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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990
OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS INCLUDED PROPOSALS AIMED AT HARMONISING THE LEVELS OF MAXIMUM PENALTIES UNDER DIFFERENT REGULATIONS, AND EMPOWERING THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO AUTHORISE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES TO ISSUE LOAD LINE CERTIFICATES.
MRS CHAN EXPLAINED THAT LOAD LINES, WHICH WERE PAINTED ON SHIPS' SIDES, SPECIFIED THE LIMIT TO WHICH A SHIP MIGHT WHEN
BE IMMERSED FULLY LADEN AND LOAD LINE CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED BY MARITIME ADMINISTRATIONS, OR CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES ON THEIR BEHALF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL SAFETY CONVENTIONS.
"THE PRESENT PROPOSAL IS TO EMPOWER THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE то DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES TO SOME OF THESE SOCIETIES.
"THIS WILL GIVE SHIPOWNERS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER THEIR SHIPS IN HONG KONG THROUGH THE SOCIETIES' GLOBAL NETWORK OF SURVEY OFFICES," SHE SAID.
WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ( AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT HER COMMENTS ON THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 ALSO APPLIED TO THIS BILL.
MRS CHAN SAID THE TWO AMENDMENT BILLS WERE TECHNICAL IN NATURE
AND DID NOT INVOLVE ANY CHANGE IN CURRENT POLICIES.
DEBATES ON THE TWO BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
MOTIONS TO IMPLEMENT BUDGET REVENUE PROPOSALS PASSED
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED THREE MOTIONS MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, то IMPLEMENT REVENUE PROPOSALS IN THE 1990 BUDGET.
THEY CONCERN INCREASES IN DUTIES PAYABLE AND RATES CHARGEABLE UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE, THE RATING ORDINANCE AND THE BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE.
IN MOVING THE FIRST MOTION UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE, SIR PIERS SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE MOTION WAS TO INCREASE THE DUTY PAYABLE UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE ON HYDROCARBON OILS BY ABOUT 30 PER CENT, THE SPECIFIC DUTY RATE ON INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND ALCOHOL BY 10 PER CENT, AND AD VALOREM RATE ON CHAMPAGNE AND SPARKLING WINES FROM 20 PER CENT TO 35 PER CENT, AND THE AD VALOREM RATE ON BRANDY, LIQUEURS, WHISKY,
GIN, RUM VODKA AND OTHER SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS FROM 30 PER CENT TO 35 PER CENT.
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