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Wednesday, March 15, 1972
FOUR BILLS PASSED IN LEGCO
Four bills received their third reading and were passed by
the Legislative Council this afternoon.
They were the Limitation (Amendment) Bill 1972; the Corporal
Punishment (Amendment) Bill 1972; the Matrimonial Causes (Amendment)
Bill 1972 and the Detention Centres Bill 1972.
The Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 1972 was read the second
time while the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 1972 was adjourned
at its second reading.
The debate on three other bills
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the Appropriation Bill 1972;
the Merchandise Marks (Amendment) Bill 1972 and the Offences against
the Person (Amendment) Bill 1972
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were resumed.
Four sessional papers were tabled in the Council. They were
the Annual Report by the General Manager, Railway for the year 1970–71;
the Annual Report by the Director of Immigration for the year 1970-71;
the Accounts and Statements of the Grantham Scholarships Fund for the
year ended 31st August 1971 and the Annual Report by the Secretary for
Home Affairs for the year 1970-71.
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