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HE SAID THE SELECT COMMITTEE ACCEPTED THAT THE FUND COMMITTEE HAD ACTED PROPERLY IN TAKING THE MEASURES TO RELAX THE CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF GRANTS AS THIS WAS ON THE INITIATIVE AND FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOVERNMENT.
MR CHAN EXPLAINED THAT THE SELECT COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE WERE FIRSTLY TO CONSIDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, AND SECONDLY TO REPORT ON THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN WITH A VIEW TO IMPLEMENTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
LASTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, MR CHAN EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE CO-OPERATION GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRISONERS OF WAR AND VETERANS ASSOCIATIONS.
UNIFORM DESCRIPTIONS OF SPEEDING OFFENCES
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A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE REGARDING SPEEDING OFFENCES WAS APPROVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE RESOLUTION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, SAID THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED SO THAT ITS DESCRIPTIONS OF SPEEDING OFFENCES WERE THE SAME AS THOSE IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS AMENDED ON JULY 9.
THE AMENDMENTS IN THIS RESOLUTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON JULY 28, THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATE AS THAT OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986, + HE SAID.
VIEWS ON BANKING CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU SOUGHT
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SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SETTING UP OF
A CENTRAL CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU IF A CONSENSUS EMERGED IN FAVOUR OF THE IDEA, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN, MR JACOBS SAID THIS, AS USUAL, WOULD HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WIDER ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.
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