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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994
ON PROGRESS MADE TO RECOMMEND THE SCHEME TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, THE SECRETARY SAID SHE HAD WRITTEN PERSONALLY TO OVER 600 COMPANIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS TO INVITE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME.
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HAVE ALSO INVITED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS то SUPPORT THE SCHEME, SHE SAID.
AT PRESENT, 110 COMPANIES, ESTABLISHMENTS AND DEPARTMENTS WITH OVER 1,400 OUTLETS HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME.
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ESTABLISHMENTS ΤΟ TAKE PART IN THIS WORTHWHILE
SAID.
MORE COMPANIES AND PROJECT," MRS WONG
AS REGARDS THE QUESTION OF LOWERING THE QUALIFYING AGE FROM 65 TO 60, MRS WONG SAID MOST COMPANIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME OFFER CONCESSIONS, DISCOUNTS AND PRIORITY SERVICE ΤΟ PERSONS AGED 65 AND ABOVE.
"TO ISSUE A CARD FOR PERSONS AGED 60 AND ABOVE MIGHT REDUCE THE USEFULNESS OF THE EXISTING CARD," SHE SAID.
"AS THE SCHEME HAS ONLY JUST STARTED AND HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR TWO MONTHS, WE SHOULD FIRST SEE HOW THE PRESENT SCHEME WORKS BEFORE CHANGING IT, MRS WONG SAID.
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OVER 270 GUESTHOUSES STOP OPERATION
A TOTAL OF 273 GUESTHOUSES HAVE CEASED OPERATION OWING TO THEIR GUESTHOUSE INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HOTEL AND
MR MICHAEL ACCOMMODATION ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, SUEN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
YEAR,
252
HAD
BEEN
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MOSES CHENG MO-CHI, SUEN SAID
GUESTHOUSES TO MAY 28 THIS LICENSED.
MR
UP
HE
ALSO SAID NO PROSECUTION HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT SO FAR BUT GOVERNMENT WOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.
THE
"THOSE UNLICENSED GUESTHOUSES WHICH CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT LICENCE OR FAIL TO CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENT WORKS ARE BEING WARNED.
"PROSECUTIONS
WILL
BE CONSIDERED IF THOSE WARNINGS BEING TAKEN HEED OF BY THE OPERATORS,' HE ADDED.
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