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THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR AND 46 IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF BARNES SAID.
RECEIVED THIS YEAR,
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"THESE ARE NOT REALLY HIGH FIGURES IN RELATION TO THE THOUSANDS OF TRANSACTIONS DONE THROUGH SOME 2,500 SUMS OF MONEY INVOLVED CAN BE VERY LARGE.
WAS
TENS OF
BUT THE
SERIOUSLY CONCERNED
COUNCIL MR BARNES SAID THE CONSUMER AND PROPOSED TO MAKE A STUDY OF PROPERTY AGENCIES EARLY NEXT YEAR.
ANTICIPATE NOW
WHETHER
THE COUNCIL
"I COULD NOT RECOMMEND CONTROLLING LEGISLATION," HE SAID.
WILL
BUT HE ASSURED THAT ITS REPORT WOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.
GOVT SATISFIES WITH AIRPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES
THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AT KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG,
MR ASPREY SAID KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMPLIED FULLY WITH INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION (ICAO) STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES REGARDING RESPONSE TIME TO EMERGENCIES AND LEVEL OF PROTECTION AFFORDED.
THE SECRETARY SAID COMPREHENSIVE PLANS EXISTED TO DEAL WITH ALL SORTS OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
"THESE PLANS ARE REGULARLY UPDATED AND TESTED ΤΟ ENSURE THAT ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE AWARE OF THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ARE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY," MR ASPREY SAID.
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