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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994

CLUB CERTIFICATE FEES TO. BE REVISED NEXT YEAR

THE FEES FOR ISSUING AND RENEWING CERTIFICATES OF EXEMPTION AND

OPERATORS WILL BE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE TO CLUB

REVISED FROM

JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IN POLICY THAT FEES SHOULD (CNTA) EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS GOVERNMENT'S

FULL COST OF THE GENERAL BE SET AT LEVEL SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

ALTHOUGH HE POINTED OUT THAT

THE FEE WAS LAST REVISED IN SINCE 1991, A JANUARY THIS YEAR TO REFLECT THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION RECENT COSTING EXERCISE HAD INDICATED THAT THE CURRENT FEES WERE STILL SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW COST.

AS A RESULT, A NEW SET OF FEES HAS BEEN WORKED OUT WITH THE AIM OF ACHIEVING FULL COSTS RECOVERY, HE ADDED,

THE FEE FOR THE ISSUE AND RENEWAL OF UNDER THE NEW RATE

THE $600 TO $660 WHILE CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION WILL BE INCREASED FROM

RANGE OF COMPLIANCE WILL

FROM THAT OF THE CERTIFICATE

ΤΟ $3,200 $49,000. DEPENDING ON THE GROSS AREA OF THE CLUB.

CLUBS (SAFETY OF BE GAZETTED

THE DETAILS OF FEE INCREASE ARE SET OUT IN PREMISES) (FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1994, WHICH WILL ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 25).

CLUB OPERATORS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE NEW FEES WHEN THEY APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR CERTIFICATES.

PUBLIC ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO CNTA'S OFFICE OF THE AUTHORITY ON TEL 881 7034.

LICENSING

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CERTAIN POWERS IN HANDLING MARITIME MATTERS TRANSFERRED

THE GOVERNMENT IS INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING (MISCELLANEOUS POWERS) BILL WHICH SEEKS TO TRANSFER CERTAIN POWERS IN THE HANDLING OF

GOVERNOR ΤΟ THE SECRETARY MARITIME MATTERS FROM THE

FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION THE GOVERNOR HAS THE POWER TO:

OR

(CARGO WORKING

* DESIGNATE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS, PUBLIC WATER-FRONTS

EXCLUDED WATER-FRONTS UNDER THE PORT CONTROL AREAS) ORDINANCE;

* DECLARE ANY AREA OF WATERS OF HONG KONG TO BE

THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE;

VESSELS

A PORT UNDER

DWELLING SHIPPING CONTROL

то BE AN AREA * DECLARE ANY AREA OF THE WATERS OF HONG KONG

CLOSED TO DWELLING

AND WITHIN WHICH NO THE VESSEL MAY ENTER OR REMAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE AND THE SHIPPING AND PORT (DWELLING VESSELS) REGULATIONS;

/*GIVE DIRECTION

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