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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1986

MR MICHAEL LEUNG

MAN-KIN

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

DIRECTOR OF TRADE

MR HAMISH MACLEOD

MR GEOFFREY BARNES

COMMISSIONER, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION

TO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B1

MR CHRISTOPHER WONG

KIM-KAM

SECRETARY GENERAL, STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

DR RICHARD BUTLER

MR ALEC PURVES

MR CHAU TAK-HAY

MR MICHAEL SUEN

MING-YEUNG

COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS

DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES

REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON)

DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES

MR JOHN CHAN CHO-CHAK DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES

BILL MAKES TRANSFER OF TRAVEL DOCUMENT AN OFFENCE *****

ANY PERSON WHO UNLAWFULLY TRANSFERS A TRAVEL DOCUMENT TO ANOTHER PERSON WILL FACE HEAVY PENALTIES IF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE IS APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE DID NOT AT PRESENT CONTAIN ANY PROVISION PROHIBITING THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ALTHOUGH FORGERY OR ALTERATION WITHOUT AUTHORITY DID CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE.

+AS A RESULT, ONLY A THEFT CHARGE CAN BE INSTIGATED AGAINST A PERSON WHO TRANSFERS HIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT (WHICH REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE ISSUING AUTHORITY) TO ANOTHER PERSON UNDER THE THEFT ORDINANCE, THIS IS NEITHER APPROPRIATE NOR EASY TO PROVE IN COURT. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SEEKS TO IMPROVE EXISTING LEGISLATION TO DETER POTENTIAL OFFENDERS, HE SAID.

THE PROPOSAL