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To better protect the health of elders, members urged the Administration to provide influenza vaccinations to all needy elders in the community at a concessionary rate, and that the "Operation CARE" project launched by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) from late May 2003 to end of October 2003 should be extended to provide household cleansing and minor repairs services to vulnerable elders in the community.

Besides, in terms of various kinds of public policies, another survey in late April showed that, among the 25 issues, the 11 issues which people are most concerned with, in the priority [...] [...]

[...] ability to moderate its approach to the South China Sea between mid-2011 and 2012 suggests that it is able to exert some control over its maritime forces and local governments when it so chooses, but sees a degree of ambiguity as in its interest, giving it the freedom to take a more hardline position when deemed necessary.

The Liberal Party also agrees that the legislative procedure for the bill concerned has been dragged on for too long, but we also note that in the middle of last October, [...] [...]

In mid-November, the National Congress [...] [...]

In the middle of last month, as a result of the Mainland removing the 5% to 13% value-added tax refunds for agricultural products, the import cost of each bag of grain flour further increased by 30% to $100 early this year.

When the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) met with the Task Force on Constitutional Development headed by the Chief Secretary for Administration in end January, it proposed the idea that the constitutional review should be carried out with "one basis", "two principles" and "three steps".

The food samples were obtained from various local sources, including wet markets, supermarkets, bakery shops, etc., in different districts of Hong Kong.

[...] UNESCO Headquarters in mid-March and three national [...] [...]

Following negotiations, the contract with the selected vendor was signed early in December, and the management consultants commenced their work within days of the signing of the contract, with the first meeting of the Steering Committee with the vendor being held on 7 December 2010.

At the start of the military operation, part of the civil population of Khojaly had left the settlement, and by late February 1992, according to independent sources, between 1,000 and 2,500 people had stayed behind, the majority of whom were soldiers of the Azerbaijani armed forces.

[...] offices, which began in mid-May, involves the [...] [...]

Every person who finds any article or object in or upon any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises shall hand over the same to an official as soon as is practicable and no person other than an official shall remove from any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises any property lost or left behind therein, save for the purpose of handing over the same as soon as is practicable to an official and all articles or objects so found shall as between the finder and the Corporation be deemed to be in the possession of the Corporation.

[...] Public Interest in mid April. We also plan [...] [...]

[...] [...] proxy (or, in the case of a member being a corporation, as the duly authorised representative of such corporation) at least one-third in nominal value of the issued shares of that class, and at an adjourned meeting not less than two persons holding or representing by proxy (or, in the case of a member being a corporation, as the duly authorised representative of such corporation) shares of that class, and that any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy (or, in the case of [...] [...]

The INEDs confirmed that the aforesaid connected transactions were entered into (a) in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Group; (b) either on normal commercial terms or on terms no less favourable to the Group than terms available to or from independent third parties; and (c) in accordance with the relevant agreements governing them on terms that are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the shareholders of the Company as a whole.

Two of the 4 general temporary assistance positions, 1 P-4 and 1 P-3 Training Officers, and 1 P-4 continuing post, currently funded from the support account, design, deliver, upgrade, harmonize and evaluate three ongoing cross-cutting leadership programmes: the senior mission leaders’ programme, a two-week course, conducted twice annually at a host Member State, for 26 candidates from Member States, the Secretariat, the United Nations agencies, programmes and funds); the senior leaders’ programme, a compulsory orientation course for all mission personnel at the D-2 level and above, conducted twice annually in New York; and SMART, an intensive year-long programme involving distance learning and three week-long workshops for two groups of 40 candidates.

[...] [...] further examine, within the framework [...] [...]

[...] [...] the end of October and mid-December 2013.

In early February 2010, the President and the Vice-President, together with a senior legal officer, travelled to Beirut to meet with senior Lebanese officials and give talks to the Beirut Bar Association and university professors and students on issues relating to the Tribunal.

Against that background, we are looking forward to the conference to be held in The Hague later this month as an opportunity to signal the readiness of the international community to continue its support for Afghanistan and the region.

It was significant in that, despite the global economic crisis in late 2008, the Company was still able to maintain encouraging growth in turnover of our core business which amounted to around HK$32 million, primarily attributable to increased capacity requirements by certain customers.