WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990
ONE-TINE FINE WE PROPOSE TO ADD A ASPECTS OF A CONTINUING DEFAULT OFFENCE, COMMISSION OF THE OFFENCE AND ITS CONTINUATION,
TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE TWO
THE NAMELY,
INITIAL
FOLLOWS "TRIS
THE
LEGISLATION," HE SAID.
APPROACH
IN
OTHER
RELEVANT
HONG
KONG
CONSOLIDATED ON A NEW
PENALTIES FOR THE VARIOUS OFFENCES RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE
OF PENALTIES, HE SAID
SET OUT IN THE
SCHEDULE
CURRENTLY WERE
DETAILS OF THESE OFFENCES AND
TO "WE PROPOSE
CONSOLIDATE
CORRESPONDING PENALTIES
IN
A
NEW SCHEDULE.
REFERENCE AND SIMPLIFY THE AMENDMENT PROCEDURE,
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
0
THIS
WILL FACILITATE
T
HE SAID.
OBJECTIVE OF BILL OUTLINED
SIR PIERS JACOBS, OUTLINED CREDIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON
EXPORT HONG KONG AIM OF THE { AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE
THE YEAR
SAID SECTION MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, SIR PIERS 17(2) OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE PROVIDED THAT THE APPOINTMENT BY
SALARY EXCEEDED $85,000 CORPORATION OF AN OFFICER WHOSE SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
PER
"THIS WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE SOME CONTROL OVER THE OF THE MORE SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION.
APPOINTMENT
SPECIFIED
HE
"WHEN THE SECTION WAS LAST AMENDED, THE SALARY POINT WAS THAT OF A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE CIVIL SERVICE," SAID.
SECTION 17(2) OF SIR PIERS EXPLAINED THAT A RECENT REVIEW OF
SINCE 1974, HAD REVEALED THE ORDINANCE, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN AMENDED
SECTOR SINCE THAT, WITH THE UPWARD REVISIONS IN SALARY IN THE PUBLIC
HAD BEEN
NOT SURPASSED 1974, THE SPECIFIED SALARY LEVEL OF $85,000
то A SENIOR EQUIVALENT RANK A OFFICER, ONLY BY
CHIEF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, BUT ALSO BY MANY OFFICERS BELOW THAT RANK.
SCOPE OF HE
"THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN UNNECESSARY WIDENING OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER THE CORPORATION'S EMPLOYMENT OF OFFICERS, SAID.
OF OF A SUBJECT
PROPOSED TO REPLACE 'THE SIR PIERS POINTED OUT THAT THE BILL
THE EFFECT THAT ONLY APPOINTMENTS SALARY LEVEL BY A CLAUSE TO
TO
ABOVE OR
THAT EQUIVALENT OFFICERS WITH AN ANNUAL SALARY SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SHOULD BE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
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