WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991
(THAT IS
THE
SIR DAVID SAID A TOTAL OF 89 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS NEW BILLS AND AMENDMENT BILLS), HAD SO FAR BEEN GIVEN PRIORITY BY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR INTRODUCTION INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE 1991-92 SESSION.
COUNCIL.
"TWENTY-ONE BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
INTRODUCED INTO THE
"THE ACTUAL TOTAL NUMBER OF BILLS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL BY JULY 1992 WILL DEPEND ON THE DRAFTING PROGRESS OF THE BILLS AND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY URGENT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OUTSIDE APPROVED PROGRAMME
THE THAT MAY NEED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO WITHIN THIS SESSION," THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.
THE COUNCIL
HAD NOT
SIR DAVID SAID SO FAR ABOUT 50 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS YET OBTAINED PRIORITY FOR INTRODUCTION INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE 1991-92 SESSION, HAVING REGARD TO THEIR URGENCY AND STAGE OF
PROCESSING.
93)
(1992- SESSION'S
"THEY WILL BE RECONSIDERED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE NEXT SESSION, OR WHEN THERE IS A VACANT SLOT IN THE CURRENT PROGRAMME, SIR DAVID SAID.
TELEPHONE TARIFFS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTROL
THE
CHAN TODAY ADSENCE OF
TELEPHONE
A
SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON (WEDNESDAY) SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE SCHEME OF CONTROL AGREEMENT DID NOT MEAN THAT HONG KONG COMPANY TARIFFS WERE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO CONTROL..
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON STEPHEN POON, MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT UNDER SECTION 26 OF THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE, THE MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY COULD INCREASED BY RESOLUTION
ONLY BE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ΤΟ AMEND SCHEDULE TO THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE.
THE
"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEDULE UNLESS IT IS SATISFIED THAT THESE ARE FULLY JUSTIFIED,
N MRS CHAN SAID.
IN
SHE SAID THE INTERESTS OF TELEPHONE USERS WERE ALSO OTHER WAYS.
PROTECTED
THE
FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (THE POSTMASTER GENERAL) WAS EMPOWERED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPANY MAINTAINED A GOOD AND EFFICIENT SERVICE.
SECTION 4A OF THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD OF THE COMPANY WHO HAVE A STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO REPRESENT GOVERNMENT, AND HENCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MRS CHAN EXPLAINED.
/SHE POINTED