WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1994
TO
ALL
AS
"TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMPLAINTS ARE HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY, COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ARE SCRUTINISED PERSONALLY BY THE COMMISSIONER
WHETHER THEY FALL WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION UNDER THE COMMISSIONER ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS ORDINANCE, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN BY A TEAM OF FULL-TIME INVESTIGATORS SECONDED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE."
FOR
THEY ARE ALL EXPERIENCED CIVIL SERVANTS WHO ARE CONVERSANT WITH THE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY ARE WELL-QUALIFIED TO HELP COMAC'S WORK GIVEN THE REMIT OF COMAC, THAT IS, THE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED MALADMINISTRATION, SHE SAID.
THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS BUT NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE COMAC BECAUSE THEY RELATED TO CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A COURT OF LAW ARE: 11 IN 1990/91, TWO IN 1991/92, FIVE IN 1992/93 AND SIX IN 1993/94 (UP TO JANUARY 8 THIS YEAR).
BUT
то
THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE COMAC FOR REASONS OTHER THAN THOSE RELATED CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ARE: 40 IN 1990/91, 36 IN 1991/92, 65 IN 1992/93 AND 48 IN 1993/94. (UP TO JANUARY 8 THIS YEAR),
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NO PLAN TO CONTROL PRIVATE CAR PARK CHARGES
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PARKING CHARGES IN
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO CONTROL PRIVATE CAR PARKS, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THESE MUST BE DETERMINED BY MARKET FORCES," MR CHAU SAID, IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN.
THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER COUNCIL WITH ADDITIONAL POWERS TO INVESTIGATE AND STUDY COMPLAINTS OVER CAR PARK RENT INCREASES.
"THE COUNCIL HAS,
AS THE RESULT OF PUBLIC COMPLAINTS, CONDUCTED STUDIES ON THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL CAR PARKS IN THE PAST AND HAS NOT FOUND THAT IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL POWERS TO PERFORM THESE TASKS SATISFACTORILY, MR CHAU SAID.
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HE ALSO SAID THE COUNCIL HAD DECIDED TO CONDUCT Á STUDY OVER THE RECENT COMPLAINTS ON CAR PARK RENT INCREASES IN SOME PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES.
THE LEVEL OF PROVISION FOR PARKING SPACES DEVELOPMENTS IS STIPULATED IN THE HONG KONG PLANNING GUIDELINES.
IN PRIVATE STANDARDS AND
/THESE PLANNING