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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1979

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PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HON. MARTIN ROWLANDS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MOVED THE SECOND READING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1979 AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

HE SAID THE BILL HAS TWO MAIN PURPOSES

* TO PROVIDE FOR THE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF A CHAIRMAN

OR MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHEN THOSE OFFICES ARE VACANT, AND

* TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMISSION TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR

ON ANY MATTER AFFECTING THE CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION FROM +PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION+, HE SAID.

DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.

DISCOTHEQUES

POPULAR FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT ******

DISCOTHEQUES HAPPEN TO BE A PARTICULARLY POPULAR FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT NO ONE IS COMPELLED TO FREQUENT THEM.

THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. E.P. HO SAID THIS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON, HILTON CHEONG-LEEN,

MR. HO SAID DISCO FEVER HAD ALSO HIT OTHER COUNTRIES AND HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ITS CURTAILMENT OR SUPPRESSION BY ANY AUTHORITIES ON PUBLIC HEALTH GROUNDS.

+ACCORDINGLY ANY SURVEY OF NOISE LEVELS IN DISCOTHEQUES IS LIKELY TO BE AN ACADEMIC EXERCISE, AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO ME TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT ONE AT PRESENT, MR. HO ADDED.

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