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HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AN EXPERT ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WAS EXPECTED TO BE WITH THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT EARLY NEXT MONTH BUT THIS WAS UNLIKELY TO GIVE THE GOVERNMENT ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL TO THE COUNCIL IN THE COMING SESSION.
IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE MONETARY STATISTICS ORDINANCE AIMED AT GETTING MORE COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICS TO IMPROVE OUR MEASUREMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MONETARY SECTOR WILL BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE IN TIME TO ALLOW STATISTICS BEING COLLECTED FROM THE END OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
SIR MURRAY SAID MUCH OF THIS LEGISLATION WAS GERMANE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSIFICATION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERED A STEADY FLOW OF MEMORANDA ON THE 47 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS PROGESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS NOW GETTING REPORTS EVERY SIX MONTHS ON PROGRESS WITH IMPLEMENTATION, HE ADDED.
WORK OF LEGCO UNOFFICIAL APPRECIATED
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE TODAY PAID TRIBUTE TO MR LEUNG TAT-SHING WHO HAS RETIRED FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AFTER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.
MR LEUNG HAS A VERY LONG RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
+HE WILL BE PARTICULARLY REMEMBERED IN THIS COUNCIL FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE ON LABOUR AFFAIRS AND ON SOCIAL WELFARE.
+1 KNOW ALL MEMBERS WILL JOIN ME IN WISHING HIM AND HIS WIFE A VERY WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT, SIR MURRAY SAID.
THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, THE HON OSWALD CHEUNG SPOKE TO ASSOCIATE THE UNOFFICIALS WITH ALL THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD SAID,
SIR MURRAY ALSO WELCOMED TO THE COUNCIL NEW UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN AND THE HON J.J. SWAINE.
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