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Following a discussion, the Executive Committee decided to approve the pilot project for validation of methyl formate as a blowing agent in the manufacture of polyurethane foam (phase I) in Brazil at a total cost of US $401,500 plus agency support costs of US $30,113 for UNDP, noting that the project was consistent with decision 55/43(e) and that [...] [...]

(14) To carry on the business of hotel, restaurant, cafe, tavern, beer-house, refreshment-room, and lodginghouse keepers, licensed victuallers, wine, beer, and spirit merchants, brewers, maltsters, distillers, importers and manufacturers of aerated, mineral, distilled and artificial waters and other drinks, purveyors, caterers for public amusements generally.

Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper at the last Passover that He ate on earth which should also be the last Passover that anyone ever needed to eat, because He is the Passover Lamb who has come to lead all mankind out of their “exodus” from sin.

(g) whether it knows the venue of the Association's annual dinner to be held in November this year, the estimated expenses, the number of tables reserved, the necessity of choosing this venue, and whether it is feasible to choose some other venues that will incur lower expenses (for example, the Association's Headquarters), so that the savings from dinner expenses may be used on the development of girl guides units?

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[...] 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 [...] [...]

given that the Association is able to solicit sponsorships to host banquets with tens of tables either in hotels or in HKCEC for its AGMs, whether the Government should immediately reduce the recurrent subvention to the Association by the same amount of the expenditure on the AGMs so as to use public funds effectively and establish an image of thrift for charities?

I raised a question on the aforesaid issues on 27 June this year, but some parents, unit guiders and staff members of the Association have relayed to me that the reply of the Secretary for Home Affairs ("SHA") to my question paid no regard to the situation that while all girl guides in Hong Kong are endeavouring to sell raffle tickets on the streets, the Association "fattens the top and thins the bottom" and cuts the raffle refund, resulting in insufficient funding for its units, and the Association has also hosted banquets with tens of tables either in hotels or in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ("HKCEC") for its annual general meetings ("AGMs").

Algeria was encouraged by the measures and efforts already under way to promote the rights of vulnerable groups, especially children and women, and by the increased participation of women in the labour market.

Furthermore, as noted in paragraph 2 above, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/266, the Secretary-General has included in his report a projection of the total budget for special political missions for the biennium 2010–2011, which he estimates could amount to some $1,148,739,700, or $319,811,300 more than the provision for special political missions in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010–2011 (see A/64/349, para. 78 and annex III).

Local governments have turned in-house cafeterias into fine restaurants and hosted lavish private dinners in their homes in order to avoid being seen indulging in public, according to South China Morning Post.