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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1993
MR LEUNG EXPLAINED THAT CONTAINER VEHICLE LOADING/UNLOADING ACTIVITIES SHOULD NORMALLY BE CONFINED TO OFF-STREET SITES FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY REASONS.
IN AREAS WHERE SUCH ACTIVITIES OCCUR ON STREET, CAUSING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEMS, NO STOPPING RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPOSED.
LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES FOR CONTAINER VEHICLES ARE USUALLY PROVIDED WITHIN BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS OR ON LAND ALLOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE BY MEANS OF SHORT-TERM TENANCIES (STTS).
THE AREA NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR AN ARTICULATED CONTAINER VEHICLE TO LOAD OR UNLOAD IS ABOUT 16 METRE BY 3.5 METRE, EXCLUDING ACCESS AND CIRCULATION SPACE REQUIRED AT OFF-STREET LOCATIONS.
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BILL TO BETTER REGULATE PORT INTRODUCED
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A BILL THAT SEEKS TO BETTER REGULATE SHIPPING AND PILOTAGE MATTERS WITHIN HONG KONG WATERS WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE BILL ENABLES THE PILOTAGE ADVISORY COMMITTER TO BETTER COPE WITH THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MANAGEMENT OF SHIPPING MATTERS AS THE PORT BECOMES MORE BUSY.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PILOTAGE (AMENDMENT} BILL 1993, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED TO TAKE IN A BROADER SPECTRUM OF EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND OPINION.
"THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP OF A MORE VARIED BACKGROUND, HE ADDED.
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MR SIU NOTED THAT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES FOR PILOTS INVOLVED A DETAILED PRELIMINARY INQUIRY FOLLOWED BY EXAMINATION BY A BOARD OF INVESTIGATION.
**THESE PROCEDURES ARE
ESSENTIAL FOR NORMAL. CASES BUT THEY ARE INEFFICIENT AND INFLEXIBLE IN THE CASE OF MINOR COMPLAINTS WHERE THERE IS OFTEN NO NEED FOR SUCH ELABORATE PROCEDURES.
IN ADDITION, THE SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY A BOARD OF INVESTIGATION, NAMELY THE CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF A PILOT'S LICENCE, ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR MINOR OFFENCES WHERE A WARNING, CAUTION OR REPRIMAND WOULD SUFFICE, HE SAID.
THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT DISCIPLINE TO DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH MINOR OFFENCES.
OF A BOARD OF
NO FORMAL JUDICIAL, OR QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES WILL BE
AND THE BOARD MAY RECOMMEND A RANGE OF LESSER SANCTIONS.
INVOLVED,
A PROVISION FOR APPEAL IS INCLUDED.
"THESE MEASURES