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TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1993

(B)

OTHERWISE

OF

EXISTING WITNESS AS ΤΟ HOW

TO INQUIRE INTO THE ADEQUACY OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROSECUTION AND, IF APPROPRIATE, TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE IMPROVED.

ACCORDING TO THE

ORIGINAL TIMETABLE, THE COMMISSION REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR ON THE MATTERS SET OUT IN (A) (I) (II) BY TODAY.

IS

&

FULL FUEL DUTY REBATE FOR BUS CO'S

IN ANSWER TO

PRESS ENQUIRIES,

A GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN

SAID ΤΟ ENJOY

TODAY (TUESDAY) ALL FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES WOULD CONTINUE FULL REBATE OF DUTY PAID ON FUEL IN 1993/94.

INCREASE IN DUTY PROPOSED IN AS A RESULT, THE 9.5 PER CENT THE BUDGET WILL NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THEIR OPERATING COSTS.

CMB AND THIS FACTOR

IN CONSIDERING THE APPLICATIONS FOR FARE INCREASES BY

COMMITTEE TOOK ADVISORY KMB YESTERDAY, THE TRANSPORT FULLY INTO ACCOUNT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SEMINAR ON TEENAGE SUICIDES

THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH IS TO ORGANISE A SEMINAR ON TEENAGE SUICIDE PROBLEM THIS SATURDAY (MARCH 13).

SHED MORE LIGHT ON THE ON THE ROLE OF THE MASS AND WAYS OF PROMOTING A POSITIVE

THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR, WHICH AIMS TO RECENT SPATE OF SUCH SUICIDE, WILL FOCUS MEDIA IN COUNTERING THE PROBLEM ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AMONG YOUTHS.

AND REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES

MORE THAN 100 MEDIA PERSONNEL, ACADEMICS, FROM YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ADVISORY AND TEACHERS AND PARENTS ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS YOUTHS WILL ATTEND.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

COMMISSION, MR

ERIC LI, WILL GIVE AN OPENING SPEECH TO BE FOLLOWED BY PANEL AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS.

/GUEST SPEAKERS