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"The consultant's team brings together a wide range of expertise in welfare, medical, health and financial matters. The aim is to apply the best of local and international expertise to address the issues concerned," he added.
In addition to their extensive overseas experience, Deloitte has contracted out the execution of the major study to a team of respected academics from the University of Hong Kong comprising Professor Nelson Chow, Dr Iris Chi and Professor Y H Cheng.
Professor Chow and Dr Chi have also been retained as advisers for the full term of the study.
The $7.6 million consultancy study is expected to last for 12 to 15 months.
The Secretary for Health and Welfare will chair a working group to steer and monitor the consultancy. In addition to Government officials and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, the group will have three members drawn from outside the public sector, Professor Edward Chen, Miss Nora Yau and Mr Michael Lai. They all have important experience of elderly care issues in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Shipping Register enjoys steady growth
The autonomous Hong Kong Shipping Register, now in its sixth year, is growing steadily at about five per cent a year and the total tonnage placed on the register has recently reached nine million gross registered tonnes, the Director of Marine, Mr Ian Dale, said today (Friday).
It has gained considerable support from both Hong Kong and China-based ship owners, as well as some major players in Europe, he added.
Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Hong Kong Shipowners Association for members attending the 25th Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko), Mr Dale said the Hong Kong Shipping Register would continue to operate effectively, efficiently and, most importantly, safely for at least 50 years after 1997.
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