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ARE NO SET CRITERIA WHICH ARE TO BE FOLLOWED "THERE CHOICE OF TOPICS IS MADE.
WHEN THE
"THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL USE THEIR JUDGMENT
HE SAID. TO DECIDE WHICH SUBJECTS ARE MOST DESERVING OF REVIEW,
ONCE TOPICS HAD BEEN FORMALLY REFERRED TO THE COMMISSION, WOOD SAID, THEY WERE GENERALLY DEALT WITH IN THE ORDER IN WHICH WERE REFERRED, AND AS STAFF RESOURCES BECAME AVAILABLE ON OF EARLIER REFERENCES.
MR THEY
COMPLETION
"THERE ARE SEVEN TOPICS CURRENTLY BEFORE THE COMMISSION, EITHER UNDER DISCUSSION IN A SUB-COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSION ITSELF, OR BEING WORKED ON BY THE SECRETARIAT.
"TERMS OF
REFERENCE
HAVE BEEN SIGNED IN
RELATION ON THESE
TO TWO
IN DUE
FURTHER TOPICS AND THE SECRETARIAT WILL BEGIN WORK COURSE," HE SAID.
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE FOR HANDICAPPED DRIVERS
*
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY FOR HANDICAPPED
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE ON EITHER EQUAL OR MORE
OBTAINING TERMS.
TRANSPORT,
IN
DRIVERS
FAVOURABLE
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR MICHAEL LAM, IN
COUNCIL PROVIDING
FOR
MR LEUNG SAID A RECENT SURVEY BY THE GENERAL INSURANCE HAD REVEALED THAT AT LEAST 21 OF THE 66 AUTHORISED INSURERS
KONG PROVIDED INSURANCE COVER MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE IN HONG HANDICAPPED DRIVERS.
A
DISABILITY OTHER
THIS
IS OFFERED EITHER WITHOUT COVER
IMPOSING LOADING, OR ON MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS THAN WOULD BE OFFERED TO DRIVERS.
"FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHOULD NOT THEREFORE BE REQUIRED TO THE COST OF THE INSURANCE.
MEET
"THE GENERAL INSURANCE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG IS ALSO WILLING PROVIDE HANDICAPPED DRIVERS WITH FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE RANGE
HE SAID. MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM,
H
ΤΟ
OF
MR SUPERVISION
LEUNG
WERE
EXPLAINED THAT
ROLE THE GOVERNMENT'S
THE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES WAS TO ENSURE THAT MANAGED BY FIT AND PROPER PERSONS AND WERE ABLE TO OBLIGATIONS IN FULL.
IN COMPANIES MEET THEIR
THE
"THE AUTHORITY