FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1980
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WORKS UNDER THE CONTRACT INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAY RUNNING ALONG TUNG CHAU STREET FROM YEN CHOW STREET AS A CONTINUATION OF THE COMPLETED SECTION OF THE FLYOVER TO THE WEST TAI KOK TSUI ROAD JUNCTION.
TWO RAMPS WILL BE BUILT AT THE NORTHERN END TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND FROM CHEUNG SHA WAN AND LAI CHI KOK AREAS INCLUDING THE SHAM SHUI PO FERRY CONCOURSE.
+THE ELEVATED CARRIAGEWAY WILL BE ABOUT HALF A KILOMETRE IN LENGTH AND WILL ACCOMMODATE THREE TRAFFIC LANES IN EACH DIRECTION.
+THE EXISTING GROUND LEVEL ROADS AT TUNG CHAU STREET WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED TO A NEW ALIGNMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROJECT, MR YEUNG ADDED,
WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 28 MONTHS.
THE SCHEME WAS DESIGNED AND THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY MESSRS MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA ON BEHALF OF THE PWD HIGHWAYS OFFICE.
BRIBERY PREVENTION LAW CLARIFIED
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, AFFIRMING THE RIGHT OF THE CROWN TO RECOVER BY ORDER OF THE COURTS, UNEXPLAINED ASSETS ACQUIRED BY A CROWN SERVANT BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 1974 UPON HIS CONVICTION UNDER SECTION 10(1)(B) OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL 1980, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE CURRENT SESSION, AMENDS THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE COURTS CAN INDEED MAKE SUCH ORDERS.
THE BILL WOULD CONFIRM THE VALIDITY OF 13 ORDERS WHICH MIGHT
BE AFFECTED BY A RECENT DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SECTION 12(3), WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1974, PROVIDED THAT A COURT MAY ORDER A PERSON CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE UNDER
SECTION 10(1)(B) OF THE ORDINANCE TO PAY THE CROWN CERTAIN PENALTIES, IN ADDITION TO ANY FINE OR TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED.
THE INTENTION OF THIS LEGISLATION WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED GAINS OF SUCH CONVICTED PERSONS COULD BE RECOVERED BY THE CROWN.
HOWEVER, IN A RECENT DECISION THE COURT OF APPEAL HELD THAT ORDERS MADE UNDER SECTION 12(3) IN RESPECT OF SECTION 1D(1)(B) OFFENCES ARISING BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 1974 WERE INVAL ID.
/+THIS WAS