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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1991
THE
INDEPENDENT
SECTION 12(1) OF
COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ORDINANCE REQUIRED THE COMMISSIONER TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS WHICH, IN A GENERAL SENSE, ALLEGED CORRUPT PRACTICES, AND THIS ENABLED THE COMMISSIONER ΤΟ DEAL WITH ELECTORAL OFFENCES
NOT WHICH WERE SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THE POWERS GIVEN BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ORDINANCE NEEDED TO BE MORE CLEARLY SPELT OUT.
'CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL EXTENDS THE SCOPE OF SECTION 10 OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE SO AS TO INCLUDE A POWER OF ARREST FOR CERTAIN
ELECTORAL SUSPECTED
OFFENCES DETECTED DURING THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION OF A SUSPECTED OFFENCE UNDER THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE.
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IN
"CLAUSE 3 SEEKS TO EXTEND THE SCOPE FOR INVESTIGATION RELATION то ELECTORAL OFFENCES, SO THAT ANY ALLEGED OR SUSPECTED CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT AN OFFENCE UNDER THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE MAY BE DEALT WITH BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
IS
"FOR THE SAKE OF CONSISTENCY, THE PROPOSED SECTION 12(B) (VII) OR ALLEGED ADDED TO ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ANY SUSPECTED CONSPIRACY INVOLVING A CROWN SERVANT TO COMMIT THE OF BLACKMAIL BY OR THROUGH THE MISUSE OF HIS OR HER OFFICE,
OFFENCE
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HE SAID.
DEBATES ON THE THREE AMENDMENT BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
NEW LAW FOR SECURITY INDUSTRY IN THE PIPELINE
THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ΤΟ CONSIDER THE NEED FOR NEW LEGISLATION TO REGULATE THE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AND TO IMPROVE STANDARDS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM, MR ASPREY SAID THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD DRAWN UP PROPOSALS FOR A NEW LICENSING SYSTEM BOTH FOR SECURITY COMPANIES AND FOR SECURITY OFFICERS (INCLUDING WATCHMEN) AND PERSONS DESIGNING, INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING SECURITY DEVICES.
"THE INTENTION IS THAT, FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS NEW LEGISLATION, THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE WILL BE REPEALED, HE SAID.
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MR ASPREY SAID DRAFTING OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION WAS AT AN ADVANCED STAGE.
NOW
YEAR,
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"I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE PUT BEFORE THIS COUNCIL LATER HE SAID.
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