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agreement with Her Majesty's Government for joint funding of the difference between the home and ̧ovozóeaa otudent foop. If azraagepents can be agreed, Hòng Kong students in Britain' will, subject to a means test, pay the same

thp.some tous as hone studente. We shall also be studying the possibility of a co-ordinated scheme 02 scholarships to universities and comparable institutions abroad, in order to help meet current and expected shortages of manpower in particular arose.

77.

(2) Labour

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(1) Industrial cafety and health

In recent years an ambitious publicity programme has made an appreciable impact on the awazonóca of the public of

the importance of industrial safety and health. The momentum.

of the programme will be maintained through increasing use of modern publicity techniques.

(11) Legislation

78.

MOTO

The Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Bill which Covera the introduction of compulsory inauzance., the

establishment of Q.

effective machinery for aspescing compensation, sind poapuree to expedite aettlement of compensation claims, hap beon published and will be considered by Honourable Meubers in the coming weeks.

79.

Amendments

to

the Factories

and

Industrial

for the enforcing

Undertakings Ordinance to make provisions authority to carry

to carry out an onquisy into a Borious accident, which may not have resulted in injuries or where no inquest ip

to be held, and to

to simplify the registration procedure for factories will be put before Honourable Members during this

session.

80.

Further amendments to the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations to improve aafoty measures for workers working at heights will be made shortly.

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