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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1991

ROSANNA TAM'S,

DURING THIS DEBATE, ALSO, THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS FOR LEGISLATION, >R SOMETHING TO BE DONE, AGAINST LEAVING CHILDREN UNATTENDED

HOME. I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY HONOURABLE FRIEND MRS

AND ALSO MRS PEGGY LAM'S, ADMIRABLE ANALYSES OF PROS AND CONS OF A LEGISLATIVE APPROACH. SOCIAL ATTITUDES GUIDE POLICY. SOCIAL VALUES GOVERN OUR BEHAVIOUR. WHETHER WE

SHALL DEFER LEGISLATION, I

TO THE VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY. MENTIONED BY MRS TAM, A CONSULTATIVE PAPER WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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SIR,

AS EVERY WOMAN WELL KNOWNS, AND I AM SURE SOME MEN TOO, CHILD CARE IS TOO IMPORTANT A SUBJECT TO BE TACKLED WITH SPORADIC

A OR AT EVERY LEAP YEAR OR ONLY AFTER EVERY TRAGEDY. ATTENTION COMMITMENT IS CALLED FOR; SO IS A SUSTAINED EFFORT, FROM COMMUNITY.

THE

DEEP ENTIRE

IN THANKING MR MARTIN LEE.FOR THIS TIMELY MOTION, I AM GRATEFUL ΤΟ THIS COUNCIL, SIR, FOR TAKING THE LEAD. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS COUNCIL, SIR, FOR FURTHER INITIATIVES. WITH THESE REMARKS, SIR, I SUPPORT THE MOTION.

IMPORTANT JOB POSITIONS OCCUPIED BY WOMEN: SHA

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MANY IMPORTANT POSITIONS AT ALL RANKS OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS ARE OCCUPIED BY WOMEN, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE HON ALBERT LAM, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT.

"IN ALL SPHERES OF ACTIVITY, BE IT EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION OR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE OPPORTUNITIES AND WOMEN, HE STRESSED.

TH

ART EQUAL FOR MEN

WINDING UP THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE "ENHANCEMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN", MR LAM CITED EVIDENCE AND TO SUPPORT HIS ARGUMENT.

CITING HEALTH AS AN EXAMPLE, MR LAM POINTED OUT THAT THE TERRITORY ACTUALLY ENJOYED A HIGHER LIFE EXPECTANCY 80.3 FOR WOMEN, 74.7 FOR MEN.

AS TO EDUCATION, MR LAM NOTED INSTITUTIONS FEMALE STUDENTS DOMINATED IN SUCH AS MASS COMMUNICATION (77 PER CENT), BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (54 PER CENT).

IN

THE

STATISTICS

WOMEN IN THAN MEN:

THAT

TERTIARY CERTAIN AREAS OF STUDY, ARTS (68 PER CENT) AND

EMPHASISED

ON WOMEN'S STANDING IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR LAM THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S EMPLOYMENT POLICY DID NOT DISCRIMINATE ON GROUNDS OF SEX,

OF WOMEN IN THE NEW AND TRADITIONS

AS TO MEMBERS' CONCERN OVER THE RIGHTS TERRITORIES, MR LAM AGREED THAT THERE WERE CUSTOMS THERE WHICH TENDED TO PERPETUATE THE INHERITANCE OF ANCESTRAL LAND ALONG THE MALE LINE.

/HOWEVER, HE

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