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Civil Aid Service Bill: seconding reading
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in moving the second reading of the Civil Aid Service Bill in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr President,
I move that the Civil Aid Service Bill be read a second time.
This Bill is very similar to the Auxiliary Medical Service Bill which I have introduced to Honourable Members earlier. It seeks to introduce updated legislation for the Civil Aid Service (CAS) to reflect its modern functions. The key features of this Bill have been explained in my speech on the Auxiliary Medical Service Bill.
The CAS has done and will continue to do much to augment the regular forces to benefit our community. I urge Honourable Members to give this Bill speedy consideration.
Thank you, Mr President.
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Merchant Shipping (Collision Damage Liability & Salvage) Bill
Following is a speech by the Secretary for Economic Services, Mr Stephen Ip, in moving the second reading of the Merchant Shipping (Collision Damage Liability and Salvage) Bill, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr President,
I move that the Merchant Shipping (Collision Damage Liability and Salvage) Bill be read a second time.
The Bill has two main purposes. It seeks to localise part of the UK Maritime Conventions Act 1911 and to extend to Hong Kong the new International Convention on Salvage 1989 which came into force last year.