THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1992
IS
THE LIABILITY OF GOODS VEHICLE OWNERS FOR OVERLOADING COVERED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) BILL GAZETTED TODAY.
THE BILL. ALSO REQUIRES TAXI DRIVERS TO DISPLAY AN IDENTITY PLATE IN THE VEHICLE,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MEASURE AIMED AT IMPROVING THE OF TAXI SERVICE AS IT WOULD ENABLE PASSENGERS WHO WISH TO COMPLAINT AGAINST MALPRACTICES TO IDENTIFY THE DRIVER.
STANDARD LODGE A
THE AMENDMENT BILL ALSO SEEKS TO REQUIRE THAT VEHICLE TRAILERS BE EXAMINED FOR ROADWORTHINESS BEFORE THEY ARE REGISTERED AND LICENSED AND TO DELEGATE THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT TO SPECIFY THE AGE OF PRIVATE CARS AND GOODS VEHICLES TO BE SUBJECTED TO ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR ROADWORTHINESS.
IT WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 13 NEXT YEAR.
REGARDING
THE
PROPOSED INCREASE IN FIXED PENALTY FOR OVERLOADING, A RESOLUTION WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGCO TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE TO THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE.
APPOINTMENTS TO CONSUMER COUNCIL
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HAS APPOINTED A NEW MEMBER AND RE-APPOINTED EIGHT EXISTING MEMBERS TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF ONE TO. TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
AND MR
OF THE EIGHT INCUMBENT MEMBERS, DR LAW CHEUNG-KWOK DENNIS LAM HAW-SHUN HAVE REEN RE-APPOINTED
THE COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
TO
SIX OF THE EXISTING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RE-APPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THEY ARE MISS ESTHER CHAN WAI-PONG, MR JOHNNY MOK SHIV-LUEN, DR ANTHONY NG SUNG-MAN, PROF PETER W CHEUNG, DR WILSON FUNG YEE-LBUNG AND REV JOSEPH LEUNG KWOK-TUNG.
MEANWHILE, A NEW MEMBER DR JOHN HO DIT-SANG HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
DR HO IS A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG.
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