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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1994

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EXISTS THE OFFENCE OF CORRUPTING PUBLIC MORALS, WHETHER IT SOLELY AS A CONSPIRACY OR IN RESPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL ACTING THE COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS ALONE, SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

PUBLIC DECENCY. THE ABOLITION OF THE OFFENCE OF OUTRAGING

THESE OFFENCES ARE "OF THE COMMISSION POINTS OUT THAT EXTREME AND UNCERTAIN WIDTH" AND ARE TOO SUBJECTIVE.

THE ADOPTION OF DEALING WITH

MR STOKER SAID THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED PROVISIONS BASED ON THE ENGLISH CRIMINAL LAW ACT 1977, CONSPIRACY; THE CRIMINAL ATTEMPTS ACT 1981, DEALING WITH ATTEMPTS; AND THE ENGLISH LAW CLAUSE 47 OF THE DRAFT CRIMINAL CODE PREPARED BY COMMISSION, WHICH DEALS WITH INCITEMENT.

PREFERRED

IN EXPLORING MODELS FOR REFORM, ENGLISH SOURCES WERE BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE COMMON LAW OF HONG KONG AND THAT OF ENGLAND.

PROPOSALS HAD

THOSE CONSULTED BY THE COMMISSION ON ITS DRAFT EXPRESSED CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR USING ENGLISH MODELS, MR STOKER SAID.

THE

A DRAFT REPORT ON

THE SUBJECT IN

COMMISSION PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 1991 FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION,

GOOD ENGLISH NEEDED IN BUSINESS * * * * *

A

TRULY

AN IMPROVED STANDARD OF ENGLISH IS NECESSARY TO SAFEGUARD KONG AS

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, FOR EDUCATION AND SECRETARY

MANPOWER, MR W K (THURSDAY).

THE SAID LAM,

HONG ACTING TODAY

ΤΟ MEET THE CALL FROM EMPLOYERS FOR HIGH QUALITY COURSES DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEEDS OF THE WORK PLACE, GOVERNMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY

KONG BOARD, HAS LAUNCHED THE HONG ENGLISH PROGRAMME (HKVEP).

EXAMINATIONS

THAT

THE AND

VOCATIONAL

SAID

RUN

LAM AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE HKVEP, MR SPEAKING THE PROGRAMME WAS A SCHEME FOR VALIDATING AND MONITORING COURSES BY APPROVED PROGRAMME CENTRES.

"VALIDATION

THAT MEANS

A

COURSES HAVE A SEAL OF QUALITY HALLMARK IF YOU LIKE SO THAT BOTH STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS CAN RELY ON COURSES TO BE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD, HE SAID.

FI

"THERE HAS LONG BEEN A CALL FOR THIS TYPE OF QUALITY IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH TRAINING IN HONG KONG," HE ADDED.

ASSURANCE

CENTRES, THE

ENGLISH COURSES

AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE TWO APPROVED PROGRAMME BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, RUNNING NINE COURSES, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES.

INCLUDING

/MR LAM