CONFIDENTIAL
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Subject
New I.D. Card
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Administration & Environmental Affairs Branch Progress Report
(1. August 1981. 31 October 1981)
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Purpose
Part I
Progress Made and Present Position
Next Quarter Target
(a) To produce a new high
security version of the H.K. I.D. Card.
(b) To provide a computer
system to facilitate
the replacement (of ID Card) program and support the control processes. To provide on-line enquiry services for Immigration and Police.
Funds have been approved by F.C. Production may be delayed by decision on data processing aspects. DFS being requested to include building works in Printing Department in Cat. D of PWP to ensure accommodation is ready before April 1982. Examination of security features and suitable paper by GP continued.
Finance approval obtained.
Preliminary discussion on requirements were made.
To monitor progress in building works.
To: finalise requirements To size and evaluate hardware and system software.
To complete a general design.
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Drafting of Environmental Protection Legislation
(a), To introduce an Air
Pollution Control Bill.
There has been a need to clarify the rights of exempted and licensed emitters and the Authority's powers to cancel/vary exemptions and licences. This has been done with particular regard to similar provisions in the Water Pollution Control Ordinance. The compensation clauses are now being drafted and will be considered by EPCOM before the Bill and accompanying ExCo paper are processed further.
To agree new provisions consult EPCOM; and take Bill to ExCo.
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