WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1991
LAST WEEK
MISS CHOW SAID TOGETHER WITH THE BILL ON THE PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION OF RETIREMENT SCHEMES MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THE BILL ON EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE INTRODUCED TODAY, THESE PROPOSALS WERE A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD ACHIEVING THE TARGET OF A LEVEL OF LABOUR LEGISLATION COMPARABLE THE BEST PREVAILING IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
IN
ΤΟ
NEW LAW TO ENSURE SAFETY OF PRIVATE CLUB-HOUSE
A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO INTRODUCE A
STATUTORY
SCHEME
ALL CLUB-HOUSES TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE BUILDING REGULATIONS WAS PROPOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE HON PETER TSAO,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AFTERNOON.
AT THE
REQUIRING
WITH FIRE AND HOME AFFAIRS, (WEDNESDAY)
THIS
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL., MR TSAO SAID:
CLUBS (SAFETY OF PREMISES)
PERSON ANY
WHO OPERATES A "WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL,
OF COMPLIANCE OR EXEMPTION CLUB-HOUSE WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE
ON CONVICTION ΤΟ A FINE OF WILL COMMIT AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE
FINE OF $20,000 $200,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS AND TO A FOR EACH DAY DURING WHICH THE OFFENCE CONTINUES."
THERE WAS AT PRESENT NO SYSTEMATIC OR COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL SAFETY CONDITIONS IN CLUB PREMISES.
OF
"ENFORCEMENT ACTION UNDER THE FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE
BASIS OR IN RESPONSE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IS TAKEN ON AN AD HOC COMPLAINTS," MR TSAO SAID.
AND
THE
то
SCHEME FOR THE THIS BILL, HE STRESSED, SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A
CLUB-HOUSES
BE ADMINISTERED REGULATION AND CONTROL OF
BY THE
SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
то
HAD WHICH
NO CLUB-HOUSES
WOULD
BE
BUT HE ADDED THAT CLUBS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE BILL.
'NEITHER WILL THE BILL
BE CONCERNED WITH THE FORMATION OF REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES AND
CLUBS, WHICH WILL REMAIN A TASK FOR THE THE REGISTRAR GENERAL.
WOULD
CLUB-HOUSES
DUE TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, MR TSAO POINTED OUT THAT IT
ON ALL CONTROLS
CLUBS WITH BE IMPRACTICAL TO ENFORCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL.
CLUBS
THE CERTIFICATION SCHEME WOULD THEREFORE BE FIRST PHASE TARGETTED AT PROPRIETARY OR SHAM CLUB-HOUSES AS ORDINARY BUSINESS PREMISES, HE SAID,
PHASED, WHICH
WITH THE USED THEIR
/PHASING OF