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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989

"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS NEW LEGISLATION AND THE HEAVY

OF A FINE PROPOSED SUMMARY CONVICTION, OR A FINE

$20,000

AND OF

$50,000

ON

10

PENALTIES FOR TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT

AND

FOR IMPRISONMENT ACT BOTH AS AN EFFECTIVE YEARS ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT - WILL

OUR IDENTITY DETERRENT AND AS A MEANS OF PROSECUTING THOSE WHO ABUSE CARD SYSTEM, HE SAID.

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MR

BARNES EXPLAINED

THAT UNDER AUTHORITY

OR

POSSESSION, WITHOUT LAWFUL

EXISTING REASONABLE

LEGISLATION

THE AN EXCUSE, OF OFFENCE. USING OF PERSONS

IDENTITY CARD RELATING TO ANOTHER PERSON, WAS NOT AN

THE REGISTRATION OFFENCE UNDER WAS HOWEVER,

IT,

REGULATIONS.

AN

PROSECUTED

"A LOOPHOLE THEREFORE EXISTS WHEN PERSONS CANNOT BE

TO OTHERS IN THEIR WITH

CARDS BELONGING IDENTITY WHO ARE FOUND POSSESSION, AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THEIR HAVING USED THOSE CARDS.

THEREFORE PROPOSED IN "THIS IS CLEARLY UNDESIRABLE AND IT IS CLAUSE 4(B) OF THE BILL TO MAKE POSSESSION ALSO AN OFFENCE.

"THE OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO TAKEN TO IMPOSE HEAVY PENALTIES

HE SAID. DETERRENT AGAINST SUCH ACTIVITIES,

AS A

BELONGING

OF

MR BARNES SAID UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF AN IDENTITY CARD TO ANOTHER PERSON WAS AT PRESENT PUNISHABLE UNDER THE REGISTRATION PERSONS REGULATIONS.

THE

TO

OFFENCE IN THE NEW SECTION AN IDENTITY CARD TRANSFER

"THE OPPORTUNITY IS THEREFORE TAKEN IN CLAUSE 2 TO CLARIFY MEANING OF TRANSFER, AND TO MAKE IT AN

7AA

5

OF

THE BILL

UNDER CLAUSE UNLAWFULLY TO ANOTHER PERSON.

VARIOUS EXISTING

OFFENCES OF ANOTHER PERSON BE TRANSFERRED

"AS A TIDYING-UP EXERCISE, THE THE USE AND TRANSFER OF AN IDENTITY CARD BELONGING TO REASONABLE EXCUSE WILL WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR

FROM THE REGULATIONS TO THE MAIN ORDINANCE,

HE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

PROVISION FOR LEGCO TO VOTE FUNDS FOR HKTA SUBVENTION

* * *

THE HONG KONG

TOURIST ASSOCIATION

(AMENDMENT) PROVIDES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO VOTE FUNDS FOR THE OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO SUBMIT ITS PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES TO THE GOVERNOR FOR

THE HON ANSON FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BILL

1989

SUBVENTION

BUDGET AND APPROVAL, THE SECRETARY

TOLD

LEGISLATIVE

CHAN,

"IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE BOARD OF THE TOURIST OBSERVE CERTAIN PRESCRIBED ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES," MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.

THE

ASSOCIATION TO MRS CHAN SAID IN

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