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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1989

MOTION ON TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS APPROVED

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(WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A MOTION THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

THE NEW PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN STATUTORY FUNCTIONS TO

ASSUME HIS ROLE FROM SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE WHO WILL SEPTEMBER 1.

THE MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR FORD, UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE.

DAVID

ΤΟ SIR DAVID EXPLAINED THAT THE MOTION AROSE FROM THE PROPOSAL

CO-ORDINATION OF CREATE A RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH TO IMPROVE

OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE FIELDS SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE.

NEW BRANCH

WILL "THE

TAKE OVER SOME OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH,

EXISTING THE SUCH AS CULTURE AND AND RECREATION, SPORTS, ANTIQUITIES AND COUNTRY PARKS MANAGEMENT,

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SOME OF THE EXISTING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE

AND AND INFORMATION BRANCH, SUCH

CENSORSHIP POLICY.

AS

ENTERTAINMENT BROADCASTING,

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 1989, HE

"THE REMAINDER OF THESE TWO BRANCHES ' TRANSFERRED TO OTHER BRANCHES AND UNITS. THE AND INFORMATION BRANCH WILL CEASE TO EXIST ON SEPTEMBER 1, SAID.

MOTION ON REORGANISATION OF BRANCH

IN

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A MOTION

WORKS BRANCH OF CONNECTION WITH THE REORGANISATION OF THE LANDS AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT LATER THIS YEAR.

IN MOVING THE MOTION, UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL HON GRAHAM CLAUSES ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE BARNES, EXPLAINED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM

SEPTEMBER

1 THIS YEAR

· LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH WOULD BE REORGANISED INTO TWO BRANCHES PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH AND THE WORKS BRANCH.

STATUTORY

THE

THE

FUNCTIONS

FOR

WHICH PLANNING,

THEM

HE SAID THE MOTION SET OUT CERTAIN NEEDED

TRANSFERRED TO TO BE

THE NEW SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS AND SECRETARY FOR WORKS IN ORDER TO ENABLE TO ASSUME THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES BY THEN.

"THESE STATUTORY