WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1993
LIST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO BE UPDATED
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RELAPSING FEVER
WITH THE SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF AND TYPHUS AND THE GLOBAL ERADICATION OF SMALLPOX, IT IS REALISTIC OR NECESSARY TO RETAIN THESE DISEASES WITHIN THE OF QUARANTINABLE DISEASES,
NO LONGER DEFINITION
WELFARE. MRS AND
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND ELIZABETH WONG, WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE QUARANTINE PREVENTION OF DISEASE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"IT IS
THEREFORE
PROPOSED
DISEASES WHEREVER THEY APPEAR IN THE ORDINANCE,
TO REMOVE
REFERENCES MRS WONG SAID.
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THESE
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IT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO UPDATE THE LIST OF INFECTIOUS PRESCRIBED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE THE INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS AND WORLDWIDE PRACTICE."
DISEASES
WITH
ORDINANCE AGAINST
THE LEVEL OF PENALTY FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE
DETERRENT EFFECTIVE WILL ALSO BE INCREASED TO MAINTAIN AN OFFENCES.
FURTHERMORE,
POWERS
CERTAIN OPPORTUNITY IS TAKEN TO TRANSFER
THE DIRECTOR PRESENTLY VESTED WITH THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO EITHER OF HEALTH OR THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
THESE
RELATE, RESPECTIVELY,
FOR TO THE POWER
AMENDING THE FOR STATUTORY FORMS FOR NOTIFICATION OF DISEASES AND TO THE POWER ADJUSTING THE PRESCRIBED FEES IN LINE WITH CHANGES IN OPERATING COST.
"THE INTENTION OF THIS TRANSFER IS TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES AND
MRS WONG SAID. TO MAKE FOR MORE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION,
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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TWO MORE MEMBERS FOR CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY BY INCLUDING ONE REPRESENTATIVE EACH FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONGKONG KNITWEAR EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR WK LAM, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CLOTHING INDUSTRY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, MR LAM SAID THE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP WOULD ENABLE THE AUTHORITY TO HAVE MORE DIRECT INPUT FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT'S LABOUR POLICY AS WELL AS TO BENEFIT FROM EXPERT OPINIONS ON THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY.
/THE BILL