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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1994

SHE EXPLAINED THAT THE POLICY OF PROVIDING ONE NURSE FOR SPECIAL SCHOOL WAS TO RECOGNISE THE NEED TO PROVIDE NURSING CARE THESE CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY TO HANDLE EMERGENCY CASES.

EACH FOR

NURSE

CONSIDERING THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK OR HAVE COMPLEX OR ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEMS WILL BE UNDER THE CARE OF A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER INSTEAD OF ATTENDING SCHOOL, MRS WONG SAID THE PROVISION OF ONE FOR EACH SPECIAL SCHOOL WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR RENDERING NURSING CARE AND DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES.

PLAN TO REMOVE SCHOOL FEE GAZETTAL REQUIREMENT

EDUCATION THE

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DEPARTMENT WILL SEEK TO AMEND THE EDUCATION REGULATIONS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS TO GAZETTE INCLUSIVE FEES,

LAM, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR W K SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIMOTHY HA WING-HO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LAM SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUIREMENT

FEE TO INFORM STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF THE AMOUNT OF TUITION WAS

'TONG FAI" AND TO SERVE AS EVIDENCE OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

AND

A RECENT REVIEW BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FEES CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO SCHOOLS UNDER REGULATION 67 ALREADY SERVE AS EVIDENCE OF NOTIFICATION.

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"STUDENTS AND PARENTS CAN ENQUIRE AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ABOUT SCHOOL FEES INSTEAD OF LOOKING UP GAZETTE NOTICES, MR LAM SAID.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL THEREFORE SEEK TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO

GAZETTE INCLUSIVE FEES.

RELOCATION OF KWUN TONG GOVT OFFICES AND CLINIC

THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT RELOCATION OF THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC, THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR DONALD TSANG, SAID.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LI WAH-MING IN THE LEGISLATIVE

WERE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY SAID THERE THREE OPTIONS IN CONSIDERING THE FUTURE OF THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC WHICH INCLUDES A HEALTH A METHADONE CLINIC.

CENTRE AND

/THESE OPTIONS