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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1991

(F) TO ENHANCE THE CIVIC AWARENESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR

PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS; AND

(0) TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

AS PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES, THE COMMISSION HAS STARTED RESEARCH WORK ON THE YOUTH'S ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS. TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA ON YOUTH. IT IS HOPED THAT THE FINDINGS OF THESE STUDIES WILL FACILITATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE THINKING AND BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO INITIATED A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH YOUTH ORGANISATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN YOUTH MATTERS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND OBTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON THE COMMISSION'S WORK.

GOVT LAB TO BUY AUTHENTIC SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM

THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY (GL) WILL ACQUIRE A NEW SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM WHICH COULD PRODUCE ANALYTICAL RESULTS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE IN LAW COURTS AS INCONTESTABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.

THE SYSTEM, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $5,850,000, IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE 1992/93 FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE RELEVANT FUND ALLOCATION WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THE NEW MODEL IS WIDELY USED BY WELL ESTABLISHED LABORATORIES OVER THE WORLD FOR CONDUCTING ANALYSES OF COMPLICATED AND IMPORTANT SAMPLES.

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IT USES THE TECHNIQUE WHICH PROVIDES THE MOST RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF ACQUIRING ACCURATE ANALYTICAL INFORMATION ON ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

WHEN COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING SYSTEM, IT HAS SUPERIOR SENSITIVITY AND IS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.

AFTER ITS FIRST INSTALLATION IN 1980, THE EXISTING SYSTEM, INSTALLED UNDER THE GL'S ANALYTICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES DIVISION, IS NOW IN POOR WORKING CONDITION DUE TO ITS AGE AND HEAVY USAGE.

A CHEMIST WORKING IN THE DIVISION, DR K.S. LEUNG, SAID APART FROM THE DIFFICULTY TO OBTAIN SPARE PARTS, THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT ALSO EXPERIENCED FREQUENT BREAKDOWNS IN RECENT YEARS WITH ITS ANALYTICAL SENSITIVITY DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY.

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