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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994

HK MADE MORE COMPETITIVE

AND A

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON DAVID LI KWOK-PO WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

:

QUESTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO MICRO-MANAGE THE ECONOMY OF THE TERRITORY, GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ESTABLISHED A

OF THE COUNCIL

CONSUMER THE SCOPE OF WORK WIDENED AND

IN VIEW OF COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY. THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHAT SPECIFIC ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO ENHANCE HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS FROM A MACRO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE?

REPLY:

I BELIEVE THE HONOURABLE MEMBER WISHES TO KNOW ABOUT THE MACRO- то ENHANCE HONG ECONOMIC MEASURES WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS. THE GOVERNOR AND THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HAVE THEIR BOTH SPOKEN RECENTLY AND CLEARLY ON THIS VERY BROAD SUBJECT AND

OUT IN SUMMARIES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY IN THIS REGARD ARE SET PARAGRAPHS 12 TO 21 OF THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE IN 1994/95 SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 5 OCTOBER 1994 AND MOTION THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S SPEECH DURING THE DEBATE ON THE THANKS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 26 OCTOBER 1994. I HAVE TO ADD TO THESE RECENT STATEMENTS.

OF

FOLLOWING

0

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ADMISSION TO INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

A IS

QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG

NOTHING

AND MAN-KWONG

A

MR

WRITTEN REPLY BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, LAM WOON-KWONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

REGARD

WILL

то THE ENROLMENT CRITERIA AND ENTRY QUESTION: WITH

REQUIREMENTS OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF THE FOLLOWING

(A)

WHAT IS

AVERAGE OBTAINED THE GRADE POINT EXAMINATION BY THE STUDENTS ADMITTED THIS YEAR; HOW MANY OF THEM MET THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION (INSTEAD OF THE COMBINED RESULTS EXAMINATIONS);

IN

ONE ACADEMIC

AND

ONE

OF

TWO

/(B)

WILL THE