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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989

NOT

18 SURVEYS

STATISTICS STATISTICAL

TO DO 30, SHE

"THUS THE

FOR COMMISSIONER

CENSUS AND

OF CONDUCT SEEKING ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY IN THE WHERE PERSONS SUPPLYING INFORMATION ARE NOT OBLIGED SAID.

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DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS SEEKING STATUTORY INCORPORATION

INCORPORATION THE

HON

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS, IN SEEKING BY STATUTE, WISHES TO ENSURE ITS EXISTENCE AND INDEPENDENCE, CHENG HON-KWAN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SECOND

OF READING

THE

HONG

OF

KONG INSTITUTE SAID INCORPORATION BY THE INSTITUTE AS THE

MOVING THE SURVEYORS BILL 1989, A PRIVATE BILL, MR CHENG AN ORDINANCE IMPLIED STATUTORY RECOGNITION OF BODY REPRESENTING THE PROFESSION OF SURVEYORS IN HONG KONG.

GOVERNMENT

HE ALSO SAID THE INSTITUTE WAS NOW WORKING WITH THE ON A PUBLIC BILL TO BE CALLED THE SURVEYORS REGISTRATION BILL.

THE

"THE REGISTRATION BILL WILL GOVERN DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES HONG KONG.

REGISTRATION AND OF SURVEYORS IN

WILL

REGISTRATION BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE

HE SAID.

"IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT A SURVEYORS BE ESTABLISHED AND MOST OF ITS GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE,

IF HE SAID

THE

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OF SYSTEM

QUALIFICATION REGISTRATION,

DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS AS ESTABLISHED BY ENACTMENT, THE INSTITUTE

AND

PROPOSED WOULD BE WOULD BE VESTED WITH WIDE POWERS AND IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT ON THE INSTITUTE TO FIRST ITS EXISTENCE AND CONTROL OVER ITS EXECUTIVE ARM.

STRENGTHEN

THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE "UNDER THIS BILL, THE POWERS OF

COUNCIL INSTITUTE ARE CLEARLY DEFINED. THE AUTHORITIES OF THE GENERAL

ITS POWERS ARE GUARANTEED AND

AND ACTIVITIES

REGULATED," MR CHENG SAID OF HIS PRIVATE BILL.

ARE

CONTROLLED AND

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