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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1993

"THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WILL STUDY THE BBC'S

RECOMMENDATIONS.

A DECISION RELATING TO THE 1994 DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES WILL BE MADE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMENTS.

"THE DECISION WILL THEN BE GAZETTED IN THE FORM OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE

HE ADDED THAT ALL THE NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE PROCESS RELATING TO DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES WAS EXPECTED

BE COMPLETED BY THE LATTER PART OF MARCH NEXT YEAR.

TO

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CEDAW OVERWHELMING: SHA

* *

COMMENTS

SUPPORT

ON THE GREEN PAPER ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND MEN RECEIVED SO FAR INDICATE AN OVERWHELMING EXTENSION

FOR WOMEN FOR THE

OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF FORMS

DISCRIMINATION

TO AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW)

HONG KONG, SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

OF

ALL

THE

SAID

AS THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE DRAWS TO A CLOSE TOMORROW, MR SUEN THE JUDGING FROM THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO THE GREEN PAPER, DOCUMENT HAS FULFILLED ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION AS AN IMPORTANT* TOOL, FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN HONG KONG,

EDUCATION

ΤΟ

"I HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO THE VIEWS EXPRESSED AND I AM CONVINCED THAT THERE ARE GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF CEDAW HONG KONG, HE SAID.

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HE

DATE),

HE RECOMMENDATIONS

ΤΟ SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED COUNCIL.

SAID AFTER ANALYSING ALL THE SUBMISSIONS (489 RECEIVED

WORK WOULD CONSULT OTHER POLICY SECRETARIES TO

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.

TO

OUT

WILL ALSO BE REFLECTED FULLY TO

THE

FIRM ALL THE EXECUTIVE

REVIEWING THE

AND WORK OF THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH (HAB) AND

A CITY

MEET-THE-MEDIA NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) AT SESSION, MR SUEN SAID ANOTHER PRIORITY AREA OF THE BRANCH DURING WOULD BE

FACILITIES THE CO-ORDINATION OF PROVISION OF SUITABLE OVERSEAS DOMESTIC HELPERS.

THE

1994 FOR

OF

"THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT THE CONGREGATION OF OVERSEAS DOMESTIC HELPERS IN CENTRAL AND OTHER DISTRICTS HAS BEEN A MATTER CONSIDERABLE CONCERN TO MANY PEOPLE.

"THESE WORKERS PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG RELATIVES KONG AND THEY DO REQUIRE ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR

HOME, BACK

REMITTANCE SERVICES AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES," MR SUEN SAID.

THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH HAS TAKEN THE LEAD TO ALTERNATIVE VENUES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND FACILITIES CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF DOMESTIC HELPERS SO AS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE THE MORE POPULAR SPOTS, LIKE STATUE SQUARE.

IDENTIFY

ΤΟ

ON

/MR SUEN