Sir,
Speech by the Hon. E.P. Ho, CBE, JP, Secretary for Trade and Industry,
in Legislative Council on 7 January 1987
Resumption of debate on Second Reading of The Trade Descriptions (Amendment) Bill 1986
I am grateful to Mr Martin Lee for his comments
and to him and his colleagues on the Ad Hoc Group for the
consideration that has been given to this Bill.
careful
I confirm that the amendments that will be moved by Mr Chung
Pui-lam at the committee stage have been worked out amicably
by the Ad Hoc Group and the Administration at two very
constructive meetings. It will serve no purpose for me
to comment further except to say that I support them.
The Ad Hoc Group's concern on the need to ensure
deployment of resources is shared by
the cost-effective
the Administration. A Value-for-Money Steering Group will
shortly be
established within the Customs and Excise
Department. This will be charged with the task of examining
staffing and other provisions throughout the department.
Sir, I beg to move.
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