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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1985
TEXTUAL ERRORS CORRECTED
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THE DANGEROUS GOODS (CONSIGNMENT BY AIR) (SAFETY){VALIDATION AND AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY SOLELY TO CORRECT TEXTUAL ERRORS IN THE PRINTED VERSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS (CONSIGNMENT BY AIR) (SAFETY) ORDINANCE 1985, WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 26.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT EXCEPT FOR THE OMISSION OF A NOUGHT IN THE AMOUNT OF PENALTY ALLOWED TO BE IMPOSED, THUS REDUCING THE INTENDED PENALTY FROM $500 000 TO $50 000, THE ERRORS DID NOT ALTER THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ORDINANCE.
ALTHOUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS GENERAL POWERS TO RECTIFY CLERICAL OR PRINTING ERRORS APPEARING IN ANY ORDINANCE, HE DID NOT WISH TO USE THIS POWER IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF CRIMINAL PENALTY INVOLVED, HE ADDED.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR ALL THREE READINGS AND THE COMMITTEE STAGE NEXT WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 7), THE LAST SCHEDULED SITTING THIS SESSION.
COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC MAY BE SENT TO UMELCO AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, OR TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
HK SEEKS DETAILS OF EEC GSP EXCLUSION PROPOSALS
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HONG KONG IS WAITING FOR OFFICIAL DETAILS OF PROPOSALS TO EXCLUDE 12 CATEGORIES OF ITS PRODUCTS FROM THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES,
THE EEC COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED THAT THE 12 CATEGORIES BE EXCLUDED, BUT THIS HAS YET TO BE CONSIDERED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES AND BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR JOSEPH WONG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT A CLOSE WATCH WAS BEING KEPT ON THE SITUATION AND FULL DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS WERE BEING SOUGHT.
+WE ARE WAITING FOR OFFICIAL DETAILS OF THESE PROPOSED EXCLUSIONS,+ HE SAID. +ONCE WE HAVE THEM WE WILL CONSIDER MAKING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE EEC.+
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