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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

RESOLUTION TO AMEND TELEPHONE ORDINANCE SCHEDULE PASSED

A

RESOLUTION

BY LTD

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED THAT IT APPROVED TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE TO THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE,

HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY ADDING TO IT THE CHARGES THAT THE PROPOSES TO LEVY FOR ITS PROPOSED INTERPRETER HANDLING SERVICE.

ΤΟ AMEND THE

PROVIDE AN

SECRETARY FOR

SERVICE

TO

MOVING A MOTION

THE SCHEDULE,

HONG KONG TELEPHONE ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON CHAN, SAID THE

TO PROPOSED

INTERPRETER HANDLING COMPANY FACILITATE INTERPRETATION DURING AN INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALL.

MRS CHAN SAID CALLS REQUIRING

BOOKED IN ADVANCE.

THE

NEED SERVICE WOULD

ΤΟ

BE

INDEPENDENT TRANSLATION THE CONVERSATION

THE COMPANY WOULD THEN ARRANGE FOR AN AGENCY TO PROVIDE CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION DURING BY USING THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY'S CONFERENCE CALL FACILITY.

ORDINANCE, THE COMPANY THE SCHEDULE

"UNDER SECTION 26(1) OF THE TELEPHONE MAY ONLY LEVY CHARGES NOT EXCEEDING THOSE SPECIFIED TO THE ORDINANCE," MRS CHAN POINTED OUT.

SHE SAID THE CHARGES FOR THE NEW SERVICE, AS

FOR CALL

COMPLETED

$143 PER

IN

SET

OUT IN THE

USING BEEN BOOKED

THE

CALLS RESOLUTION, WERE TRANSLATION SERVICE AND $60 PER CALL FOR CALLS WHICH HAD BY A SUBSCRIBER BUT SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED.

IN ADDITION, MRS CHAN

SERVICE WOULD

TO HAVE

FOR

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL AND

SAID, A CUSTOMER MAKING USB

OF THE

NORMAL CHARGES FOR THE RELEVANT ASSISTED INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR

OF INTERNATIONAL OF DURATION FOR INTERPRETATION RAISED BY

PAY THE CALL, THE

THE ADVICE TELEPHONE CALL, AS WELL AS THE CHARGE THE INDEPENDENT TRANSLATION AGENCY.

THE RESOLUTION AND CONSIDERS THEM TO BE THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE," SHE ADDED.

"THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXAMINED THE NEW CHARGES

A REASONABLE

SPECIFIED IN REFLECTION

OF

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