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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1990

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ORDINANCE

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IMMUNITIES

ΤΟ

EXTEND

JLG

AND LAND

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE PRIVILEGES AND AS (JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND LAND COMMISSION) ORDINANCE SO PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE DEPENDANTS OF CERTAIN COMMISSION OFFICIALS WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG.

AND

LAND

LIAISON GROUP THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES (JOINT COMMISSION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APRIL 4.

ON

EXPLAINED A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

THAT THE ORDINANCE GRANTS

PRIVILEGES

IMMUNITIES то AND

THE CHINESE

EXPERTS AND MEMBERS, SUPPORTING STAFF OF THE JLG WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG.

IT

ALSO

AND

GRANTS PRIVILEGES

TO IMMUNITIES MEMBERS AND SUPPORTING STAFF OF THE LAND COMMISSION,

ARE

THE CHINESK

NOT COVERED BY ΤΟ ANY PRIVILEGES AND

AT PRESENT DEPENDANTS OF THESE OFFICIALS THE ORDINANCE AND ARE THEREFORE NOT ENTITLED IMMUNITIES WHILE IN HONG KONG.

FOR THE

STAFF IN

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS NORMAL DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE RELEVANT PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO BE GRANTED TO DEPENDANTS OF DIPLOMATS AND TO DEPENDANTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL A DIPLOMATIC MISSION.

ALREADY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT THEREFORE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO DEPENDANTS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOES SAME WHILE THE BRITISH TEAM ARE IN CHINA.

OF THESE

EXTENDS APPROPRIATE CHINESE OFFICIALS

THE

THE AMENDMENT BILL WOULD BRING HONG KONG'S PRACTICE WITH THAT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

INTO

LINE

Q AMENDMENT TO DRAFT NGAU CHI WAN OZP PUBLISHED

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED AMENDMENTS THE DRAFT NGAU CHI WAN OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

то

BOARD SAID REZONINGS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TOWN PLANNING MADE ON NGAU CHI WAN NORTH VILLAGE FROM "VILLAGE TYPE DEVELOPMENT

B), GREEN BELT" TO "RESIDENTIAL (GROUP

COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL,

SPACE GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY AND ROAD".

/THIS REZONING

WERE

AND

OPEN