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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986

+THIS WOULD MAKE CLEAR TO OVERSEAS AUTHORITIES THAT THE CONVICTION. IN QUESTION SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A MINOR ONE,+ HE SAID.

THANK ING MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP FOR THE IR THOUGHTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS ON THE BILL, MR MATHEWS WELCOMED A SUGGESTION BY THE HON ROSANNA TAM THAT TRIAD RELATED OFFENCES BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REHABILITATION SCHEME, THOUGH ADDING THAT THIS ASPECT OF THE BILL WOULD NEED TO BE RE-EXAMINED IN THE LIGHT OF ANY MEASURES FOLLOWING DISCUSSION ON THE PAPER ON +OPTIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW TO COUNTER THE TRIAD PROBLEM+.

HE ALSO WELCOMED AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE HON MARIA TAM, REMOVING AN UNNCESSARY PARAGRAPH FROM ONE CLAUSE.

MR MATHEWS NOTED THAT THE BILL HAD ALREADY EXCLUDED FROM THE SPENT CONVICTION SCHEME PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO A PERSON'S SUITABILITY TO BE GRANTED, OR TO CONTINUE TO HOLD, ANY LICENCE, PERMIT OR DISPENSATION, OR TO BE REGISTERED, OR CONTINUE TO BE REGISTERED UNDER ANY LAW.

HOWEVER, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, WHICH REFERRED TO THE +AUTHORISATION OF INSURERS RATHER THAN LICENSING OR REGISTRATION, AN AMENDMENT WAS NECESSARY TO PLACE THESE PROCEEDINGS OUTSIDE THE SPENT CONVICTION SCHEME, HE SAID.

AGAIN CONSIDERING THE POWERS OF INTERVENTION CONFERRED ON THE INSURANCE AUTHORITY UNDER THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AN AMENDMENT WAS PROPOSED TO ENABLE THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF A SPENT CONVICTION IN ASSESSING WHETHER A DIRECTOR OR CONTROLLER WAS A FIT AND PROPER PERSONS TO HOLD A SPECIFIC POSITION.

CONCERNING THE SCHEDULE OF THE BILL, MR MATHEWS ALSO PROPOSED TWO AMENDMENTS.

THE FIRST WAS TO MAKE POINT 31 ON THE MASTER PAY SCALE THE CUT-OFF POINT FOR EXCLUSION FROM THE SCHEME, IT BEING THE FIRST POINT AT WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS WERE RECRUITED AND THE TOP POINT ON THE SALARY SCALE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 11,

ON THIS ISSUE, HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT IF IN FUTURE ANY RE-NUMBER ING OF THE SCALE WAS ENVISAGED WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE SPENT CONVICTION SCHEME, UMELCO'S VIEWS WOULD FIRST BE SOUGHT.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT WAS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO MEMBERS OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. MEANING THAT MEMBERS OF ALL THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WERE NÓW EXCLUDED FROM THE SCHEME.

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