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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1984

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NEED TO ALIGN ORDINANCE

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THE OBJECT OF THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO, 2) BILL 1984 WAS TO BRING THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 237) IN LINE WITH THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION COMING INTO EFFECT IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON JUSTIN YUE SAID

TODAY.

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, HE SAID :

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+PRINCIPALLY, THE ORDINANCE HAS TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS 1983.

+ IN PARTICULAR, THE NEW REGULATIONS HAVE A NEW DEFINITION FOR PARKING WHICH COMBINES AND SUPERCEDES THE DEFINITIONS FOR PARK ING AND WAITING IN THE EXISTING REGULATIONS. HENCE ALL REFERENCES TO +WAITING+ IN THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) ORDINANCE WILL NEED TO BE DELETED.

+OTHER AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL, HE SAID, SOUGHT TO ALIGN THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE WITH CHANGES ALREADY MADE IN OTHER ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOUNED.

FIVE BILLS PASSED

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FIVE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

THEY WERE THE STAMP DUTY (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1984, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984, THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 AND THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984.

THE FOLLOWING SIX BILLS WERE INTRODUCED AND READ A SECOND TIME: THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE EVIDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS BILL 1984 AND THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984.

DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED.

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