TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1983
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LEGCO TO DEAL WITH 13 3ILLS, 8 QUESTIONS
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THIRTEEN BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED AND READ A SECOND TIME AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW.
DEBATE ON THE BILLS WILL THEN BE ADJOURNED TILL THE FINAL MEETING OF THE CURRENT SESSION ON AUGUST 10.
IN ADDITION, EIGHT QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED BY UNOFFICIALS ON A VARIETY OF MATTERS.
THE BILLS TO BE CONSIDERED WERE RECENTLY GAZETTED AND ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1982-83) BILL 1983; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS ON AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE) BILL 1983; SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) (NO, 2) BILL 1983; HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE BILL 1983; HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983; SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1983: INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1983; MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS BILL 1983 POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983; POLICE SUPERVISION (REPEAL) BILL 1983.
DEBATE ON BILL RESUMING AUGUST 10
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DEBATE ON THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 13, WILL RESUME ON AUGUST 10, INSTEAD OF TOMORROW (JULY 27), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE BILL SEEKS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF PAID SICK LEAVE FOR ALL MANUAL WORKERS AND NON-MANUAL WORKERS EARNING NOT MORE THAN $7 500 A MONTH, AND TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSALS TO EXTEND SICKNESS BENEFITS FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE SICK FOR QUITE A LONG PERIOD.
THE PURPOSE OF THE POSTPONEMENT IS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR UMELCO AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS BODIES ANT CRGANISATIONS SINCE THE BILL WAS GAZETTED, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED,