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Wednesday, February 14, 1973
FIVE BILLS PASSED
Five bills passed their committee stage and third reading
in Legislative Council this afternoon and became law.
They are the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous) Dill,
the Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Bill, the Royal Hong Kong Regiment
(Amendment) Bill, the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (Amendment)
Bill and the Census (Amendment) Bill.
Debate was resumed on the second reading of the Urban
Council Bill 1973, and the Public Health and Urban Services
(Amendment) Bill 1973.
The Housing Bill 1973 had its first and second readings,
and debate on it was adjourned.
The Report of the Working Group of the 1971 Salaries
Commission, together with five sessional papers, was tabled.
The five sessional papers were the 1971/72 annual reports
by the Director of Royal Observatory, the Commissioner of Registration
of Persons, the Commissioner for Labour and the Director of Fire
Services, and the Report on the Administration of the Fire Services
Welfare Fund for the year ended March 31, 1972.
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