WEDNESDAY, JUNI
1991
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OATHS AND DECLARATIONS AMENDMENT BILL, INTRODUCED
THE OATHS THE IN
THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, MOVED THE CHIEF SECRETARY,
THE SECOND TIME AND DECLARATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SIR DAVID SAID THE OBJECT OF THIS BILL WAS TWO-FOLD.
A'T ORDINANCE
PRESENT 19 OF THE PRINCIPAL "FIRST, SECTION
COUNCIL OATH PROVIDES THAT THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE OR THE LEGISLATIVE
OTHER FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNC11, SHALL BE TENDERED BY THE GOVERNOR OR MEMBER PRESIDING.
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THAT THE CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL SEEKS TO AMEND THIS SECTION SO
PRESIDENT OF DEPUTY
THE OATHS WILL BE TENDERED BY THE PRESIDENT OR
THE CHIEF SECRETARY NOTED. COUNCIL OR OTHER MEMBER PRESIDING,
COUNCEL
BRING THE ORDINANCE HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
(POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) LINE Fo
WITH
LEGISLATIVE THE
WHICH DREW PINANCE AND THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE COUNCIL, BOTH OF
ROLE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR AND HIS AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
WOULD ALSO HELP COUNCIL IN
THE OF
THE CHIEF SECRETARY ADDED THAT THE AMENDMENT
THE OF
PRESIDENT ESTABLISH THE IDENTITY PREPARATION FOR AN ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1995.
TO
WISH OF MEMBERS THE SECOND OBJECT OF THE BILL RELATED TO THE
TO ALLOW THE OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 22(3A) STANDING ORDERS TO REQUIRE MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR OATHS AFRESH AFTER GENERAL ELECTION OF THE COUNCIL.
A
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PROVIDES "AT PRESENT SECTION 22(3A) COUNCIL WHO HAS ALREADY TAKEN AN OATH SHALL BE AGAIN, THE CHIEF SECRETARY ADDED.
MEMBER THAT NO
OF THE REQUIRED TO TAKE IT
HE SAID THIS OBJECT WOULD BE ACHIEVED BY CLAUSE 3 OF THE BILL.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
0
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BILL ON CONTROLS OF WEAPONS IN TRANSIT
THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) (NO, 2) BILL, WHICH SEEKS TO TRANSIT THROUGH INTRODUCE CONTROLS OVER WEAPONS AND RELATED ITEMS IN
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE THE INTO HONG KONG, (WEDNESDAY).
WAS
INTRODUCED
TODAY
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MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THE SCOPE OF THE NEW CONTROLS WOULD
NUCLEAR, LIMITED TO SPECIFIED MUNITIONS AND ITEMS FOR USE RELATING TO CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.
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