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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990

MR STRACHAN SAID THAT POLICE OFFICERS ON BEAT

PATROL NORMALLY

AND WESSON SMITH 0.38 CALIBRE CARRIED THE FOLLOWING: A RÉVOLVER; A TRUNCHEON; A PAIR OF HANDCUFFS; A WHISTLE AND AND A BEAT RADIO.

MOBILE ON

10

MODEL A LANYARD;

PISTOL AND TEAR

EMERGENCY AND PATROL

UNIT

A REMINGTON SHOTGUN, A 1 1/2-INCH TEAR SMOKE SMOKE GRENADES WERE VEHICLES.

CARRIED

"IF REQUIRED, RIFLES AND OTHER WEAPONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FROM POLICE STATION ARMOURIES,

HE ADDED.

ISSUE

0

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED FOR PRUNING, REFORM

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**

YEUNG, EDUCATIONAL

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON K. Y. DETAILED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR PRUNING, PHASING OUT AND REFORM.

MR YEUNG PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING LIST IN REPLYING TO A FROM THE HON RITA FAN:

(A) A PHASED CONTRACTION OF ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES;

QUESTION

(B) EFFECTING A GREATER DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY TO SCHOOLS OVER

THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STAFF AND FINANCIAL MATTERS; (C) LOWERING THE FREQUENCY OF SUBJECT INSPECTIONS IN RESPECT OF

THE BETTER ESTABLISHED SCHOOLS;

(D) REDUCING

ANNUAL RE-MAKES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND DISCONTINUING ETV INSPECTION

TELEVISION (ETV)

WORK;

DEPARTMENT,

AND

(E) RE-DEPLOYING

STAFF

WITHIN THE EDUCATION

MERGING CERTAIN UNITS;

(F) MAKING

THE DIRECTOR OF

ARCHITECTURAL

AUTHORISED RESPECT

PERSON FOR OF ALL NON-ESTATE

SERVICES

REPAIRS EMERGENCY AND MAJOR

AIDED SCHOOLS; AND

THE

IN

(G) CHANGING THE MODE OF REFRESHER TRAINING COURSES FOR SERVING

SECONDARY SCHOOL

FROM A BLOCK TEACHERS

RELEASE TO DAY

RELEASE BASIS.

MR YEUNG SAID THESE MEASURES WERE EXPECTED TO GENERATE ANNUALLY FORM OF RECURRENT SAVINGS, MUCH OF WHICH WERE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE

THE FIRST YEAR OF PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, OF ABOUT $7.7 MILLION IN IMPLEMENTATION, RISING TO $18.1 MILLION ON REACHING MATURITY IN FOUR YEARS.

ABOUT

/AS TO

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