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RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE NEW PROHIBITED WEAPONS IN LAW

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THE

THE

THE GOVERNMENT SEES IT NECESSARY TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE TO WEAPONS ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE NEW WEAPONS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY EXISTING ITEMS IN THE SCHEDULE, BUT WHICH HAVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS VICIOUS FIGHTING WEAPONS.

A MOVING

TO MOTION, WHICH SOUGHT

MAKE

UNDER RESOLUTION A

THE SECRETARY FOR SECTION 17 OF THE WEAPONS ORDINANCE (CAP 217),

NEW ITEMS SUCH AS KNUCKLE SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID

HONG KNIVES AND MICRO KNIVES, AS PROHIBITED WEAPONS, HAD APPEARED IN KONG IN RECENT YEARS.

HE SAID THE

MOTION

INCLUDED

THE

ITEMS FOLLOWING

IN

THE

SCHEDULE:

KNUCKLEDUSTERS,

WHETHER SPIKED OR NOT AND WITH

OR

WITHOUT

BLADE;

ANY KNIVES THE BLADE OF WHICH IS EXPOSED BY OTHER MECHANICAL OR ELECTRIC DEVICE; AND

A SPRING OR

ANY BLADED

THE FIST.

POINTED WEAPON DESIGNED TO OR FASHION WHEREBY THE HANDLE IS HELD IN A CLENCHED

OR POINT PROTRUDES BETWEEN THE BLADE

USED BE

A IN FIST AND FINGERS OF THE

THE

ALSO RESOLUTION

SOUGHT TO

DELETE FROM

THE

"KNUCKLEDUSTER" AND "FLICK-KNIFE" WHICH WOULD BE COVERED BY ITEMS ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE THE NEW

THE MOTION WAS PASSED.

POLICY ON CABLE TV REMAINS UNCHANGED

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THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OBJECTIVES ON A CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY REMAINS UNCHANGED, THE SECRETARY FOR HOMB

PETER AFFAIRS, THE HON

TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SAID: REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, MR TSAO

WITH COMMUNITY

THE WIDEST "ON THE ONE HAND, WE WISH TO PROVIDE THE

PROGRAMMING, POSSIBLE CHOICE OF QUALITY TELEVISION

IN BOTH CHINESE TO DEVELOP A AND ENGLISH; ON THE OTHER, WE WISH

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WILL STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF

WIDE RANGE

A

OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES."

MR TSAO ALSO SAID FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL OF HONG KONG CABLE THE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED FROM THE PROJECT IT WOULD SEEM PRUDENT FOR GOVERNMENT TO PAUSE, TAKE STOCK AND CONSIDER THE WAY FORWARD.

FORWARD I CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE," HE STRESSED.

"ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE BEST STRATEGY FOR TAKING MATTERS

THE ADMINISTRATION WILL MOVE

AS

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