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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18,

1990

THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES REFERRED SIGNATURE CAMPAIGNS OR PUBLIC RALLIES, PUBLICATIONS, MAKING SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF PROMOTING OR

PUBLICLY ADVOCATING ELECTIONEERING PLATFORM OF CANDIDATES AND ON BEHALF OF POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS.

TO

INCLUDE INVOLVEMENT IN

DISTRIBUTING

POLITICAL

POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS,

THE

POLITICAL VIEWS

OR

OR CANVASSING

CAMPAIGNING

HAD BEEN

ΤΟ GIVEN

THESE FOR

THE SPOKESMAN SAID CAREFUL THOUGHT GUIDELINES WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING THE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION CIVIL SERVANTS WHILE RETAINING THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION WITHOUT BIAS OR PREJUDICE.

REGISTRATION OF WARDLEY FINANCE LIMITED REVOKED

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TODAY (THURSDAY)

A DEPOSIT-TAKING OCTOBER 18 1990

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF BANKING ANNOUNCED THAT THE REGISTRATION OF WARDLEY FINANCE LIMITED AS COMPANY HAS BEEN REVOKED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON AT ITS OWN REQUEST UNDER SECTION 31(2) OF THE BANKING ORDINANCE.

LEGISLATION TO ENSURE FIRE AND STRUCTURAL SAFETY IN CLUBS

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

IN HAS INTO THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATION BE INTRODUCED

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVATE CLUBS TO OBTAIN STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS IN RESPECT OF THEIR PREMISES.

SUCH CERTIFICATE

APPROVED

PRINCIPLE COUNCIL

THAT REQUIRING

NEW

FIRE AND

NOT

ACTIVITIES LEGISLATIONS.

THE OF

CLUBS

THE COVER WOULD

BE MIGHT WHICH

REGULATION

CONTROLLED

UNDER

OF THE OTHER

THE SECRETARY AND SYSTEMATIC PUBLIC

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR PETER TSAO, SAID A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLUBS FREQUENTED BY THE MEET THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.

BUILDING

WERE

IN

REGULATIONS AT PRESENT, MR TSAO SAID, FIRE AND

ON AN AD HOC BASIS AND ENFORCED AGAINST UNSAFE CLUB PREMISES

CONSTITUTED RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS OWING TO THE ABSENCE OF A PROPERLY CONTROL SCHEME.

"ANOTHER DRAWBACK OF THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT IS THAT

CLUBS WHEREABOUTS

ALL

OF

THE

NO CENTRAL RECORD OF THE REGISTERED OR EXEMPTED BY THE DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES.

THERE IS

WHICH

ARE

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