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Reply:

(c)

Mr President:

(a)

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if the answer to (a) is in the negative, whether the running of mock examinations by these educational institutions is monitored by any government departments, so as to ensure the safety of the students participating in such activities and to protect their rights as consumers?

Mock examination is a kind of teaching activity.

According to the Education Ordinance, 'school' means any institution, organisation or establishment which provides for 20 or more persons during any one day or eight or more persons at any one time, any nursery, kindergarten, primary secondary or post secondary education or any other educational course by any means. Hence, any institutions running mock examinations for the above number of persons are required to register with the Education Department.

(b) & (c)

If institutions running mock examinations fall within the definition of schools as stipulated in the Education Ordinance are found to be unregistered, the Education Department would ask them to register as schools, or would proceed with prosecution against the operators.

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Road tunnels lighting systems meet standard

Following is a question by the Hon Choy Kan-pui and a written reply by the Acting Secretary for Transport, Mr Paul Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

whether the various tunnel companies have devised a set of installation standards for the lighting systems in road tunnels;