WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
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(B) ACCESS TO TELEPHONE BANKING SERVICES IS MOSTLY THROUGH A TOUCH TONE PHONE. INPUT OF A PASSWORD IS NECESSARY BEFORE TRANSACTIONS ARE ALLOWED. SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE NORMALLY RESTRICTED ΤΟ ACCOUNTS OF THE CUSTOMER HIMSELF OR PREDESIGNATED ACCOUNTS AND NO CASH WITHDRAWAL IS ALLOWED. DETAILS OF TRANSACTIONS ARE RECORDED WITH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CUSTOMER.
BY
AS IN THE CASE OF OTHER BANKING SERVICES OPERATED PASSWORDS, THE CUSTOMER HAS A DUTY TO KEEP HIS PASSWORDS CONFIDENTIAL TO PREVENT UNAUTHORISED ACCESS.
PLACE AT THE SAME TIME, BANKS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE IN ADEQUATE INTERNAL CONTROL TO MAINTAIN SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF THEIR TELEPHONE BANKING SERVICES SYSTEMS.
(C) THERE ARE NO GUIDELINES OR MONITORING MECHANISM SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AT TELEPHONE BANKING SERVICES.
ΤΟ IT
SUPERVISOR IS NOT THE PRACTICE OF THE BANKING DICTATE HOW BANKS SHOULD CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS UNLESS THERE ARE PRUDENTIAL CONCERNS. SO FAR, TELEPHONE BANKING SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN A CAUSE OF CONCERN.
(D) WE
DO NOT SEE THE NEED FOR SPECIFIC TELEPHONE BANKING SERVICES.
B
0
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LEGISLATION ON
CONTAINER VEHICLES ENCOURAGED TO USE LOK MA CHAU CROSSING
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FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION: IN VIEW OF THE INTRODUCTION OF 24-HOUR SERVICE AT THE LOK
MA
HUANG GANG BORDER CROSSING POINT AS
3 FROM 1994 THIS YEAR, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS
CHAU
NOVEMBER
COUNCIL :
(A)
(B)
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WHETHER, APART FROM INCREASING THE MANPOWER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, OTHER MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ENCOURAGE MORE CONTAINER DRIVERS TO USE THE CROSSING POINT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN; AND
WHETHER SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTAINER TERMINALS TO TIE IN WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENT AT THE BORDER CROSSING POINT?
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