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MR FRED LI (in Chinese): President, the results of a survey recently released by the Consumer Council (CC) indicated that the two major supermarket chains very often substantially raised the prices of some goods before publicizing extensively that these goods were being sold at reduced prices, so as to create a false impression that the goods were real bargains, but the promotional prices of some of these goods were in fact higher than those prior to the price increase, and such practice of raising and then lowering the prices may arouse suspicion of misleading consumers.

6.8 Sponsorship from commercial organisation for participation in scientific meetings, or for educational and charitable services is acceptable provided the amount sponsored is reasonable and not excessive.

[...] [...] incendiary weapons against biological weapons, or similar counter-proliferation, facilities that require high heat to eliminate [...] [...]

[...] [...] of disproportionately high bail payments for the [...]

Thus the challenge today remains the successful completion of primary and secondary education by all as it is upper secondary education that serves as the foundation for advanced learning and training opportunities, as well as preparation for direct entry into the labour market.

An amount of $167,300 is proposed for travel to undertake the following technical support activities: to provide technical and policy advice to conduct and discipline teams in the field ($46,400); to guide missions in implementing measures to improve internal control systems and reduce repeated audit findings and in connection with the audit response and Board of Inquiry operational review, including the inspection of documentation and review of internal controls which cannot be performed remotely ($41,200); to provide guidance and advice, including participation in joint procurement assistance visits with the Procurement Division and to participate in the Chief Procurement Officers Working Group ($41,100); and to coordinate outreach activities which will broaden the pool of suitable candidates, including outreach dedicated to attracting qualified Senior leadership ($38,600).

[...] [...] further enhanced our talents deployment and business [...] [...]

Only with a new and more modern human resources framework could the United Nations become more effective, flexible and accountable.

[...] [...] that provide increased reliability while achieving performance features previously found only in hybrid [...]

While this does not mean that all workers must have higher education degrees in order to find a job in the future, it does reveal the increased “opportunity impact” of pursuing college and graduate degrees.

[...] [...] upgrade of their abilities is necessary to perform good [...] [...]

On the one hand, manufacturers of mainly generic drugs are likely to be adversely affected by the introduction of patent protection, and also consumers and governments who will need to pay more for drugs that receive patent protection.

Non-custodial sentences for pregnant women and women with dependent children shall be preferred where possible and appropriate, with custodial sentences being considered when the offence is serious or violent or the woman represents a continuing danger, and after taking into account the best interests of the child or children, while ensuring that appropriate provision has been made for the care of such children.

The China-France Fashion & Luxury Salon attracts several hundred domestic and foreign experts, as well as senior managers and professionals in the fashion and luxury industry, to exchange views on key issues such as the training and development of the leading figures of Chinese fashion and luxury industry, and how Chinese enterprises can build world-class brands.

As the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) involves $66.9 billion of public funds and the findings of the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong published recently show that 59% of the respondents said they knew 'very little' or 'quite little' about the entire XRL project, indicating that most people do not understand the substance and social impact of the XRL, I now move under paragraph 37A of the FC Procedure to demand that the Government shelve the funding proposals of the XRL and assess the public awareness of the XRL with an opinion poll conducted by an independent organization, and re-submit the funding proposals after having ascertained that the majority of the people of Hong Kong clearly understand the substance of the XRL and its impact on the society.

[...] [...] fostering of diverse talents and cultural creativity [...] [...]

Suitable candidates for green manager posts responsible for providing and promoting environmental protection in factories and offices are limited.

[...] [...] implementation, the talent management system [...] [...]

[...] [...] industries, and only in this way can [...]

In the supplementary information provided to the Advisory Committee, the Secretary-General states that one of the lessons learned with regard to compliance missions was that, irrespective of the professional competence of the individual compliance officers, when dealing with Chief Security Officers at the P-5 or senior P-4 levels or debriefing designated officials at the level of D-2 or above, a P-3 compliance officer has neither the seniority nor the field experience to be credible.

Zambia: After discussing whether to wait for the national planning document to be ready in order to ensure the UNDAF’s alignment to the Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP), the UNCT decided to go ahead with the preparation of the new UNDAF, considering that despite efforts to align United Nations documents to national plans, the cycles are hardly the same and that the situation in Zambia is unlikely to change in the short term.

[...] [...] technology skills of Secretariat staff; build and strengthen linguistic capabilities; and support career development and upgrade substantive skills.

(B) If any member shall surrender for cancellation a share certificate representing shares held by him and request the Company to issue in lieu two or more share certificates representing such shares in such proportions as he may specify, the Board may, if it thinks fit, comply 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, or otherwise in each case such other sum as the Board may from time to time determine) for every certificate after the first, as the Board shall from time to time determine.

The following elements of quality education were highlighted: focus on assistance in curricula review and revision, particularly the introduction of values education and ethical approaches, in accordance with national priorities and Arab needs; “learner-centred” education; improvement of teaching including capacity-building and teacher training; improvement in the status of teachers; development of benchmarking and assessment; elaboration of national standards regarding quality education.

[...] [...] $319,811,300 more than the provision [...] [...]