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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994

FOR CIVIL SERVANTS APPOINTED OR PROMOTED INTO A LIMITED NUMBER OF SENIOR POSTS REQUIRING A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST, THE OFFICERS CONCERNED, THEIR REFEREES AND SUPERVISING OFFICERS HAVE TO INTERVIEWED IN ADDITION TO THE RECORD CHECKS.

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MR ASPREY SAID MOST CHECKS WERE COMPLETED IN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS.

"WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT CHECKS ARE PROPERLY AND ACCURATELY CARRIED OUT, HE SAID.

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LAST YEAR, SOME 20,000 CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT.

THERE ARE 10 STAFF IN THE POLICE AND SIX IN ICAC EMPLOYED FULL- TIME IN THE CHECKING. BUT OTHER STAFF IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS CARRY OUT SOME OF THIS WORK AS PART OF THEIR NORMAL DUTIES.

THE PROCEDURES WERE SPELT OUT IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION

BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW.

LEGCO URGES FOR INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY OVER CIVIL SERVANTS' WAGE CLAIMS

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) DEFEATED A MOTION PROPOSED BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK WHICH SOUGHT то INTRODUCE AMENDMENTS ΤΟ RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO MORE EFFECTIVELY MONITOR

FARE INCREASES OF THE THREE RAILWAYS.

THE

SPOKE.

THE DEBATE LASTED TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS. TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, REPLIED FOR THE

GOVERNMENT.

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ANOTHER MOTION MOVED BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG ON THE SETTING UP AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY TO RESOLVE WAGE CLAIMS OF CIVIL SERVANTS WAS PASSED AFTER ONE HOUR OF DEBATE.

FOR

ELEVEN MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE. THE ACTING SECRETARY THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR STUART HARBINSON, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

BY

THE COUNCIL ALSO PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENTS 23 MOTIONS MOVED THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE.

AN AMENDED MOTION MOVED BY THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU, UNDER THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS (ASSISTANCE FUND) ORDINANCE, WAS PASSED.

THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG.

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AND

TWO BILLS, IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1993 NOISE CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, WERE ALSO PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS.

THE HONG KONG AIRPORT (CONTROL OF OBSTRUCTIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WAS INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATE ON IT WAS ADJOURNED.