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"We have asked the Chinese side a number of specific questions and are awaiting detailed answers from them before we can take the discussions forward.
"No decision has been made and no agreement has been reached."
On the question of the Garrison Law, the spokesman said he hopes that the Chinese side will take into account the views of all sectors in the Hong Kong community before the Law is finalised.
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$255 million Lotteries Fund approved
A total of $255,377,825 has been approved from the Lotteries Fund to finance various social welfare service programmes during the third quarter of 1996, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Sunday).
"Of the amount. $13,452,625 are earmarked to family and child welfare services, $186,397,500 to elderly and medical social services, $50,008,400 to rehabilitation services, $4,862,600 to youth services, $78,900 to community development services and $577.800 to social welfare support programmes," the spokesman said.
The Lotteries Fund was established for the purpose of financing, by way of a grant, loan or an advance, the operation or development of social welfare services and medical or educational projects with a welfare content.
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