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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994
COMMANDERS INCREASE THE ON THE
WHERE NECESSARY, POLICE DIVISIONAL FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS TO QUARTERLY OR MONTHLY, DEPENDING CIRCUMSTANCES, HE ADDED.
THE POLICE ISSUE AN ARMS AND AMMUNITION DEALER'S LICENCE UNDER THE FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE ONLY IF THE DEALER CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE IS A LEGITIMATE NEED FOR THE FIREARM KONG, MR ASPREY SAID.
IN HONG
"EACH APPLICATION FOR POSSESSION OF A PARTICULAR TYPE OF FIREARM, OR FOR DEALING IN SUCH A FIREARM, WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS, HE SAID.
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A LICENCE IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE THINKS FIT.
CONDITIONS ARE IMPOSED PRIMARILY WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN MIND AND INVARIABLY RELATE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY, HE ADDED.
AT PRESENT, DEALERS MAY DEAL ONLY IN ARMS FOR WHICH THE POLICE SSUE LICENCES OF POSSESSION.
AN
ARMS DEALER MAY BE PERMITTED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF A SELECTION OF ARMS FOR THEM TO BE MODIFIED FOR FILM SHOOTING.
WIDER
THESE WEAPONS CAN BE USED ONLY FOR FILM SHOOTING AFTER EXAMINATION BY THE POLICE BALLISTIC AND FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION BUREAU, THE SECRETARY SAID.
BILL ON ELECTORAL PROVISIONS PASSED
(NO. 2) OF
THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1993 WAS PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS AFTER MORE THAN NINE HOURS DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL EARLY THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
A MOTION ΤΟ AMEND THE STANDING ORDERS CF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MOVED BY THE HON MRS ELSIE TU WAS DEFEATED.
TWO OTHER MOTIONS MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) ORDINANCE AND THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE, WERE ALSO PASSED.
TWO BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED. THEY WERE THE CRIMINAL BILL AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994.
READINGS AND
JURISDICTION