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LEGCO PREVIEW ******
MONDAY, JULY 28, 1975.
DEBATE ON THE PROPOSED COMMODITY EXCHANGE, WHICH WAS ADJOURNED TO GIVE BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MORE TIME TO REFLECT ON THE ISSUE, WILL RESUME AT THE COUNCIL'S NEXT SITTING ON WEDNESDAY.
SEVERAL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION, INCLUDING THE HON. JOHN BREMRIDGE AND THE HON. JAMES WU.
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THE MOTION, WHICH SEEKS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE FOR SETTING UP A COMMODITY EXCHANGE IN HONG KONG, WAS MOVED IN COUNCIL BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, ON MAY 21.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE PROPOSAL ON JUNE 18 WITH MOST OF THEM OPPOSED TO IT ON GROUNDS THAT THERE WAS NO PROVEN NEED FOR SUCH AN EXCHANGE AND THAT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS IT MIGHT BRING WERE FAR OUTWEIGHTED BY THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. SIR DENYS ROBERTS, THEN MOVED FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE DISCUSSION FOR FURTHER REFLECTION.
WEDNESDAY'S MEETING PROMISED TO BE A HECTIC ONE FOR MEMBERS, WITH DEBATE ALSO RESUMING ON THE OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS BILL, THE PUBLIC ONMIBUS SERVICES BILL, THE LOANS (GOVERNMENT BONDS) LILL, AND THE BETTING DUTY BILL, AMONG OTHERS.
ALSO ON THE ORDER PAPER IS A QUESTION TO BE ASKED BY DR. THE HON. CHUNG SZE-YUEN ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION TAKEN BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CLERICAL STAFF ASSOCIATION.
QUESTIONS WILL ALSO BE RAISED ON POLICE STOP-AND-SEARCH OPERATIONS, MEASURES TO STOP THE IMPORTATION OF TOY PISTOLS WHICH CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO LETHAL WEAPONS, THE TRAINING OF NURSES, AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINED TEACHERS.
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