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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1993

AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993

A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE REFERENCES ΤΟ "THE GOVERNOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL" IN THE AUDIT ORDINANCE, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE AUDIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY, THE REFERENCE TO "GOVERNOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL" WILL BE AMENDED TO "THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.".

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SUCH REFERENCES APPEAR IN THE AUDIT ORDINANCE

IN RELATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S EXAMINATION AND SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL REPORTS,

"AS THE GOVERNOR WILL NO LONGER BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THESE REFERENCES. THE PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHIES CURRENTLY REFLECTED IN THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE REMAIN UNCHANGED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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A CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT WOULD BE MADE TO THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING ORDINANCE WHERE THE REFERENCE TO THE "GOVERNOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL" APPEARS IN A SIMILAR CONTEXT.

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON.

FEBRUARY 10.

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ANTI-PROBE DEVICE HALTS TAMPERING WITH PARKING METERS

TAMPERING WITH PARKING METERS BY PROBING IS NOT POSSIBLE ANY

MORE, THANKS TO AN ANTI-PROBE DEVICE DESIGNED BY A TRANSPORT CONTROLLER II OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

RECALLING THE DESIGN PROCESS, MR CHAN BING-MAN, THE

OF THE METER MAINTENANCE DEPOT

KONG OF HONG

SAID PARKING SECTION,

THE HIGH DAMAGE RECORD OF PARKING METERS WAS THE FACTOR THAT PROMPTED HIM TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER IN GREAT DEPTH.

METERS, HE FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN

ACTIVATED BUT NO REVENUE

AFTER CHECKING THESE TAMPERED WITH AS THE TIMER HAD COLLECTED.

HAD BEEN

TIMER

BY

COIN

UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE CAN TURN THE INSERTING A COIN INTO THE METER, WHICH IS BASICALLY MADE UP OF A BOX AND A WINDING RING FOR THE TIMER.

HOWEVER, SOME UNRULY ELEMENTS MAY INSERT A SAW PLATE POINTED OBJECTS THROUGH THE COIN SLOT TO TURN THE TIMER.

OR OTHER

INCREASE

THE

TO

THE

THIS WILL NOT ONLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE METER AND WORKLOAD OF THE MAINTENANCE TEAM BUT ALSO CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

/MR CHAN