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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-09-12" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Confucius Institute</name>
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        <heading>Confucius Institute</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4363" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-09-12">
            <name>Confucius Institute</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4363">The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:07):</by>  Can the assistant minister explain why she did not make efforts to view the contract prior to the matter being raised with her in this council, in this parliament, given the concerns of the federal Attorney-General with regard to these institutes?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-09-12">
            <name>Confucius Institute</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:08):</by>  I have always believed that the Confucius Institute has been a centre to promote language studies, and there has been no other complaints made or filed with my office to take that step to investigate the contract. Having those matters brought to my attention, I have acted accordingly. I believe now the matter has been addressed.</text>
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