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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994

THE

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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES 22 POLICY COMMITMENTS

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES TODAY (WEDNESDAY) 22 POLICY AND COMMITMENTS OUTLINING THE KEY FEATURES OF THE CURRENT PROGRAMMES

THE INITIATIVES OF THE POLICY BRANCHES, THE JUDICIARY,

CHAMBERS AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST

NEW GENERAL'S

(ICAC).

22 THE

ATTORNEY CORRUPTION

POLICY

NEW POLICY COMMITMENTS CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 354 PROPOSALS. THEY EXPLAIN THE POLICY OBJECTIVES, HIGHLIGHT THE ON-GOING PROGRAMMES, OUTLINE THE NEW INITIATIVES AND IDENTIFY THE LONGER-TERM CHALLENGES IN THE RESPECTIVE POLICY AREAS.

"BACH OF THE POLICY PROPOSALS WILL BRING REAL BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT," THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID.

THE

THE

THE

THE POLICY COMMITMENTS REPRESENT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S

ABOUT ENDEAVOUR ΤΟ PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH MORE INFORMATION GOVERNMENT'S PRESENT AND FUTURE AGENDA.

"THE

STEP FURTHER PUBLICATION OF THE POLICY COMMITMENTS IS A

PUBLIC. THEY TOWARDS MAKING THE GOVERNMENT MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE

THE ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY POLICY ADDRESS, AND I URGE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY TO STUDY THEM CAREFULLY, MR PATTEN SAID.

AND AND

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PUBLIC,

"THE POLICY COMMITMENTS HAVE INCORPORATED MANY SUGGESTIONS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, PROPOSALS FROM POLITICAL PROFESSIONAL

THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND GROUPS,

ADVISORY BODIES, IDEAS AND INITIATIVES SUGGESTED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE HE SAID.

THE POLICY

COMMITMENTS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN ACCOUNT COVERING THE ENTIRE OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

WHICH THE PRINCIPAL WAYS IN SET OUT CONCISELY COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

EXHAUSTIVE

THEY AIM TO THE GOVERNMENT IS

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IN

THE

FOR

"NEXT YEAR, I SHALL BE REPORTING TO THIS COUNCIL PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING EACH OF THE UNDERTAKINGS CONTAINED POLICY COMMITMENTS, AS WELL AS PRESENTING THE POLICY COMMITMENTS 1995," THE GOVERNOR SAID.

TWO DAYS AGO, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE 221 UNDERTAKINGS MADE IN THE 1992 AND 1993 POLICY ADDRESSES.

THE

GENERAL

POLICY

THE SECRETARIES,

ATTORNEY

AND COMMISSIONER, ICAC, WILL BE BRIEFING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND MEDIA IN THE COMING TWO WEEKS TO EXPLAIN THEIR POLICY COMMITMENTS GREATER DETAIL.

THE THE

IN

THE THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, WHO WILL BE MEETING

THE FIRST LEGISLATORS AND THE MEDIA ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 7), WILI, BE

BY THE POLICY

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED SECRETARY TO DO THE BRIEFINGS. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 8),

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