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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986
THE DOCUMENT THEN DESCRIBES THE BROAD OUTLINES OF A POSSIBLE AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG: TO BE INDEPENDENT, WITH POWERS CONFERRED BY LAW, AND APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. HE WOULD COVER GENERALLY THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE CITIZEN WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC BODIES, EXCEPT WHERE THEY ARE WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF THE COURTS. IF HE FOUND JUSTIFIABLE CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT, HE WOULD PEPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE RELEVANT HEAD OF DEPARTMENT AND, IF NO REMEDY WERE FORTHCOMING, TO THE GOVERNOR.
THE PAPER OBSERVES THAT THE EXISTING SYSTEMS HAVE APPARENTLY HANDLED COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES ACCEPTABLY FOR MANY YEARS. IF AN ADDITIONAL CHANNEL WERE TO BE ESTABLISHED +PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO BE SURE THAT IT WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH THE EXISTING CHANNELS OR TO THOSE CHANNELS AS THEY MAY BE STRENGTHENED, TO JUSTIFY THE (NECESSARY) COST IN MONEY, MANPOWER, AND LEGISLATIVE TIME+.
IT WOULD ALSO BE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP OF SUCH AN INSTITUTION TO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THAT THERE WILL BE A NEED TO REVIEW PETITIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE PAPER POINTS OUT STATE AND THE QUEEN AND THAT THERE MAY BE A CHANGE IN THE HANDLING OF PETITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR.
+IT MAY THEREFORE BE APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR A FURTHER CHANNEL OF REDRESS AT A LATER STAGE, WHEN THIS WILL BE CLEARER, THE DOCUMENT SAID.
COPIES OF THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES ARE AVAILABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL.
JUNE ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL FIGURES OUT
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THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND (IN TERMS OF MONTHS) IN THE 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR DECREASED IN JUNE 1986 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SITUATION IN REGARD TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES VARIED, HOWEVER. A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ORDERS-ON-HAND WAS REPORTED BY THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY RECORDED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS. SOME DECLINES WERE ALSO REPORTED BY MANUFACTURERS IN THE WEAR ING APPAREL AND ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
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