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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1981
* TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO MULTIPLE CHARGE TO DUTY IN CASES WHERE TWO OR MORE PERSONS HAVE DIED IN CIRCUMSTANCES RENDERING IT UNCERTAIN WHICH OF THEM SURVIVED THE OTHER OR OTHERS, AND
* TO MAKE A MINOR TEXTUAL AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 6 OF THE ORDINANCE WHEREBY CERTAIN DISPOSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO BE GIFTS INTER VIVOS.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
HIGHER DEPRECIATION APPROVED
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AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) RULES 1981, PROVIDING FOR INCREASES IN THE DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN ITEMS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY, WERE APPROVED.
ACTION TAKEN UNDER LAW AGAINST ILLEGAL FACTOR IES
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ACTION IS TAKEN BY ENFORCEMENT BODIES TO REDUCE THE NUISANCE AND HAZARDS CAUSED BY FACTORIES IN NON-INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, UNDER VARIOUS ORDINANCES, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON DEREK JONES, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI CONCERNING MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST ILLEGAL FACTORIES IN MULTI-STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS FOR THE PROTECTION OF RESIDENTS, MR JONES POINTED OUT THAT SUCH ACTION HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1976.
THE LAWS THAT DEALT WITH SUCH MATTERS WERE PROVIDED IN THE FIRE SERVICES, THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS, THE BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCES, AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, BY LEASE ENFORCEMENT, MR JONES EXPLAINED.
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