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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990

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IMPROVED EFFICIENCY CAN ACHIEVE SAVINGS: FS

THE

TOLD THE FINANICAL SECRETARY, THE HOU SIR PIERS JACOBS,

SAVINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THROUGH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY.

AS

SIR PIERS SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG, THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT WORK AGAINST FIXED CRITERIA IN DECIDING TO WHERE ECONOMIES COULD BEST BE MADE.

"WE RELY ON VALUE FOR MONEY STUDIES AND JUDGEMENT IN RELATIVE PRIORITIES."

ASSESSING

RESULT IN ANY APPRECIABLE

"OFTEN CUTS IN EXPENDITURE DO NOT REDUCTION IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC," HE SAID.

0

CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990

*

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, MOVED THE READING OF THE CONTROL OF EXEMPTION CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

BILL

SOUGHT

ΤΟ

SECOND 1990 IN

OF

AMEND SECTION 15 OF THE CONTROL

CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENACTMENT EXEMPTION CLAUSES ORDINANCE 1989 AS A OF THE ARBITRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE 1989.

MR MATHEWS SAID: "BY A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE ARBITRATION

CLAUSES EXEMPTION

ORDINANCE ORDINANCE, SECTION 15 OF THE CONTROL OF

ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS, AS SERVES TO PROVIDE CONTROLS OVER DOMESTIC AGAINST

SO

CONTROLLED."

INTERNATIONAL

H

ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS WHICH

ARE

NOT

1989 HAD SINCE THE ARBITRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ORDINANCE NEW PROVIDING

DEFINITIONS FOR AMENDED THE ARBITRATION ORDINANCE BY

ΤΟ DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS. THE BILL SOUGHT REFLECT THESE CHANGES.

FOUR BILLS FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS

THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS BILL 1990 WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

Å MOTION MOVED BY PROF C.K. POON ON GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE WAS ALSO PASSED.

IN

OF

PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT}

THE INTERPRETATION

AND

AND SECOND

1990,

ADDITION, FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST READINGS. THEY WERE THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL

BILL (AMENDMENT}

1990, CONTROL

CLAUSES EXEMPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

DEBATES ON THESE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

IMMIGRATION

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