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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993

ALL PREMISES ARE SUBJECT TO FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS UNDER BUILDINGS ORDINANCE AND THE FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE.

"THIS

IS THE CASE WITH ALL KARAOKE LOUNGES, EVEN THOUGH

[L HE ADDED. ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY SPECIAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS,

THE 727

YEAR, OPERATION.

OF

GOVERNMENT ESTIMATED THAT AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER ESTABLISHMENT OFFERING KARAOKE ENTERTAINMENT WERE

THE

THEY

THIS

IN

THESE, 495 ARE OPERATED AS CLUBS OR LICENSED AS PLACES ONLY PROVIDING FOOD OR LIQUOR, WHILE THE REMAINING 232 ARE OPERATING ON THE BASIS OF A BUSINESS REGISTRATION

IN BOTH CERTIFICATE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL PREMISES.

OR

OR

HE SAID THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT LICENSED KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS,

THEY POSED A GREATER FIRE RISK THAN OTHER PREMISES ESTABLISHMENTS.

THAT

IN 1991, THERE WAS NO MAJOR FIRE IN A KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENT, IN HAS 1992, THERE WAS ONE MAJOR FIRE IN A KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENT. THERE BEEN ONE SO FAR THIS YEAR.

NO SPECIFIC REGULATION ON AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INDUSTRY-WIDE REGULATION ON FUNCTIONING AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES (ATMS), INCIDENTS OF ERROR ARE FEW.

THE BUT

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

MR CARTLAND SAID INDIVIDUAL BANKS HAD THEIR OWN INTERNAL REGULATIONS TO PREVENT ATMS' MECHANICAL FAILURE OR TAMPERING, WAS IN THEIR INTEREST TO ENSURE ITS RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY.

AS IT

CUSTOMER IN DISPUTE WITH A BANK OVER ATM TRANSACTIONS MAY APPROACH THE CONSUMER COUNCIL OR SEEK REDRESS THROUGH THE COURTS, HE ADDED.

HE SAID THE ATMS AND THE PROTECTION METHODS EMPLOYED IN HONG WERE IN LINE WITH THOSE ADOPTED BY OTHER LEADING FINANCIAL

KONG CENTRES.

STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDE THE USE OF ENCRYPTED PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, ENCRYPTION OF SENSITIVE TRANSACTION DATA OTHER AUDIT MEASURES.

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