Tag: Measures

LCQ17: Measures to optimise four senior secondary core subjects ***************************************************************      Following is a question by Professor the Hon Lau Chi-pang and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, in the Legislative Council today (March 15):     Question:        The measures to optimise the four senior secondary core subjects (i.e. Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Citizenship and Social Development in lieu of Liberal Studies) (the optimising measures) have been implemented from Secondary Four since the 2021-2022 school year. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) given that after the implementation of ... Read more

Tax measures proposed in 2023-24 Budget ***************************************      In his Budget delivered today (February 22), the Financial Secretary proposed the following tax measures.      The Financial Secretary proposed a one-off reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the year of assessment 2022/23 by 100 per cent, subject to a ceiling of $6,000 per case. This measure will cost the Government $9.2 billion, benefitting 1.9 million taxpayers liable to salaries tax and tax under personal assessment and 134 000 businesses.             The tax reduction will reduce the amount of tax payable by taxpayers for the year of assessment ... Read more

FEHD introduces two new measures to enhance food business licensing regime **************************************************************************      A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (February 17) that starting from March 1, the FEHD will implement two measures to enhance the licensing system for the food business, including the introduction of a “Professional Certification System” (PCS) as an additional option for applicants in obtaining full licences, and extensive relaxation of the existing restrictions on food items sold by light refreshment restaurants (LRRs). The aim of the measures is to benefit food business operators and customers without compromising food safety and ... Read more

Flood management including erosion control falls within the purview of the States. Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. Integrated flood management approach aims at adopting judicious mix of structural and non-structural measures to provide a reasonable degree of protection against flood damages at economic cost. To strengthen the structural measures of flood management, Ministry had implemented Flood Management Programme ... Read more

CPCB has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India’s commitment to ban identified Single Use Plastic items by 30thJune, 2022, to realise Hon’ble PM’s clarion call to phase out SUP.CPCB’s multi-pronged approach as part of its Comprehensive Action Plan encompasses measures to reduce supply of raw materials, demand side measures to reduce plastic demand, enabling measures to promote alternatives to SUP, digital interventions for efficient monitoring and to create awareness, and guidance to State Boards for effective implementation of directions. As per the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016, there is a complete ban ... Read more