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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1992

CHANGES TO INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE

A BILL PROPOSING TO MAKE A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL CHANGES ΤΟ THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE AND то REMOVE SOME OUTDATED REFERENCES TO PRACTICES IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE CHANGES ARISE OUT OF A REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE BY THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS.

ENACTED IN ITS INCONSISTENT

THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUS ES ORDINANCE WAS IN ITS PRESENT FORM IN 1966. THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION FOUND REVIEW THAT A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE WERE WITH CURRENT PRACTICES.

AND GENERAL 1994 THE

ONE OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE INTERPRETATION CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 1$ THAT FROM JANUARY REFERENCES TO UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION IN THE LAWS OF HONG KONG WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY ANY FURTHER CHANGES TO UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION.

UNDER THE CURRENT LAW, SOME ORDINANCES IN HONG KONG CONTAIN. REFERENCES TO UK LEGISLATION. IF THE RELEVANT UK LEGISLATION IS AMENDED, THE AMENDED VERSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPLY TO THOSE REFERENCES IN THE HONG KONG ORDINANCES.

GENERAL'S

CHAMBERS SAID THE KONG LAWS WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN HONG

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ATTORNEY RETENTION OF REFERENTIAL UK LEGISLATION IN HONG DESIRABLE BECAUSE UK LEGISLATION WAS NOT READILY KONG AND ALSO AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF UK LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS MIGHT CONFLICT WITH THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT AS THE LAWS OF HONG KONG WERE PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY, THE PROPOSED "CUT-OFF" DATE OF JANUARY 1, 1994 WOULD BE THE NEXT CONVENIENT DATE AFTER THE BILL WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCEL.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AMENDMENTS HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL

PROFESSION.

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE DECEMBER 16.

ROADWORKS ANCILLARY TO DRAINAGE

IMPROVEMENT WORKS PROPOSED

COUNCIL ON

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED TO CARRY OUT ROADWORKS ANCILLARY TO THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR THE SECTION OF THE SHAN PUI RIVER FROM CHUNG HAU TSUEN TO INNER DEEP BAY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MAINTENANCE PURPOSES AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION ROAD AND FOOTPATH AT CHUNG HAU TSUEN TO IMPROVE ACCESS.

FOR

ROADS OF EXISTING

/IN CARRYING