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Statement on the Sex Discrimination Ordinance
Two amendments to the Sex Discrimination Bill passed by the Legislative Council on June 29 were inadvertently omitted from the text of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance published in the Government Gazette on July 7.
Commenting on the incident, a government spokesman said today (Wednesday) that the omissions were caused by an unfortunate clerical error.
"Legal advice has been obtained and action is now in hand to seek the Governor's assent to the complete text of the Bill passed by LegĈo on June 29.
"We shall arrange for this to be gazetted as soon as the Governor's assent has been obtained", the spokesman said.
"The Administration will work together with the LegCo Secretariat to review and tighten up the administrative arrangements for the gazetting of Bills passed by LegCo in order to prevent similar incidents occurring in the future," he added.
End/Wednesday, July 12, 1995
Charges for disposal of polluting waste approved
The Governor-in-Council has approved the charges payable and the procedures for the disposal of wastes containing oil or noxious chemicals from ocean-going ships at the Chemical Waste Treatment Centre, a Government spokesman said today (Wednesday).
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention and Control of Pollution)(Charges for Discharge of Polluting Waste) Regulation 1995 which prescribes the charges and procedures will take effect on August 1, 1995.
Under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as amended by the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL Convention), ships are restricted from discharging wastes containing oil or noxious chemicals (MARPOL wastes) into the sea.
Administrations are required to ensure that adequate reception facilities are available for the disposal of MARPOL wastes.
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