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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1992

"APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION WHICH MAY LEAD ΤΟ PROSECUTION WILL BE TAKEN, HE SAID.

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DEPARTMENT

REGARDING MONITORING OF THE SITUATION, HE SAID THE ALWAYS ACTIVELY TAKEN ACTION THROUGH VETTING OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND REPORTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

HAD

"THE EXISTENCE OF ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY

EDUCATION INDICATES THE ASPIRATION OF HONG KONG PEOPLE ΤΟ ACQUIRE BETTER QUALIFICATION.

"MOST OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS COMPLY FULLY WITH THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE.

"THE DEMAND FOR BETTER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS HAS INCREASED IN PACE WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND THE

IS DEPARTMENT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED TO RATIONALISE SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN THOSE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WHICH MAY CONTRAVENE THE PROVISIONS IN THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE.

"IN THIS RESPECT THE DEPARTMENT WILL EXAMINE THE PROPRIETY REGARDING THE PUBLICITY OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, HE SAID.

DEMAND FOR TRADER FAX SERVICE GROWING

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ALMOST ONE-SIXTH OF THE 7,100 TRADERS SUBSCRIBING FOR TRADE DEPARTMENT'S TRADE INFORMATION CIRCULARS HAVE SWITCHED SUBSCRIPTION-BY-FAX SERVICE SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED TWO YEARS AGO.

LAI, SIGNING A

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR ALAN NEW CONTRACT TODAY (FRIDAY) WITH THE MANAGER OF BUSINESS SALES BRANCH OF HONGKONG TELECOM, MR LEE G LAM, SAID THE TREND HAD BEEN ENCOURAGING.

"I HOPE EVENTUALLY THE FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION SERVICE WILL REPLACE MAILING AS FAX HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE POPULAR AND PEOPLE KNOW ITS ADVANTAGE OVER DELIVERY BY MAIL, HE SAID.

TRADE DEPARTMENT NOTICES AND CIRCULARS, ONCE PUBLISHED, ARE SENT TO HONGKONG TELECOM IMMEDIATELY BY HAND. THROUGH THE COMPANY'S SOPHISTICATED CENTRAL FAX BROADCASTING SYSTEM, SUBSCRIBERS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS CAN RECEIVE THE DOCUMENTS ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME.

"CHARGES FOR SUBSCRIPTION BY FAX ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE

FOR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS, MR LAI ADDED.

SPEAKING AFTER THE SIGNING CEREMONY, MR LAM OF HONGKONG TELECOM SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR ADVANCED BROADCAST FAX SERVICE TO HELP DELIVER USEFUL TRADE INFORMATION TO THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES IN HONG KONG.

"WE BELIEVE

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