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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES FOR FISHERMEN UNDER REVIEW
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THE EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO IN-SHORE FISHERMEN AFFECTED DREDGING, DUMPING AND RECLAMATION WORKS ARE BEING REVIEWED TO SEE WHETHER CHANGES SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON PHILIP WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID THE REVIEW WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WORKS CURRENTLY BEING CARRIED OUT AS WELL AS THOSE UNDER PLANNING.
HE SAID THE RULE UNDER WHICH OPERATORS OF FISHING VESSELS LONGER THAN 15 METRES SHOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WAS AGREED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN 1978 ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH VESSELS WERE CAPABLE OF FISHING ELSEWHERE AND WERE NOT LIMITED TO IN- SHORE FISHING,
"NEVERTHELESS, IN THE LIGHT OF REPRESENTATIONS BY FISHERMEN, THIS RULE IS BEING EXAMINED IN THE REVIEW, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, HE SAID.
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NO BASY SOLUTION TO CONTINUOUS OCCUPATION OF PARKING SPACES
ALTERNATIVE MEASURES TO STOP SOME SECOND-HAND CAR DEALERS CONTINUING OCCUPYING METERED PARKING SPACES HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED THERE IS NO EASY SOLUTION.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR LEUNG SAID SECOND-HAND CAR DEALERS NEEDED PLACES TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES AND IT WAS BETTER THAT THEY USED METERED SPACES RATHER THAN PARKED VEHICLES ILLEGALLY.
"IF, FOR EXAMPLE, LEGISLATION WERE ENACTED ΤΟ MAKE IT AN
THIS OFFENCE TO FEED METERS AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD, WOULD SIMPLY RESULT IN DEALERS MOVING THEIR VEHICLES BETWEEN METERS OR ELSE PARKING ILLEGALLY, HE SAID.
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HE NOTED THAT UNDER REGULATION 8 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, IT WAS AN OFFENCE FOR A VEHICLE ΤΟ OCCUPY PARKING SPACE FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF MORE THAN 24 HOURS.
(PARKING) THE SAME
TO INSTIGATE A SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION WOULD REQUIRE A WATCH BE KEPT ON A PARTICULAR PARKING SPACE FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD.
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"UNDERSTANDABLY, THE POLICE DO NOT REGARD THIS AS A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THEIR MANPOWER, BUT THEY WILL RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON SUCH MATTERS, HE SAID.
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