WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1989
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A SIMILAR PROVISION EXISTED IN THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS {REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS, IN RELATION THE TERM OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE.
HE ADDED THAT CLAUSE 3 CONTAINED A TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY AN APPEAL WHICH WAS OUTSTANDING BEFORE THE PRESENT AMENDMENT WAS MADE COULD CONTINUE AND BE DETERMINED BY THE ORIGINAL TRIBUNAL.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
CLOSE WATCH ON DEVELOPMENT OF EEC SINGLE MARKET
THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT, MR JACOBS SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERSEAS OFFICES, TOGETHER WITH THE TRADE DEPARTMENT, HAD BEEN MONITORING PROGRESS.
"WE HAVE KEPT MEMBERS OF THE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS, HE SAID.
"IT IS, OF COURSE, INCUMBENT UPON BUSINESSMEN CONUERNED TO KEEP THEMSELVES INFORMED OF THE IMPLICATIONS ARISING FROM THE CREATION OF A SINGLE MARKET FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN 1992.
"THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION то JUDGE THE EFFECT OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL RUSINESSES. THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY, HE ADDED.
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MR JACOBS SAID THAT IN ORDER TO ENABLE RONG KONG BUSINESSMEN TO HAVE A MORE THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES, THE PRADE DEPARTMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE BRUSSELS-BASED CENTRE OF EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES AND THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCH, HAD ORGANISED THE "CONFERENCE ON KUROPE 1992" ON NOVEMBER 4 LAST YEAR.
CO-SPONSORED BY SIX OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS,"
"THIS CONFERENCE, HELD IN HONG KONG, WAS TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND WAS WELL ATTENDED BY HE SAID.
TECHNICAL MATTERS SUCH
MR JACOBS ALSO SAID THAT CIRCULARS ON AS PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGISLATION AND HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS HAD BEEN ISSUED TO INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE ORGANISATIONS,
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISSEMINATE INFORMAT LON BECOMES AVAILABLE," HE ADDED.
AS AND WHEN IT
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