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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992

A SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC'S ATTITUDE TO VARIOUS WAYS THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN,

OF REDUCING

ISSUE

BEEN MADE WITH SOME OF THE MR BARNES SAID DISCUSSIONS HAD BIGGER SUPERMARKET CHAINS ON THE PROPOSITION THAT THEY CEASE TO FREE PLASTIC BAGS TO THEIR SHOPPERS.

"THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY CHARGING OR REDUCTION IN BAGS ISSUED, BUT IT HAS ENCOURAGED ONE COMPANY TO START A SCHEME SUBSEQUENTLY RECYCLED, TAKING BACK OLD SHOPPING BAGS WHICH SAID.

PLASTIC

FOR

1

ARE

HE

WASTE PAPER RECOVERING SCHEME STARTED IN

ESTATES 16 PUBLIC INVOLVED

HOUSING

MR BARNES SAID A DECEMBER LAST YEAR HAD RECOVERING WASTE PAPER IN PRIVATELY PROVIDED CONTAINERS.

"WE AIM

ESTATES,

IN

AND THE PUBLIC TERMINALS AND ON

ΤΟ EXPAND THE SCHEME TO OTHER PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH IS NEGOTIATING WITH THE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TO SPREAD IT INTO STATIONS AND BOARD FERRIES."

MEASURES TO RELIEVE OLI OF FINANCIAL STRINGENCY

CONSIDERING A

THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLI) IS CURRENTLY NUMBER OF COST SAVING AND INCOME GENERATING STRATEGIES TO ENABLE IT TO BECOME ENTIRELY SELF-FINANCING BY 1993-94.

ABLE TO IT CAN BE WHICH

HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE INSTITUTE WILL ONLY BE ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IF, IN ADDITION TO THESE STRATEGIES, RELIEVED OF THE BURDEN OF A COMMERCIAL RENTAL FOR ITS PREMISES ACCOUNTS FOR SOME 10 PER CENT OF ITS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.

THE

WONG AT REPLYING TO

SAMUEL BY DR THE HON A QUESTION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND PROPOSAL TO MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THE OLI HAD PUT FORWARD A

BY ESTABLISHING A RELIEVE ITSELF OF THE BURDEN OF COMMERCIAL RENT PURPOSE-BUILT HEADQUARTERS.

"THIS PROPOSAL, WHICH INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR A LAND GRANT, IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT," HE SAID.

WHICH

"WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION FROM THE OLI FOR A LOAN TO MEET HALF OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING ITS OWN HEADQUARTERS, IS VERY ROUGHLY ESTIMATED TO COST $200 MILLION.

MADE

AVAILABLE

ΤΟ

"IN

HAS

THE ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE AN EMPTY SCHOOL BUILDING WHICH, WITH CERTAIN ALTERATIONS AND MR RENOVATIONS, COULD BE USED AS EXTRA CLASSROOMS AND STORAGE SPACE, CHAN SAID.

THE THAT

GOVERNMENT'S

MR CHAN TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL POLICY ON FUNDING FOR THE OLI WAS THAT IT SHOULD BECOME SELF-FINANCING AT LEAST ON ITS RECURRENT ACCOUNT BY 1993-94.

/A SETTING