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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986
TO FURTHER ENSURE LAW AND ORDER, HE MADE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS FOR GOVERNMENT'S CONSIDERATION.
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FIRST, HE SUGGESTED TO PROMPTLY ESTABLISH A FAIR STATUTE ON MUTUAL COVENANT SO THAT OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS COULD BE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS BASED ON A SET OF PRINCIPLES: AMEND THE EXISTING MULTI-STOREY BUILDINS (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE SO THAT OWNERS INCORPORATIONS WERE ACCORDED EQUITABLE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND AMEND THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE AND DEFINE THE MEANING OF +WATCHMEN+ AS WELL AS LAY DOWN HARD AND FAST RULES ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELEVANT PENALTIES.
SECOND, DISTRICT OFFICES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
THIRD, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH PROGRAMME WHICH HAD PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL INITIALLY SHOULD BE FURTHER PROMOTED. IN ADDITION, AN EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE IN EACH DISTRICT TO ASSIST IN LINKING UP ALL MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS WITHIN THE DISTRICT SO THAT THEY FORMED A BASIC SOCIAL GROUP AND PARTICIPATED IN CRIME PREVENTION UNDER POLICE SUPERVISION.
TO ENSURE SOCIAL STABILITY DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, GR CHUNG SAID HE BELIEVED THAT CRIME PREVENTION SHOULD BE STEPPED UP AND ALL TRIAD AND GANG ACTIVITIES WHICH POSED A THREAT ON PUBLIC ORDER BE ROOTED OUT.
TURNING TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, MR CHUNG POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WAS STILL GOVERNED BY EXTERNAL INFLUENCES.
+! WOULD THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT IN REGARD TO OUR FREE ECONOMY AND COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT STICK TO THE SAME OLD PRINCIPLE OF POSITIVE NON-INTERVENTIONISM.
+RATHER, IT SHOULD IMPLEMENT CONTROL MEASURES AS AND WHEN NECESSARY IN THE SAME WAY AS IT TACKLED PROBLEMS IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR RECENTLY WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING A MOST FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS,+ HE SAID.
UNDER THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY INVESTMENT AND RE INVESTMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ENCOURAGED IN REAL TERMS.
HE SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD DISCUSS WITH THE BANKING SECTOR TO SET UP AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND TO DEAL CENTRALLY WITH THE ADVANCEMENT, ON INSURANCE TERMS, OF LONG-TERM LOANS AT LOW INTEREST RATES TO MEDIUM AND SMALL-SIZED FACTORIES.
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