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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1993

JUSTICES OF PEACE VISITED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS MONTHLY AND OTHER HOSPITALS THREE MONTHLY.

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MISS YUE ADDED THAT CONSUMERS MAY ALSO LODGE THEIR COMPLAINTS WITH OTHER BODIES LIKE OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS AND DISTRICT BOARDS.

DRAFTING OF HOME FOR AGED BILL NEAR COMPLETION

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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES (ELDERLY PERSONS) BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL IN THE 1993/94 SESSION.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG YIN, MRS WONG SAID THE DRAFTING OF THE BILL WAS NEAR COMPLETION.

"THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY DRAFTING DIFFICULTIES, SHE SAID.

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TIME-TABLE FOR TTRA BEING REVIEWED

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SUITABLE GUIDELINES ON HOW TEXTBOOKS SHOULD BE REVISED TO TIE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TARGET AND TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENT SCHEME (TTRA) WILL BE ISSUED TO LOCAL PUBLISHERS IF THE RESULTS OF A REVIEW CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WARRANT IT, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR CHAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS REVIEWING THE MAY 1993 TIME-TABLE FOR INTRODUCING TTRA TO PRIMARY FOUR IN THE LIGHT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE PILOT PROJECT.

**THIS REVIEW WILL COVER THE NEED FOR

MATERIALS.

TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPORT

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