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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1993

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THESE INCLUDE THOSE OPERATED BY THE EXTRAMURAL STUDIES OR CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS OF THE UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS SOLELY: AND THOSE OPERATED BY THE INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATION OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS.

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"THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE TUITION FEES FOR THESE TWO OF COURSES ARE DIFFERENT, AND THEY ALSO DIFFER BETWEEN

INSTITUTIONS.

"IN GENERAL, HOWEVER, THEY ARE OPERATED ON A FULL-COST RECOVERY BASIS," MR LAM SAID.

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IMPROVED SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR S H LEE, SAID PLANS WERE IN HAND TO AUGMENT EXISTING SERVICES FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES.

THESE INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGNATED REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES FOR STROKE

FOR STROKE PATIENTS, COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAMMES FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS SUFFERING A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PROVISION OF CONVALESCENT BEDS AND GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL PLACES.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), DR LEE SAID 16,124 PATIENTS WERE TREATED IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES LAST YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL BEDS AVAILABLE TO SERVE PATIENTS REQUIRING CONVALESCENT CARE AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR WAS 3,575.

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ADEQUATE PROVISIONS FOR SCAFFOLDING SAFETY

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THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN THE LAW TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SCAFFOLDING AND TO MINIMISE NUISANCE CAUSED TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID THE ERECTION OF SCAFFOLDING WAS SUBJECT TO REGULATION UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

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UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE ENFORCED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ALL SCAFFOLDING SHOULD BE MADE STRONG AND SOUND MATERIALS, FREE FROM DEFECTS AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

/THE REGULATIONS