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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989
REGISTRATION ΤΟ BE APPOINTED BY THE OF THE PROFESSIONAL
MR BARNES SAID THE BILLS PROVIDED FOR ADMINISTERED BY REGISTRATION BOARDS WHICH WERE COUNCILS OF THE INSTITUTES BUT WERE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTES IN THEIR OPERATION.
THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF 'THE BOARDS WERE SET OUT IN CLAUSES 8, 9 AND 10 OF THE ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION BILL AND 7, 8 AND 9 OF THE ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BILL.
"PROVISION IS MADE FOR A GOVERNMENT APPOINTEE TO EACH BOARD. THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONFIDENT THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARDS WILL PROVIDE THE RIGHT BALANCE AND THE NECESSARY DEGREE OF SELF REGULATION, MR BARNES SAID.
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IN THE EVENT THAT A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL COMMITTED A DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE THE BILL PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATION BY AN ENQUIRY COMMITTEE WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN REMOVAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL'S NAME FROM THE REGISTER, EITHER PERMANENTLY OR FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD
ALTERNATIVELY, THE COMMITTEE MIGHT ORDER SOME FORM OF REPRIMAND. AS A SAFEGUARD, PROVISION WAS MADE FOR APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL AGAINST DISCIPLINARY ORDERS.
- DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED UNTIL THE NEW SESSION OF THE COUNCIL.
BILL TO SPECIFY DISPLAY OF TAXI FARE TABLES * * * * * * *
A BILL EMPOWERING THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO SPECIFY THE DISPLAY AND POSITIONING OF FARE TABLES INSIDE TAXIS WAS INTRODUCED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
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MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) 3) BILL 1989, MR LEUNG SAID THE BILL ALSO PROVIDED THE COMMISSIONER WITH POWERS TO SPECIFY THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, SIZE, COLOUR, FORM AND POSITIONING OF ANY DESTINATION INDICATORS, NOTICES OR SIGNS DISPLAYED IN PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES AND INSIGNIA WORN BY THE OPERATORS OF SUCH VEHICLES.
HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT, FARE TABLES WERE NORMALLY DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT PANEL INSIDE TAXIS WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR BACK SEAT PASSENGERS TO READ THEM.
THIS SOMETIMES HAD LED ΤΟ DISPUTES BETWEEN PASSENGERS AND DR VELG AND COMPLAINTS OF OVERCHARGING.
THE PROPOSED REGULATION WOULD ENSURE THAT PASSENGERS WERE BETTZI. AND MORE CLEARLY INFORMED OF THE APPROVED TAXI FARE SCALES, THUS REDUCING LIKELY DISPUTES WITH TAXI DRIVERS.
/MR LEKUNG
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