WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990
RESOLUTION TO AMEND TELEPHONE ORDINANCE SCHEDULE PASSED
A
RESOLUTION
BY LTD
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED THAT IT APPROVED TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE TO THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE,
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY ADDING TO IT THE CHARGES THAT THE PROPOSES TO LEVY FOR ITS PROPOSED INTERPRETER HANDLING SERVICE.
ΤΟ AMEND THE
PROVIDE AN
SECRETARY FOR
SERVICE
TO
MOVING A MOTION
THE SCHEDULE,
HONG KONG TELEPHONE ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON CHAN, SAID THE
TO PROPOSED
INTERPRETER HANDLING COMPANY FACILITATE INTERPRETATION DURING AN INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALL.
MRS CHAN SAID CALLS REQUIRING
BOOKED IN ADVANCE.
THE
NEED SERVICE WOULD
ΤΟ
BE
INDEPENDENT TRANSLATION THE CONVERSATION
THE COMPANY WOULD THEN ARRANGE FOR AN AGENCY TO PROVIDE CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION DURING BY USING THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY'S CONFERENCE CALL FACILITY.
ORDINANCE, THE COMPANY THE SCHEDULE
"UNDER SECTION 26(1) OF THE TELEPHONE MAY ONLY LEVY CHARGES NOT EXCEEDING THOSE SPECIFIED TO THE ORDINANCE," MRS CHAN POINTED OUT.
SHE SAID THE CHARGES FOR THE NEW SERVICE, AS
FOR CALL
COMPLETED
$143 PER
IN
SET
OUT IN THE
USING BEEN BOOKED
THE
CALLS RESOLUTION, WERE TRANSLATION SERVICE AND $60 PER CALL FOR CALLS WHICH HAD BY A SUBSCRIBER BUT SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED.
IN ADDITION, MRS CHAN
SERVICE WOULD
TO HAVE
FOR
INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL AND
SAID, A CUSTOMER MAKING USB
OF THE
NORMAL CHARGES FOR THE RELEVANT ASSISTED INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR
OF INTERNATIONAL OF DURATION FOR INTERPRETATION RAISED BY
PAY THE CALL, THE
THE ADVICE TELEPHONE CALL, AS WELL AS THE CHARGE THE INDEPENDENT TRANSLATION AGENCY.
THE RESOLUTION AND CONSIDERS THEM TO BE THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE," SHE ADDED.
"THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXAMINED THE NEW CHARGES
A REASONABLE
SPECIFIED IN REFLECTION
OF
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