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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1982
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE JUNK LOGO, WHICH IS THE ASSOCIATION'S PRINCIPAL BADGE, HAS BECOME A WELL-KNOWN MARK OF QUALITY TO WHICH MUCH GOODWILL IS ATTACHED.
UNDER THE BILL, SEA AND AIR CARRIERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO NOMINATE ONE MEMBER TO THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD, INSTEAD OF TWO AT PRESENT.
+THUS, ALTHOUGH RETAILERS WILL BE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD IN FUTURE. THE TOTAL SIZE OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS BEFORE, MR JACOBS SAID.
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THAT TRAVEL INDUSTRY MEMBERS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD BY PERSONS WITH A REAL WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESS OF EACH PARTICULAR CLASS.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
FRONTIER RESTRICTIONS MUST BE RETAINED
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FOLLOWING A RECENT REVIEW, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONTIER CLOSED AREA ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE RETAINED.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON IAN MACPHERSON, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHARLES YEUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
MR MACPHERSON SAID THERE MIGHT BE A FEELING THAT, NOW THAT THE LEVEL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS MUCH LOWER THAN IT ONCE WAS, RESTRICTIONS COULD BE LIFTED.
+1 AM AFRAID THAT THIS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED - ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REMAINS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND THIS OF ITSELF IS A GOOD REASON FOR MAINTAINING A SECURE AREA ALONG THE BORDER,+ HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED WITHIN THE FRONTIER CLOSED AREA EXPERIENCED SOME
INCONVENIENCE IN THEIR LIVES,
+WHEN SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED BY THE POLICE OF THE FRONTIER DIVISION OR BY THE DISTRICT OFFICES CONCERNED, THEY ARE ALWAYS INVESTIGATED CAREFULLY.
+IN ADDITION, THE POLICE TRY TO BE AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE WHEN ISSUING PASSÉS AND IN THEIR GENERAL DEALINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE CLOSED AREA,+ MR MACPHERSON SAID,
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