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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1988

'NON-TRIAD' RENOUNCERS' THEREFORE WOULD BE

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GRANTED A STAY PROSECUTION FOR SPECIFIED OFFENCES UNDER THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE WIECIE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED BY THEIR APPLICATION.

"THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO APPLIED TO THE SCHEME IN THE BELIEF THAT THEY WERE FULL TRIAD MEMBERS WOULD NOT BE LEFT EMPTY-HANDED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER GOVERNMENT STAFF AND, IN PARTICULAR, STAFF OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES, SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE TRIAD RENUNCIATION SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SCHEME WOULD BE OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANTS, WHO WISHED TO RENOUNCE THEIR TRIAD PAST.

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HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT MANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAD TRIAD LINKS.

THE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1988 IS SCHEDULED TO INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 22.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON WRITE TO OMELCO, 8 JACKSON ROAD, CENTRAL, OR SECURITY, SIXTH FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CENTRAL.

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THE BILL SHOULD TO SECRETARY FOR LOWER ALBERT

ROAD,

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

TO

A BILL SEEKING то EMPOWER THE REGISTRAR OF NEWSPAPERS REFUSE REGISTRATION OF A LOCAL NEWSPAPER BEARING A NAME IDENTICAL TO ONE BY WHICH ANOTHER LOCAL NEWSPAPER HAS ALREADY BEEN REGISTERED WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND OF THE REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS WOULD HELP PREVENT POSSIBLE CONFUSION TO THE PUBLIC IN CASE TWO IDENTICALLY-TITLED NEWSPAPERS WERE REGISTERED AND PUBLISHED.

"THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO BEING TAKEN то NARROW THE PRESENT, VERY BROAD DEFINITION OF PRINTED DOCUMENT UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ORDINANCE BY EXCLUDING FROM THE DEFINITION ALL DOCUMENTS OF A BONA FIDE

PROFESSIONAL, SOCIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSE.

COMMERCIAL,

"UNDER THIS