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Higher teacher expectations of students come from seeing improved outcomes—there is little evidence to suggest that they can be developed independently of such improvement.

[...] [...] expected to beachieved inone go.

Surely, wedo not expect the Government to achieve thisin onego,and turn [...][...]

[...] [...] happen at all without steadfast political will.

This indicates compliance for most Article 5 countries, which isan important achievement in view of the relatively late start of CTC projects and the challenging 85% reduction step withoutan intermediate freeze.

As Mainland pregnant women might be in co-habitation with or had divorced a Hong Kong permanent resident, and some might even produce false marriage certificates, it was not a straightforward task to determine their marriage status in relation to Hong Kong permanent residents at control points.

Before implementing any policy or enacting legislation, comprehensive consultations and discussions should be conducted in society to allow the views expressed by different stakeholders to be given thorough consideration.

The sector also agrees that small class teaching is a teaching strategy and must take into consideration the supply and demand of school places in each district.

Therefore, it is impossible for national education to achieve the desired result overnight asthere is no way we can force our way through. It is wrong to think that people would turn patriotic through vigorous implementation and have a strong sense of national identity all of a sudden.

SFH stressed that any change of behaviour could not be made overnight or through mandatory measures alone.

Amendments to the statutory plans to incorporate the revised MSN would take time as the plans are at various stages of the plan-making process and certain plans might requiremore time to review.

[...] [...] with such request subject to the payment of such sum (not exceeding, in the case of any share capital listed on a stock exchange in Hong Kong, the maximum amount prescribed or permitted from time to time by such stock exchange, and, in the case of any other share capital, such sum in such currency as the Board may from time to time determine to be reasonable in the territory in which the relevant register is situate, [...][...]

(F) Subject to the Companies Act and to the next paragraph of this Bye-law, no Director or proposed or intended Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company, eitherwith regard to his tenure of any office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or in any other manner whatever, nor shall any such contract or any other contract or arrangement in which any Director is in any way interested by liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company or the shareholders for any remuneration, profit or other benefits realised by any such contract or arrangement, by reason only of such Director holding that office or the fiduciary relationship thereby established.

At a minimum, children are entitled to a package of basic social services that includes high-quality health care, adequate food, housing, safe drinking water and sanitation and primary education, [...][...]

Under Rule 14A.43 of the Listing Rules, independent Shareholders’ approval for the Acquisitions may be obtained by written independent Shareholders’ approval in lieu of convening a general meeting if (i) no independent Shareholder isrequired to abstain from voting if the Company were to convene a general meeting for the approval of the Acquisitions; and (ii) written approval has been obtained from one or a closely allied group of Shareholders who together hold more than 50% in nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company having the right to attend andvote atgeneral meetings.

Information from the Bloomberg LP, as I quoted earlier, has shown that the number of exceedance periods at roadside stations in the past two quarters was 5.6 times higher than the same time in the past 11 years, that is, the situation of exceedance is deteriorating.

[...] [...] involves a due process and the time required varies from institution [...]

[...] leadership willneed to be convinced that increased international development efforts do notthreaten [...][...]

In every society, democracy has to be established through a process; achievement cannot be expected overnight.

Capacity-building is never simple, quick or straightforward, rather it is protracted and multilayered, if not complex.

[...] [...] get in returnis anaccusation that we have [...][...]

[...] [...] criteria on whether the applicant had any contractual, legal or official dealings with the prospective employer; whether he was involved in the formulation of any policy or decisions, the effect of which benefited or could benefit the prospective employer; whether he or his prospective employer might gain an unfair advantageover the prospective [...][...]

The SPT considers it important to continue to foster public debate concerning the NPM, in order to ensure adherence to the principles — openness, transparency, inclusiveness and independence — in the process of adoption of the legislation and the establishment of the NPM, as referred to in the OPCAT, so that the NPM will command the confidence of the public generally.

Consequently, what the programme is able to report on today is a fully implemented budget, but implementation with increased accountability as well as with a sensitivity to provide every opportunity to thebeneficiaries tohave their requests considered and funded within the rulesof the programme.