FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1988
"İN MANY CASES, POLICE OFFICERS MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE IDENTITIES OF SUPERVISEES AND WHERE THEY FREQUENT, AND IT WILL NORMALLY TAKE THEM LONGER TO LOCATE AND APPREHEND THE SUPERVISEES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE POWER TO AFTERCARE OFFICERS TO ARREST THE SUPERVISEES.
THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (POWERS OF ARREST) BILL 1988 IS SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 27, 1988.
INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON SHOULD SEND THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING TO OMELCO, 8 KONG OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, CENTRAL LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL.
THE AMENDMENT BILL JACKSON ROAD, HONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
BILL TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTED AND APPOINTED URBCO MEMBERS
A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON BOTH ELECTED AND APPOINTED URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM SEEKING ELECTION AS MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS (DB) IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE AND ΤΟ BE ELECTED AS A MEMBER FOR ONE CONSTITUENCY OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND ONE CONSTITUENCY FOR AN URBAN DB UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.
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'THE AMENDMENT BILL REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT FOR
MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL TO GIVE UP HIS MEMBERSHIP OF THE URBAN COUNCIL UPON ELECTION AS A MEMBER OF A DB, AND VICE VERSA. A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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"THE AMENDMENT WOULD ENABLE EXISTING URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON DB'S AFTER MARCH 1989 TO SEEK ELECTION TO THE DB'S IN THEIR OWN RIGHT IN THE 1988 ELECTIONS.
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THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY ́ANNOUNCED ON DECEMBER 19, 1987, THAT THE EXISTING PRACTICE, WHEREBY URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA, SHOULD CEASE MARCH 1989 WHEN THE TENURE OF THE PRESENT URBAN COUNCIL EXPIRES.
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"THAT ANNOUNCEMENT