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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1976

ON THE STRENGTH OF PAST EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, THE ASSOCIATION WARNED THAT WHILE MANY POLICY-HOLDERS WOULD PAY FOR THE NEW ENDORSEMENT, MANY OTHERS WOULD NOT.

FOR PRACTICAL REASONS, MR. ROBSON SAID A YEAR'S DELAY IN BRINGING THE NEW LEGISLATION INTO FORCE WAS NEEDED.

CLARIFYING THE POSITION OF +PAK PAI'S+, HE SAID PASSENGERS IN THESE VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE LEGISLATION.

+SINCE PASSENGER COVER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ARRANGED UNDER A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE POLICY, UNDECLARED USE OF A PRIVATE CAR FOR CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE OR REWARD WOULD CONTRAVENE THE 'USE' CLAUSE OF THE INSURANCE POLICY=' AND CONTRAVENTION OF THIS CLAUSE WOULD INVALIDATE THE POLICY.+

REFERRING TO DR. CHUNG'S PROPOSAL WHICH REQUIRES THE PERIOD OF THE VALIDITY OF THE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE POLICY AND THE VEHICLE LICENCE TO COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER, MR. ROBSON SAID THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE ACCIDENT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION AND THERE WERE SOME DIFFICULTIES.

+BUT THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IS RE-OPENING DISCUSSION WITH THE ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS WHETHER THESE CAN BE OVERCOME.+

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LICENSING OF CANTEENS TO BE STUDIED ******

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO RE-EXAMINE THE CASH FOR AMENDING THE LAW SO AS TO REQUIRE FACTORY AND SCHOOL CANTEENS BE LICENSED AND SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH REQUIREMENT STIPULATED UNDER THE FOOD BUSINESS BY-LAWS.

THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. F.K. LI TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG ON GOVERNMENT ACTION TO GUARD AGAINST FOOD POISONING IN THESE CANTEENS.

HE POINTED OUT THAT CANTEENS IN SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO LICENSING UNDER THE FOOD BUSINESS BY-LAWS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, SCHOOL CANTEENS WERE INSPECTED REGULARLY BY SCHOOL HEALTH INSPECTORS, WHILE ADVICE ON HEALTH MATTERS WERE GIVEN, ON REQUEST, TO OPERATORS OF FACTORY CANTEENS BY URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF.

THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD RECENTLY DECIDED THAT A CODE OF PRACTICE ON HYGIENIC FOOD HANDLING SHOULD BE ISSUED TO OPERATORS OF THESE CANTEENS, HE ADDED.

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