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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993

GOVT DETERMINES TO SAFEGUARD INVESTING PUBLIC'S INTERESTS

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THE PROBE INTO THE ALLIED GROUP OF COMPANIES DEMONSTRATES ADMINISTRATION'S DETERMINATION ΤΟ SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF INVESTING PUBLIC AND TO FOSTER THE INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION MARKET.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, MR M D CARTLAND, IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR CARTLAND SAID THE INVESTIGATION HAD GONE WELL BEYOND THE PRODUCTION OF "JUST A REPORT".

"THE REPORT HAS ELICITED A POSITIVE REACTION FROM BOTH THE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MEDIA AND HAS IN TURN GENERATED A HIGHER LEVEL OF PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, HE ADDED.

THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AUGUST 28 AND A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE REPORT WAS MADE PUBLIC ON SEPTEMBER 18.

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IT WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE LAW ENFOREMENT AND REGULATORY BODIES, AS WELL AS THE 27 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR FURTHER ACTION.

"IT IS NOW FOR THEM TO DECIDE WHAT ACTIONS TO TAKE WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF AUTHORITY AND TO PURSUE THOSE ACTION ACCORDINGLY," HE SAID.

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DECISION SOON ON ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW

THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO DO WHAT CAN PRACTICALLY BE DONE TO ERADICATE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE DISABLED AND то ACHIEVE INTEGRATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.

IT WILL. ALSO CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH THOSE REHABILITATION PROJECTS FOR THE DISABLED WHICH HAVE MET WITH LOCAL OBJECTION AS WELL AS TO BRING CONCERNED RESIDENTS ROUND TO ACCEPTING THOSE PROJECTS, SHE ADDED.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG SAID RECENT OBJECTION BY LOCAL RESIDENTS TO THE SETTING UP OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS MANIFESTED CLEARLY THAT DISCRIMINATION WAS A REAL PROBLEM, ALBEIT A LOCALISED ONE.

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"PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REHABILITATION SERVICES, SHE STRESSED.

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