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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1992

MR STRACHAN DISAGREED WITH THE ARGUMENT THAT PUBLIC ORDER LAWS WERE NO LONGER NECESSARY.

"THE WHOLF CONCEPT OF RULE OF LAW ENVISAGES THE ORDERLY RESOLUTION OF COMPETING RIGHTS AMONG CITIZENS. THE FRAMEWORK OF LAW DESIGNED ΤΟ HOLD A FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN THOSE COMPETING RIGHTS IS AIMED AT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, HE SAID.

HE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE ADVANTAGES OF KEFFING PUBLIC ORDER LAWS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

"THE POO CONSOLIDATES AND STIPULATES CLEARLY PUBLIC ORDER RELATED OFFENCES WHICH EXIST ΙΝ COMMON LAW OR WERE PREVIOUSLY SCATTERED IN DIFFERENT ORDINANCES, THE PUBLIC ARE LEFT IN NO DOUBT WHAT WILL AND WHAT WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE, HE SAID.

ALSO, THE LAW PROVIDES IN UNEQUIVOCAL TERMS THE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE NECESSARY REGULATORY MECHANISMS SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SERIOUS THESE OFFENCES ARE AND ΤΟ WHAT EXTENT THEY CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS WITHOUT INFRINGING ON THOSE OF OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

HE SAID THE POLICE HAD BEEN EXERCISING THE POWERS UNDER THE POO

PROHIBITED ANY PUBLIC MEETINGS OR REFUSED ISSUING LICENCES.

WITH TACT, RESTRAINT, AND FLEXIBILITY. THE POLICE HAD RARELY

HE NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROSECUTED IN RELATION TO PUBLIC PROCESSIONS AND MEETINGS WAS 26 DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 167 IN 1991, 179 IN 1990 AND 182 IN 1989,

NO ONE HAD BEEN JAILED ON CONVICTION IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR. THE FIGURE WAS FOUR FOR THE WHOLF OF 1991, NINE FOR 1990 AND TWO FOR 1989 HE SAID,

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NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM

THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR SH LEE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT' COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION WERE ESSENTIAL FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM (DHS).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NPW HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PILOT KWUN TONG DIIS, DR LEF SAID DHS WAX ONE OF THE NAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY REALTH CARE FEATURING THREE CHARACTERISTICS.

HEALTH

1T PROVIDES A TEAN APPROACH FOP HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS SUCH AS DOCTORS AND NURSES TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER AND IMPROVED CARE SERVICE," DR LEE SAID.

/"IT ALSO