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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1991

"WHERE OCBC'S HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, THE INCIDENCE GAMBLING HAS ONCE AGAIN DECLINED," HE STRESSED.

OF ILLEGAL

APPLICATIONS EACH WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING

TURNING TO THE CRITERIA BEING USED WHEN APPROVING FOR THE SETTING UP OF A NEW OCBC, MR TSAO NOTED THAT CONSIDERED ON ITS INDIVIDUAL MERITS, WITH REFERENCE TO FACTORS AS WELL:

OFFICER AS AID COMMITTEE, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS,

AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC VIEWS MADE BY THE DISTRICT A RESULT OF HIS CONTACT WITH MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AREA COMMITTEE, DISTRICT BOARD AND OTHER AS APPROPRIATE;

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AN ASSESSMENT BY THE POLICE ON POTENTIAL GAMBLING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA:

OR EXISTING ILLEGAL

INCLUDING SUCH

PREMISES

AS

MATTERS

AN ASSESSMENT BY THE POLICE OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE ON OPERATIONAL GROUNDS, SECURITY, ACCESSIBILITY, OBSTRUCTION AND NUISANCE;

WHERE PRACTICABLE, OCBC SHOULD GENERALLY BE LOCATED IN PURPOSE BUILT

OR COMMERCIAL

INCLUDING THE BUILDINGS

PREMISES

MTR COMMERCIAL AREAS OF COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS,

COMPLEXES OR PUBLIC HOUSING STATION COMPLEXES; AND

ESTATE

COMMERCIAL

FACILITIES

REASONABLE PHYSICAL AS A GENERAL GUIDELINE, WHERE POSSIBLE, A

BETWEEN AN OCBC AND SOCIAL SEPARATION SHOULD BE MAINTAINED SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND RECREATIONAL CATERING PRIMARILY TO CHILDREN AND YOUTHS, SHOULD NOT BE SITUATED ON POPULAR ROUTES BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

IN ADDITION, OCBC SUCH SOCIAL,

LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE MAY BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES

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BEEN BROUGHT

THE LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1991 HAS NOT

IMPLEMENTATION INTO EFFECT BECAUSE FUNDS ORIGINALLY EARMARKED FOR ITS

OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN HAVE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE EXPANSION MAGISTRATES' COURTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE OF RIGHTS.

BILL

THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD,

IN THE IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

(AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE WOULD BB SIR DAVID SAID THE LEGAL AID

IT'S BROUGHT INTO EFFECT AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE OBTAINED FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

/"CONSIDERATION IS