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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989
MOTION ON TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS APPROVED
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(WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A MOTION THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
THE NEW PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN STATUTORY FUNCTIONS TO
ASSUME HIS ROLE FROM SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE WHO WILL SEPTEMBER 1.
THE MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR FORD, UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE.
DAVID
ΤΟ SIR DAVID EXPLAINED THAT THE MOTION AROSE FROM THE PROPOSAL
CO-ORDINATION OF CREATE A RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH TO IMPROVE
OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE FIELDS SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE.
NEW BRANCH
WILL "THE
TAKE OVER SOME OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH,
EXISTING THE SUCH AS CULTURE AND AND RECREATION, SPORTS, ANTIQUITIES AND COUNTRY PARKS MANAGEMENT,
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SOME OF THE EXISTING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
AND AND INFORMATION BRANCH, SUCH
CENSORSHIP POLICY.
AS
ENTERTAINMENT BROADCASTING,
RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 1989, HE
"THE REMAINDER OF THESE TWO BRANCHES ' TRANSFERRED TO OTHER BRANCHES AND UNITS. THE AND INFORMATION BRANCH WILL CEASE TO EXIST ON SEPTEMBER 1, SAID.
MOTION ON REORGANISATION OF BRANCH
IN
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A MOTION
WORKS BRANCH OF CONNECTION WITH THE REORGANISATION OF THE LANDS AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT LATER THIS YEAR.
IN MOVING THE MOTION, UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL HON GRAHAM CLAUSES ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE BARNES, EXPLAINED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM
SEPTEMBER
1 THIS YEAR
· LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH WOULD BE REORGANISED INTO TWO BRANCHES PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH AND THE WORKS BRANCH.
STATUTORY
THE
THE
FUNCTIONS
FOR
WHICH PLANNING,
THEM
HE SAID THE MOTION SET OUT CERTAIN NEEDED
TRANSFERRED TO TO BE
THE NEW SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS AND SECRETARY FOR WORKS IN ORDER TO ENABLE TO ASSUME THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES BY THEN.
"THESE STATUTORY