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COMMISSION PAYMENT

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992

ONE FACTOR FOR GOVT TO CHOOSE ESTATE AGENTS

COMMISSION

то

FOR PROVISION HAD TO BE MADE

THE PAYMENT OF ESTATE AGENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S SALE OF ITS EX-QUARTERS BECAUSE FAILURE TO PROVIDE FOR THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNSATISFACTORY RESPONSE.

THE

MR TREASURY,

K.Y.

FOR THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY YEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SELECTED FOLLOWING A

WAS CONSIDERED

TENDER ALONGSIDE

MR YEUNG SAID SALES AGENTS WERE EXERCISE IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF COMMISSION MANY OTHER FACTORS.

SCOPE OF

THE FACTORS INCLUDED THE MARKETING STRATEGY AND THE AGENT'S EXPERTISE AND REPUTATION, HE ADDED.

SERVICE то BE PROVIDED,

ONE MR YEUNG SAID THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY A COMMISSION WAS ONLY

TENDERS FROM OF THE MANY FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN ASSESSING THE THESE ESTATE AGENTS.

"THE PRACTICE ON THE PART OF ESTATE AGENTS IN THE COMMISSION VARIES.

CHARGING

OF

"IN ADDITION REQUIRE A COMMISSION FROM THE VENDOR,

ΤΟ CHARGING

THE PURCHASER, SOME

AGENTS ALSO

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HE ADDED.

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RECOMMENDATIONS ON GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL TO BE MADE SOON

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IS NOW CONSIDERING THE PROPOSAL FOR THE SETTING UP OF A GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE KNOWN ITS VIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS FIFTH REPORT TO BE RELEASED SHORTLY.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON NG MING-YUM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID FOLLOWING COMPLETION IN OCTOBER 1990 OF THE CODE FOR THE EDUCATION PROFESSION OF HONG KONG, THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE HAD CONSULTED TEACHERS ON THE CODE ITSELF AND ON THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SETTING UP OF A GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL ΤΟ ENFORCE THE CODE.

A FORMAL PROPOSAL FOR THE GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, HE NOTED.

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