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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1991
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT TUNNELS
A BILL WHICH SEEKS FOR THE PROVISION OF THE PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT TUNNELS WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND
READING OF ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRIVATISING TUNNEL MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY AND TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.
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ΤΟ THE RUNNING OF
MR LEUNG SAID DURING 1989-90, EXPENDITURE OF ABOUT $100 MILLION WERE DEDICATED THE TUNNELS.
HE SAID AS A FIRST STEP, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WOULD BE CONTRACTED OUT SHORTLY.
A REVIEW WOULD THEN BE CONDUCTED EARLY NEXT YEAR TO SEE HOW THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OTHER GOVERNMENT TUNNELS COULD BE CONTRACTED OUT.
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THE SECRETARY SAID THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED ALLOWED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF PRIVATE OPERATORS TO MANAGE GOVERNMENT TUNNELS AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE NECESSARY POWERS, SUCH AS TO SEIZE AND REMOVE ANY VEHICLES WHICH CAUSED OBSTRUCTION.
INTEREST,
THE
HE ADDED THAT ΤΟ SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO THE OPERATOR.
MR LEUNG ALSO GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RETAIN CONTROL OVER THE LEVEL OF TOLLS.
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BILL TO CLEAR ANOMALY IN PRACTISING CERT'S VALIDITY PERIODS INTRODUCED
SEEKS
TO
THE
VALIDITY IN AN ANOMALY REMOVE A BILL WHICH
MEDICAL OF SUPPLEMENTARY PERIODS OF
CERTIFICATES PRACTISING
END ON THE PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING FOR ALL THESE CERTIFICATES TO
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SAME DATE, I.E. JUNE 30, WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
BILL (AMENDMENT) PROFESSIONS
THE HON ELIZABETH
1991
THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL WAS MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, WONG.
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