LC: SEDL's speech on Committee Stage Amendments of Freight Containers (Safety) (Amendment) Bill 2006
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    Following is the translation of the speech by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, Mr Stephen Ip, in moving the Committee Stage Amendments for the Freight Containers (Safety) (Amendment) Bill 2006 at the Legislative Council meeting today (June 14):

Madam Chairman,

     I move that clauses 5, 6, 7, 11 and 15 of the Freight Containers (Safety) (Amendment) Bill 2006 be amended, as set out in the paper circulated to Members. These proposed amendments have taken into account the views of the Legal Service Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat and received its agreement.

     Clauses 5, 11 and 15 are amended to make textual improvements to the proposed section 4(3), sections 4(3)(a), (b), (c), sections 10A(3)(a), (b), (c), and section 17A(2), so as to make these sections consistent with other relevant sections.

     Clauses 6 and 7 are amended to indicate clearly that an authorised person may charge fees for approving containers and may specify the amount of fees and the manner of payment.

     Thank you.

Ends/Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:32

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