WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
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LAWS ON INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES UNDER REVIEW
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PROCESS IS NOW IN HAND TO CONSIDER WHAT LESSONS MIGHT BE LEARNED FROM THE RECENT INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE INVOLVING CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN-KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR CHAN SAID:
"AS PART OF THIS EXERCISE, I AM CONSIDERING, WITH THE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS, WHETHER OUR EXISTING LAWS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ARE ADEQUATE AND WHETHER THEY STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN THE INTERESTS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE."
FURTHER CONTROL ON PROJECTIONS FROM BUILDINGS NOT NEEDED
THERE IS NO NEED TO INTRODUCE FURTHER LEGISLATIVE CONTROL ON OBJECTS HANGING FROM BUILDINGS AS THERE IS ALREADY SUFFICIENT MEANS AVAILABLE UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EDWARD HO IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON EXPLAINED THAT PROJECTIONS FROM BUILDINGS WERE GENERALLY REGARDED AS "BUILDING" OR "BUILDING WORKS" AND WERE SUBJECT OTHER TO CONTROL UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE TO THE SAME EXTENT AS STRUCTURES,
IF THESE PROJECTIONS WERE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF THE BUILDING, THEY COULD NOT BE ERECTED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY AND BE TREATED AS UNAUTHORISED BUILDING
WORKS.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ENABLED ORDERS TO BE SERVED
WITH DEAL REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORISED WORKS AND TO DANGEROUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.
WAYS SOUGHT TO MAKE LEGAL SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID HE HAD RAISED THE ISSUE OF LEGAL FEES AT HIS REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUDICIARY AND OF LAW TEACHERS.
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IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR MATHEWS SAID HE EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH LEGAL SERVICES COULD BE MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE.
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