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"Owners' corporations should continue to exercise these duties and powers as stipulated in the ordinance to maintain their buildings in a state of good and serviceable repair and clean condition," he stressed.
"The Attorney General's Chambers had studied the judgement and the Government is considering proposing amendments to the ordinance to clarify that renovation and decorative works are covered by sections 14 and 18(1) of the ordinance."
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10 language projects receive funding
The acting Director of Education and Trustee of the Language Fund, Mr Kwan Ting-fai, today (Thursday) approved funds totalling $3.423 million to 10 language improvement projects recommended by the Language Fund Advisory Committee.
Of the 10 successful applications which are aimed at improving language proficiency of students, teachers and members of the public, seven are Chinese language (including Putonghua) projects. two English language projects and one concerning improving proficiency in both Chinese and English.
A spokesman for the Language Fund Secretariat said: "There is a good combination of research, teaching and learning materials, courses, reading award projects as well as day camps for secondary students.
"All the projects meet the stringent criteria set by the Language Fund Advisory Committee and should be a great help in raising language proficiency and improving motivation for language learning."
He noted that among the successful bidders two projects were on the production of a TV series on the correct usage of Chinese and video tapes on "Cantonese Programme" for primary and secondary schools.
There are also two research projects on the development of students' grammatical competence and language standards and assessment for student teachers.
"Endorsement of these projects shows the Language Fund's support for projects enhancing language proficiency at the community/workforce level." the spokesman said.
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