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TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1978
LEGCO MEETS TOMORROW
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UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL RAISE A TOTAL OF 15 QUESTIONS ON VARIOUS MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW.
THE HON. JAMES WU WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMENT ON THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR IN RELATION TO THE CURRENCIES OF OUR MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS, AND ITS EFFECT ON OUR TRADE AND ECONOMY.
THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN WILL ASK WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE STEPS TO INTRODUCE MAXIMUM WORKING HOURS FOR PUBLIC OMNIBUS DRIVERS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE HON. WONG LAM WILL QUERY ON THE STEPS THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS SIMILAR TO TWO RECENT TRAGEDIES INVOLVING TWO WORKERS AND FIVE HONG KONG SEAMEN WHILE WORKING IN A FUEL TANK.
DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG WILL RAISE THREE SEPARATE QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF AIR POLLUTION. HE WILL ASK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTROL OVER THE EMISSION OF NOXIOUS FUMES BY VEHICLES APART FROM PENALISING MOTORISTS FOR ALLOWING THE IR VEHICLES TO EMIT EXCESSIVE SMOKE.
DR. FANG WILL ALSO ASK WHETHER THE LEVELS OF NOXIOUS FUMES EMITTED BY VEHICLES INSIDE THE NEW LION ROCK TUNNEL ARE ACCEPTABLE AND, WHETHER IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS OF THE TWO LION ROCK TUNNELS AND OF THE COVERED FRONTAGE AREA OUTSIDE THE BUFFER HALL OF THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING USED BY TOURIST COACHES AS A PICK-UP POINT.
OTHER QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CONCERN A SPECIAL LOAN SCHEME TO ASSIST SMALL FACTORY OPERATORS TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN FACTORY PREMISES, THE COMPUTERISED TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, THE MALPRACTICE OF CERTAIN TAXI DRIVERS AND THE EXTENSION OF POSTAL SERVICES FOR REGISTERED MAIL.
THREE BILLS — THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.4)
BILL 1978, THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
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