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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989

"IN PARTICULAR THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD DEMAND THAT THOSE HOLDING THE VARIOUS FORMS OF BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORTS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT OF ENTRY OR THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK,

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SIR DAVID SAID HE HAD PUT THESE VIEWS STRONGLY TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, AND EXPLAINED THAT MOVE WOULD DO AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF GOOD IN HONG KONG AT A TIME WHEN A BOOST IN MORALE WAS BADLY NEEDED.

OZONE BILL SHOULD FOLLOW MONTREAL PROTOCOL

THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION BILL 1989 SHOULD BE

LEGISLATED AS

FAR AS POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL.

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON KENNETH KWOK, SAID THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN WINDING UP THE SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE BILL.

MR KWOK SAID HE WAS READY ΤΟ SUPPORT SUGGESTIONS MADE FOR AMENDING THE BILL.

ON ONE OF THESE SUGGESTIONS. THAT MEASURES SHOULD GO FURTHER, MR KWOK SAID: "WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO SO IN FUTURE, BUT FOR THE PRESENT

I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD LEGISLATE, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, AND AMEND OUR STRATEGIES AS AND WHEN THE PROTOCOL IS UPDATED.

"I CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT WE WILL

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RE-EXAMINE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL IN ABOUT A YEAR'S

TIME, OR EARLIER IF AND WHEN MONTREAL PROTOCOL IS UPDATED. AT THAT TIME WE WILL ALSO RE-ASSESS POINTS THAT MEMBERS HAVE MADE TODAY.

MR KWOK ALSO SAID THAT THE LEVEL OF FINES AS STIPULATED IN BILL WOULD BE REVIEWED IN THE COURSE OF MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS THE ORDINANCE IN FUTURE.

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LATER, IN THE COMMITTEE STAGE. MR KWOK SAID HE SUPPORTED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY MEMBERS, AND SAID THEY ALL HELPED то IMPROVE THE BILL.

THE BILL WAS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.

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