FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1984
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THE SECOND BILL AMENDS THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH THE WINDING-UP PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AS AMENDED BY THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1984.
THE BILLS ARE TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 27, AND TO GO THROUGH THEIR FINAL READING ON JULY 11.
SUBJECT TO THE PASSING OF THE BILLS, THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1984 WILL BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 31, WHEN THE AMENDMENT BILLS WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT.
ANY COMMENT ON THE BILLS MAY BE DIRECTED TO UMELCO AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL, OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES AT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (EAST WING), LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
BOARD GROUP SEES PRISON WORK
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FOURTEEN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD VISITED THREE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT INSTITUTIONS IN STANLEY TODAY (FRIDAY) TO SEE THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PARTY, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN), MR KWONG KI-CHI, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF STANLEY KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, MR CHAN PING-KWAN, FIRST WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, AND SAW THE OFFICERS RECEIVING TRAINING AT VARIOUS MODERN FACILITIES.
THEY THEN WENT TO THE MAXIMUM SECURITY STANLEY PRISON AND THE ADJACENT TUNG TAU CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
WHILE TOURING THE FACILITIES INSIDE THE PRISONS, THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SAW PRISONERS AT WORK IN VARIOUS WORKSHOPS.
THEY ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, BEFORE ENDING THEIR HALF-DAY VISIT,
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