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[...] ability to adapt to new host species, remains [...]

[...] [...] the Seigetsudo Shinjuku French restaurant.

[...] [...] Street Student Hostel, Dean of SA,HKU said that it was likely [...] [...]

[...] [...] quarters moving to new quarters in the HOS [...] [...]

[...] [...] own needs – the new thriving body yielding [...] [...]

[...] Hotel, Xian, set a new standard for deluxe accommodation in the city.

The additional requirements resulted primarily from: (a) the acquisition of prefabricated facilities, water purification and air conditioning equipment, miscellaneous office equipment, and spare parts and supplies for the new offices and accommodation as a result of the earthquake; (b) the acquisition of additional generators to support power supply in internally displaced persons camps as well as for new contingents deployed immediately following the adoption of Security Council resolution 1908 (2010); (c) the acquisition of additional sea containers for the shipment of the additional equipment to Haiti; (d) the increase in the average cost of diesel fuel to $0.60 per litre compared to the budgeted cost of $0.47 per litre; (e) projected requirements for the settlement of past claims by the Mission fuel supplier, pending the outcome of the Mission legal review; and (f) requirements to provide staff accommodation on a naval vessel following the earthquake.

Of these, one subcommittee (i.e. the Subcommittee to Examine the Implementation in Hong Kong of Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council in relation to Sanctions) had obtained approval to continue its work in the remaining sessions of the current term; one subcommittee (i.e. the Subcommittee to Study Issues Arising from Lehman Brothers-related Minibonds and Structured Financial Products) is seeking the endorsement of the House Committee to continue its work in the remaining sessions of the current term; and the other two subcommittees (i.e. the Subcommittee on Residential and Community Care Services for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly and the Subcommittee on Building Safety and Related Issues) have been working for less than 12 months.

According to sections 30(5) and 30A(5) of the Ordinance, should the deduction for elderly residential care expenses be allowed to a taxpayer, the taxpayer or any other person is not entitled to claim dependent parent/grandparent allowances for the same parent/grandparent for the same year of assessment.

[...] [...] to environment, accommodation, power, water, asset [...] [...]

These 12 posts comprise one P-2 post of Associate Economic Affairs Officer under executive direction and management; one P-2 post under subprogramme 1, Linkages with the global economy, regional integration and cooperation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 2, Production and innovation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 3, Macroeconomic policies and growth; one P-2 post under subprogramme 5, Social development and equality; one P-2 post under subprogramme 12, Subregional activities in Mexico and Central America; one Local level post under subprogramme 13, Subregional activities in the Caribbean; and one P-4 temporary post, one P-2 post and three Local level posts under programme support.

[...] [...] Luxembourg, Madagascar, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, [...] [...]

[...] [...] journalists and seasoned media practitioners from both regions; the holding of youth forums; reactivation of the Committee for the Translation of Literary Works and increase in [...] [...]

Regarding funding support for the arts groups, members in generally considered that the Administration should (a) ensure a reasonable and fair distribution of funding resources amongst arts groups; (b) review the existing mode of subsidy for the major performing arts groups to avoid stifling the development of non-subvented commercial arts groups; (c) provide more funding for the support of small and medium sized arts groups and budding artists; (d) explore means to minimize staffing and administrative expenses in the operation of arts programmes so that the savings could be re-allocated to the use of arts development; (e) examine the effectiveness of the current funding policy in achieving the policy goals, such as encouraging diversified and balanced development of arts and culture; and (f) consider increasing its overall allocation of funding for culture and the arts, given the imminent need to achieve the vision of the West Kowloon Culture District project.

[...] Section, the establishment of 15 additional national posts (6 National Officers and 9 national [...] [...]