TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1979
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FOUR OFFICIAL LEGCO MEMBERS TO SPEAK AT
RESUMED BUDGET DEBATE TOMORROW
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NINE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY THEIR UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES AT THE RESUMED DEBATE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND ON THURSDAY.
TOMORROW'S SPEAKERS ARE THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. E.P. HO- SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. DAVID MACDONALD AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON. KEN TOPLEY.
EXCHANGE
AT THE SAME TIME, NINE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, BANKING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1979, BANKRUPTCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, AUXILIARY FORCES PAY AND ALLOWANCES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979 AND EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1979.
FOUR BILLS - INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1979, LEGAL OFFICERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979 AND PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979 WILL GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING.
THE TWO-DAY DEBATE WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WHEN FIVE MORE OFFICIALS WILL SPEAK THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER- FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON, PHILIP HADDON-CAVE- SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES, THE HON. MARTIN ROWLANDS AND SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON. DAVID JEAFFRESON,
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BROADCAST THE DEBATE LIVE ON RADIO 4 TOMORROW AND ON THURSDAY.
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ONLY 38 HOURS OF SUNSHINE IN MARCH
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MARCH 1979 WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY, WET AND HUMID WITH ONLY SIX DAYS WITHOUT RAIN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
THE MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL WAS 71.9 MM OR 22.6 MM ABOVE NORMAL.
SOME SUNSHINE WAS RECORDED ON 14 DAYS BUT THE TOTAL SUNSHINE DURATION OF 38 HOURS WAS THE EIGHTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR MARCH.
ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL VERY WARM AFTERNOONS WITH TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 25 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE MONTH'S MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 19.3 DEGREES WAS ONLY 0.9 DEGREE HIGHER THAN NORMAL.
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