WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

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WE FEEL

"HAVING CONSIDERED THE VIEWS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THAT THERE ARE REAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE TO MAINTAIN A TIME-COSTING SYSTEM AND THAT REGARD MUST BE GIVEN TO THE OF THE OFFICIAL EXISTING POLICY ON THE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION'S RECEIVER'S OFFICE.

"WE

IS

WORK TO A

ALSO CONSIDER IT UNFAIR TO THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER IF HE

NOT

PAID A FEE AFTER HE HAS CARRIED OUT MOST OF THE PRELIMINARY IN A COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSIONS CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP.

"IT IS ALSO FELT THAT PEOPLE WHO USE THE SERVICE

IT: FOR SHOULD PAY OFFICE RECEIVER'S OFFICIAL JUSTIFICATION FOR ANY SUBSIDY FROM THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY,

THE

PROVIDED BY

THERE

IS

NO

ESSENCE, WE AGREE THAT THE PROVISION SHOULD BE LEFT AS

IT

WAS

COURT

"IN IS," HE SAID.

MR BARROW SAID THE SECOND MAIN CONCERN OF THE AD HOC GROUP RELATED TO THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S RIGHT OF AUDIENCE BEFORE THE ON THE HEARING OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION.

APPROPRIATE

FOR

THE

HE SAID THE AD HOC GROUP FOUND IT WAS OFFICIAL RECEIVER TO BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD ON ANY APPLICATION ΤΟ CREDITORS' SINCE THE EFFECT OF A CONVERSION FOR CONVERSION

THE COURT'S WAS TO REMOVE A LIQUIDATION FROM VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP SUPERVISION AND THERE MIGHT BE GOOD REASONS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHY AN APPLICATION SHOULD BE SUPPORTED OR OPPOSED.

THE

FEAR THAT PROVISION WILL CREATE MORE COST

DEADLINE

OF A

FOR CONVERSION THREE-MONTH WINDING-UP TO A CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP UNDER

4) BILL 1990 WOULD CREATE MORE (AMENDMENT) (NO. INSTEAD OF STREAMLINING THE OPERATION OF THE OFFICIAL HON PETER WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOST SIMPLE

COMPULSORY THE COMPANIES RED-TAPE AND COST RECEIVER,

THE

SAID THE WOULD WOULD LIQUIDATORS JUST TO PROTECT

SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL, MR WONG HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS WAS FEARFUL THAT THE DEADLINE

CASES, MEAN THAT IN

TIME OF EXTENSION AN AUTOMATICALLY THEMSELVES AGAINST ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

ALL BUT THE APPLY FOR

POINT

FIXED PERCENTAGE

WONG, WHO ABSTAINED FROM VOTING ON THE BILL, SAID THE WAY THE INEQUITABLE OF ACCOUNTANTS WAS OF CONTENTION

BY THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER WERE CHARGED LIQUIDATIONS UNDERTAKEN

AND REALISED

BANK BASIS ON BOTH ASSETS

MAIN

THAT

ON A DEPOSIT

INCOME.

/"IT IS

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