WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993
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SHA EXPLAINS ADVISORY BOARD SYSTEM
BROAD
ITS CURRENT THE SYSTEM OF ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES IN ENABLES THE ADMINISTRATION TO OBTAIN CANDID ADVICE FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.
FORM
AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME SUEN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
MR
SUEN
SERVE THE
REPLYING ΤΟ A QUESTION BY THE HON ANNA WỤ HUNG-YUK, SAID THESE BODIES COMPRISED PEOPLE WITH A VAST RESERVOIR OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WHO GAVE FREELY OF THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO COMMUNITY AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT.
BOARDS GOVERNMENT
AND
THERE ARE, HE SAID, AROUND 350 FULL COMMITTEES THAT ARE EITHER WHOLLY OR PARTLY ADVISORY IN NATURE,
OF CASES, THEY
HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT IN THE VAST MAJORITY RENDER ADVICE AND ACT AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AT THE INITIAL STAGES IN THE PROCESS OF DECISION-TAKING.
SEVERAL FURTHER STAGES
THROUGH NORMALLY GONE ARE CONSIDERATION BY THE RELEVANT ADVISORY BOARD OR COMMITTEE AND FINAL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN ON THE MATTER CONCERNED.
"IT IS GENERALLY DURING THESE FURTHER STAGES THAT DISCUSSION TAKES PLACE.
AFTER BEFORE
MORE OPEN
SANCTION "ULTIMATELY, ANY MATTER THAT REQUIRES THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROCEDURES OF THE WHICH ARE TOTALLY OPEN, HE SAID.
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OF THE COUNCIL,
IN ADDITION, MR SUEN NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF ADVISORY BOARDS AND SENSITIVE COMMITTEES REGULARLY CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIALLY INFORMATION.
SAID ON THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THESE BODIES, MR SUEN
DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE AIRPORT THE 19 MEETINGS AND PAPERS OF
ΤΟ THE PUBLIC, CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, FOR EXAMPLES, ARE ALL OPEN WHILE MEETINGS OF AREA COMMITTEES ARE OFTEN OPEN AND THEIR AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.
PAPERS
ARE
BOARDS AND FURTHERMORE, CHAIRMEN OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE
REGULAR OR OCCASIONAL COMMITTEES GIVE PRESS BRIEFINGS EITHER ON A BASIS ON THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE CONCERNED.
FOR INSTANCE, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHOSE ROUTINELY BRIEFS THE PRESS ON THE COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSIONS.
THE
SERVES
HONG
VERY KONG
CHAIRMAN
THE
WELL AND SYSTEM CURRENT GOVERNMENT SEES NO REASON TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO, MR SUEN AFFIRMED.
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