TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1988
26 FISHERMEN AT THE CEREMONY, DR LEE PRESENTED PRIZES TO LANDED THE TOP CATCHES IN THE FMO WHOLESALE MARKETS LAST YEAR.
WHO
SEVEN OF THEM WRRE ALSO AWARDED THE TITLES OF CHAMPION CHOW FISHERMEN OF THE YEAR. THEY ARE MR LO LEUNG-WING, MR LAI KAU, MR CHE-KONG, MR WONG FOOK, MR LAU KAM-FAI, MR WONG KWONG-WAH CHUEN-HER.
AND MR NG
OF
CERTIFICATES WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO SIX OTHER FISHERMEN FOR THEIR BRAVE DEEDS IN SAVING 18 PEOPLE AT SEA, AND TO 10 GRADUATES A FISHERMEN NAVIGATION TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
HOUSING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
THAT WILL ENABLE THE AN AMENDMENT BILL CONTAINING PROPOSALS
THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG TERM HOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGY HAS BEEN GAZETTED TODAY FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION,
IN
INTRODUCES AMENDMENTS ITS GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES,
THE HOUSING (AMENDMENT) RESPECT OF THE AUTHORITY'S MEMBERSHIP, AND ITS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
RILL
1988
THE PROPOSED CHANGES
ARE
DESIGNED
ΤΟ
THE GIVE
HOUSING THE LONG
AUTHORITY THE OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IT NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT TERM HOUSING STRATEGY.
BILL THE
WOULD
PROVIDE
FOR
THE
ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE HOME OWNERSHIP FUND TO AUTHORITY ON APRII, 1, 1988.
ASSETS
AND
LIABILITIES BE HANDED OVER ΤΟ THE
GIVEN WIDER
WOULD ALSO BE THE AUTHORITY
FINANCIAL NECESSARY TO ENABLE IT TO LEND MONEY UNDER THE NEW HOME PURCHASE SCHEME.
POWERS
LOAN
OFFICERS OF A ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FROM SEVEN TO FOUR AND THE APPOINTMENT MEMBER WHO IS NOT A PUBLIC OFFICER TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY APRIL 1 1988.
+
RE-ASSIGNED, THERE
ALTHOUGH SOME PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF WILL BE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN THE NUMBER OF STAFF EMPLOYED.
ASIDE FURTHERMORE, THE BILL. THE PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IMPLICATIONS THE BILL BAS NO OTHER FROM THE TRANSFER OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP FUND. WILL NOT AFFECT GOVERNMENT'S POLICY CONTROL OVER PROGRAMME.
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