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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1994

"THEY HAVE TO COPE WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF OLD PLANS AND OLD INFRASTRUCTURE.'

"MORE IMPORTANT, THEY HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS AND TO THE LIFE OF EXISTING COMMUNITIES,

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MR PATTEN SAID THE LI CHIT STREET PROJECT WAS IMPORTANT TO CORPORATION, SHOWING TO THE COMMUNITY THE CARE AND QUALITY THAT IT WAS BRINGING TO THIS IMPORTANT BUT OFTEN DIFFICULT WORK OF URBAN RENEWAL.

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION RESPONDS TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES

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FOLLOWING IS THE RESPONSE BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S

WONG, TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY FOR HOUSING:

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"EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY AREA OF GREAT INTEREST. I FEEL SAD TO LEAVE THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, ON THE OTHER HAND, I AM GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

"I THANK EVERYONE IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND ALL MY FRIENDS, INCLUDING MY LOYAL AND DEDICATED STAFF IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THEIR ADVICE, SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION, WITHOUT WHICH THE SERIES OF MEASURES AIMED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED.

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"I WELCOME MY SUCCESSOR, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, WHO IS AN ABLE ADMINISTRATOR WITH EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING EDUCATION POLICIES, AND WISH HIM WELL.

"I AM PLEASED TO BE GIVEN THE NEW JOB OF SECRETARY FOR HOUSING. IT IS AN INTERESTING, CHALLENGING AND BY NO MEANS EASY ONE. I SHALL TAKE UP THIS NEW APPOINTMENT IN MID-DECEMBER, AND WILL OFFER MY BEST SERVICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING POLICIES AND MEASURES."

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SPECIAL LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEETING CONVENED

THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON DURING WHICH TWO PROPOSALS RELATING TO AMENDING LABOUR LEGISLATION WERE DISCUSSED.

THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG. BOARD MEMBERS WERE ADVISED THAT AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY ORDINANCE TO IMPROVE THE COVERAGE OF THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND IN RESPECT OF SEVERANCE PAYMENT (SP).

THEY LEARNED THAT THE FUND FIRST CAME INTO OPERATION IN 1985 AND SINCE THEN ITS COVERAGE HAS BEEN IMPROVED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. A REVIEW OF THE FUND'S COVERAGE IN RESPECT OF SP HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

/HAVING STUDIED