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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 975.
A TOTAL OF 20,197 PROSECUTIONS AGAINST LITTER OFFENCES WERE MADE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH 22,686 DURING THE SAME PERIOD THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. JOHN HOBI EY, SAID TODAY.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LITTER PROSECUTIONS FOR THE WHOLE OF 1974 WAS 48,040, HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. PETER WILLIAMS,
MR. HOBLEY TOLD COUNCIL THE NUMBER OF LITTER WARDENS HAD DROPPED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
IN AUGUST THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 76 LITTER WARDENS, OF WHOM 54 WERE IN THE URBAN AREAS AND 22 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THE ACTUAL NUMBER WAS 89.
THE APPROVED ESTABLISHMENT FOR LITTER WARDENS IS 100, OF WHOM 73 ARE FOR THE URBAN AREAS AND 27 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1975 COMPLETED ITS PASSAGE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY AND BECAME LAW.
THE BILL EXEMPTS GOVERNMENT BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE LOANS (GOVERNMENT BONDS) ORDINANCE 1975 FROM INTEREST AND PROFITS TAX.
NINE OTHER BILLS WERE INTRODUCED IN COUNCIL. THEY WERE: THE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSIT (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION BILL, THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL, THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (AMENDMENT) BILL.
DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING OF THESE BILLS WAS ADJOURNED.
AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL, THE CHATER MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL, WAS INTRODUCED AND GIVEN ITS FIRST READING, DEBATE ON THIS BILL WAS ALSO ADJOURNED.
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