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+ON THE OTHER HAND, THE 90-DAY TIME LIMIT WILL ENSURE THAT CLAIMS ARE HEARD WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME.+
MR THOMAS SAID THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL INCLUDING THE PROVISION FOR DEPUTY ADJUDICATORS TO BE APPOINTED.
+THE BILL IS A USEFUL MEASURE TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A TRIBUNAL THAT HAS EARNED ITS PLACE IN OUR SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, HE SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
CHINESE NAME OF COUNCIL TO BE CHANGED *****
THE CHINESE NAME OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL BE CHANGED TO GIVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS NATURE OF WORK AND TO AVOID UNNECESSARY CONFUSION WITH THE CHINESE NAME OF DISTRICT BOARDS, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE REGIONAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, MR CHEUNG SAID IN THE 11 MONTHS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS, COULD NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE WORK AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL AND SOME NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGERS EVEN MIXED UP ITS WORK WITH THAT OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS.
+ALL THESE ARE DUE TO THE CLOSE RESEMBLANCE OF THE CHINESE NAME OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO THAT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, + HE SAID.
HE SAID IF THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE TWO BODIES SHOULD LEAD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL, THE DISCHARGING OF ITS DUTIES WOULD DEFINITELY BE HAMPERED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
MR CHEUNG EXPLAINED THAT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
HE SAID THE NEW CHINESE TITLE WOULD ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CLOSE RESEMBLANCE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL IN THE NATURE AND PROVINCE OF THEIR WORK.
+THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE GREATELY TO HELPING THOSE PEOPLE WHOM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL SERVE - THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE NT TO UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL'S WORK AND ITS SERVICES, HE SAID.
/FURTHERMORE,