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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1985

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REVISED FEES FOR DOCUMENT FILING SERVICES

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A NUMBER OF FEES COLLECTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILING OF DOCUMENTS UNDER VARIOUS ORDINANCES RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MATTERS WILL BE INCREASED FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY), THE ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL, MR L.S. SHUM ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE FEES RELATE TO DOCUMENTS FILED UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE, THE TRADE MARKO ORDINANCE AND THE MONEY LENDERS ORDINANCE.

DETAILS OF THESE REVISED FEES WILL APPEAR IN TOMORROW'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

+ IN NEARLY EVERY CASE THE INCREASES ARE DUE TO THE NEED TO REVISE THE FEE SO AS TO ENSURE THAT IT COVERS THE COST OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED, WHICH HAS RISEN CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS.

*THE FEES CONCERNED WERE LAST REVISED IN 1981 OR EARLIER. IN MOST CASES THE INCREASE VARIES BETWEEN 35 PER CENT AND 50 PER CENT,+ MR SHUM SAID.

FIGHT CRIME GROUP LOOKS AT PRISON LIFE

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SIXTEEN MONG KOK DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY THURSDAY) VISITED TWO PRISONS IN STANLEY TO LOOK AT THE LIVES OF PRISONERS AND THE PROGRAMMES PROVIDED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THEY FIRST WENT TO THE MINIMUM SECURITY MA HANG PRISON WHERE THEY SAW SOME GERIATRIC PRISONERS ENGAGED IN LIGHT MANUAL WORK. THERE THEY LEARNED ALSO THAT OTHER PRISONERS WERE WORKING ON DOMESTIC SERVICES OR UNDERTAKING COMMUNITY PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE PRISON.

THE GROUP NEXT VISITED THE MAXIMUM SECURITY STANLEY PRISON. THEY TOURED VARIOUS FACILITIES AND SAW PRISONERS AT WORK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF TRADES IN THE WELL-EQUIPPED WORKSHOPS,

THEY ALSO CALLED AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, FOR A TOUR OF THE TRAINING FACILITIES AND TO SEE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS UNDERGOING TRAINING.

AFTER THE VISIT, THE PARTY MET THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, AT THE OFFICERS' CLUB.

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