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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994
THE
IN
THE ACTION
PRESENT
AGAINST
TO PLUG A SEEKS
LOOPHOLE AMENDMENT LEGISLATION WHICH IS IMPEDING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ILLEGAL HAWKING ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE USE OF VEHICLES. AT PRESENT, OF HAWKING EQUIPMENT · UPON THE
SUBSEQUENT FORFEITURE SEIZURE AND OF A
AN
DETERRENT IN IS CONVICTION
HAWKING OFFENCE
IMPORTANT
HAS COMBATING ILLEGAL HAWKING. HOWEVER, A RECENT HIGH COURT RULING
WITH EXPOSED A LEGAL LOOPHOLE IN THAT A LORRY SEIZED IN CONNECTION
HAWKER AND THE ORIGINAL ILLEGAL
TO BE RETURNED TO A HAWKING HAD
VANS BUT NOT FORFEITURE ORDER SET ASIDE, ON THE GROUNDS THAT ONLY
THE ORDINANCE LORRIES
IN THE RELEVANT PROVISION ARE MENTIONED
THE ADDS TO GOVERNING THE FORFEITURE OF HAWKER EQUIPMENT.
BECAUSE OF THE ALREADY DIFFICULT TASK OF EFFECTIVE HAWKER CONTROL OBVIOUS DIMINUTION OF THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF SEIZURE OF VEHICLES.
OF THIS
THE AMENDMENT WILL ENSURE THAT ANY VEHICLE USED IN CONNECTION CONVICTION WITH HAWKING WILL BE LIABLE TO SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE UPON OF A HAWKING OFFENCE.
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.
AND
HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (AMENDMENT) BILL
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FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION MANPOWER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (AMENDMENT) BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
MR PRESIDENT,
I MOVE THAT THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (AMENDMENT) BILL BE READ A SECOND TIME.
THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE CHANGE OF THE TITLE OF THE INSTITUTION ΤΟ READ "HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY" AND THAT OF THE EXECUTIVE HEAD TO READ "PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR". THE GOVERNOR WILL REMAIN AS THE TITULAR HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION BY ASSUMING THE NEW "CHANCELLOR" POST.
REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTION, THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE REPEAL OF THE EXISTING "BOARD OF GOVERNORS' AND ESTABLISHES A "COURT" AS THE SUPREME ADVISORY BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE SENATE WILL REPLACE THE ACADEMIC BOARD AS THE SUPREME ACADEMIC BODY OF THE INSTITUTION. THE "COUNCIL" WILL BE RECONSTITUTED INTO THE HIGHEST EXECUTIVE BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS NEW COMPOSITION WILL INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS THE DEANS, SENATE NOMINEES, SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF REPRESENTATIVES AND A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE "STATUTES" FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY.
/THE HONG