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"NONETHELESS, GIVEN THE
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CONTINUED CO-OPERATION OF THE INDUSTRY'S REPRESENTATIVES AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, AM CONFIDENT THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE,' MR FRENCH SAID.
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TURNING TO THE ISSUE OF BETTER CONTROL OF FAULTY BURGLAR ALARMS, MR FRENCH SAID THAT DRAFT BILLS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING THOSE WHO HAD BURGLAR ALARMS TO LOOK AFTER THEIR EQUIPMENT BETTER WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS SESSION.
"THE INTENTION IS TO ALLOW THE POLICE TO MONITOR FAULTY ALARMS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND TO HELP SHOPOWNERS, HOUSEHOLDERS AND OTHERS GFT MORE RELIABLE RESULTS FROM THEIR INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMS, HE SAID.
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LATEST POLICE RECORDS SHOW THAT OVER 99 PER CENT OF ALL BURGLAR ALARM CALLS ARE FALSE.
PAC OPEN HEARINGS START TOMORROW
PUBLIC
THE FIRST SESSION OF THIS YEAR'S OPEN HEARINGS OF THE ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WILL START AT 9 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO ANSWER POINTS RAISED IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT, OF INDUSTRY, THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE DIRECTOR THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE.
THE TIMETABLE FOR TOMORROW'S HEARING IS AS FOLLOWS:
9 AM
9.20 AM
DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS
PARAGRAPHS 65-70
COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR
PARAGRAPHS 84-99
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE,
10.20
AM
SECRETARY
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
INFORMATION; AND REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT PARAGRAPHS 76-78
11.05 AM
REGISTRAR,
SUPREME COURT
PARAGRAPHS 79-83
/11.35 AM
AND