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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994

BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS AMENDMENT REGULATION GAZETTED

* * * * *

COMPETENCY AND THE COMPETENCE WILL BE (NO.2) (AMENDMENT)

OF A CERTIFICATE FEES FOR THE ISSUE OF EXAMINATION FEE FOR THE ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF

VESSELS PRESSURE REVISED UNDER THE BOILERS REGULATION 1994 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AND

FEES

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT

SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE FULL SHOULD IN GENERAL BE SET AT LEVELS COSTS OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.

FROM

JANUARY

ISSUE

OF EXAMINATION

A

THE FEE FOR 1

YEAR, NEXT

THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY WILL BE REVISED TO $275 AND THE FEE FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY WILL BE ADJUSTED TO $510.

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BA PUBLISHES RECORDS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY HAS PRODUCED A RECORD OF THE THREE REVIEW PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR AS PART OF ITS MID-TERM OF THE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION LICENCES HELD BY ATV AND TVB.

BE

COPIES OF THE RECORD WILL BE PLACED IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MAY THE BROADCASTING FREE OF CHARGE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES. OBTAINED AUTHORITY WILL ENSURE THAT PARTIES WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN THE HEARINGS WILL RECEIVE COPIES OF THE RECORD.

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PUBLIC

TUEN MUN ELDERLY HOME OPENS

THE GOAL OF GOVERNMENT'S SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLD PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN ENJOY A COMFORTABLE AND DIGNIFIED OLD AGE.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARITAS LI KA SHING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN TUEN MUN THIS (

(FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.

NOTING THAT THERE WAS A GROWING DEMAND FOR SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN HONG KONG, MR STRACHAN SAID THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD ENDORSED THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN OCTOBER.

"OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP

MILLION.

WILL IMPLEMENT THE WHICH WILL COST OVER

71 $800

"WE WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE CARE WELFARE OF OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS, HE SAID.

AND THE

/POINTING OUT