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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1991

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BILLS TO DETER NON-PAYMENT OF FIXED PENALTY FINES

THE TRANSPORT,

HON

TODAY LEUNG, MICHAEL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AIMED

THE SECRETARY FOR (WEDNESDAY) INTRODUCED TWO BILLS INTO THE AT DETERRING NON-PAYMENT OF FIXED PENALTY FINES.

READING

OP

SECOND THE MOVING CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO DETER THE OWNERS OF VEHICLE THE PAYMENT OF FIXED PENALTY PARKING FINES.

THE

FIXRD PENALTY

MR 1991,

LEUNG SAID ITS FLEETS FROM EVADING

(TRAFFIC

COMMISSIONER THE

FOR

OWNERSHIP AND

THE

OF

FIXED PENALTY PARKING

DIRECT

MIGHT MAGISTRATE AT PRESENT A

THE TRANSFER OF VEHICLE TRANSPORT TO WITHHOLD LICENSING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ONLY IF THAT VEHICLE WAS THE SUBJECT AN OUTSTANDING COURT ORDER FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FINE.

IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF

THE

POWERS MAGISTRATES' THE BILL SOUGHT TO EXTEND MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY THE DEFAULTER, MR LEUNG SAID.

THE

TO

LEGISLATION, INCLUDE ALL

OTHER BILL

-

THE

ROAD

MR. LEUNG SAID IT EMPOWERED

THE IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 1} BILL 1991 THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO REFUSE THE CONNECTIONS TO AN APPLICANT UNTIL HE HAD PAID PENALTY TRAFFIC FINES AND RELATED COURT COSTS.

TRAFFIC ISSUE OF A RECORD OF

ALL OUTSTANDING FIXED

DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

BILLS TO PYTEND DEFINITION OF HOSPITAL INTRODUCED

SEEKS ΤΟ EXTEND

TO ORDINANCE

COVER

THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991

CHE EMPLOYMENT THE DEFINITION OF "HOSPITAL" IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

AND THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH HON ELIZABETH WONG, WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..

OVER

UPON

THE BILL TODAY

WELFARE,

TAKING AUTHORITY

AND SUBVENTED

THE HOSPITAL MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT

GOVERNMENT CONTROL, EXISTING AND MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS WOULD CEASE TO COME WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

"HOSPITAL" IN

SHE SAID THE BILL ENABLED THESE HOSPITALS TO CONTINUP TO THE FUNCTIONS SPKCIFIED IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

SERVE

/FOR THE