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"The Bill was endorsed by the Advisory Council on the Environment. A number of motor traders, accident insurance associations, major importers and agents of vehicle alarm systems also supported the proposed controls," the spokesman said. The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council on 8 May.
It is intended that the control on existing vehicle alarm systems will come into operation about three months after enactment of the Bill. The control on automatic re- alarming of newly registered vehicles will be effective nine months after the Bill's
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Appointments of SFC Non-Executive Directors
The Secretary for Financial Services, Mr Rafael Hui, announced today (Friday) that the Financial Secretary, under delegated authority from the Governor, had re- appointed Mr Roderick Chalmers, Mr Vincent Cheng and Mr Robert Kotewall as Non-Executive Directors of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for a further year in each case.
Under Section 5 of the Securities and Futures Commission Ordinance, the Governor shall appoint not less than eight directors of the Commission, half of whom shall be non-executive. At present, the Commission is served by five Non-Executive Directors.
The new terms of appointment of Messrs Chalmers and Cheng will end on April 30, 1997, and that of Mr Kotewall will end on May 31, 1997.
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Cheung Sha Wan Outline Zoning Plan amended
The Town Planning Board today (Friday) announced amendments to the draft Cheung Sha Wan Outline Zoning Plan.
A site at the junction of Fat Tseung Street and Fortune Street, with an area of about 2.2 hectares, has been rezoned from 'Open Space'(O) to 'Residential (Group A)' ('R(A)') for public housing development.
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