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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1977
LEGCO MEETING TOMORROW
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THE HON. SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI WILL MOVE A MOTION AT TOMORROW'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING THAT HONG KONG TIME SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SET AT GMT PLUS 8 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
MR. LI WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION DURING WHICH THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, THE HON. JAMES WU, THE HON, JOHN BREMR IDGE AND THE HON. WONG LAM WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE ISSUE.
DURING QUESTION TIME THE UNOFFICIALS WILL ASK 19 QUESTIONS.
THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN WILL RAISE TWO QUESTIONS ONE ON EEC-HK TEXTILE AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER ON THE FUTURE OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENTS.
THE HON. MRS. KWAN KO STU-WAH WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER REVIEWING THE OVERALL SITUATION OF BOAT SQUATTERS AND WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TELEVISION AUTHORITY TO MONITOR ALL PROGRAMMES OF THE THREE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS IN VIEW OF THEIR +TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE+ IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
MR. BREMRIDGE WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL ARRANGE FOR A RAPID TRANSLATION OF PRIVATE HIRE CARS INTO LICENSED TAXIS, AND A SUBSEQUENT SHARP INCREASE IN THE GRANT OF NEW TAXI LICENCES TO MEET DEMAND.
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED INCLUDE THOSE ON WATER STORAGE SITUATION, THE CONTROL OVER ILLEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN PUBLIC PLACES, THE POSSIBILITY OF INSCRIBING ON THE PROPOSED NEW $1 AND 10-CENT COINS THEIR RESPECTIVE DENOMINATIONS IN CLEAR ARABIC NUMERALS, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF TRAFFIC WARDENS.
DEBATE WILL RESUME ON SEVEN BILLS, THE OFFICIALS AND UNOFFICIALS WILL SPEAK ON FOUR OF THESE BILLS. THESE ARE THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1977, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1977, THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL 1977, AND THE WIDOWS' AND CHILDREN'S PENSIONS BILL 1977.
TWO OTHER BILLS THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMEND- MENT) BILL 1978 AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 - WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
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