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"In addition, we will be providing enhanced training for kindergarten teachers and we will be offering improvements in the local student finance scheme for students in our tertiary institutions," he said.
For a better environment, recurrent spending will go up by 16.2 per cent in real terms to $2.2 billion.
"This will provide additional resources for the proper disposal of waste through the chemical waste treatment centre, the refuse transfer stations and landfills."
"For the fight against crime, we will be providing nearly 600 extra posts for the police force. We will also be providing additional staff for the Independent Commission Against Corruption to enhance its anti-corruption activities and for the Customs and Excise Department to combat the trade in counterfeit goods," Mr Tsang added.
"All these increases represent expenditure growth in real terms, that is to say they reflect growth over and above inflation," he said.
End/Friday, February 24, 1995
CS: further elaboration of the MPF scheme
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, said today (Friday) that having spent the last 30 years debating how the Government should provide for a retirement protection scheme, "we cannot go on talking indefinitely".
"Now is the time for action."
Speaking at the British Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Mrs Chan said: "The Government has made three serious attempts in good faith, to forge a consensus on the way forward.
"As the Governor has said, we cannot go on devising new schemes.
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