HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
19 July 1989
香港立法局———————— 一九八九年七月十九日
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Sir, I move the motion standing in my name in the Order Paper.
The Hong Kong Telephone Company proposes to supply a new item of equipment, known as an Emergency Alert Telephone, for elderly and handicapped customers. In the event of an emergency, the telephone has the facility to dial an alert message to up to four telephone numbers on receipt of an alarm signal from a portable radio trigger unit carried on the person of the subscriber. Once one of the telephone numbers has received the alert message, a confirmation unit sounds a reassurance tone. This new piece of equipment will be provided on a non-profit making basis.
Under section 26(2) of the Telephone Ordinance, all amendments to the schedule of charges of the Telephone Ordinance require a resolution of this Council. My motion before the Council seeks to add to the schedule charges for the Emergency Alert Telephone. The Administration has examined the proposed charges as set out in the resolution accompanying this motion and can confirm that the instrument will be provided on a non-profit making basis.
Sir, I beg to move.
At this point, Mr. David LI declared his interest as deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd.
Question on the motion proposed, put and agreed to.
INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE
THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS moved the following motion:
"That with effect from 1 September 1989 -
(a) the functions exercisable by the Secretary for Lands and Works by virtue of the enactments specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 be transferred to the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands;
(b) the enactments specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 be amended by repealing "Secretary for Lands and Works" wherever it occurs and substituting "Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands";