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Subject
Section
(f) Vacation of office 3(7) Commissioner (a)(1)
or (iv)
(g)
3(7)(a)(11)
(h) Deputy
Chairman.
Comment or Amendment
to spare the time to act as a full-time Chairman. After discussion it was agreed that the arrangements proposed in the draft were satisfactory.
It was suggested that one of these sub- paragraphs should be enlarged to give the Governor power to revoke an appoint- ment in the event of a Commissioner being proved to be unsuitable, e.g. by committing a heinous offence.
Delete "six consecutive months" end insert "nine consecutive months".
3(9)(a) Insert after the end of the first line "at the time of that meeting".
(i) Commissioners 3(10)(a) Delete "the matter" in the second line
personally concerned.
(j)
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3(10)(b)
(K)
and insert "that matter".
Delete "any benefit therefrom may accrue directly or indirectly to" and insert "any benefit or loss may accrue".
3(10)(c) It was pointed out that this paragraph will require revision if Commissioners are not nominated to represent special institutions. or interests.
(1) Commissioners 3(10)
personally concerned.
.(n) Staff -
Regulations
5(2) (a)
(n) Staff-
6.
Corruption.
(0) Detention of
Vessels.
(p) Compulsory
Movement of Vessols
13(1)
20 & 21
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The Committee desired it to be recorded that they discussed at length the definition af matters in which Commission- ers would be considered to be interested, and, while not recommending any further changes in the draft, they consider that this question should be given further thought in Hong Kong with a view to securing on the one hand the maximum protection of the Port Trust's interests and on the other the effective participa- tion in its affairs by important members of the interests affected by its activities who are appointed as commissioners.
Insert after "Governor in Council"-"and if approved".
It was suggested that the maximum
penalties should be roviowed in Hong Kong with a view to increasing them and to ensuring that they are as amended within statutory limits.
Mr. Wurtzburg emphasised that arrangements should be made whereby the procedure for giving bond in such cases would be simple and speedy so as not to delay vessels.
In both sections after "in cases of emergency" delete the words "or for any reason which appears sufficient”.
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