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JUNE 4, 1986

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4,

COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON ANTIQUITIES BOARD URGED

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CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE EACH FROM THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD.

THE SUGGESTION CAME FROM THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID HE SUPPORTED THE BILL WHICH WHEN ADOPTED WOULD PROVIDE FOR AN UNOFFICIAL CHAIRMAN TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, RATHER THAN HAVING THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE AS WAS PRESENTLY THE CASE.

MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID HE ALSO AGREED THAT THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHICH WAS CURRENTLY A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 9 BE REMOVED SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A WIDER RANGE OF EXPERTISE AND REPRESENTATION TO BE ON THE BOARD.

HE SAID HE BELIEVED THAT THE INCLUSION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE BOARD AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THANKING MR CHEONG-LEEN FOR SUPPORTING THE BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE CONSIDERATION TO MR CHEONG-LEEN'S SUGGESTION.

MEASURE AIMS AT RECOVERY OF COSTS *****

IN LINE WITH GENERAL POLICY, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOVER IN FULL FROM APPLICANTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN THE EXAMINATION, INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE FIRE SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1986, MR THOMAS SAID EXISTING LEGISLATION CONTAINED NO SUCH POWER.

+UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION, ANY PERSON WITH THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS MAY APPLY TO THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES TO BE REGISTERED AS A FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR, HE SAID.

THE DIRECTOR