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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1994

FOR EDUCATION, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE WILL GO UP IN REAL BY 6.5 PER CENT TO $25.8 BILLION.

TERMS

GRADUATE "BENEFITS IN THIS POLICY AREA INCLUDE 980 ADDITIONAL

PRIMARY TEACHERS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 15 MORE WHOLE-DAY

AND FURTHER PLACES 1,980 NEW

FIRST-DEGREE SCHOOLS,

FIRST-YEAR, ENHANCEMENT OF THE KINDERGARTEN FEE REMISSION SCHEME," HE SAID.

FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, EXPENDITURE WILL GO UP BY CENT IN REAL TERMS TO $1.6 BILLION.

15.3 PER

VARIOUS FACILITIES

"THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR LIKE THE CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE, THE REFUSE TRANSFER STATIONS AND NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILLS,

PROVIDING ADDITIONAL

**FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME WE WILL BE STAFF FOR THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION TO ENHANCE ITS ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITIES AND TO THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO TACKLE CIGARETTE SMUGGLING.

THE POLICE,

IN 1993

"AND FOR

WHO HAVE BENEFITED

FROM EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH LEVELS OF RECRUITMENT AND CONSEQUENTLY HISTORICALLY LOW VACANCY RATES, WE SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO

MR TSANG ADDED. FINANCE THIS INCREASE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCE,

"ALL

THESE INCREASES

**

GROWTH IN AFTER ALLOWING

REAL FOR

REPRESENT EXPENDITURE

GROWTH TERMS, THAT IS ΤΟ SAY, THESE REFLECT INFLATION," HE SAID.

LEGCO (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ) { AMENDMENT) BILL 1994

*

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE BROADENING OF THE FRANCHISE OF

FUNCTIONAL EXISTING

NINE CONSTITUENCIES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES ENCOMPASSING HONG KONG'S WORKFORCE, AND ΤΟ RETURN COMMITTEE COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ELECTION MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1995.

SOME

NEW

AN 10

THE

THE

CONSTITUENCIES.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE BILL, CORPORATE VOTERS IN EXISTING FUNCTIONAL

BE CONSTITUENCY SYSTEM WOULD

REPLACED INDIVIDUALS (E.G. COMPANY DIRECTORS) WHO CONTROLLED THE MANAGEMENT

CORPORATIONS OR ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED

THE IN

BY

OF

RELEVANT

FINANCE

"THIS WILL

INDUSTRIAL;

CONSTRUCTION;

BROADEN THE FRANCHISE FOR

AND FINANCIAL

SERVICES;

TOURISM; SOCIAL SERVICES, AND

CONSTITUENCIES, HE SAID.

THE REAL LABOUR

COMMERCIAL;

ESTATE

AND

FUNCTIONAL

/THE FRANCHISE