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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987

THE EXCESS WAS LARGELY ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE TWO SALARY REVISIONS IN 1986 FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL RELATED ALLOWANCES.

PAYMENT OTHER MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED THE

TO THE REPAYMENT BY THE MASS TRANSIT FUND TO ENABLE THE PROCEEDS OF A DEBT KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO BE SET ASIDE TOWARDS

EQUITY CORPORATION INJECTION FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY

IN

AND

AN 1987-88;

THE REORGANISATION OF THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.

THIS

THE BILL SOUGHT TO GIVE FINAL LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION ALREADY APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER POWERS DELEGATED BY IT, MR JACOBS SAID.

MR JACOBS ALSO SAID THAT ACTUAL REVENUE IN 1986-87 AMOUNTED

MILLION, $43,869.6 MILLION AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE $39,927.7 FINAL SURPLUS OF $3,941.9 MILLION.

TO

MAKING A

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

TRAFFIC AMENDMENT BILL WIDENS LIABILITY

*

OFFENCE

TO PERSON

THE HON

FROM

FOR THE A BILL AIMED AT WIDENING THE LIABILITY

AN UNLICENSED THE REGISTERED OWNER TO ANYONE WHO PERMITS

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, DRIVE A VEHICLE WAS MOVED BY THE MICHAEL LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND

READING

OF

(AMENDMENT} TRAFFIC REQUISITE ORDINANCE THE OFFENCE OF LICENCE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WAS LIMITED TO THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

THE ROAD TRAFFIC (NO. 2) BILL 1987, MR LEUNG SAID THAT UNDER THE EXISTING ROAD

A WITHOUT A ALLOWING

PERSON

AN

OTHER SOMEONE

ΤΟ PARTY

THAN THE DRIVE THE

IT DID NOT COVER THE SITUATION WHERE

THIRD UNLICENSED REGISTERED OWNER ALLOWED VEHICLE.

THE WITH

AND OFFENCE GROUNDS, MR LEUNG

"

"IN SUCH CASES, NO ONE CAN BE THIS IS CLEARLY UNSATISFACTORY ON TRAFFIC SAFETY SAID.

CHARGED

THE BILL ALSO SOUGHT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATES BY THE POLICE GIVING RECORDS OF CONVICTIONS UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.

OF

/SECTION 75(5)

ISSUE OF OFFENCES