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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991

ADDITIONALLY, HOME HELP AND FAMILY AIDE SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, HE ADDED.

"WE WILL

ALSO

ENCOURAGE CONTINUE TO

VOLUNTARY

MUTUAL-HELP ON A

PROGRAMMES WHEREBY NEIGHBOURS LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER'S CHILDREN TEMPORARY BASIS," HE SAID.

DRAFTING OF AMENDMENTS TO MULTI-STOREY BUILDING (OWNER'S INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE IN FINAL STAGE

MULTI-STOREY

DRAFTING OF THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS то THE

FINAL STAGE BUILDINGS (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE IS NOW IN ITS

COUNCIL FOR AND AN AMENDMENT BILL WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE

SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE CONSIDERATION VERY SOON, THE

HON PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SAID

COVENANT

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG, MR TSAO

IN CERTAIN CLAUSES

THE AMENDMENT BILL

BE WOULD

CONTROVERSIAL, PARTICULARLY AS THEY WOULD APPLY TO EXISTING DEEDS OF MUTUAL (DMC).

COMMENTS RECEIVED ΤΟ MAY 1989 ON THOSE

DIVIDED "THIS WAS REFLECTED IN SOME HIGHLY DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY PROPOSED CHANGES.

ADVISABLE THAT FURTHER

PUBLIC LEGISLATION BEFORE

"IN VIEW OF THIS, IT WOULD BE CONSULTATION BE UNDERTAKEN ON THE CONTENTS OF THE IT IS PUT BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, MR TSAO SAID.

"I

HE ADDED THAT SUBJECT TO THE ADVICE OF THE THE AMENDMENT BILL WOULD THEREFORE BE PUBLISHED WHITE BILL FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TO PROVIDE TO THE AFFECTED PARTIES TO GIVE THEIR COMMENTS.

ΤΟ

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, IN THE FORM OF ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY

A

STREAMLINE THE ENACT A CODE OF

то EXERCISE MR TSAO SAID A MAJOR PART OF THE LEGISLATION ON PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT WAS CLAUSES TO REDRESS CERTAIN UNFAIRNESS IN DMC'S.

DMC'S.

"THE INTENTION IS TO MAKE RETROSPECTIVE AMENDMENTS TO

EXISTING

THE EXTENT THAT EXISTING "IT WOULD BE PROVIDED THAT TO PROVISIONS CONTRAVENE THE CODE, THEY WOULD BE SUPERSEDED, AND THAT

OBLIGATIONS INCLUDED IN THE THE EXTENT THAT THEY OMIT WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED ACCORDINGLY, HE ADDED.

DMC

TO

CODE,

THEY

"

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