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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990
CITES DECISION TO FROM THE
"BY SEEKING A SIX-MONTH RESERVATION TO THE BAN IVORY EXPORTS, HONG KONG HAS ATTRACTED SEVERE CRITICISM INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
"IT IS, THEREFORE, IN THE
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ENFORCEMENT OF THE RESERVATION PERIOD ON JULY 17, 1990,
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INTERESTS OF HONG KONG то BAN AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE MR WONG SAID.
FULL PUBLICITY PROGRAMME ON GAS SAFETY BILL'S PROVISIONS
CHAN, SAID
THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY} SHE FULLY AGREED WITH A LEGCO AD HOC GROUP THAT THERE SHOULD BE A FULL PROGRAMME OF PUBLICITY FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THE GAS SAFETY BILL 1990 AND THE SIX SETS OF REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD EMBODY THE DETAILED AND TECHNICAL MEASURES OF THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
"THIS PROGRAMME WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GAS INDUSTRY AND THE GAS SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS THE PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION COME INTO EFFECT, MRS CHAN SAID IN WINDING UP THE SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE BILL.
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SHE THANKED PROF THE HON C.K. POON AND HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE AD HOC GROUP FOR THEIR DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE BILL, WHICH HAD RESULTED IN THE SUGGESTION OF A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS.
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ALL THE AMENDMENTS WHICH WOULD BE MOVED DURING THE COMMITTEE STAGE BY PROF POON, THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN AND THE HON MIRIAM LAU HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION, SHE ADDED.
"SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT ΤΟ CLAUSE 12, WHICH WOULD EXPLICITLY LIMIT TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ONLY GAS SAFETY INSPECTORS' POWER OF ENTRY TO DOMESTIC PREMISES WITHOUT A WARRANT DOES, I BELIEVE, REFLECT A PROPER CONCERN FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.
"SECONDLY, THE AD HOC GROUP'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 18 WHICH WOULD EXCLUDE OFFICERS FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT AS THE GAS AUTHORITY FROM BEING APPOINTED TO AN APPEAL BOARD WOULD, I BELIEVE, GIVE APPELLANTS A WELCOME ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF THE IMPARTIALITY APPEAL BOARDS, MRS CHAN SAID.
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