSIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THE WORKING PARTY FINALISES ITS PROPOSALS, SHE ADDED.

MRS WONG ALSO REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THE RENTAL OF A CENTRAL POST OFFICE POST BOX TO RECEIVE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON THE PROPOSED WHITE PAPER WAS DUE TO EXPIRE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28.

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"HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN CONTINUE TO SEND WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AFTER THAT DATE.

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"THEY SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR SUBMISSIONS EITHER TO THE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE OR TO THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SHE SAID.

THE ADDRESSES ARE: SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 19TH FLOOR, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

MRS WONG NOTED THAT A TOTAL OF 50 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE RENTAL OF THE POST BOX LAST DECEMBER. THE MOST OF THE SUBMISSIONS WERE FROM INDIVIDUALS.

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