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SATURDAY, JUNK
THE FOLLOWING IS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE OMELCO:
LIFE PEERAGE FOR DAME LYDIA
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IT IS ANNOUNCED TODAY (JUNE 16) IN LONDON THAT DAME LYDIA DUNN UAS BEEN MADE A LIFE PEERESS IN THE QUEEN'S AIRTHDAY HONOURS
COMMENTING ON HER AWARD, DAME LYDIA WHO 13 ON A PRIVATE VICIT
IN LONDON SAID SHE WAS SURPRISED AND DELIGHTED.
HONG KONG HAS BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER VOICE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. A. A MEMBER. I WILL DO MY BEST TO USE THIS VALUABLE PLATFORM TO CONTRTRUTE TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING IN BRITAIN OF TIONC KONG'G CONCERNS, SHE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMAT LON HOUSE OF LORDS WHICH YOU MAY FIND USEFUL.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
ABOUT THE
THE HOUSE OF LORDS IS THE UPPER CHAMBER OF GREAT BRITAIN'S HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. ITS MEMBERSHIP COMPRISES HEREDITARY PEERS, LIFE PEERG, THE ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY AND YORK. OTHER SENIOR BTUFOIN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT (WITO MARE OP BRITAIN'S FINAL COURT OF APPEAL) -
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ALTHOUGH NO'T AN ELECTED CHAMBER, THE LORDS BRINGS TOGETHER BENTOR PERSONS FROM MANY WALKS OF LIFE AND THUS CONSTITUTES A BODY EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE.
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THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE LORDS IS TO SCRUTINISE LEOIDLA LON PARGED BY THE LOWER HOUSE, THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. WITH THE EXCEPTION LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE NORMAL STATUTORY LIMITS BETWEEN GENERAL ELECTIONS, THE LORDS CANNOT REJECT LEGISLATION FINALLY. IT CAN ONLY DELAY
OR, SUBJECT TO THE LATER CONSENT OF THE COMMON.
DAT POWERS TO AMEND. THESE POWERS ARE OFTEN USED TO GOOD EFFECT TO IMPROVE LAGISLATION WHICH HAS RECEIVED INSUFFICIENTLY DETALLKID FORMULATION IN THE COMMONS.
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THE LORDS ALSO SERVE A VALUABLE FUNCTION BY PROVIDING A NATIONAL FORUM OF DEBATE, FREE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF PARTY DERQIPLINE.
RECENTLY THE HOUSE OF LORDS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. IN ADDITION THE LORDS HAS ALWAYS TAKEN A GLOVE INTEREST TI HONG KONG. IN THE NEAR FUTURE IT WILL CONGIDER THK BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG KONG) BILL.