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MOREOVER, THE CODE PROVIDED ADVICE ON THE LAW AND RULES OF CONDUCT, INFORMATION ON ROAD SAFETY AND VARIOUS ROAD FEATURES AND TRAFFIC SIGNS.
MR LEUNG SAID THAT OVER ONE MILLION COPIES OF THE CODE IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF ITS PUBLICATION.
THE CODE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION IN MID-1987 WHEN FURTHER DETAILS OF ITS CONTENTS WILL BE RELEASED.
COPIES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY FREE OF CHARGE TO LEARNER DRIVERS DRIVING INSTRUCTORS AND ROAD SAFETY ORGANISATIONS. ALL APPLICANTS UPON FİRST APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF DRIVING LICENCES DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF PUBLICATION WILL ALSO RECEIVE FREE COPIES AND A SEPARATE CHAPTER ON CYCLING EXTRACTED FROM THE CODE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO SCHOOLS.
IN ADDITION, COPIES OF THE CODE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS OUTLETS.
THE CODE, SET TO REPLACE THE OLD HIGHWAY CODE, WAS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL LAST MONTH.
THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.
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LOCAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS RECOGNISED
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THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WELCOMED THE BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1987 AS ANOT HER MOVE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE LOCAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
SPEAKING ON THE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHENG SAID THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS HAD BEEN ENDORSED BY THE LAND AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
HE NOTED THAT THE INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS INTO THESE REGULATIONS WAS INITIATED BY THE LOCAL PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ALTHOUGH SUCH LOCAL QUALIFICATIONS HAD LONG BEEN RECOGNISED BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY AS ALTERNATIVE PREREQUISITES FOR REGISTRATION OF AUTHORISED PERSONS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.
/HE EXPLAINED