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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994

THE

AS TCM DISPENSERS ARE EMPLOYED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WORKING PARTY URGED EMPLOYERS TO SYMPATHETICALLY REVIEW THEIR SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.

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THEIR SALARIES SHOULD REFLECT MORE APPROPRIATELY THE NATURE THEIR WORK AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, IMPROVEMENT IN REMUNERATION SHOULD HELP ATTRACT NEW RECRUITS AND EASE THE CURRENT MANPOWER SHORTAGE, THE WORKING PARTY SAID IN THE REPORT.

STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ENSURE CONSUMER SAFETY IN THE USE OF CHINESE MEDICINE, THE WORKING PARTY SUGGESTED THAT A CONCERTED EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE BY ALL CONCERNED PARTIES GOVERNMENT, THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE PROPER USE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.

THE WORKING PARTY THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT HEALTH IN CHINESE MEDICINE SHOULD BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE OF HEALTH.

EDUCATION PROGRAMM B DEPARTMENT

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IRPORT

EQUITY FUNDING SOUGHT FOR AIRPORT RAILWAY

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS TODAY (TUESDAY) ISSUED A FORMAL NOTIFICATION ΤΟ MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT IT PROPOSES TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR COMMITTING EQUITY FUNDING TOTALLING $23.7 BILLION (MONEY OF THE DAY) FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

MEMBERS OF THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE HAVE ALSO BEEN

INFORMED OF THE PROPOSED FUNDING REQUEST.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "ON NOVEMBER 4, FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE AGREED MINUTE ON AIRPORT AND AIRPORT RAILWAY FINANCING, WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE FULL EQUITY FUNDING TO ENABLE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION TO PROCEED WITH THE AIRPORT RAILWAY PROJECT.

"THE REQUEST TO FINANCE COMMITTEE COVERS THE GOVERNMENT'S FULL COMMITMENT FOR A $23.7 BILLION EQUITY INJECTION INTO THE MTRC FOR THE PROJECT.

**THE $23.7 BILLION COMPRISES $22,985 MILLION, WHICH WILL ALLOW MAJOR CONTRACTS TO GO AHEAD, AND $715 MILLION FOR THE CONVERSION INTO EQUITY OF ADVANCE FUNDING WHICH WAS APPROVED ON JUNE 3 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT RAILWAY IMMERSED TUBE TUNNEL UNDER HARBOUR.

THE

T+ FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE AGREED MINUTE, THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS RIGHT TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR THE FULL EQUITY FIGURE IN ONE GO SO THAT THE MTRC CAN TAKE UP IT'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMPLETE $34 BILLION PROJECT AND GO AHEAD IMMEDIATELY WITH THE WORKS

INVOLVED.

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