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MAMIESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1983

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THIS BILL SEEKS FIRSTLY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT A CROSS-BETTING MEETING IS AN ENTERTAINMENT, AND THUS REQUIRES TO BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY AS A RACE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE, AND SECONDLY TO BACK-DATE THIS PROVISION TO SEPTEMBER 17, 1983, SIR JOHN SAID,

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO VALIDATE THE COLLECTION OF TAX AT CROSS-BETTING MEETINGS PRIOR TO THAT DATE, HE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED UNTIL DECEMBER 7.

COMPUTERS SEEN AS BEST FOR IMMIGRATION USE

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A COMPUTER BASED SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE THE BEST METHOD FOR CHECKING PROCEDURES AT ALL IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID TODAY.

THIS WAS THE CONCLUSION REACHED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S DATA PROCESSING AGENCY, WHICH HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THE WORK OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, MR JE AFFRESON SAID, REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON BILL BROWN, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE AGENCY STUDIED THE METHODS IN THE CONTEXT OF ESTIMATES OF THE GROWTH IN PASSENGERS TO BE PROCESSED OVER THE COMING YEARS.

IT WAS NOW MOVING INTO A SECOND PART OF THE STUDY TO DETERMINE A SUITABLE COMPUTER CONFIGURATION AND ITS COST, MR JEAFFRESON SAID.

AS 500 TERMINALS AND 40 TERMINAL PRINTERS IN 15 LOCATIONS WILL BE INVOLVED, THIS TASK WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY EASY, MR JEAFFRESON SAID.

LEGISLATION TO CONTROL OPTICAL PROFESSION ****

LEGISLATION TO CONTROL THE OPTICAL PROFESSION COMPRISES, INITIALLY, SOME SIMPLE AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, NEW REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINE OF PERSONS IN THE PROFESSION.

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON HENRY CHING, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ANDREW SO.

+ IT IS INTENDED THAT THE BILL TO AMEND THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL ALSO CONTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL DURING THE CURRENT SESSION,+ MR CHING SA ID.

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