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the authorities in China. I would urge the Government to monitor the success of this
venture and to see if it can be adapted
resolving Hong Kong's labour shortages in
different industries from time to time.
In order to encourage more
to
In order to encourage more women to join the labour force, the number of subsidised child+
care centres should be increased as rapidly as
is practicable. Also, the system whereby
parents can apply for a subsidy for their children to attend kindergarden classes should
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be further simplified and the maximum amount
of the monthly subsidy which is at present
$173 per child attending half-day school and $321 for the whole-day school should be inc- reased to a more realistic level. In the
hotel industry in particular, there is a contin- ued shortage of management and other trained
personnel. Government could explore with the hotel industry the possibility of setting up in Hong Kong a hotel training institute affiliated to a top hotel training institution
of international repute.
With regard to prison industries, the time now seems ripe for more orders to be sought for in the private sector, and not to concentrate principally on doing work for government Dep- artments. By so doing, prison industries and the prisoner workers could become more competit- ive and more flexible in work attitudes and
capabilities. Prisoners would be even better paid and be better prepared to earn a living after they have served their sentances.
I urge
that the prison industries should become self-
financing within the next two or three years
so as to reduce the financial burden on the
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