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MONDAY, JULY 5, 1976
LEGCO MEETS ON WEDNESDAY
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UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK GOVERNMENT A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETS ON WEDNESDAY.
SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. THE HON. S.Y, CHUNG, WILL ASK WHETHER GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF COMPLAINTS MADE BY SOME BRITISH PASSPORT HOLDERS ABOUT THE NEED TO FILL IN LONG FORMS, TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS AND TO WAIT FOR MANY DAYS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A VISITOR'S ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO BRITAIN AND, IF SO, WILL IT MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO MINIMIZE THE RED-TAPE FOR SUCH APPLICATIONS.
HE WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE KNOWN THE RESULTS OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INTERCHANGE FOR MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AT KOWLOON TONG.
THE HON. ROGER LOBO, WILL ENQUIRE WHETHER GOVERNMENT WILL COMPUTERISE THE RECORDS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND INCLUDE IN THE PLAN FACILITIES AT ALL ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DESKS IN HONG KONG IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF PASSENGERS AS WELL AS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED TO MANUALLY CHECK THE WATCH LIST (BLACK BOOK).
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED CONCERN, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE GOVERNMENT'S SHARE OF THE MARK SIX LOTTERY SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SUMMER JOBS FOR FORM FIVE AND SIX STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR EXAMINATIONS AND THE PRESENT SITUATION ON TEXTILE EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA.
TWO BILLS -- THE SECURITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1976 AND THE MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS (ROAD TRAFFIC) BILL 1976 WILL BE
INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL.
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DEBATE WILL RESUME ON EIGHT OTHER BILLS. THEY INCLUDE THE METRICATION BILL 1976, THE COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1976, THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1976 AND THE PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1976.