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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990

"TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOOL PUPILS WITH CHILDHOOD AUTISM WILL RECEIVE INTENSIVE REMEDIAL SUPPORT, ALL SCHOOLS FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WILL BE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO OPERATE RESOURCE TEACHING PROGRAMMES FOR SUCH PUPILS WHERE A DEMAND EXISTS," HE ADDED,

MR SHIPMAN SAID THE EXISTING SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL PLACES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, WHICH ALSO AFFECTED THE PLACEMENT OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN, WAS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED.

"THIS SHORTFALL

PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED.

SHOULD BE MET BY 1992-93

WHEN PLANNED

"UNTIL THESE PROJECTS ARE READY, INTERIM MEASURES WILL CONTINUE, B.G. USING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING PLACEMENT IN HOME BASED CLASSES," HE SAID.

AMENDMENT BILL TO EXTEND NO-SMOKING AREAS TO GO TO LEGCO

* *

COUNCIL

AN AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE

THE NO-SMOKING AREAS

PLACES, IN PUBLIC LATER THIS YEAR TO EXTEND

SHIPMAN, SAID ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON NIGEL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

LEUNG WAI-TUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON

THIS YEAR THAT THE IN MARCH SAID IT WAS ANNOUNCED MR SHIPMAN

то GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO AMEND THE SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) ORDINANCE BAN SMOKING THROUGHOUT ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT, INCLUDING TAXIS, CINEMAS, THEATRES, CONCERT HALLS AND VIDEO-GAME CENTRES.

AND IN

SMOKING

50

AND

PROVISIONS IN

THE HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER PRESENT (PUBLIC HEALTH) ORDINANCE, SMOKING WAS PROHIBITED IN NOT LESS THAN PER CENT OF ALL SEATS IN FERRIES, TRAINS, THEATRES, CONCERT HALLS CINEMAS.

IN

ALL LIFTS AND SINGLE IT WAS ALSO TOTALLY BANNED PUBLIC TRANSPORT EXCEPT TAXIS AND HIRED VEHICLES, DECKS OF DOUBLE DECKER BUSES AND TRAMS.

THE

RAILWAY

DECKER AND ON THE LOWER

AND THE CORPORATION

THEIR BY-LAWS

TO

REGULATION,

MASS TRANSIT BOTH KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HAD ALSO TAKEN ACTION UNDER PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ALL THEIR TRAINS, HE ADDED.

ADDITION ΤΟ LEGISLATIVE

THE

IN

OFFICES

MR SHIPMAN SAID IN GOVERNMENT HAD ADOPTED ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO PROHIBIT SMOKING

AREAS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND PUBLIC SUCH AS CORRIDORS, LIFT LOBBIES AND PANTRIES.

/"GOVERNMENT WILL