- Sep 25 Wed 2013 15:17
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假卡党随团扫5.5万货
存倉 【本报讯】两名来自四川假卡党集团成员,本周日参加港澳四天团来港旅游。前日两人随团到尖沙嘴免税店购物,涉嫌于一小时内用三张假信用卡购买三万元卡地亚钻戒及两只浪琴表等,总值逾5.5万元名牌货。警方接获信用卡中心报案,昨晨到香港仔一家酒店拘捕二人,搜出七万元赃物及37张怀疑假卡。警方指假卡集团成员参加旅行团来港购物较罕见,该批假卡质素差,卡面凸字甩色,卡边亦刮花。迷你倉
- Sep 25 Wed 2013 14:48
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台湾
mini storage 西藏旅游热度不减,今年前八个月,西藏接待国内外游客930万人次,增长18.7%。其中,游客前往拉萨游览有608万人次,比去年同期增长19.61%,实现旅游收入人民币56.24亿元(约新台币272亿元)。self storage
- Sep 25 Wed 2013 14:48
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专拣名表钻戒 警首破拘两人 内地假卡党 跟团扫货
内地十.一黄金周将至,儲存倉警方首次破获假卡党内地「车手」随旅行团作掩饰,携带四十张假卡来港扫货。两名四川男子日前跟团抵港,先后在九龙湾及尖沙咀两间店铺,狂碌假卡购买两只名表、一只钻戒、一部数码相机连脚架及背囊,总值六万三千元,店铺接获信用卡中心通知才知中招报警。昨晨探员掩至旅行团下榻的酒店拘捕两人,起回全部赃物,搜获四十张粗制滥造假卡,当中有刮花、甩色等,当中三张被烧过,相信疑犯企图毁尸灭迹。店员不察 卡中心通知报警被捕疑犯姓王(二十八岁)及姓杨(三十岁),同为四川人。本周日,他们跟随一个港澳五天游旅行团来港,下榻香港仔黄竹坑道一间酒店。旅行团留港四日三夜,今日转往澳门继续行程。两人抵港当日即犯案,随团到九龙湾国际展贸中心参观,在一间店铺碌假卡购买一部名贵数码相机、一支脚架及一个背囊,价值一万三千元。店员未发现是假卡。翌日下午三时许,他们再随团到尖沙咀么地道七十七号华懋广场一店铺,在一小时内分三次行使三张伪造信用卡,购买两只名表及一只名贵钻迷你倉,价值共约五万元,店方也未发觉是假卡。及至晚上十一时,该店接获信用卡中心通知,才知两人所用的信用卡有问题,立即报警。警员到店铺调查,锁定该旅行团与案有关。粗制滥造 卡面甩色似影印昨凌晨五时许,探员掩至有关酒店逐间房搜查,终在王及杨同住的房间起回所有赃物,并检获四十张假信用卡及九千元港币、人民币现金及相信为疑犯自用的两部手机。其中三张用作购物的假卡有被烧过痕迹,相信疑犯企图毁尸灭迹。两人对碌假卡事直认不讳,涉嫌行使及藏有虚假文书被捕扣查,油尖警区刑事调查队第三队跟进,正调查幕后是否有犯罪集团操纵。搜获的假卡涉及假冒汇丰银行、中国银行、中国工商银行、中国建设银行及中国邮政储蓄银行等。警方指假卡制作粗糙,只有两张附有晶片,部分假卡更有刮花、甩色、凹凸字不明显及卡面像影印一样。旅游业议会主席胡兆英称,假卡党跟团来港犯案,旅行社无法防范。团友自由购物时行使假卡实为个人行为,不会影响本港旅行社声誉,旅行社也毋须负担商店损失,信用卡发卡银行会与商店分担。迷你倉最平
- Sep 25 Wed 2013 14:45
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造福贫病澳情侣命丧异乡
迷你倉 恐袭事件中的遇害者来自多个国家,包括英澳双重国籍的男建筑师兰登。他参与非洲多项建筑工程,怀有8个月身孕的女友雅芙则是疟疾专家。 两人在非洲贡献良多,与肯雅尤其有渊源,可惜却成枪下亡魂,客死异乡。 33岁的兰登曾参与设计非洲多地的大楼,过去4年长驻东非,亦曾协助设计肯雅一座专为穷人而设的爱滋病医院。 他的女友雅芙是公共卫生专家,为盖茨.梅林达基金工作。她即将为人母之际,却遇上恐袭死去,友人们深感唏嘘。自存倉
- Sep 25 Wed 2013 14:36
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十一黄金周内地客减或成另类喜讯
每年的「十一黄金周」都有大量内地旅客访港,自存倉而自从内地爆出问题奶粉事件后,购买婴幼儿奶粉,几乎成为内地访港旅客的指定动作,或作手信或作个人需要,都令奶粉的需求量急增,间接造成供应短缺的情况。政府计划利用下星期的「十一黄金周」来为奶粉供应进行「压力测试」,以了解供应商及零售商是否能承受不同程度需求的波动,但由于现时在限奶令下,旅客携带奶粉出境仍然有限制,故只依靠由顾问公司的测试,是否足以模拟出内地旅客抢奶粉的「盛况」,已令人顿生疑问。事实上,就算限奶令真的已经取消,内地旅客对奶粉的需求也不一定急升,原因是香港旅游业议会早前已预计,今年「十一黄金周」期间访港的内地旅客,会下跌15%至20%。由于内地会于下月1 日实施《旅游法》,以打击内地零团费及强迫购物问题,因而令港澳团的团费增加逾八成。香港旅游业议会预计, 「十一黄金周」期间访港的内地团,会较去年少约三成,惟自由行旅客将会上升,估计整体访港内地客量,会下跌约15%至20%。明明是传统旺季,但内地访港迷你倉客反而减少,对倚重旅客的零售业及旅游业来说,或是一个极坏的警示,但对其他港人而言,却未必是坏消息。最少,在「十一黄金周」期间,港人只得一天的假期,其余日子都需要返工返学,旅客减少,对他们正常生活的影响也相对减低,起码在乘搭公共交通工具或外出用膳时,不会逼上加逼。更何况,近年中港矛盾愈演愈烈,有人都把矛头指向内地人,且对访港内地旅客太多颇有微言,内地旅港旅客在「十一黄金周」期间回落,对港人来说,随时是一个额外的喘息空间。旅客太多吃不消,但其实内地访港旅客也不是必然地增加的!老纪翻查资料,2011 年的「十一黄金周」,前后7 日的假期共录得77 万内地旅客访港,惟去年的数字就显示,首4 天的假期只得45 万名内地旅客入境,较前一年同期下跌一成,虽然最终8 日假期共有96 万内地客访港,较2011 年增加24%,但却出现「旺丁不旺财」的情况,内地旅客的消费金额,由过去人均7000 至8000元减至5000至6000元。由此可见,只依赖内地旅客本来就非良策。迷你倉
- Sep 25 Wed 2013 14:05
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马来西亚
(吉隆坡24日讯)由于没有接获政府白纸黑字的土地拥有权承诺,迷你倉最平精武华小周二依据原本的计划举办“924静坐保校和平请愿”,并通过一项议决案;即保留该校校地的完整性,同时呼吁政府撤销征地和拆除令,获得全场约300位出席者的一致通过。精武华小董事部清楚表明,他们将坚决以此议决案作为与旅游及文化部等各造谈判和争取的立场;与此同时,他们也希望能获得地契和拥有权。精武华小董事长胡敬宽周二在记者会上指出,该校董事部与政府部门开会的立场明确且一致;即保留该校校地的完整,并期盼政府给予该土地的拥有权。盼获土地拥有权“精武华小拥有这块2万方尺的土地已85年了,我们希望政府白纸黑字的写明我们对这块土地的拥有权。”他续说,精武华小乃教育学生的地方,而非商业用途,他希望政府看在该校拥有其他友族学生的份上,以开明的思想关注这项教育课题。“我们的家教协会也为贫穷的友族学生给予资助,因此我们希望政府能看到这点。”与此同时,董总主席叶新田指出,未来的谈判阵容除了有精武华小三机构以外,各华团也受邀加入,包括董教总,使华社争取的目标一致。董总坚决抗争到底他说,由于政府不合理地向精武华小征地,不仅涉及该校的生存和发展,亦会影响其他华小校地,因此董总非常重视这项课题,并坚决抗争到底。他强调,政府不仅须撤销征地和拆除令,之后也须使精武华小获得该土地的地契和使用权,以免有后顾之忧。“这项课题并非有关暂缓拆除的问题,而是保留土地之后,再将之合法化,以免未来招致争论。”另外,叶新田呼吁朝野政党运用各自的影响力,协助落实该议决案,以保留精武华小校地的完整。“城市区的学校拥有较高价值,因此会有各方觊觎这些土地。胡敬宽盼马华讲到做到胡敬宽指出,该校于8月15日与马华领袖洽谈后,对方给予3项承诺;即保留政府地段为教育用途,无需归还给政府、为精武华小争取该土地的拥有权和地契,以及文化城和马来餐馆的工程土地可退回。“我希望马华能把我们的心声传达至有关当局,并实现以上的承诺,我们并非不信马华,而是希望他们讲到做到。”此外,他提及,政府首席秘书丹斯里阿里韩沙表示暂缓拆除工作,但并非意味着取消工程;因此他认为,当局若真有诚意,最好能取消计划。“让精武华小?绑手谈判’对我们非常不公,因此希望政府先撤销征地计划,再与我们进行平等协商。”他致词时说,自旅游及文化部向精武华小征地的风波传开以来,该校去年7月迄今,与各造展开了9次会议;惟政府官员的态度强硬,使该校董事部处于下风,并中途终止谈判。他续说,当此事获得媒体的关注后,即获得华社及社团声援,朝野政党议员也前来访问该校。“但旅游及文化部称此事牵涉了马华议员,因而变成了政治议题,结果取消会议和谈判,在这段期间,精武华小只有挨打的份儿。”多数校地拥有权不属董事部教总总务陈清顺说,精武华小的校地风波并非独立事件,未来将殃及其他学校,因许多学校的土地拥有权非学校董事部所属。“再者,州政府也献议合并微型华小;在华教被打压之时,华社及董教总必须协力捍卫华教。”他代表教总致词时说,他希望朝野政党、华社及社团能成为精武华小董事部的后盾,一同捍卫该校校地的完整性。他也说,既然首相曾声称欲当一名全民首相,即应以民为本,听取民意,但“924静坐保校和平请愿”吸引如此多人出席,显见政府的表现不理想。合并微小条件须保留校地雪隆精武体育会会长拿督林济升认为,合并微型华小的建议可考虑;惟条件是,当华小合并之后,必须保留原有的土地。“微型华小可在其他地方合并起来,但所有土地必须保留,以供华社兴建学校,以免华小变少。”此外,他提及,体育会曾致函给教育部,要求在赛城兴建精武华小分校,惟该校附近住宅区趋于消失,以致学生人数从约2000人降至四百多人,最后计划失败。“因此,我建议,精武华小可成为技术学校,以增添意义。”另外,雪隆华校校友联秘书长兼精武华小董事部总务周其辉指出,我国拥有一千二百多间华小,大部份坐落于城市区域。“若精武华小在征地风波上失守,将影响全国约一半华小校地的完整性。”董总:征地破坏学习环境董总主席叶新田认为,一旦政府将精武华小的部份地段改为商业用途,必定严重破坏学习环境,损害学生利益。他说,旅游部为了商业利益,牺牲教育事业的行为,非常不得人心,毫无以民为本。他致词时披露,精武华小仅有2英亩的校园,活动空间不足,且远远低于政府规定每所小学5至10英亩校地的标准。叶新田也指出,精武华小所面对的政府当局将校地改为商业用途问题,日后也可能发生在其它学校身上,加上教育部通过《2013-2025年教育发展大蓝图》实行不利于母语教育生存及发展的政策,将令华教的未来没有保障,危机重重。他续说,教育是立国之本,兴建学校及发展教育是政府职责,包括提供土地给有需要的华小,以改善教育设备。“惟政府制定的城市规划和发展蓝图,都漠视华小的建设和校地分配,导致历史悠久的华小面对校地不足的问题延续至今,精武华小就是其一。”他呼吁,政府应保留有关地段,撤销征地和拆除设备的谕令,并修改文化遗产城管和餐馆商业发展计划的蓝图。“政府将精武华小辛苦筹建的教育设备该为商业用途,这是何等讽刺,令人民伤心失望。”“马华不是四川变脸”张盛闻促对准旅部马青教育局主任张盛闻说,他不赞同精武华小校方容许反国阵人士在“924静坐保校和平请愿”活动张挂布条,反而批评马华如“四川变脸”等不堪的言论,并指矛头不应对准“解决问题”的马华,而是针对决定征用校地的旅游及文化部。“今天出席的民众是支持教育,若征地事件迷你倉及政党利益,难免产生不良影响,对校方并非好事。”称马华是解决问题张盛闻周二出席精武华小静坐保校和平请愿,受询时如此表明。尽管张盛闻与其他马华党员出席静坐活动,但他们却选择“独自”坐在活动现场角落,不愿与校方、华团及其他政党坐在贵宾席。精武华小董事长胡敬宽在活动还未开始前,呼吁在场民众拆除批评马华布条,并指给予马华“机会”,为该校争取最大利益。张盛闻声称,校方质疑马华没为精武华小争取最大利益,而民主行动党上周才拿走征地资料,但周二却在台上滔滔不绝发言,那对方又做了甚么?“我希望董事部摆正立场,寻求华团及政党协助解决问题,不要节外生枝。”他强调,马华由始至终与校方站在同一阵线,并以董事部的立场为依据,积极与首相拿督斯里纳吉、旅游及文化部长拿督斯里纳兹里进行协调。他提及,马华与董事部在8月15日会面,获悉对方希望摆平此事,最好保留完整校地,否则拆毁的建筑,由旅游部全面资助承建多元用途大楼。“马华在会议上没作出任何承诺及保证,不然当天就召开记者会宣布,而校长及校友会可佐证此事。”他指出,由于董事部希望与纳兹里谈判,争取最大利益,但碍于纳兹里还在国外,所以马华署理总会长拿督斯里廖中莱仍在接洽中。校方否认张挂抨马华布条针对批评马华的布条张挂在活动现场,胡敬宽说,布条并非董事部准备,而是支持华教的民众非常“着急”,希望马华尽快解决校地征用的风波。钱用来打官司不如建校“我们没有政治化此事,希望华社不分派系,集合众人力量的解决问题。”询及马华不满活动牵涉政党利益时,他说,纳兹里早前坚决表明拆除学校的立场,而校方只能挨打,没有还击能力,只好求助各方团体协助。“校方有权利打官司以保留校地,但我们希望与政府进行协商。若我们用50万令吉打官司,为何不要用这笔钱建校呢?”他说,为了培育下一代,他希望政府修改发展计划,不要征用该校校地。民政:无法接受拆校建餐厅民青团总秘书刘华才博士说,民政党不会因巫统党选,而不敢站出来捍卫华教权利,反而选择以行动证明与精武华小站在同一阵线。“若政府为了一间餐厅拆除学校,民政党无法接受,并支持校方保留完整校地的要求。”他提及,早前媒体炮轰该党没有介入校地风波,而该党代主席拿督郑可扬即委派他全面协助精武华小征地事宜,并协助与旅游部进行谈判。“为了解决校地问题,华社的立场必须一致,好让民政与马华为精武华小争取权益。”陈国伟建议餐厅移至TRX民主行动党署理主席兼蕉赖区国会议员陈国伟建议,政府可将具代表性的Seri Melayu餐厅转移至敦拉萨国际贸易中心(TRX),以保留精武华小的原状。他受询时指出,过去他也曾献议政府将马来餐厅移去300公尺外,即占地75亩的敦拉萨国际贸易中心。“那里不可能无法容纳一间餐馆,我相信政府也不想看到那里仅有麦当劳和肯德基等快餐店,而没有马来餐厅,因此这间马来餐厅应移至那里。”另外,陈国伟指出,文化是民族的根,语文是民族的魂,因此在维护和捍卫文化及语文方面,精武华小董事部不应妥协半步,民联也将给予全力支持。“精武华小的征地风波,显见我国教育政策趋向单元化,国人绝不能让精武华小的一寸土地被征用,否则将引起骨牌效应。”他说,各源流学校都须纳入国家主流教育政策,也必须获得政府的尊重和维护,尤其发展教育和建设学校是政府的首要任务,亦是建国工程之一。其他出席者有精武华小董事部总务周其辉、雪隆精武体育会会长拿督林济升、林连玉基金会董事林顺康,以及霹雳州捍卫华教行动委员会主席陈汉水等。杨有为:越协越“伤”隆雪华堂总秘书杨有为强调,精武华小校地的协商工作并不能仅靠华基政党,而应获得各方面的支持,才是上策。“隆雪华堂向来以协商作为首要对策,但精武华小风波却?越协越伤’,伤害了人民的心。”有鉴于此,他认为,和平集会是唯一且最好的途径,因此有必要继续下去。他致词时说,若政府注重人才教育,就不应如此残忍地破坏,并应向国外看齐,加强栽培和保留人才,并保障各族权益。他认为,政府在505全国大选前承诺实行利民政策,并顾及全民,精武华小事件却让人民失望。“我们不反对政府保留古迹,但若是铲除学校作为商业用途,是本末倒置的;在人民眼中看来,旅游部如此愚蠢的做法,将伤害我国经济。”另外,他提及,虽然精武华小的学生人数下滑,但建校不容易,尤其是华小,因此若人民向政府实行的学校合并计划妥协,犹如侮辱先贤,并成了“蠢民”。学生照常上课“924静坐保校和平请愿”活动周二早在精武华小有盖篮球场举行,吸引300名朝野政党领袖、华团代表、校友及民众参与,并要求政府保留完整校地。学生并未受到静坐活动影响,照常上课及前往食堂用餐。出席的领袖包括董总主席叶新田、副主席邹寿汉、教总总务陈清顺、雪华堂总秘书杨有为、执行长陈亚才、民主行动党署理主席陈国伟、财政方贵伦、前雪州行政议员刘天球、马青教育局主任张盛闻、民青团总秘书刘华才及直辖区主席刘开强等人。活动从9时30份开始,并在11时左右结束。各个团体也携带布条前来“声援”,其中不乏批评马华的言论,导致张盛闻脸色不悦,并私下投诉董事部,并要求主办单位拆除布条。【一人一句】张五权(68岁):盼华社团结政府不应种族主义发展教育,我全力配合精武华小捍卫校地,希望华社团结,努力为该校争取最大权益。林秀桃(51岁):做法不合理我的3名孩子都在精武华小毕业,我认为政府的做法不合理,今天代表孩子来支持争取完整校地。温信德(21岁):特地请假支持我今日特地请假前来支持精武华小,政府强行征地的做法令我非常无奈。;儲存
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为奥运治安 日拟整顿歌舞伎町
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中國提高會議花費標準 回應稱系物價上漲因素
嚴禁套取會議費設立“小金庫” 嚴禁在會議費中列支公務接待費 嚴禁借會議名義組織會餐安排宴請 物價上漲會議費標準提高會期縮短 記者昨天獲悉,迷你倉財政部、國家機關事務管理局、中共中央直屬機關事務管理局聯合印發了《中央和國家機關會議費管理辦法》(下稱《辦法》)。財政部行政政法司有關負責人表示,《辦法》首次在適用範圍上實現了全覆蓋,之前會議費管理辦法主要適用于國務院各部門,其他中央國家機關比照執行,對事業單位會議費管理問題未作出明確規定。 《辦法》規定,一、二、三類會議每人每天花費提高了50元至60元不等,還要求各單位嚴禁借會議名義組織會餐或安排宴請,嚴禁套取會議費設立“小金庫”。違反規定的,將追究會議舉辦單位和相關人員的責任。據悉,新政從2014年1月1日起施行。 政策對比 全面提高會議花費標準 在新會議費綜合定額標準上,新政相比舊規定全面提高了花費的標準。 《國務院機關事務管理局財政部關於調整中央國家機關會議費開支標準的通知》曾規定,自2009年1月1日起,會議費綜合定額標準調整為一類會議每人每天600元,二類會議每人每天500元,三類會議每人每天400元。上述會議費綜合定額標準為會議費開支上限控制標準。 這次的新政則明確,會議費開支實行綜合定額控制,住宿費、伙食費、其他費用這三項費用之間可以調劑使用。從總額來說,一類會議每人每天660元,二類會議每人每天550元,三類會議每人每天450元。綜合定額標準是會議費開支的上限,各單位應在綜合定額標準以內結算報銷。 會期縮短參會人數可能增加 《中央國家機關會議費管理辦法》曾規定,二類會議會期一般不得超過3天,三類會議會期一般不得超過2天。二類會議與會人員一般不得超過200人。三類會議與會人員不得超過150人。 新《辦法》相對縮短了一些會議的會期,但會議人數則可能有所提高。新政要求,二、三、四類會議會期均不得超過2天;傳達、佈置類會議會期不得超過1天。對於會議報到和離開時間,一、二、三類會議合計不得超過2天,四類會議合計不得超過1天。 二類會議參會人員不得超過300人;三類會議參會人員不得超過150人;四類會議參會人員視內容而定,一般不得超過50人。 小型研討會等納入規範範圍 與之前會議費管理辦法相比,新《辦法》在規範範圍上實現了全覆蓋。首先是實現了對適用對象的全覆蓋。之前會議費管理辦法主要適用于國務院各部門,其他中央國家機關比照執行,對事業單位會議費管理問題未作出明確規定。而此次《辦法》適用于所有中央和國家機關,即黨中央各部門,國務院各部委、各直屬機構,全國人大常委會辦公廳,全國政協辦公廳,最高人民法院,最高人民檢察院,各人民團體、各民主黨派中央和全國工商聯召開的會議都應執行本《辦法》。同時明確規定,中央事業單位會議費管理參照本《辦法》執行。 其次是實現了對各類會議的全覆蓋。之前會議管理辦法主要針對一、二、三類會議,並未對除一、二、三類會議以外的小型研討會、座談會、評審會等其他業務性會議作出明確規定。這次《辦法》在原會議分類的基礎上,將部門召開的小型研討會、座談會、評審會等業務性會議作為“四類會議”納入規範範圍。標簽:會議費 定額 會期 四星級 參會 新規亮點 開支範圍涵蓋六大類 新《辦法》規定,會議費開支範圍包括會議住宿費、伙食費、會議室租金、交通費、文件印刷費、醫藥費等。會議費開支實行綜合定額控制,各單位應在綜合定額標準以內結算報銷。 財務部門要嚴格按規定審迷你倉最平會議費開支,對未列入年度計劃以及超範圍、超標準開支的經費不予報銷。會議費由會議召開單位承擔,不得向參會人員收取,不得以任何方式向下屬機構、企事業單位、地方轉嫁或攤派。 明確定義四大類會議 新《辦法》明確,一類會議,是以黨中央和國務院名義召開的,要求省、自治區、直轄市、計劃單列市或中央各部門負責同志參加的會議。 二類會議,是黨中央和國務院各部委、各直屬機構召開的,要求本系統、各直屬機構或省、自治區、直轄市、計劃單列市有關廳(局)負責同志參加的會議。 三類會議,是黨中央和國務院各部委、各直屬機構,最高人民法院,最高人民檢察院,各人民團體及其所屬內設機構召開的,要求省、自治區、直轄市、計劃單列市有關廳(局)或本系統機構有關人員參加的會議。 四類會議,是指除上述一、二、三類會議以外的其他業務性會議,包括小型研討會、座談會、評審會等。 嚴禁套取會議費設“小金庫” 根據中央八項規定及其實施細則的有關要求,新《辦法》對會議活動作出相關禁止性規定,主要有嚴禁各單位借會議名義組織會餐或安排宴請;嚴禁套取會議費設立“小金庫”;嚴禁在會議費中列支公務接待費;會議用房不得安排高檔套房;會議用餐應嚴格控制菜品種類、數量和份量,安排自助餐,嚴禁提供高檔菜肴,不安排宴請,不上煙酒;新《辦法》還指出,會議會場一律不擺花草,不製作背景板;不得使用會議費購置電腦、複印機、打印機、傳真機等固定資產以及開支與本次會議無關的其他費用;不得組織會議代表旅遊及與會議無關的參觀;嚴禁組織高消費娛樂、健身活動;嚴禁以任何名義發放紀念品等。 會議費支付禁止用現金 針對目前計劃外會議時有召開、會議規模和會議開支超出標準等突出問題,新《辦法》首先強化會議年度計劃和審批管理制度,規定所有會議必須納入單位的年度會議計劃,進一步明確各類會議的報批程序和審批制度。其次是嚴格會議費預算管理,將會議費納入部門預算,單獨列示,並要求會議費預算細化到具體會議項目,執行中不得突破。 在會議費報銷和支付管理方面,新《辦法》規定,報銷時須附會議審批文件、會議通知及實際參會人員簽到單、定點飯店提供的費用原始明細單據、電子結算憑證等,並規定會議費支付採用銀行轉賬或公務卡方式結算,不得以現金方式支付。 新《辦法》還要求各單位應當將非涉密會議的名稱、主要內容、參會人數、經費開支等情況在單位內部公示,具備條件的應向社會公開。 不許在風景名勝區開會 新《辦法》中壓縮了會期,要求一類會議按照批准文件從嚴控制會期,各單位召開的二類會議原則上每年不超過1次,並將二類會議會期由原來的一般不超過3天壓縮為不得超過2天。三類、四類會議的會期也不得超過2天。 新政還控制了參會人員數量,規定二類、三類和四類會議參會人員總數不得超過300人、150人和50人。同時,將二類會議和三類會議工作人員比例分別從原來的20%和15%降低至15%和10%以內。 在會議形式上,新《辦法》規定,各單位應充分運用電視電話、網絡視頻等現代信息技術手段召開會議,降低會議成本,提高會議效率。 在會議地點選擇方面,參會人員以在京單位為主的會議不得到京外召開;不得到黨中央、國務院明令禁止的風景名勝區召開會議;不能夠採用電視電話、網絡視頻召開的會議應當到定點飯店召開;參會人員在50人以內且無外地代表的會議,原則上在單位內部會議室召開,不安排住宿,並明確要求二、三、四類會議應當在四星級以下(含四星)定點飯店召開。標簽:會議費 定額 會期 四星級 參會迷你倉
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Normandy superintendent trying to galvanize community support
Source: St.self storage Louis Post-DispatchSept. 23--PAGEDALE -- Normandy schools Superintendent Ty McNichols appeared before about 40 people at a forum Monday morning armed with a PowerPoint and his 100 Day Plan to improve his troubled school system.His talk followed about a dozen other presentations, interviews, and panel discussions that the new superintendent had taken part in since Normandy schools resumed class about 40 days ago. Which begged this question: "People ask, 'How can he be at all those things and still be running the district?'" McNichols said.McNichols finds himself in a precarious position of trying to turn around his unaccredited school district, while at the same time, educating the community about Normandy schools in light of the transfer situation. People have a perception of the district that's inaccurate, he said."I am out in the buildings," McNichols said. "But I think I need to be out in the community and in the news because I don't think our story is being told."The Meet the Superintendent event was hosted by Beyond Housing at its the Pagedale Family Support Center. Another is planned 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Indi迷你倉n Trails Library, 8400 Delport Drive, Overland."The reality is, he has to continue to give confidence to people in this community that he's up for the task," said Chris Krehmeyer, chief executive of Beyond Housing.For many in the crowd, it was the first time they'd seen McNichols. The superintendent began leading Normandy schools July 1, having previously worked as an administrator in the Hazelwood district.For about an hour, McNichols told the crowd about his trips inside the district's schools. How he's working to ensure parents concerns are addressed. About the intense focus on literacy, and on STEM education, short for science, technology, engineering and math."He seemed to be really concerned," said Sharon Caldwell of Bel-Nor, who left feeling inspired to help her community's schools, even though she doesn't have children in the district. "I'm going to be pounding the pavement to get people to go to the meetings, get involved. The children here deserve to have good schools."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Visit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch at .stltoday.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
- Sep 24 Tue 2013 16:50
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Sting leads to 16 arrests for soliciting sex with children online
Source: Milwaukee Journal SentinelSept.自存倉 23--Sixteen people, including two affiliated with the Green Bay Area School District, were arrested in a four-day operation that targeted people soliciting children for sex online.A staff member at Keller and Wilder Elementary schools and a bus driver from Lamers who transports students from Keller Elementary and Lombardi Middle School were arrested in the sting, according to a statement that the school district posted online MondayThe staff member was placed on administrative leave while the criminal investigation unfolds, and the district will launch an internal investigation, Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld said in the release.The bus driver was removed from the route, she added.Brown County Sheriff John R. Gossage and Door County Sheriff Terry J. Vogel organized the sting, dubbed Operation Black Veil II, as a way of taking the initiative against criminals who target children online."First off, this is to let the bad guys know we're out there and that the Internet is not a tool they can use," Vogel said Monday.He also said the operation is to educate the public."Parents need to step up and monitor their kids' Internet usage and know that these people are out there trolling for your kids," Vogel said.Those arrested are expected to face charges such as use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and child enticement, according to a news release.This is the third operation of its kind in northeast Wisconsin. The first occurred in October 2012 and netted five arrests. The second, called Operation Black Veil, occurred in March and resulted in 16 arrests.According to a Brown County sheriff's office news release, the following individuals were arrested:再lbert D. Ruleford, 28, was arrested Wednesday in the Village of Howard and charged with two counts of child enticement, two counts of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, exposing genitals to a child, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.吐andal A. Bunkelman, 48, was arrested Thursday in the Village of Allouez and charged with use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, child enticement and exposing genitals to a child.向ictor V. Iakimenko, 34, was arrested Thursday in the Village of Bellevue and charged with child enticement and use of the computer to facilitate child sex crimes.再aron D. Dobberfuhl, 28, was ar迷你倉ested Friday in the Village of Bellevue and charged with child enticement, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and exposing genitals to a child.匡ason S. Gehrke, 38, was arrested Friday in the Village of Bellevue and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate child sex crimes.冰ryan J. Bathke, 35, was arrested Friday in the Village of Ashwaubenon and charged with child enticement, use of a computer to facilitate child sex crimes and exposing genitals to a child.-- Daniel R. Roggow, 30, was arrested Saturday in the Village of Bellevue and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- James E. McHugh, 38, was arrested on Saturday in the Village of Ashwaubenon and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Robert L. Spreeman, 28, was arrested Saturday and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Michael A. Fischer, 42, was arrested Saturday in Oshkosh and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Pravong Colin Thongdara, 21, was arrested Wednesday in Wausau and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Brian A. Uttecht, 39, was arrested Friday in Wausau and charged with prostitution.-- Shayd C. Mitchell, 23, was arrested Saturday in Wausau and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Richard E. Denty, 33, was arrested Saturday in Shawano and charged with use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.-- Maynard M. Dakota, 18, was arrested Wednesday in Outagamie County, and charges of child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime were referred to Outagamie County District Attorney's Office.-- Frederick Fischer, 50, was arrested Saturday in Door County and charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.The following agencies assisted with the operation: Marathon County Sheriff's Department, Shawano County Sheriff's Department, Outagamie County Sheriff's Department, Oshkosh Police Department, Wausau Police Department and the Shawano Police Department.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at .jsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
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Short Selling Turnover (Main Board) up to morning close(1)TurnoverCODE NAME OF STOCK (SH) ($)--------------------------------------------------------1 CHEUNG KONG 221,000 26,383,4002 CLP HOLDINGS 31,000 1,979,0503 HK & CHINA GAS 73,000 1,346,9804 WHARF HOLDINGS 788,000 55,326,6505 HSBC HOLDINGS 583,600 49,999,6806 POWER ASSETS 8,500 575,9008 PCCW 129,000 444,38010 HANG LUNG GROUP 11,000 455,60011 HANG SENG BANK 49,800 6,306,95012 HENDERSON LAND 506,000 24,317,50013 HUTCHISON 252,000 23,707,90014 HYSAN DEV 3,000 105,00016 SHK PPT 361,000 38,006,60017 NEW WORLD DEV 8,000 95,56019 SWIRE PACIFIC A 95,000 8,795,10020 WHEELOCK 6,000 248,85023 BANK OF E ASIA 271,600 8,848,24027 GALAXY ENT 391,000 20,969,60031 CHINA AEROSPACE 24,000 20,92034 KOWLOON DEV 2,000 19,88035 FE CONSORT INTL 26,000 65,00043 C.self storageP. POKPHAND 8,000 6,00044 HAECO 400 41,44053 GUOCO GROUP 1,000 94,40054 HOPEWELL HOLD 29,000 744,15056 ALLIED PPT (HK) 2,000 2,54066 MTR CORPORATION 42,500 1,292,47567 LUMENA NEWMAT 1,960,000 2,961,60069 SHANGRI-LA ASIA 162,000 2,037,64082 VODONE 6,000 3,54083 SINO LAND 42,000 479,00086 SUN HUNG KAI CO 2,000 8,690101 HANG LUNG PPT 494,000 13,086,300107 SICHUAN EXPRESS 70,000 156,280116 CHOW SANG SANG 2,000 43,700119 POLY PROPERTY 3,000 14,390123 YUEXIU PROPERTY 376,000 835,480135 KUNLUN ENERGY 190,000 2,108,800142 FIRST PACIFIC 182,000 1,572,840144 CHINA MER HOLD 166,000 4,595,200148 KINGBOARD CHEM 191,500 3,760,820151 WANT WANT CHINA 1,440,000 17,527,880152 SHENZHEN INT'L 42,500 40,375163 EMPEROR INT'L 6,000 12,840165 CHINA EB LTD 2,000 20,840168 TSINGTAO BREW 10,000 581,100171 SILVER GRANT 2,000 2,140173 K. WAH INT'L 184,000 765,420175 GEELY AUTO 5,160,000 20,839,850177 JIANGSU EXPRESS 426,000 3,905,240178 SA SA INT'L 106,000 961,580179 JOHNSON ELEC H 22,000 119,600189 DONGYUE GROUP 78,000 293,040195 L'SEA RESOURCES 10,000 4,050196 HONGHUA GROUP 11,000 26,100200 MELCO INT'L DEV 53,000 1,090,350210 DAPHNE INT'L 766,000 4,023,620215 HUTCHTEL HK 30,000 105,200220 U-PRESID CHINA 783,000 6,138,850242 SHUN TAK HOLD 6,000 25,980257 CHINA EB INT'L 47,000 318,870267 CITIC PACIFIC 138,000 1,369,640268 KINGDEE INT'L 316,000 723,260270 GUANGDONG INV 104,000 689,780272 SHUI ON LAND 600,500 1,509,585283 GOLDIN PPT 36,000 149,760285 BYD ELECTRONIC 303,500 1,059,670291 CHINA RESOURCES 108,000 2,691,900293 CATHAY PAC AIR 849,000 12,990,180297 SINOFERT 36,000 48,300302 WING HANG BANK 39,500 4,713,400303 VTECH HOLDINGS 6,100 637,080315 SMARTONE TELE 182,000 1,928,250316 OOIL 27,000 1,250,025321 TEXWINCA HOLD 6,000 42,780322 TINGYI 138,000 2,890,800323 MAANSHAN IRON 882,000 1,792,320330 ESPRIT HOLDINGS 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OPINION: Remember the real victims of GOP's latest defunding charade
Source: Detroit Free PressSept.迷你倉 22--It has been a year since I returned to work after a harrowing bout with shingles. My health is once again robust, the scars on my torso continue to fade, and I have been mercifully unscathed by the painful aftershocks that haunt many sufferers of shingles.But my relief at my own recovery is tempered by my awareness that many Americans still face chronic illnesses without the benefit of competent medical care. And my newfound empathy for shingles-sufferers has hardened into something more urgent and specific: a conviction that health care should be recognized as a fundamental human right, and an impatience with the lawmakers complacent about the status quo that has left millions of my fellow citizens without coverage.Voters who share these sentiments helped elect Barack Obama and the Democratic congressional majority that made the Affordable Care Act law more than three years ago. On Oct. 1, employers, health insurers, state governments and social service agencies will begin a 90-day blitz to realize the ACA's promise of health coverage for every American who wants it.But first, apparently, we are all obliged to endure yet another exercise in political theater, the 41st in a series of temper tantrums by House Republicans determined to defund Obamacare or paralyze all government functions in the attempt.That they will fail to achieve their primary objective is a foregone conclusion. So public discussion of the House's ultimatum has focused on its symbolic significance and likely political fallout.Rove's reproachMany Republicans believe the bitter-enders in the House are courting self-immolation. Last Thursday, in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, former Bush White House strategist Karl Rove bluntly warned that the GOP leadership's defund-or-bust strategy was doomed to alienate independent voters, increasing the risk of Republican reversals in next November's midterm elections.But worried Republicans like Rove and Democrats gleeful at the spectacle of GOP infighting overlook the real damage being inflicted on those the ACA was designed to help.Despite the Democratic Senate's determination to block any defunding effort, the House's incessant repeal campaign has convinced many Americans that the insurance mandate scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 has been scuttled or postponed. In a report highlighting the public's confusion, Crain's Detroit Business' Jay Greene cites surveys suggesting that the overwhelming majority of the 1.2 million uninsured Michiganders are unaware that open enrollment for the online health insurance exchange begins Oct. 1, or that many who currently earn too much to qualify for Medicare will be eligible for benefits after April 1.A coalition of Democratic and GOP state senators b迷你倉at back an effort to block Michigan's Medicaid expansion plans, which Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says will save the state millions of dollars over the next decade while extending coverage to more than 450,000 working poor people. But nationwide, millions of uninsured people may be denied access to federally funded health coverage because they live in one of the 28 states where Republican legislators have opted out of Medicaid expansion.There's a train wreck coming, all right, if for no other reason than the fact that so many GOP lawmakers are busy pulling up tracks.They got theirsEven its most enthusiastic champions concede that the ACA is an imperfect framework for universal care that will require revision, and maybe even replacement, in the years ahead.But the Republican lawmakers seeking to defund Obamacare all have three things in common: 1) All are seeking to blow the ACA up, not improve it; 2) All enjoy superb, government-subsidized health coverage for themselves and their families, and 3) None has advanced a workable plan for extending similar coverage to the millions of uninsured Americans whose care the ACA is designed to address.My bout with shingles taught me the difference such coverage can make to anyone managing even a minor health problem. The care I received was not expensive or technologically advanced: Because shingles has no cure, my doctors focused on pain management. They succeeded in making a difficult ordeal more tolerable by listening to my complaints, addressing my symptoms with common but powerful prescription drugs, and trusting me to use those medicines responsibly.Curious to know what happens to people who contract shingles without the benefit of medical coverage or the sort of patient-doctor relationship it facilitates, I spent the weeks after my recovery talking to emergency room physicians at public hospitals that bear the majority of indigent care. None pretended that any uninsured shingles patient would receive the level of care that made my illness tolerable.So today, as I watch Michigan's Republican congressional delegation dutifully lining up to play its part in the latest defunding charade, I don't think much about the impact on their re-election prospects, or their party's future, or the government they seem willing to shut down.I think about uninsured people with shingles, and of the needless agony they will endure as long as health care remains the political football of those whose own coverage is secure.I think of real people in real pain, and I wonder how much longer a nation that shrugs off their suffering can pretend to be the leader of the civilized world.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Detroit Free Press Visit the Detroit Free Press at .freep.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉