WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1982
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NO GROWTH IN VICE ESTABLISHMENTS
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THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE NUMBER OF VICE ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER BUILDINGS HAD GROWN, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON J.R. HEYWOOD, SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
MR HEYWOOD WAS REPLYING TO THE HON SELINA CHOW WHO ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WAS TAKING ACTION TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT RECENTLY, THE PUBLIC HAD BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF VICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE PRESS HAD GIVEN PROMINENT COVERAGE TO THE SUBJECT.
AS THESE ESTABLISHMENTS MIGHT BE LOCATED IN BUILDINGS OF ANY TYPE, CONTROL MEASURES WERE NOT CONFINED TO RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ONLY, MR HEYWOOD POINTED OUT.
HE SAID THAT EACH POLICE DISTRICT HAD SET UP ITS OWN VICE SQUAD TO CONDUCT REGULAR CHECKS AND TAKE PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST BREACHES OF THE LAW.
THE CONTROL MEASURES ALSO INVOLVED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, AND THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS WERE BEING VIOLATED, HE SAID.
STOCK EXCHANGE ELECTION
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A BILL SEEKING TO ALLOW THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD (THE UNIFIED EXCHANGE) TO BE ELECTED BY SECRET BALLOT OF THE COMMITTEE, INSTEAD OF BY MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY, WAS INTRODUCED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON D.G. JEAFFRESON, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR JEAFFRESON EXPLAINED THAT THE ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS TO THE EXCHANGE IS GOVERNED BY ITS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, WHICH ARE IN PART, AND INCLUDING THE PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN, SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS IN THE STOCK EXCHANGES UNIFICATION ORDINANCE.
BOTH THE MEMBERS OF THE EXCHANGE COMPANY, AND THE SECURITIES COMMISSION APPROVED OF THE PROPOSAL, AND THE BILL BEFORE MEMBERS SOUGHT TO REPEAL THE RELEVANT SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED NEW ELECTION PROCEDURE.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.