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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1989

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LICENSING PROCEDURES STREAMLINED

* * * * *

CONSIDERABLE

YEARS TO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PAST TWO ΤΟ REDUCE

ESTABLISH THE

REQUIRED NUMBER OF LICENCES AND APPROVALS

AND WELFARE. THE HON T.H. RETAIL OUTLETS. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH CHAU. INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON MARTIN BARROW, MR SAID WHAT REMAINED REPRESENTED THE MINIMUM NECESSARY ADMINISTRATION IN THE WIDER INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

CHAU

A RETAIL OUTLET. LIKE ALL BUSINESSES, WAS REQUIRED TO

BECAUSE IT WAS PART WITH THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION OFFICE SYSTEM OF TAXATION. REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL WERE VERY SIMPLE INVOLVING LITTLE PAPERWORK.

FOR GOOD

REGISTER OF THE MATTERS

OF. PROCEDURES

MR CHAU EXPLAINED THAT SIGNIFICANT STREAMLINING IN ISSUING LICENCES AND PERMITS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR. BECAUSE A RETAIL OUTLET WAS NOW ONLY REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A FRESH PROVISION SHOP LICENCE TO SELL FRESH PROVISIONS.

FOOD AND

RESTRICTED

"PERMISSION

SELL FOOD. ICE-CREAMS.

ΤΟ

VARIOUS CONTROLLED FOOD

MILK AND NON-BOTTLED

ITEMS SUCH AS

CAN DRINKS.

BE

GRANTED BY WAY OF ENDORSEMENTS ON THE SAME LICENCE.

"IT MUST BE BORNE IN MIND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THESE LICENCES IS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THIS MUST SURELY BE CONSIDERED A WORTHWHILE USE OF MANPOWER." MR CHAU SAID.

LICENCE THAT THE

HE NOTED THAT SOME RETAIL OUTLETS MIGHT ALSO REQUIRE A

WAS FELT AS A "SELLER OF PART II POISONS" AND AGAIN IT PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MAINTAINED AS A NECESSARY SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC.

FOR

PRESENT

"THE SALE OF DUTIABLE COMMODITIES NAMELY, TOBACCO, INTOXICATING LIQUOR, HYDROCARBON OIL, ETHYL ALCOHOL AND METHYL ALCOHOL, AT REQUIRES A LICENCE FOR EACH," MR CHAU SAID.

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IN RECENT

HE ADDED.

YEARS, HAS

IS 'THIS REQUIREMENT

CUMBERSOME AND, CONTRIBUTED NOTHING TO THE PROTECTION OF REVENUE,

HE SAID THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY HAD DECIDED THE REQUIREMENT, AND THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) 1989 WAS GAZETTED ON JUNE 9, 1989, TO GIVE EFFECT TO THIS.

то REMOVE REGULATIONS

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