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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
AGO, THE
FOR
YEARS
WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED TWO
INTO EXISTENCE. THE EMPLOYEE RETRAINING BOARD HAS NOT YET COME
RETRAINING DUTIES OF VETTING THE APPLICANTS ADMINISTRATIVE
THEREFORE BEEN PLACED ON THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD IS IN FULL OPERATION, WE PROPOSE
THE DUTY
FOR OF VETTING
APPLICANTS
RETRAINING BOARD, ΤΟ TRANSFERRED
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NECESSARY, DELEGATE THIS POWER TO THE STAFF OF THE TRAINING BODIES TRAINING PROVIDERS.
HAVE THE THE
WE ALSO IN
NOW THAT
THAT
SHOULD
MAY, WHO
BE
IF
OR
"SUPPLEMENTARY
ΤΟ
RETRAINING SUITABLE
PROPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR
INTRODUCE THE BILL TO ENABLE THE BOARD PROGRAMMES" RETRAINING PROGRAMMES SUCH AS THE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SCHEME.
AMENDMENTS
BILL
SERVE TO PROPOSED IN THE OTHER TECHNICAL
THE CLARIFY CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. THESE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE EXTENDING
DISABLED PERSONS IN MEANING OF "EMPLOYEE" TO COVER HOUSEWIVES AND
EMPLOYMENT WHO MAY NOT FALL SHELTERED
WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF AN "EMPLOYEE" UNDER THE EXISTING EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND ALSO THE CHINESE TITLE OF THE BOARD.
AMENDING
—
MOTION ON CNTA REORGANISATION
MK
THE
FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MICHAEL SUEN, TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN MOVING A MOTION ON REORGANISATION OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
MR PRESIDENT,
I RISE TO MOVE THE MOTION STANDING IN MY NAME.
AS A
OF
ARE
CONSEQUENCE OF THE REORGANISATION OF THE CITY NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION INTO THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH AND THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THIS COUNCIL ON 18 NOVEMBER 1994, A NUMBER OF MINOR AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS FROM THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE FORMER REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG KOWLOON), AND THE FORMER REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), TO THE NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS.
MR PRESIDENT, I BEG TO MOVE.
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