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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986
MR LEE HAD ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER REVIEWING POLICY SO AS TO ALLOW PROFESSIONALS IN HONG KONG TO PRACTISE IN THE FORM OF INCORPORATIONS WITH LIMITED LIABILITY.
+THERE IS VERY LITTLE | CAN USEFULLY SAY IN RESPONSE TO LEE'S QUESTION, EXCEPT PERHAPS TO ISSUE A NOTE OF WARNING,+ MR MATHEWS SAID.
+ THE PROBLEMS IS NOT ONE WHICH AFFECTS HONG KONG ALONE. IT IS VERY MUCH AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM.+
+SO FAR AS I AM AWARE, NO OTHER MAJOR COMMON LAW JURISDICTION THAT IS, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, HAS YET FOUND AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION.
MR MATHEWS SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED A JOINT SUBMISSION ON THE MATTER FROM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPRESENTING VARIOUS PROFESSIONS, INCLUDING ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS.
THE COMMITTEE HAD DRAWN ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS HAD, IN RECENT YEARS, INCREASED BOTH IN NUMBER AND VALUE. AS A RESULT, SOME PROFESSIONS WERE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE AT REASONABLE COST.
+ EXPECT TO MEET THE COMMITTEE VERY SHORTLY TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THEM, HE ADDED.
CONTROLS ON DOMESTIC INSECTICIDES PLANNED
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NEW LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR CONTROLS ON DOMESTIC INSECTICIDES IS BEING PREPARED, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON NIGEL SHIPMAN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REGULATIONS WOULD ALSO BE PROPOSED SHORTLY TO CONTROL THE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, INCLUDING WASTE INSECTICIDES SUCH AS DAMAGED OR REDUNDANT STOCK, HE SAID.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, MR SHIPMAN SAID THAT FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTED THERE WAS NEED FOR CONTROLS TO BE INTRODUCED IN THIS AREA.
/+THERE IS
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