XN000022-1987-05-15 — Page 6

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1987

AT PRESENT A NOTICE LAPSES AFTER TWELVE MONTHS UNLESS A FURTHER ORDER IS MADE. THE NEW PROVISION PREVENTS A NOTICE FROM BEING INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED TO LAPSE AT A TIME WHEN RESTRICTION IS MOST NECESSARY, AND IT CONSIDERABLY SIMPLIFIES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.

AS FOR ORDERS RESTRAINING DEALINGS IN PROPERTY BY THIRD PARTIES, IT IS SIMILARLY PROPOSED THAT SUCH AN ORDER MAY ALSO APPLY TO INCOME FROM A SPECIFIED PROPERTY AND THAT IT WILL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL A CONFISCATION OR MONETARY PENALTY ORDER MADE ON THE CONVICTION OF A SUSPECTED PERSON IS COMPLIED WITH.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS EXISTING PROVISION IN THE LAW FOR A PERSON TO APPLY TO THE COURT TO REVIEW A NOTICE OR A RESTRAINING ORDER WHICH HAS BEEN SERVED ON HIM.

THE BILLS ALSO PROPOSE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINES FOR A NUMBER OF OFFENCES UNDER THE TWO ORDINANCES, NOTABLY THE OFFENCE OF CROWN SERVANTS LIVING BEYOND THEIR OFFICIAL MEANS OR BEING IN POSSESSION OF UNEXPLAINED ASSETS.

+THERE HAS BEEN JUDICIAL CRITICISM THAT THE LEVEL OF MAXIMUM FINES FOR THIS PARTICULAR OFFENCE IS TOO LOW IN VIEW OF THE SUMS FREQUENTLY INVOLVED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR DETERRENT EFFECT IT IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINE FROM $500 000 TO $1 MILLION ON INDICTMENT AND FROM $100 000 TO $500 000 ON SUMMARY CONVICTION.+

OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS INCLUDE MINOR REFINEMENTS TO THE POWERS OF ICAC INVESTIGATING OFFICERS, SECURITY FOR BAIL, CERTIFICATES OF STATUS AND EMOLUMENTS OF CROWN SERVANTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ICAC (TREATMENT OF DETAINED PERSONS) ORDER RECOGNISING THE EXISTENCE OF ICAC'S PURPOSE-BUILT DETENTION CENTRE.

COLOURFUL SPECTACULAR LAUNCHES KEEP HK CLEAN CAMPAIGN *****

THE GOVERNOR SIR DAVID WILSON, PERFORMED A SWITCH ON CEREMONY TONIGHT (FRIDAY) AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE $5.5 MILLION KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

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THE 1987-88 CAMPAIGN, THE LARGEST EVER STAGED SINCE ITS LAUNCHING 15 YEARS AGO, WAS A JOINT EFFORT OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS, WITH SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

AICAKING ..T