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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1994

"BEFORE REACHING A DECISION ON WHETHER THE SCHEME CAN ВЕ IMPLEMENTED TERRITORY-WIDE, WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT CAN COMMAND PRIORITY FOR RESOURCES COMPARED WITH OTHER COMPETING DEMANDS," HE SAID.

"IF THE SCHEME IS TO BE EXTENDED, WE WILL CERTAINLY NEED TO CONSIDER THE TERMS ON WHICH IT WILL BE EXTENDED AND ANY RESTRICTIONS TO BE APPLIED."

HE NOTED THAT COMPARISONS WITH OTHER CITIES MIGHT BE RELEVANT ALTHOUGH WIDELY DIFFERING PRACTICES PROBABLY APPLIED.

EMBARKATION FEE PAYABLE BY VESSEL OWNER

PASSENGERS LEAVING

DEPARTURE TAX EQUIVALENT

HONG KONG BY SEA ARE NOT REQUIRED ΤΟ PAY TO THE AIR PASSENGER DEPARTURE TAX,

THE KI-CHI, SAID TODAY

ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR KWONG

(WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

"THERE IS AN EMBARKATION FEE PAYABLE BY THE OWNER OF A FERRY VESSEL IN RESPECT OF EACH PASSENGER EMBARKING ON THE FERRY VESSEL AT A TERMINAL.

"IT IS A FEE BASED ON THE INVESTMENT IN PROVIDING AND OPERATING THE MARINE FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES," HE SAID.

IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG, MR KWONG SAID THE ESTIMATED REVENUE FROM EMBARKATION FEES FOR 1994/95 WAS ABOUT $288 MILLION.

HE ADDED THAT THERE WAS NO CASE TO REDUCE THE CURRENT FEE LEVEL WHICH HAD NOT BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE JANUARY 1993.

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FORTY-TWO GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

WERE ЗЕТ

UP IN THE PAST THREE YEARS BETWEEN APRIL 1, 1991 AND MARCH 31, 1994, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN, MR SUÊN SAID THESE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES HAD A TOTAL OF 615 MEMBERS.

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THE MAJORITY 453 ARE NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND SIX PER CENT, OR 27, ARE ALSO ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE THREE-TIER REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, MR SUEN ADDED.

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