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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1991

GOVT GRADUATE TEACHERS URGED TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONALISM

THE FOLLOWING IS ISSUED TODAY (THURSDAY) IN RESPONSE то MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE UNION OF GRADUATE OFFICERS IN GOVERNMENT

RECENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS' REACTION TO THE

REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY APPEALED ΤΟ GRADUATE TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND AVOID TAKING ANY ACTION WHICH WOULD DISRUPT

OF THE EDUCATION STUDENTS UNDER THEIR CARE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY ACCEPTED THE ONLY STANDING COMMISSION'S REPORT AND THAT ANY RECONSIDERATION WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE TEACHERS COULD PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CASE.

NEW ARGUMENTS

HOWEVER, IF THEIR CONCERNS DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMISSION, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD BB HAPPY TO DISCUSS THESE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TEACHERS' UNION CONCERNED.

CONTINUE то DISCUSS THEIR

EXISTING

THE CHANNELS,

"WE HOPE THAT THE

TEACHERS WILL

CONCERNS WITH THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH SPOKESMAN SAID.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSMEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUED EFFORT IN IMPLEMENTING THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND POLICY COMMITMENT MADE IN THE WHITE PAPER ON POLLUTION HAS GIVEN RISE TO MANY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 1990'S, THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

TO

HE SAID THE PRIVATE SECTOR EXPENDITURE ON

ENVIRONMENT- RELATED PRODUCTS OVER THE NEXT DECADE WOULD BE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT THE GOVERNMENT'S PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES WHICH WAS ABOUT $20 BILLION AT 1988 PRICES.

DR REED TOLD MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AT ITS LUNCHEON MEETING THAT THROUGH VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE BOTH PERSONALLY AND THROUGH THE OPERATION OF THEIR COMPANIES TO HALT THE EXPLOITATION OF HONG KONG'S LIMITED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS.

HE SAID THIS COULD BE DONE BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FIELD TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMES THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD IN HAND, AND BY MAKING SURE THAT ANY PRODUCTS THEY INTRODUCED TO THE HONG KONG MARKET WERE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

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