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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1990

"CONCERN HAS BEEN

EXPRESSED

THIS IT ALTHOUGH

IS TIMELY

IN RECENT YEARS THAT CIVIC EDUCATION. PROVISION INHIBITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HAS NOT YET BEEN INVOKED, THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT IT TO REMOVE IT FROM THE STATUTE BOOK.

"THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE SHOULD PROPERLY CONFINE ITS SCOPE

AND THE SAFEGUARDING THE WELFARE OF PUPILS

INTERESTS OF EDUCATION

GENERALLY.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REST OF THE BILL DEALT OF MATTERS.

TO

WITH A VARIETY

MEMBERS

"IT REMEDIES DEFICIENCIES SUCH AS MAKING PROVISION FOR OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

RESIGN,

SERVING AND FOR THE

OF AN ATTENDANCE ORDER WHENEVER A CHILD

NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE, HE SAID.

T

IS

THE DIRECTOR

OF

"IT ALSO SEEKS TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR GIVING

IN AN EDUCATION THE POWER TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL TO ADMIT A CHILD NAMED

CHILDREN WITH A ATTENDANCE ORDER TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM OF PLACING

AS FOR ENTRY BACKGROUND OF TRUANCY OR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS, AS WELL BY SCHOOL INSPECTORS TO PREMISES SUSPECTED OF BEING 'ILLEGAL' SCHOOLS, UNDER A WARRANT ISSUED BY A MAGISTRATE,

THE

"THE BILL FURTHER PROVIDES FOR AN APPEAL MECHANISM AGAINST

EDUCATION OF POWERS WHICH UNREASONABLE EXERCISE BY THE DIRECTOR OF MIGHT BE ARGUED TO AFFECT CIVIL RIGHTS,'

THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ON

THE

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO MARCH 21, WITH A VIEW TO COMPLETING THE PROCESS BEFORE THE END OF CURRENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION.

STOPPING ON YELLOW STRIPED MARKING AT CROSSINGS PROHIBITED

THE

ROAD FOR

ΤΟ AMENDMENTS THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED

MAKING IT AN OFFENCE (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS TRAFFIC MOTORISTS TO OBSTRUCT YELLOW STRIPED LIGHT SIGNAL CROSSINGS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

REGULATIONS, $200 FOR

EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 1, CARRY A FIXED PENALTY OF CONTRAVENTION OF THE NO OBSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN

VEHICLES PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.

PROHIBITING

SAID EXISTING REGULATIONS FROM STOPPING ON LIGHT

MAKE SIGNAL

NO PROVISION CONTROLLED

THIS HAS

SAFETY CAUSED

PROBLEMS AND

PEDESTRIANS.

INCONVENIENCE

/TO RECTIFY

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