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FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1991
"HOWEVER, AFTER THE
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TAKES OVER THE
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS LATER IN THE YEAR, SUCH HOSPITALS WILL CEASE TO FALL WITHIN THOSE DEFINITIONS BECAUSE THEY WILL THEN NO LONGER ВЕ CONSIDERED TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE CROWN AND WILL BE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES AND MATERNITY HOMES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, HE SAID.
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IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "HOSPITALS" IN THESE THREE ORDINANCES TO ENSURE THAT WHEN SUCH HOSPITALS COME UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN THE SAME STATUS UNDER THOSE ORDINANCES AS THEY ARE PRESENTLY GIVEN, HE EXPLAINED.
THE THREE BILLS - THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT} BILL 1991 AND THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 - ARE EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE ON JUNE 7, AND INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 12.
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FREIGHT TRANSPORT STUDY COMMISSIONED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS COMMISSIONED A #11 MILLION FREIGHT TRANSPORT STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE SHORT AND LONG TERM FREIGHT MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AND ACROSS THE BORDER.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PANG HAU-CHUNG, AND A PARTNER OF WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, MR R.H. RAKUSEN.
DEPUTY
SCOTT
STUDY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WAS TO FORMULATE A FREIGHT TRANSPORT STRATEGY TO BEST SUIT THE FUTURE ROAD, RAIL AND WATERBORNE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG.
RECOMMENDED MEASURES WOULD BE PROPOSED ΤΟ ACHIEVE THE APPROPRIATE FLEET SIZE OF GOODS VEHICLES, TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MOVEMENTS OF GOODS, TO MEET THE PROJECTED DEMAND, AND TO MINIMISE THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF INDUSTRY WITH RESPECT TO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE AND ENVIRONMENT.
GOODS VEHICLE PARKING THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT ROAD SAFETY, HIGHWAY
THE 14-MONTH STUDY WILL COMMENCE IN JUNE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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