WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1992
"THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S DECISION IS SUBJECT ΤΟ JUDICIAL REVIEW DOES NOT UNDERMINE THE FINALITY OF HIS DECISIONS, BECAUSE JUDICIAL REVIEW CAN QUESTION ONLY THE WAY THE COMMISSIONER MAKES HIS DECISION BUT NOT THE MERITS OF THE DECISION, HE SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO COMMISSIONER'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
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ON THE PROPOSAL THAT THE COMMISSIONER PUBLISH THE OUTCOME OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS WITH CASES ANONYMISED AS IS THE PRACTICE IN A NUMBER OF PLACES SUCH AS THE UNITED KINGDOM, MR NG SAID THE PUBLICATION OF CASE REPORTS COULD PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMAC AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN IT.
"THE RISK IS THAT IT MAY LEAD TO WORRIES OF INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION, SUCH AS COMMERCIAL DATA. SUCH A RISK MAY DISCOURAGE THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN COMPLAINT FROM CO-OPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION, HE SAID.
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HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO PRECONCEIVED IDEA ON ALL THESE ISSUES, AND CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO ACTIVELY EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDS ON AUGUST 15.
WALLED CITY CLEAREES URGED TO MAKE USE OF APPEAL CHANNELS
CLEAREES OF PHASE III OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY WHO ARE DISSATISFIED WITH GOVERNMENT'S COMPENSATION OFFERS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 1 EITHER TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE A CLAIM FOR HIGHER COMPENSATION OR TO APPEAL TO THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD.
FURTHERMORE, AUGUST 1 WILL ALSO BE THE DEADLINE FOR APPEALS TO THE APPEALS TRIBUNAL FOR CLEAREES FROM ALL PHASES OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY, A SPOKESNMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE SAID OUT OF THE 2,520 PHASE III HOUSEHOLDS, PER CENT HAD ALREADY ACCEPTED THE COMPENSATION OFFERS.
2,430 OR 96.4
OVERALL, MORE THAN 98 PER CENT OF THE SOME 10,322 HOUSEHOLDS IN ALL THREE PHASES HAD ACCEPTED THE OFFERS. ONLY 190 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE YET TO DO SO.
THE ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD HANDLES APPEALS RELATING ΤΟ THE CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION WHILE THE APPEALS TRIBUNAL DEALS WITH CASES CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CLEAREES HAD ALL BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THESE APPEAL AVENUES. HE URGED THEM TO MAKE USE OF THEM.
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