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"In conjunction with the Marine Police, we have to deploy extra manpower and resources to direct traffic and to ensure maritime safety and to facilitate the protesters.

"We must put in place a system for PCWA management which is transparent, fair and to the benefit of the port and the community as a whole."

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Bilingual education consultation pamphlet to be issued

A Task Group on quality school education set up under the Education Commission (EC) is working on a bilingual pamphlet to be issued in June to invite public comments on the goals and targets of quality school education, the ways to relate funding to performance and the roles of key players in the school system.

This was said by the EC Chairman, Professor Rosie Young, at a media briefing after the Commission's meeting today (Monday).

Professor Young said the Task Group would take into account public feedback before recommending to EC concrete proposals which would form the basis of the Education Commission Report No 7. "The EC will consult the public widely again on the Report later in the year," she added.

At the meeting, members noted the progress made by the Task Group and the work carried out by the Administration to implement major recommendations of the EC Reports nos 1 to 5.

"We are pleased to see that the majority of the Commission's major recommendations have been implemented on time.

"We will continue to monitor the implementation of the remaining recommendations," Professor Young said.

At today's meeting, members were also briefed by the Education Department on the development of the School Management Initiative, a measure introduced in 1991 to improve school performance.

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