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Security guard permit processing time shortened
Following are a question by the Hon Lee Cheuk-yan and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Security, Mrs Carrie Yau, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
The Security and Guarding Services Ordinance came into effect in June 1995. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
of the following information regarding the application for the security guard permit (the permit):
(i)
the number of applicants;
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
the number of applicants whose applications have been approved and the number of applicants whose applications have been rejected;
the number of unsuccessful applicants who have submitted representations to the Police and whose representations have been accepted;
the number of unsuccessful applicants who have submitted representations to the Police and whose representations have been rejected;
the number of applicants who have appealed to the Administrative Appeals Board, and the number of these applicants who have ultimately been granted the permit;
(b)
the average time taken in processing an application for the permit;
(c)
(d)
of the reasons for the Police refusing to issue the permit as well as the reasons for the Police rejecting the applicants' representations; and
whether the Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority will conduct a review on the implementation arrangements of the Security and Guarding Services Ordinance; if so, when the review will be conducted?