TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1991
"WHAT WILL BE ENTRENCHED, WILL BE THE ICCPR AS APPLIED TO HONG KONG BY AMENDING THE LETTERS PATENT. WHICH IS HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT, MR STOCK SAID.
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"WE HAVE TO ENSURE THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE
WHICH HAS PROVISIONS TO STRIKE DOWN INCOMPATIBLE LAWS.
BASIC LAW,
"WE HAVE TO HAVE REGARD TO THE FACT THAT UNDER HONG KONG LAWS, NONE HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED.
HAVE ADOPTED WILL HAVE
"WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE COURSE WE THE DESIRED EFFECT BECAUSE IT WILL BE TRUE TO THE JOINT DECLARATION AND WILL NOT CONTRAVENE THE BASIC LAW, HE SAID.
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ON THE QUESTION OF THE SO-CALLED FREEZE ON THE BILL OF MR STOCK ACKNOWLEDGED -THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPRESENTATIONS OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL.
THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THESE REPRESENTATIONS WAS EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED. HE NOTED THE SUGGESTION THAT HAD BEEN MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT TO FREEZE ONLY A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF ORDINANCES.
IN RESPONSE TO OTHER QUESTIONS, MR STOCK ALSO OUTLINED THE STEPS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN IN RECENT YEARS ΤΟ DEVELOP REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND THE STEPS THAT ARB PLANNED DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONS
ΤΟ REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE BASIC LAW,
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GAS INSTALLERS MUST REGISTER NOW
GAS INSTALLERS IN HONG KONG HAVE ΤΟ REGISTER WITH THE GOVERNMENT NOW UNDER NEW REGULATIONS AIMED AT ENSURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF GAS-USERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE GAS SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF GAS INSTALLERS AND GAS CONTRACTORS) REGULATIONS 1990, WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION YESTERDAY (MONDAY), STATED THAT ALL GAS INSTALLERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (EMSD) BY MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EMSD SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION IS TO ENSURE THAT ONLY COMPETENT OPERATIVES, WHO HAVE COMPLETED APPROVED TRAINING AND GAINED NECESSARY WORK EXPERIENCE, UNDERTAKE GAS INSTALLATION WORK.
THERE ARE EIGHT CLASSES OF REGISTRATION. THEY INCLUDE WORK ASSOCIATED DIRECTLY WITH GAS SERVICE PIPES, ALL DOWNSTREAM PIPEWORK AND APPLIANCE INSTALLATIONS.
"TO BE AWARDED A CLASS OF REGISTRATION, THE APPLICANT MUST POSSESS THE PRESCRIBED LEVELS OF FORMAL TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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