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THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONG KONG, BEING THEN ALMOST WHOLLY CONCERNED WITH IMPORTS FROM CHINA DID NOT SEEK SUCH REPRESENTATION AT THAT TIME.
+ IN RECENT YEARS THIS POSITION HAS ALTERED MATERIALLY, NOT ONLY WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF HONG KONG, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SPECTACULAR GROWTH OF HONG KONG'S TWO-WAY TRADE WITH CHINA AND THE RE-EMERGENCE OF OUR ENTREPOT TRADE,+ MR SZE SAID.
+ACCORDINGLY, A NEW DIMENSION TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TDC HAS BEEN CREATED, INCLUDING ITS PLANS TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN PEKING THIS YEAR. HE ADDED.
MR SZE SAID THAT WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HONG KONG, AS A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY OF THE COUNCIL UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE 1985, IT SHOULD BE REPRESENTED ON THE TDC IN THE SAME WAY AS THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURED.
POWER FOR COMPENSATION ORDER SOUGHT ****
THE FIRE SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1985 SOUGHT TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR OR THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES TO ORDER ANY OFFICER OR MEMBER OF THE FIRE SERVICES TO COMPENSATE THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY WHICH THAT INDIVIDUAL MIGHT HAVE CAUSED, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS SAID TODAY.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE WILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR THOMAS EXPLAINED THAT AT PRESENT THE ORDER MIGHT ONLY BE MADE AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT WHERE AN OFFICER OF MEMBER HAD BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF AN OFFENCE AGAINST DISCIPLINE.
THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THAT MIGHT BE ORDERED WA LIMITED TO ONE MONTH'S SALARY AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION MIGHT BE ORDERED ONLY WHERE THE LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE NEGLECT OR FAULT OF THE PERSON CONCERNED, MR THOMAS SAID.
THE BILL WILL BRING THE FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE NTC LINE WITH THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ORDER COMPENSATION TO BE PAID. IN ADDITION TO OR INSTEAD OF A PUNISHMENT, HE SAID.