XN000022-1993-04-28 — Page 36

24

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1993

"WE ARE NOW CONVERTING ANOTHER SECTION OF THE WHITEHEAD REPATRIATION CENTRE WITH A

DETENTION CENTRE INTO ANOTHER VOLUNTARY SIMILAR CAPACITY,' MR ASPREY SAID.

tr

MORE THAN 28,000 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS HAVE ALREADY RETURNED HOME UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, INCLUDING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 1,000 A MONTH SINCE THE AGREEMENT ON ORDERLY REPATRIATION WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT IN OCTOBER 1991.

PUBLIC TO BE CONSULTED ON HEALTH CARE REFORMS

*

THE GOVERNMENT WILL PUBLISH A CONSULTATION PAPER ON LONG-TERM STRATEGY AND HEALTH CARE REFORM IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SHE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG HONG-YUEN ABOUT WHEN A GREEN PAPER ON FEE CHARGING FOR HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES WOULD BE PUBLISHED.

MRS WONG SAID THE DOCUMENT, DRAWING FROM THE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE OF RELEVANT HEALTH CARE REFORMS BOTH LOCALLY AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES, WAS BEING FINALISED AND TRANSLATED.

"IT IS EXPECTED TO BE READY BY MID-YEAR FOR EXTENSIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION, SHE SAID.

||

0

-

BALANCED EDUCATION FOR HK STUDENTS

THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TOWARDS EXPANDING THE RANGE OF SCHOOLS BY ADDING SKILLS OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS AND PRACTICAL SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4.

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

MR CHAN SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS TO CATER FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIFFERENT STUDENTS.

HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT ENROLMENT IN A PARTICULAR TYPE SCHOOL AT SECONDARY ONE WAS MAINLY A RESULT OF PARENTAL CHOICE.

OF

IR CHAN