WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993
BILL TO BOOST SECURITY SERVICE STANDARDS EXPLAINED
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INTRODUCTION OF IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE SECURITY AND GUARDING SERVICES BILL INTO THE
SECURITY BRANCH TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LAST MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR
OF SECURITY SAID THE AIM OF THE BILL WAS TO PROMOTE HIGHER STANDARDS AND GUARDING SERVICES.
UNDER THE BILL, COMPANIES PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES
LICENCE AND INDIVIDUAL SECURITY REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WILL BE PERSONNEL
COMPANIES SERVICES INDUSTRY
THE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENCES FOR SECURITY
BE SHOULD
MADE ΤΟ THE
AND GUARDING SECURITY AUTHORITY, WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BILL.
SPOKESMAN
NOTED, WILL
ALSO SPECIFY THE THE AUTHORITY, THE CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING PERMITS TO SECURITY PERSONNEL.
APPOINTED
BY THE A CHAIRMAN IT WILL COMPRISE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND THREE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
GOVERNOR,
A
OTHER PERSONS
SECURITY COMPANIES THEY
CURRENTLY, THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE REQUIRES TO OBTAIN WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BEFORE CAN OPERATE.
THE BILL PROPOSES THAT A 12-MONTH EXISTING SECURITY
LEGISLATION.
COMPANIES
ΤΟ
APPLY
GRACE PERIOD BE GIVEN ΤΟ FOR
UNDER THE NEW LICENCE
THE EXISTING WATCHMEN'S PERMITS INITIALLY BE
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE SHOULD REGARDED AS VALID PERMITS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL.
GUARDING
SERVICES INDUSTRY AUTHORITY THE SECURITY AND THEN INFORM THE PERMIT HOLDERS TO APPLY FOR A NEW PERMIT.
WILL
TWO GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER
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TENDERS FOR THE
THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENANCIES OF TWO LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SHORT-TERM
0.
THE FIRST LOT, LOCATED IN SURVEY DISTRICT NO.3, TSEUNG KWAN
FOR OPEN STORAGE SAI KUNG, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 8,900 SQUARE METRES OF TENANT'S GOODS OR CONTAINERS UNLOADED FROM SHIPS.
THE TENANCY IS FOR TWO YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.
ROAD AND WAN PO ABOUT 6,000 SQUARE OPEN NURSERY
THE SECOND LOT AT THE JUNCTION OF CHIU SHUN ROAD, TSEUNG KWAN O, SAI KUNG, HAVING AN AREA OF
OR PLANT FILM SHOOTING METRES, IS EARMARKED FOR STORAGE OF THE TENANT'S GOODS (EXCLUDING CONTAINERS).
OR
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