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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1989

FLEXIBILITY ON APPOINTMENT OF BOARD CHAIRMAN SOUGHT

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A BILL GIVING THE GOVERNOR THE FLEXIBILITY NON-OFFICIAL MEMBER TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTRY INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PARKS

TO

APPOINT A BOARD WAS

THE

THE SECOND READING OF THE COUNTRY PARKS (AMENDMENT) WAS MOVED BY

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, DONALD LIAO.

BILL

1989

THE HON

ORDINANCE,

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BOARD

MR LIAO POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNTRY PARKS CURRENTLY WORDED, STATES THAT THE COUNTRY PARKS COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, THAT

IS

THE DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES 'WHO SHALL BE CHAIRMAN" AND OTHER MEMBERS

· BY THE GOVERNOR.

COMPRISED THE AGRICULTURE TO BE APPOINTED

ADVISE

AND

THE COUNTRY FOR THAT SAME AMENDMENT AS

"AS THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD IS SET UP TO PARKS AUTHORITY,

IT IS CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE AUTHORITY TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE PROPOSED CONTAINED IN THE BILL WILL RECTIFY THIS SITUATION," HE SAID.

ENACTED IN COUNTRY PARKS APPOINTED AS

MR LIAO ADDED THAT HE HOPED THAT THE BILL WOULD BE TIME FOR THE FORTHCOMING ROUND OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST, SO THAT A NON-OFFICIAL MEMBER WOULD BE CHAIRMAN AT THAT TIME.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

I'HARMACY AND POISONS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS APPROVED

1989,

THE THARMACY AND POISONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS WHICH AMEND FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION UNDER THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE, WERE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

WELFARE, ORDINANCE

LEGCO APPROVAL,

MOVING A MOTION, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND THE HON NIGEL SHIPMAN, EXPLAINED THAT SECTION 29 OF THE EMPOWERED TIE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD, SUBJECT TO TO MAKE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING THE FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY REGISTRATION MADE AND ANY LICENCE AND CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

HE SAID THE BOARD HAD RESOLVED TO AMEND THE VARIOUS FEES SET OUT IN THE NINTH SCHEDULE TO THE PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS.

"AS IT IS THE POLICY FOR SUCH FEES TO BE SET AT ENSURES FULL COST-RECOVERY. THE COSTS INVOLVED IN REGISTRATIONS AND ISSUING THE LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES THIS SCHEDULE HAVE BREN EXAMINED.

A LEVEL THAT EFFECTING THE SPECIFIED IN

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