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WEDNESDAY, JUE 24, 1987

"AND THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR THE GENERAL

DESIGNATION OF THESE HOSTELS,

ADMINISTRATION

AND

BEFORE THIS

"IT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THESE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE SUPERVISION ORDERS (RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS) BILL 1987 IS NOW COUNCIL, HE STRESSED.

THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT RAN THREE HOSTELS FOR PERSONS RELEASED UNDER SUPERVISION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES ORDINANCE, SECTION 109AA OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, SECTION 5 OF THE DETENTION CENTRES ORDINANCE AND SECTION 5 OF THE TRAINING CENTRES ORDINANCE.

THE REQUIREMENT TO LIVE IN THESE HOSTELS WAS NORMALLY IMPOSED ON THOSE WHO EITHER HAD NO HOME TO RETURN TO UPON RELEASE FROM DETENTION OR WERE IN NEED OF A MORE RESTRICTIVE TYPE OF SUPERVISION THAN THOSE WHO COULD BE RELEASED UPON SUPERVISION AND ALLOWED TO LIVE WHEREVER THEY LIKED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

BILLS INTRODUCED FOR LIGHT RAIL OPERATION

(AMENDMENT) BILL

1987

THE OPERATION FOR TRANSPORT.

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR OF THE LIGHT RAIL. TRANSIT (LRT) SYSTEM, THE SECRETARY THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SEEKS

MR LEUNG WAS MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL WHICH

REGULATIONS TO MAKE

FOR THE EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL DESIGNATION OF STOPS FOR KERO'S LRT AND ITS FEEDER BUSES ON A ROAD.

ΤΟ

"THESE RFGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER TRANSPORT TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER THE SITING OF LRT AND BUS STOPS

HE SAID. ENSURE EFFICIENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD SAFETY,

tr

FOR

ΤΟ

THE LRT RAILWAY THE BASIS THE

NK LEUNG NOTED THAT THE MAIN LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK OF

THE

AMENDMENTS SYSTEM IN

FORM OF

ΤΟ THE KOWLOON-CANTON CORPORATION ORDNANCE WAS ENACTED IN JULY LAST YEAR AND ON OF THE APPROVED LEGISLATION, MUCH PROGRESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LRT SYSTEM HAD BEEN MADE.