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[...] programmes were too vulgar and bad-taste and [...]

(c) PVRM combinations must not cause any person to believe that the vehicles bearing them belong to or the persons using the vehicles represent the Government of Hong Kong, any country or the government of any country, an international organisation in which Hong Kong Government participates, the offices of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong, or any public body in Hong Kong

These conditions include compliance with the codes of practice which MDA may issue from time to time, and ensuring that the service provided (i) is not against the public interest, public order or national harmony, or (ii) offends good taste or decency.

Although there is recently showing a rising tendency in the local freight volume, I must say that: first, the increase in freight volume mainly comes from river trade; second, there is actually a limited increase in land freight transport that is most affected by oil price; third, as a result of intense competition, the freight charges for land freight transport are forced to be adjusted downwards substantially.

[...] otherwise dismal and tawdry news, Estonia [...] [...]

In addition, there are several points already mentioned by me during the resumption of the Second Reading of the Bill. For instance, a proposed PVRM must not be confusing for the purposes of law enforcement, have a connotation offensive to good taste or decency, or refer to any triad title or nomenclature.

(e) PVRM combinations must not be offensive to good taste or decency, offensive to a reasonable person, refer to a triad title or nomenclature or have a triad connotation, or be confusing for law enforcement, or detrimental to road safety; and

The Group’s overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Group’s financial performance.

The main actions were on: assessing and managing the impact of global change on the water cycle; managing water as a scarce resource; and mitigating waterrelated risks.

The indirect category includes: deaths due to poorly conducted or clandestine abortions; maternal mortality; deaths from harmful practices; deaths linked to human trafficking, drug dealing, organized crime and gangrelated activities; the death of girls or women from simple neglect, through starvation or illtreatment; and deliberate acts or omissions by the State.

In addition to the fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution, the Act further provides for the right to survival and development of children; right to name; right to nationality; right to health and health services, etc; right to privacy; right to parental care, protection and maintenance; right to a child in need of special protection measures; right of the unborn child to protection against harm, etc; right to parental property; right to social activities; rights to social activities; contractual rights of the child; right to opinion; right to education; child’s right to stay with parents; protection from harmful social and customary practices; right of child to be maintained and the right of children to legal aid in all cases.

[...] [...] impossible without a secular mindset and embracing [...] [...]

[...] remains in the doldrums with the unemployment rate rising to 5.3%, the Consumer Price Index falling for three consecutive years, and the worsening deflationary situation, while the fares of various public transport services remain high, and transport expenses account for a large proportion of the public's living expenses, this Council urges the Government to discuss with various public transport operators and encourage them to take account of their respective operating conditions and reduce their fares or [...] [...]

However, other actions could also be taken to strengthen the phase-out achieved, such as the adoption of environment-friendly production practices, new incentives to reduce the price of imported alternatives and the correct identification of the specific pests or diseases affecting crops.

They cover controls of hand held percussion breakers; increases in penalties and improvements in the procedure for abatement notices to air pollution offences; controls on the use of asbestos; controls on the use and maintenance of waste treatment plants, provision to direct property owners to discharge wastes into public sewers; for a system of charging for treating of industrial effluent to specified quality and regulations to control the disposal of chemical waste and charge for it.