WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1981
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TWO ORDINANCES NO LONGER REQUIRED
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THE LAW REVISION (REPEALS) BILL 1981 WHICH SEEKS TO REPEAL TWO ORDINANCES THAT ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED WAS READ A SECOND TIME AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TWO ORDINANCES ARE THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND AND THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC SQUARE ORDINANCE, AND THE HOLTS WHARF (BY-LAWS) ORDINANCE.
THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND AND THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC SQUARE ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED IN 1960 TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE CHINESE RECREATION GROUND IN HOLLYWOOD OAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC SQUARE IN KOWLOON. BOTH PIECES OF LAND HAVE BEEN RESUMED FOR REDEVELOPMENT, SO THE ORDINANCE MIGHT SAFELY BE LAID TO REST, SAID THE LAW DRAFTSMAN, THE HON G.P. NAZARETH.
THE HOLTS WHARF (BY-LAWS) ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED IN 1921 TO AUTHORISE THE MAKING OF BY-LAWS IN RESPECT OF HOLTS WHARF WHICH COMPRISED LAND IN THE EAST TSIM SHA TSUI AREA AND THE GODOWNS, PIERS AND BUILDINGS ON IT. THE ORDINANCE NO LONGER APPLIED AS THE PROPERTY HAD CHANGED HANDS AND ITS CHARACTER HAD BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED. HOTEL AND OFFICE PREMISES NOW OCCUPIED THE AREA.
DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.
THREE BILLS PASSED
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THREE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THEY ARE THE URBAN COUNCIL (DONATION) BILL 1981, THE IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) BILL 1981 AND THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1981.
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