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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1981
+ IN THE MEANTIME OTHER TOWNS AND DISTRICTS WILL BE SERVED BY SCHOOL HALLS AND COMMUNITY HALLS, SOME, BECAUSE OF GENEROUS PRIVATE DONATIONS, WITH IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS AIR-CONDITIONING AND LARGER STAGES.
+THUS, BY THE END OF 1984, WE WILL HAVE A RING OF HALLS OF VARIOUS TYPES AROUND THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID,
FIVE BILLS PASSED THIRD READING
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FIVE BILLS PASSED THEIR THIRD READING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
THEY ARE THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1980, INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, AND THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDENT) BILL 1981..
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STATEMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR BUS FARES INCREASE
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS REPLIED TO PETITIONS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR INCREASES IN BUS FARES BY KMB AND CMB.
THE REPLY, IN THE FORM OF A GENERAL STATEMENT, IS REPRODUCED BELOW
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT AS YET COMPLETED ITS INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE TWO COMPANIES' APPLICATIONS FOR FARES INCREASES. WHEN IT HAS DONE SO, THE ADVICE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE SOUGHT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS SAID PUBLICLY THAT THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN FORMING THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MATTER.
THE GOVERNMENT