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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS NEW LEGISLATION AND THE HEAVY
OF A FINE PROPOSED SUMMARY CONVICTION, OR A FINE
$20,000
AND OF
$50,000
ON
10
PENALTIES FOR TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT
AND
FOR IMPRISONMENT ACT BOTH AS AN EFFECTIVE YEARS ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT - WILL
OUR IDENTITY DETERRENT AND AS A MEANS OF PROSECUTING THOSE WHO ABUSE CARD SYSTEM, HE SAID.
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MR
BARNES EXPLAINED
THAT UNDER AUTHORITY
OR
POSSESSION, WITHOUT LAWFUL
EXISTING REASONABLE
LEGISLATION
THE AN EXCUSE, OF OFFENCE. USING OF PERSONS
IDENTITY CARD RELATING TO ANOTHER PERSON, WAS NOT AN
THE REGISTRATION OFFENCE UNDER WAS HOWEVER,
IT,
REGULATIONS.
AN
PROSECUTED
"A LOOPHOLE THEREFORE EXISTS WHEN PERSONS CANNOT BE
TO OTHERS IN THEIR WITH
CARDS BELONGING IDENTITY WHO ARE FOUND POSSESSION, AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THEIR HAVING USED THOSE CARDS.
THEREFORE PROPOSED IN "THIS IS CLEARLY UNDESIRABLE AND IT IS CLAUSE 4(B) OF THE BILL TO MAKE POSSESSION ALSO AN OFFENCE.
"THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO IMPOSE HEAVY PENALTIES
HE SAID. DETERRENT AGAINST SUCH ACTIVITIES,
AS A
BELONGING
OF
MR BARNES SAID UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF AN IDENTITY CARD TO ANOTHER PERSON WAS AT PRESENT PUNISHABLE UNDER THE REGISTRATION PERSONS REGULATIONS.
THE
TO
OFFENCE IN THE NEW SECTION AN IDENTITY CARD TRANSFER
"THE OPPORTUNITY IS THEREFORE TAKEN IN CLAUSE 2 TO CLARIFY MEANING OF TRANSFER, AND TO MAKE IT AN
7AA
5
OF
THE BILL
UNDER CLAUSE UNLAWFULLY TO ANOTHER PERSON.
VARIOUS EXISTING
OFFENCES OF ANOTHER PERSON BE TRANSFERRED
"AS A TIDYING-UP EXERCISE, THE THE USE AND TRANSFER OF AN IDENTITY CARD BELONGING TO REASONABLE EXCUSE WILL WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR
FROM THE REGULATIONS TO THE MAIN ORDINANCE,
HE ADDED.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
PROVISION FOR LEGCO TO VOTE FUNDS FOR HKTA SUBVENTION
* * *
THE HONG KONG
TOURIST ASSOCIATION
(AMENDMENT) PROVIDES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO VOTE FUNDS FOR THE OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO SUBMIT ITS PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES TO THE GOVERNOR FOR
THE HON ANSON FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
BILL
1989
SUBVENTION
BUDGET AND APPROVAL, THE SECRETARY
TOLD
LEGISLATIVE
CHAN,
"IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE BOARD OF THE TOURIST OBSERVE CERTAIN PRESCRIBED ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES," MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.
THE
ASSOCIATION TO MRS CHAN SAID IN
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