1.
(8) Defences (Firing Areas)(Amendment) Bill, 1956.
The Attorney General to move the Second and Third
readings of:-
A Bill intituled: "an Ordinance to sinend the
Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, Chapter 196,"
(9) Land Transactions (Enery Occupation)(Amendment) Bill, 1956,
The Attorney General to move the Segond and Third
readings of:-
A Bill intituled; "An Ordinance further to amend
the Land Transactions (Enamy Occupation) Ordinance, Chapter 256."
(10) Town Planning (Amendment) Bill, 1956.
The Attorney General to move the Second and Third
readings of;-
A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to amend the Town
Planning Ordinance, Chapter 131."
(11) Public Reclamations and Works Bill, 1956.
The Attorney General to move the Second and Third
readings of:“
A Bill intituled; "An Ordinance to amend the law
relating to reclamations and other works of a public nature over and upon Crown foreshore and seabed."
0.R. LAWRENCE,
DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCILS.
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 23rd May, 1956 at 2.30 p.m.
CRDER OF BUSINESS
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 9TH MAY, 1956.
2.
PAPERS TO BE LAID.
3.
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
(1) Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company (Services) Ordinanas, 1951.
The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution:-
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THER BAS
(a) Section 4 of the Hong Kong and Yaumati
Ferry Company (Services) Ordinance, 1951 (nereinafter referred to as the Ordinance) provides that the ferry services authorized by the Ordinance shall be maintained and operated upon the terms and conditions specified in the Schedule thereto;
(b) Section 5 of the Ordinance provides that
the Schedule thereto may be varied at any time, with the consent of the Company, by Resolution of the Legislative Council:
(c) It is now desired to vary the Schedule to
provide for a service between Tonoochy Road, Wanchai, and Kowloon City:
(a) For the purpose of auch service, a new pier
to being built by Government at Kowloon City which will be known as the Kowloon City Ferry Pier and such pier when completed and the Tonaochy Road Ferry Pier will be used by the Company paying
(i) in respect of the first-named pier a
monthly rental of $5,000 inclusive of rates as from the day the Director of Public Works certifies that the said pier is ready for occupation and use by the Company for such service provided that as long as it is used solely for the Tonnocny Road, Wanchai/Kowloon Citr service the mouthly rental therefor will be $2,500 inclusive of rates; and
(11)
in respect of the second-named pler a monthly rental of $2,000, as heretofore:
(a) Because of the new service between Toanochy Road, Fanonai, and Kowloon City, it has become necessary to alter the ferry run Tonnochy Road Fier Jordan Road Pier to Stewart Road Pier, Wanchai - Jordan Road Pier:
(r) For the purpose of such altered run, the
Government has built a new pier at Stewart Road, Wanchai, whion will be known as the Stewart Road Perry Fier and such pier and the Jordan Road Ferry Pier will be used
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