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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1990

OF

ΤΟ

BELONGING

PROMOTION ON CIVIC EDUCATION, HE SAID THE COMMITTEE ON THE CIVIC EDUCATION SET UP IN MAY 1986 SOUGHT TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE

A SENSE OF TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TO INSTIL AMONG RESIDENTS.

MUCH THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED EDUCATION AND ABOUT $5.3 MILLION HAD BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE

ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES

DISTRICT BOARDS OUT RELATED ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR, HE SAID.

IMPORTANCE TO PROMOTING CIVIC

MR LAN SAID CIVIC EDUCATION WOULD PLAY AN EVEN ROLE IN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1990'S

THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS TO NEXT YEAR.

THE THE EMPHASIS OF

COMMITTEE ON THE EDUCATION'S WORK THIS YEAR WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE ELECTIONS, HE ADDED.

CITY AND TO CARRY

MORE IMPORTANT FOLLOWING

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF PROMOTION

CIVIC RESIDENTS ΤΟ TAKE

INTERESTED

MR LAN ALSO CALLED ON THOSE WHO WERE CIVIC EDUCATION TO CONTINUE THEIR GOOD WORK THE COMMUNITY'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.

IN

PROMOTING

WHICH WAS CONDUCIVE ΤΟ

OTHER SPEAKERS AT TODAY'S SEMINAR WERE OMELCO MEMBER FAN AND A LINGNAN COLLEGE LECTURER, MR LI PANG-KWONG.

MRS RITA

MEETING ON BETTER SAFEGUARDS FOR OXYGEN SUPPLY

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OFFICIALS FROM THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE COMPANY THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING TO GET DETAILS OF THE COMPANY'S PLANS TO INTRODUCE MORE STRINGENT SAFETY MEASURES AND HOW TO FIT IN WITH THE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AT THE MEETING, THE HONG KONG OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE COMPANY

MEASURES THAT OUTLINED THE

IT IS GOING ΤΟ

ΤΟ INTRODUCE

ENSURE INTEGRITY OF MEDICAL GASES FROM PRODUCTION UP TO DELIVERY. THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO OUTLINED PLANS UNDER CONSIDERATION TO SAFEGUARD THE USE OF MEDICAL GASES IN HOSPITALS.

BOTH PARTIES FELT THAT THE

OF FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING

THEIR SPIRIT OF MUTUAL COOPERATION IN SUPPLY AND USE OF MEDICAL GASES.

MEETING HAD EACH OTHER'S

IN

A

BEEN USEFUL OPERATION AND ENDEAVOURS TO SAFEGUARD THE

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