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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993

BILL TO BOOST SECURITY SERVICE STANDARDS EXPLAINED

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INTRODUCTION OF IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE SECURITY AND GUARDING SERVICES BILL INTO THE

SECURITY BRANCH TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LAST MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR

OF SECURITY SAID THE AIM OF THE BILL WAS TO PROMOTE HIGHER STANDARDS AND GUARDING SERVICES.

UNDER THE BILL, COMPANIES PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES

LICENCE AND INDIVIDUAL SECURITY REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WILL BE PERSONNEL

COMPANIES SERVICES INDUSTRY

THE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENCES FOR SECURITY

BE SHOULD

MADE ΤΟ THE

AND GUARDING SECURITY AUTHORITY, WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BILL.

SPOKESMAN

NOTED, WILL

ALSO SPECIFY THE THE AUTHORITY, THE CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING PERMITS TO SECURITY PERSONNEL.

APPOINTED

BY THE A CHAIRMAN IT WILL COMPRISE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND THREE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR,

A

OTHER PERSONS

SECURITY COMPANIES THEY

CURRENTLY, THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE REQUIRES TO OBTAIN WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BEFORE CAN OPERATE.

THE BILL PROPOSES THAT A 12-MONTH EXISTING SECURITY

LEGISLATION.

COMPANIES

ΤΟ

APPLY

GRACE PERIOD BE GIVEN ΤΟ FOR

UNDER THE NEW LICENCE

THE EXISTING WATCHMEN'S PERMITS INITIALLY BE

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WATCHMEN ORDINANCE SHOULD REGARDED AS VALID PERMITS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL.

GUARDING

SERVICES INDUSTRY AUTHORITY THE SECURITY AND THEN INFORM THE PERMIT HOLDERS TO APPLY FOR A NEW PERMIT.

WILL

TWO GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER

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TENDERS FOR THE

THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENANCIES OF TWO LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

SHORT-TERM

0.

THE FIRST LOT, LOCATED IN SURVEY DISTRICT NO.3, TSEUNG KWAN

FOR OPEN STORAGE SAI KUNG, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 8,900 SQUARE METRES OF TENANT'S GOODS OR CONTAINERS UNLOADED FROM SHIPS.

THE TENANCY IS FOR TWO YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.

ROAD AND WAN PO ABOUT 6,000 SQUARE OPEN NURSERY

THE SECOND LOT AT THE JUNCTION OF CHIU SHUN ROAD, TSEUNG KWAN O, SAI KUNG, HAVING AN AREA OF

OR PLANT FILM SHOOTING METRES, IS EARMARKED FOR STORAGE OF THE TENANT'S GOODS (EXCLUDING CONTAINERS).

OR

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