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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1992

APART FROM TAKING PART IN SOCIAL

SERVICES PROGRAMMES, THERE ARE ALSO MANY "VOLUNTEERS" SITTING ON THE BOARDS OF CHARITABLE, NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATIONS, HELPING THE FULL-TIME PROFESSIONALS TO RUN PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

OF THEM

HE SAID WHAT THESE PEOPLE WERE IN COMMON WAS THAT ALL WERE WILLING TO GIVE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES FREELY TO SERVE OTHERS AND TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID THE THING THAT IMPRESSED HIM MOST TODAY WAS THE NUMBER OF AWARD DONORS ALL OF WHOM HAD GIVEN BLOOD AT LEAST 25 TIMES AND SEVERAL HAD DONATED BLOOD 75 TIMES AND OVER.

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"THE FACT THAT OTHER PEOPLES' LIVES ARE SAVED IS THE GREATEST REWARD AND SATISFACTION OF BEING A BLOOD DONOR, SIR DAVID SAID.

"I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MORE ARE GOING TO SHARE THIS SATISFACTION AND MANY MORE AWARDS ARE GOING TO BE GIVEN IN THE YEARS AHEAD," HE ADDED.

AERIAL ROPEWAYS (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) GAZETTE THE AERIAL ROPEWAYS (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.

IT PROPOSES то SUBSTITUTE THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS THE AUTHORITY FOR APPROVING PLANS, DESIGN, MAINTENANCE STANDARDS AND APPLICATION FORMS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AERIAL ROPEWAYS.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD RELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE BURDEN OF DEALING WITH ROUTINE AND MINOR BUSINESS, AND ALLOW SUCH MATTERS BE DEALT WITH MORE EFFICIENTLY IN THE ADMINISTRATION.

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THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS LAST OCTOBER OF THE NEED TO STREAMLINE THE PROCEDURES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF ROUTINE BUSINESS BEING REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL.

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GIVE MEMBERS MORE TIME ΤΟ CONCENTRATE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE DAY.

THE AERIAL ROPEWAYS (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 IS ONE

SUCH

PROPOSAL.

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