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llowance can be saam

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is not what the public demand want. This shows that the Government is lacking in goodwill. It is shirking responsibility and refuses to face the problem. I strongly urge the Government in its reply to give a

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definite commitment as to when separate taxation can be

implemented so that they can be accountable to the people.<

The young working population, especially professional middle- income group, are most important for social stability. Hong Kong neglects this group. They gain the least in welfare

ding to the

and become the sandwich services by distribution of social resources they are class;

ill- bazenly treated by the Government policies. On the one hand,

separate taxation for married couples is

is delayed; then the

Central Provident Fund is rejected; the minimum wage for *23 foreign domestic-helpers is unreasonably raised.

These greatly affect the financial position of young couples, The Government

situation 2.5 must review its fiscal policy so that the lot of the sandwich+ 26 class can be improved The idea of a Central Provident Fund

maomable should be re-examined; better arrangements should be made regarding minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers. It is

gornament should not adopt the vital that the bureaucratic attitude of

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go ahead and do what I want to

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I'm right, and I'll

should no longer be

otherwise the sandwich class will be excessively

aggrieved and it will be a potential danger threatening social

stability.

adopted,

Provision for education amounts to nine-odd billion and enjoyed

the highest percentage in estimated expenditure. When we look

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