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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1994

STI TO ATTEND MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON DC

MR T H CHAU, IS NOW THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY,

JOINT THE ANNUAL VISITING WASHINGTON DC TO ATTEND

THE

STATES/HONG UNITED HONG KONG/UNITED STATES CO-OPERATION COMMITTEES ON MAY 11.

AND

MEETING

KONG

OF THE ECONOMIC

THE

CHAIRMAN

OF THE

KONG/UNITED HONG

STATES

ECONOMIC

CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE IS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MEMBER MR CHEE-HWA TUNG.

MR CHAU WILL ALSO ATTEND A DINNER, TO BE HELD ON MAY 10 IN CAPITOL BUILDING, BY THE TWO COMMITTEES TASK FORCE ON U.S.-CHINA POLICY.

THE

AND THE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL

THE LEADING MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE 19 OF THE HOUSE RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOREIGN CONGRESSMAN LEE HAMILTON.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

OF

REPRESENTATIVES,

CONSUMER COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 TO BETTER PROTECT CONSUMER INTERESTS

TO

WHICH SERKS

ITS CONSUMER COUNCIL

THE CONSUMER COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, BROADEN THE REMIT OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL IN PERFORMING PROTECTION FUNCTIONS, WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE ON MAY 25.

ΤΟ THE AMENDMENT BILL PROPOSES

REMOVE THE SCHEDULE TO THE

THAT 25 PUBLIC CONSUMER COUNCIL ORDINANCE WHICH STIPULATES

UTILITY ARE AND TRANSPORT COMPANIES, BROADCASTERS AND STATUTORY PUBLIC BODJES OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "THE AMENDMENT BILL WILL FREE

FROM CONSUMER COUNCIL

ANY LEGAL CONSTRAINT IN HANDLING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH PROJECTS CONCERNING THE

THE

BODIES IN

THE SCHEDULE.

"THIS WILL HELP FACILITATE THE CONSUMER COUNCIL IN PERFORMING ITS CONSUMER PROTECTION FUNCTIONS AND MEETING THE RISING EXPECTATIONS OF THE CONSUMERS.

"WE

HAVE

CONSULTED ALL THE 25 SCHEDULED BODIES LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL. APART FROM ONE, ALL HAVE RESPONDED, OF WHICH SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL.

ON

THE 19

"WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE BROAD SUPPORT GIVEN BY THESE BODIES AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSAL IS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS BETTER CONSUMER PROTECTION, HE SAID.

F

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE NEED TO AVOID

EFFORTS POSSIBLE DUPLICATION OF

CONSUMER COUNCIL AND

RELEVANT REGULATORS.

BETWEEN THE

/"THE CONSUMER