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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992

THIS COULD BE NOTED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS THAT THE SCHOOL SECTOR WOULD BE GETTING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AMOUNTING TO $1.5 BILLION DURING THE PERIOD 1993-94 TO 1996-97.

THE SECRETARY SAID IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHAT COURSES WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE REVISION IN THE PLANNING TARGETS AS THE INSTITUTIONS HAD YET TO BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED OF THE UPGC'S DECISIONS ON THEIR REVISED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

'IN GENERAL, THE REVISED STUDENT NUMBER TARGETS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE INSTITUTIONS BY SPREADING THE REDUCTION IN THEIR INTAKE NUMBERS OVER MOST OR ALL ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS.

"ALTERNATIVELY THEY CAN DEFER THE INTRODUCTION OF SOME NEW "OURSES UNTIL LATER IN THE CURRECT TRIENNIUM OR, IN A FEW CASES, BEYOND THE END OF THE CURRENT TRIENNIUM, MR CHAN ADDED.

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PROFESSIONS TO HANDLE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS

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THE GOVERNMENT SHALL DISCUSS

WITH

THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL THEIR PRESENT SYSTEM IN

BODIES WHETHER THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND WHETHER ANY IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS LODGED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONS VARY FROM PROFESSION ΤΟ PROFESSION AND ARE LARGELY A MATTER FOR THE REGISTRATION BOARD OR COUNCIL OF THE RELEVANT PROFESSION,

"GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE PROFESSIONS TO DECIDE HOW COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEIR MEMBERS BY THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE HANDLED.

"THE REGISTRATION BOARD OR COUNCIL OF THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONS SHOULD BE IN THE BEST POSITION ΤΟ MONITOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT FROM THE PUBLIC, AND JUDGE WHAT SORT OF ARRANGEMENTS WOULD INSPIRE THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE IN THE PROFESSION'S ABILITY TO DEAL WITH SUCH COMPLAINTS.

SOME PROFESSIONS REGULARLY REVIEW THESE SIR DAVID SAID.

ARRANGEMENTS,

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