MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1982
BUDGET DAY ON WEDNESDAY
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HONG KONG'S BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1982-83 WILL BE PRESENTED TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 24).
THE PROCEEDINGS WILL START AT 2.30 PM WHEN THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON JOHN BREMRIDGE MOVES THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1982 AND OUTLINES HONG KONG'S ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 1982-83.
THE ESTIMATED HEADS OF EXPENDITURE WILL BE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE BILL TO BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE AT 2.30 PM ON WEDNESDAY.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL MARCH 24 AND 25 WHEN UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY THEIR UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES ON APRIL 14. IF NECESSARY, THE DEBATE WILL CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING OF THE BILL ON MAY 5.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE COMPREHENSIVELY COVERED BY THE MASS MEDIA.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE OVER RTHK'S RADIO 1 (CHINESE) AND RADIO 3 (ENGLISH).
RTHK WILL ALSO BROADCAST LIVE THE OTHER BUDGET SITTINGS ON MARCH 24 AND 25, APRIL 14, 15 (IF NECESSARY) AND MAY 1 ON RADIO 1 (CHINESE) AND RADIO 3 (ENGLISH)
THE BUDGET SITTINGS WILL ALSO BE COVERED, IN NORMAL NEWS CASTS AND BULLETINS OF RTHK, COMMERCIAL RADIO, HK-TVB AND RTV.
NEAR NORMAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS YEAR
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THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (MONDAY) ISSUED THE RESULTS OF ITS INVESTIGATION INTO 1982 RAINFALL.
OF THE VARIOUS STATISTICAL METHODS EMPLOYED THE METHOD WHICH HAS BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL IN RECENT YEARS SUGGESTS THAT THE RAINF ALL IN 1982 WILL BE NEAR NORMAL.
THE METHOD INDICATES THAT THE RAINFALL FOR THE PERIOD MAY TO OCTOBER THIS YEAR WILL BE IN THE RANGE 1 700 TO 2 200 MILLIMETRES AND THE RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR WILL BE IN THE RANGE 2 000 TO 2 500 MILLIMETRES.