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MDLIAN 3665

AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 23 MAY, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT-

(A) REVISED PROCEDURES FOR SCREENING AND FOR PROCESSING APPEALS FROM VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS FOUND NOT TO BE REFUGEES SHOULD BE APPROVED. THE IMMIGRATION CAMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:

(B) WHILST THE RECOMMENDATIONS SET OUT IN THE MEMORANDUM ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT 1989 WERE APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE, CONFIRMATION OF THE DECISION SHOULD AWAIT CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL OF THE ROSS COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON GENERAL PAY ADJUSTMENT AND POSS- IBLE STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE:

(C) THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SUBJECT TO ENSURING THAT A FOUR MONTH GRACE PERIOD WOULD ONLY APPLY TO LANDLORDS WHO HAD BEGUN TAKING ACTION TO EVICT THEIR TENANTS WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE DATE OF THE LATTER'S CONVICTION ON VICE OFFENCES RELATED TO THE PREMISES:

(D) THE GAMBLING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SUBJECT TO INCREASING MAXIMUM FINES IMPOSED FOR THE OFFENCES OF OPERATING A GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT, AND BOOKMAK- ING AND PROMOTING A LOTTERY TO HK DOLLARS 5,000,000:

(E) SINCE THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE WAS TO DETER THE MISUSE OF IDENTITY CARDS, RATHER THAN THE POSSESSION OF INVALID IDENTITY CARDS, FURTHER THOUGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN AS TO WHETHER THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 AND REGULATIONS AS PRESENTLY DRAFTED MET THIS REQUIREMENT:

(F) THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY CAMENDMENT) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: AND

(G) THE CONSUMER COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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