WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987
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LICENCE FOR BILLIARD CLUBS PROPOSED
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BILLIARD CLUBS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENCE IN THE SAME WAY AS LICENSED PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLY ING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ROSANNA TAM, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL WAS TO CONTROL THOSE BOGUS PRIVATE BILLIARD CLUBS WHICH MASQUERADED AS PRIVATE CLUBS WHEN THEY WERE IN FACT BEING RUN AS COMMERCIAL +PUBLIC+ BILLIARD SALOONS.
BUT HE STRESSED BONA FIDE CLUBS PROVIDING BILLIARD FACILITIES SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM LICENSING.
HE ALSO SAID THAT LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE WERE BEING PREPARED AND A BILL TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSAL WAS EXPECTED TO BE PUT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE CURRENT SESSION.
MR JEAFFRESON ADDED THE PROPOSAL WAS REACHED UPON AFTER THE LICENSING AUTHORITIES FOR PUBLIC BILLIARD SALOONS, THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS, HAD CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE CONSULTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DISTRICT BOARDS, THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND THE NEW TERRITORIES GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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17 SENT ABROAD FOR SPECIAL TRAINING
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SEVENTEEN OFFICERS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAVE SO FAR BEEN SENT ABROAD FOR SPECIAL TRAINING IN MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORK, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUT YIN-FAT ON THE NUMBER OF STAFF SENT ABROAD FOR SUCH TRAINING, MR BRIDGE SAID OF THOSE WHO WERE SENT ABROAD, ALL EXCEPT TWO WERE STILL WORK ING IN THE PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK FIELD.
FOUR BILLS PASSED
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THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1986, THE PARTITION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 AND THE MOTOR VEHICLES INSURANCE (THIRD PARTY RISKS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 WAS READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON IT WAS ADJOURNED.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO APRIL 1.
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