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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990

A ADOPT

FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE IN "THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO

THE IF ANY OF THE ALLOCATION OF DEGREE COURSES AND SUB-DEGREE COURSES.

TO ACCOMMODATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS HAVE THE ABILITY AND FACILITIES MORE STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE DEGREE COURSES COST-EFFECTIVELY, ALLOCATION SHOULD BE GRANTED AS REQUESTED," HE SAID.

THE

THAT HE FOUND THE PROPOSAL SHOULD TAKE OVER A MAJOR PORTION OF THE WORK AT HIGHER "ATTRACTIVE" AND "COST EFFECTIVE".

SUCH

TRAINING VOCATIONAL

COUNCIL DIPLOMA LEVEL

ATTACH MORE WEIGHT ΤΟ

HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION.

KINDERGARTENS TEACH OUR

"IT IS DESIRABLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SUBSIDISE IN ORDER TO ATTRACT TEACHERS WITH HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS TO YOUNG CHILDREN.

EXPRESSED CONCERN

OVER INFLATION

AND

"HEFTY" AS WELL

MR CHENG INCREASES IN TAXATION ON CONSUMER ITEMS SUCH AS CARS, PETROL, AS RATES ON PROPERTY, WHICH "WILL DO NOTHING TO LOWER INFLATION".

INDIRECT

FINANCIAL

INCREASING HE ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO BE CAUTIOUS IN TAXATION IN ORDER NOT TO IMPOSE EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE PUBLIC.

IT WAS GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT THE NOTING THAT SECRETARY HAD NOT TAKEN FURTHER THE IDEA OF INTRODUCING WHOLESALE TAX,

WOULD HE SAID HE STRONGLY BELIEVED THAT THE IMPOSITION OF SUCH A INEVITABLY LEAD TO HIGHER INFLATION AND WOULD HIT PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD.

TAX

SCRUTINY OF BUDGET SERVES NO PURPOSE

BUDGETARY

THE SCRUTINY OF THE BUDGET IS MEANINGFUL ONLY IF THE

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, PROVISIONS CAN BE ADJUSTED AS SEEN FIT THE HON DAVID CHEUNG SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

DO,

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HE SAID: "UNDER THE SPEAKING IN THE BUDGET DEBATE,

PRESENT NO EFFECT: EVEN ARRANGEMENT, THE NOISES WE MAKE, HOWEVER LOUD, HAVE IF THEY

CHANGES WILL

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EFFECT UNTIL

MONTHS

AFTERWARDS.

OFFICERS MADE

THEIR PRELIMINARY BY LEGISLATORS SO THAT AT BE RESOURCES COULD

MR CHEUNG SUGGESTED THAT BEFORE THE CONTROLLING THEIR FINAL SUBMISSIONS TO THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, BUDGETS SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO SCRUTINY LEAST SOME READJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED.

AND

REALLOCATION

OF

"THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL THE SCRUTINY OF THE BUDGET BE USEFUL,

...

HE SAID.

/QUESTIONING THE

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