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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1991

LAST WEEK

MISS CHOW SAID TOGETHER WITH THE BILL ON THE PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION OF RETIREMENT SCHEMES MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THE BILL ON EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE INTRODUCED TODAY, THESE PROPOSALS WERE A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD ACHIEVING THE TARGET OF A LEVEL OF LABOUR LEGISLATION COMPARABLE THE BEST PREVAILING IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

IN

ΤΟ

NEW LAW TO ENSURE SAFETY OF PRIVATE CLUB-HOUSE

A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO INTRODUCE A

STATUTORY

SCHEME

ALL CLUB-HOUSES TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE BUILDING REGULATIONS WAS PROPOSED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE HON PETER TSAO,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

AFTERNOON.

AT THE

REQUIRING

WITH FIRE AND HOME AFFAIRS, (WEDNESDAY)

THIS

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL., MR TSAO SAID:

CLUBS (SAFETY OF PREMISES)

PERSON ANY

WHO OPERATES A "WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL,

OF COMPLIANCE OR EXEMPTION CLUB-HOUSE WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE

ON CONVICTION ΤΟ A FINE OF WILL COMMIT AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE

FINE OF $20,000 $200,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS AND TO A FOR EACH DAY DURING WHICH THE OFFENCE CONTINUES."

THERE WAS AT PRESENT NO SYSTEMATIC OR COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL SAFETY CONDITIONS IN CLUB PREMISES.

OF

"ENFORCEMENT ACTION UNDER THE FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE

BASIS OR IN RESPONSE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE IS TAKEN ON AN AD HOC COMPLAINTS," MR TSAO SAID.

AND

THE

то

SCHEME FOR THE THIS BILL, HE STRESSED, SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A

CLUB-HOUSES

BE ADMINISTERED REGULATION AND CONTROL OF

BY THE

SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.

то

HAD WHICH

NO CLUB-HOUSES

WOULD

BE

BUT HE ADDED THAT CLUBS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE BILL.

'NEITHER WILL THE BILL

BE CONCERNED WITH THE FORMATION OF REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES AND

CLUBS, WHICH WILL REMAIN A TASK FOR THE THE REGISTRAR GENERAL.

WOULD

CLUB-HOUSES

DUE TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, MR TSAO POINTED OUT THAT IT

ON ALL CONTROLS

CLUBS WITH BE IMPRACTICAL TO ENFORCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL.

CLUBS

THE CERTIFICATION SCHEME WOULD THEREFORE BE FIRST PHASE TARGETTED AT PROPRIETARY OR SHAM CLUB-HOUSES AS ORDINARY BUSINESS PREMISES, HE SAID,

PHASED, WHICH

WITH THE USED THEIR

/PHASING OF