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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994

PRIMARY

"IT IS AT PRESENT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO OPERATE ON A WHOLE-DAY BASIS WHERE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF SCHOOL PLACES, MR LEUNG SAID.

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"IF WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLING WERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ALL SCHOOLS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL SHORTFALL OF 87 PRIMARY SCHOOL SITES IN 17 DISTRICTS, EVEN IF ALL THE RESERVED PRIMARY SCHOOL SITES WHICH ARE NEEDED ARE USED, HE ADDED.

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MORE MOTORCYCLES USED FOR VILLAGE PATROLS

THE POLICE PLAN TO ACQUIRE TWO MORE MOTORCYCLES DUTIES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LATER

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY,

(WEDNESDAY).

FOR

PATROL

THIS SAID

YEAR,

TODAY

AT PRESENT 64 MOTORCYCLES ARE USED FOR SUCH DUTIES AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

IN RURAL

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN'S QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ASPREY SAID MOBILE PATROL VEHICLES WERE ALSO USED IN REMOTE VILLAGES THAT COULD BE REACHED BY ROADS AND BICYCLE PATROLS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED IN YUEN LONG,

THEY ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY FOOT PATROLS DURING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISITING THE NEW TERRITORIES.

AREAS

MEMBERS OF THE FIELD PATROL DETACHMENT, WHO PATROL RURAL ALONG THE BORDER PRIMARILY TO COMBAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, ALSO DEAL WITH OTHER EMERGENCIES IF NECESSARY.

PARTS

"THE POLICE MONITOR CLOSELY THE CRIME SITUATION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND DEPLOY RESOURCES AS

COPE WITH THE SITUATION," MR ASPREY SAID.

IN DIFFERENT

NECESSARY TO

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NEED OF CHAPERON DURING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

A PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT

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THE NEED OR OTHERWISE OF A CHAPERON WHEN CONDUCTING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS ON FEMALE PATIENTS IS A MATTER FOR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S CLINICAL CONDITION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU, MRS WONG SAID DOCTORS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FULLY AWARE THAT THEY SHOULD OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF THEIR PATIENTS BEFORE COMMENCING ANY EXAMINATION.

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