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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988
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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE BILL ALSO INCLUDED A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 20(2) IN THE COMPANY ORDINANCE ΤΟ CLARIFY THE
TERM "HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT",
HE SAID, "NO REGISTERED
"UNDER SECTION 20(2) OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE, COMPANY EXCEPT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNOR SHALL BE BY A NAME WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, SUGGESTS OR IS CALCULATED TO SUGGEST A CONNECTION WITH MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OR ANY DEPARTMENT THEREOF',
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"TO REMOVE ANY AMBIGUITY, IT IS PROPOSED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE TERM 'HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT' INCLUDES ANY CONNECTION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT."
HE SAID THE OPPORTUNITY WAS ALSO TAKEN TO CORRECT SOME MINOR TEXTUAL ERRORS IN THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD BEEN CONSULTED ON THE PROPOSAL CONCERNING PREFERENTIAL PAYMENT IN INSURANCE COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS WHEREAS THE REST OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED OR SUPPORTED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPANY LAW REFORM.
1MPROVEMENT WORKS TO LRT/ROAD INTERFACE
(FRIDAY) THE
THE WORKING GROUP ON LRT/ROAD TRAFFIC INTERFACE TODAY MET AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ΤΟ CONSIDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE LRT/ROAD INTERFACE.
WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT TWELVE JUNCTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SAFE TURNING OF VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. THESE WORKS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SOME 13 LRT/ROAD JUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNS WARNING MOTORISTS OF THEIR APPROACH TO AN LRT JUNCTION, THESE SIGNS WOULD BE ERECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
FOLLOWING SITE VISITS BY GOVERNMENT AND LRT STAFF, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO ERECT ADDITIONAL BARRIERS SO THAT CYCLISTS HAVE ΤΟ DISMOUNT AND PEDESTRIANS ARE CHANNELLED TO FACE ON-COMING LRVS BEFORE CROSSING AN LRT JUNCTION.
SUCH BARRIERS WILL BE OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. JUNCTIONS,
ERECTED AT EIGHT LOCATIONS INITIALLY SIMILAR BARRIERS WILL BE ERECTED AT OTHER
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