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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1992

THE SUBVENTION UNDER THE GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT ΤΟ THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (\'T?} FOR 1992-93 UNDER THE SEM'S PROGRAMME AREA IS $904 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF $35 MILLION OR 4.1 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE 1991-92 REVISED ESTIMATES AFTER DELETING ITEMS NOT RELATED TO THE 1992-93 ESTIMATES.

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IN ADDITION, $507 MILLION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EXPENDITURE CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS FOR 1992-93. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 161 PER CENT OVER REVISED EXPENDITURE FOR 1991-92.

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THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SCHEME.

WORKERS.

IT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW RETRAINING SCHEME FOR LOCAL

IN RESPECT OF THESE TWO ACTIVITIES, FUNDING UNDER THE VTC ESTIMATES WILL BE AUGMENTED BY INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENT OF A LOAN FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LEVY TO BE CHARGED UNDER THE LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME RESPECTIVELY.

"THE IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE FOR THIS SECTOR REMAINS THE CREATION. OF NEW TRAINING CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE TRANSFER OF SUB-DEGREE COURSES FROM THE POLYTECHNICS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERTIARY LEVEL EXPANSION," SAID MR CHAN.

"CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CAPITAL WORK PROJECTS INCLUDING THE NEW TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT TSING YI, THE NEW TRAINING CENTRE AT POKFULAM AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS ARE PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE.

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MR CHAN ADDED THAT THESE EXPENDITURE PROPOSALS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, IN HIS 1992-93 BUDGET SPEECH ON MARCH 4.

POLICE OPERATING EXPENDITURE WILL HAVE REAL INCREASE: FS

THE FINANCIAL

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SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID

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(TUESDAY) THAT HE HAD

MADE PROVISION FOR A THREE PER CENT REAL INCREASE IN POLICE OPERATING EXPENDITURE.

"THERE SHOULD BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. OPERATING EXPENDITURE WILL INCREASE BY THREE PER CENT IN REAL TERMS IN THE COMING, YEAR, HE SAID.

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"THERE WILL BE NO SLOWDOWN IN RECRUITMENT. THE FORCE HAS FUNDING TO RECRUIT AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 DISCIPLINED STAFF AND AN ADDITIONAL 300 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN 1992-93. FUNDS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO USE PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING AGENCIES TO HELP US BOOST RECRUITMENT.

"THE REDUCTION