THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1990
LANDS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 TO BE INTRODUCED
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APPROVED
THE
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS
INTRODUCTION OF LANDS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE
THE OBJECT OF THE BILL IS TO AMEND THE LANDS TRIBUNAL MAY SIT ORDINANCE SO AS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGES AS PRESIDING OFFICERS IN THE LANDS TRIBUNAL.
INTO VALIDITY PRESIDING
COME THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE BILL ARE DEEMED TO HAVE OPERATION ON JULY 30, 1982 SO AS TO PUT BEYOND ANY DOUBT THE OF JUDGEMENTS OF DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGES OFFICERS SINCE THAT TIME.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY GOVERNOR APPOINTED ALL DISTRICT JUDGES DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGES HAVE ALSO SAT AS LANDS TRIBUNAL FROM TIME TO TIME.
WHO HAVE SAT AS
THE
(THURSDAY) THAT IN 1982
TO BE PRESIDING OFFICERS. PRESIDING OFFICERS IN THE
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HE IS AND
BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 8 (1) OF THE DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE,
"DURING THE PERIOD FOR WHICH DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGE SHALL APPOINTED, HAVE ALL THE JURISDICTION, POWERS AND PRIVILEGES, PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT JUDGE".
IT HAS BEEN ASSUMED
THAT THIS
OF "ALL
PROVISION TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT
ΤΟ DISTRICT JUDGES"
BE PRESIDING PRESIDING OFFICERS OFFICERS ENABLED DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGES TO SIT AS ON THE LANDS TRIBUNAL.
THE AMENDMENT LEGISLATION IS BEING INTRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY THE JUDICIARY THAT THE LAW BE MADE CLEAR ON THIS POINT.
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR VISITS INJURED FIREMEN
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, TODAY ARE STILL IN (THURSDAY) PAID A THIRD VISIT TO THE FOUR FIREMEN WHO
SHUI PO HOSPITAL AFTER BEING INJURED IN THE NO. 4 ALARM FIRE IN SHAM ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 23).
HAD ALSO TWICE THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JOHN MARCH,
THEM THAT VISITED THE INJURED FIREMEN AND YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) TOLD
HIS EXTEND
CONCERN THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, HAD ASKED HIM TO AND TO WISH THEM A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
OFFICERS, SENIOR FIREMAN
IN
HO HON-KEUNG AND QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IN
MAK FIREMAN
KWOK-LEUNG AND KWONG WAH HOSPITAL
IN
TWO OF THE FOUR FIREMAN IP YIN-KING, WERE ADMITTED "FAIR" CONDITION. THE OTHER TWO, SENIOR
WERE ADMITTED FIREMAN TAI KEI-CHEONG, "SATISFACTORY" CONDITION.
/MR LAM
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