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IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE BILL PROPOSES TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FOR SUCH PREMISES.
HOWEVER, MR EASON SAID THIS WILL BE DONE IN PHASES AND IN FULL CONSULTATION WITH THE INDUSTRIES AFFECTED.
IT IS ALSO PROPOSED THAT EIGHT NEW PROCESSES CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING TO SERIOUS AIR POLLUTION SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS SPECIFIED PROCESSES IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE ORDINANCE.
THE BILL ALSO IMPROVES THE PROVISIONS RELATING ΤΟ GENERAL CONTROL AND THE APPEAL BOARD, AND TO REVISE THE PENALTIES UNDER THE ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THEIR DETERRENT EFFECT AND BRING THEM IN LINE WITH PENALTIES UNDER OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.
MR EASON STRESSED THAT THE PROPOSED CONTROLS ON BOTH EXISTING AND NEW SPECIFIED PROCESSES WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES CONSULTATION WITH THE INDUSTRIES INVOLVED.
FOLLOWING
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
CHINESE TEXTS OF LAWS APPROVED
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CHINESE
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED THE TEXTS OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE AND THE SHORT TITLES OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.
THE TWO CHINESE TEXTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO BE DECLARED AUTHENTIC.
MOVING THE
TWO RESOLUTIONS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JAMES FINDLAY, SAID THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF LEGISLATION IN HONG KONG.
"WE MAY EXPECT TO SEE, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE FIRST AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXT OF AN ORDINANCE IN OUR STATUTE BOOK PREPARED UNDER SECTION 4B OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE, AND HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF A COMPLETE LIST OF SHORT TITLES OF OUR ORDINANCES IN CHINESE, HE SAID.
MR FINDLAY SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAD TOILED SO HARD AND SO LONG THAT THEY WERE TO SEE SOME CONCRETE RESULTS OF THEIR LABOURS.
"THEY ARE ENTITLED TO FEEL PROUD THAT THEY HAVE PLAYED SUCH A VALUABLE PART IN ATTAINING THE GOAL OF MAKING HONG KONG'S WRITTEN LAWS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR POPULATION.
"IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ARGUMENT TO CONVINCE THIS COUNCIL THAT THE TASK OF PREPARING AN AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXT OF AN EXISTING PIECE
OF LEGISLATION IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ONE.
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