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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991

THE

AND MUCH OF LINKED CLOSELY ARE "SINCE THE TWO CLAIMS

THAT THE SUPPLEMENTARY EVIDENCE IS COMMON TO BOTH IT IS RECOMMENDED LEGAL AID SCHEME SHOULD EXTEND TO COVER BOTH CLAIMS," MR TSAO SAID.

THE REST OF THE CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO IMPROVE EXISTING AID PRACTICES.

LEGAL

ICAC WILL EXERCISE POWER WITH GREAT CAUTION

**

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID SOME MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC GROUP SET UP TO STUDY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST EXPRESSED THEIR CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 HAD UNDERSTANDABLY CONCERN AT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ICAC'S POWER TO ARREST IN

AN

UNDER INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED DURING OF RELATED OFFENCES CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE MIGHT IN PRACTICE BE ABUSED.

IN

RESPECT THE

SPEAKING AT THE RESUMPTION OF SECOND READING DEBATE ON THE BILL SAID: "THE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR MATHEWS

AGAINST

HAS CORRUPTION COMMISSIONER OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION

WILL EXERCISE THIS ASKED ME TO ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE COMMISSION POWER WITH GREAT CAUTION.

IN RELATION TO MISCHIEFS OUTSIDE THE BE DEALT WITH MORE

"THE NEED FOR THIS POWER IS TO ENSURE THAT, ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG, MAJOR OFFENCES AND

ORDINANCE CAN PRACTICES CORRUPT AND ELEEGAL EFFECTIVELY.

"AS A MATTER OF POLICY THE COMMISSION HAS NOT ARRESTED AND WILL NOT ARREST FOR MERELY MINOR OR TECHNICAL OFFENCES WHICH ARE MOSTLY THE RESULT OF FORGETFULNESS OR OVER-ENTHUSIASM.

"

MOTION ON MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY OF HKECIC PASSED

A RESOLUTION

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED THAT IT APPROVES THAT THE CONTINGENT LIABILITY OF THE HONG KONG EXPORT UNDER CONTRACTS OF INSURANCE CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (HKECIC)

SHALL NOT AT ANY TIME EXCEED THE SUM OF $7,500 MILLION.

KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE MOVING A MOTION UNDER THE HONG

SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS CORPORATION ORDINANCE, THE FINANCIAL

LIABILITY OF THE 1989 THE MAXIMUM CONTINGENT JACOBS, SAID IN MAY

MILLION UNDER MILLTON TO $6,000 $5,000

HRECIC WAS INCREASED FROM SECTION 23 OF THE ORDINANCE.

/"SINCE THEN