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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1985
+ IF HE DOES SO THEN THE BILL WILL RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE FOR RECONSIDERATION. TO OVERRIDE THE VETO A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IN EACH BODY WOULD BE REQUIRED.+
+ IT SEEMS THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE BILL HAVE BEEN GETTING THROUGH TO CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS WHO INITIALLY CAME OUT IN FAVOUR OF IT AND A NUMBER ARE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IR SUPPORT. INDEED 29 CONGRESSMEN WHO WERE CO-SPONSORS OF THE BILL CAME OUT TO VOTE AGAINST IT YESTERDAY IN THE HOUSE.+
+ALSO SOME SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN WHO WERE WILLING TO VOTE FOR THE BILL ON ITS PASSAGE INITIALLY WOULD BE UNWILLING TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT TO THE EXTENT OF VOTING TO OVERRIDE A VETO. THUS THE ODDS ARE NOT TOO BAD THAT A VETO CAN BE SUSTAINED.+
+THE SITUATION IS VERY FLUID AND OUR WASHINGTON OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH OUR LOBBYISTS, ARE WORKING FLAT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS ARE AWARE OF ALL THE FACTS, MR TSANG.
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PRESS BRIEFING ON JENKINS BILL
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE MR DONALD TSANG, WILL HOLD A PRESS BRIEFING AT 2.30 PM TODAY (FRIDAY), TO DISCUSS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH REGARD TO THE JENKINS BILL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS BRIEFING, AT 2.30 PM, AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, TRADE DEPARTMENT, 15/F, OCEAN CENTRE, KOWLOON.
HK SEA SCHOOL PRAISED FOR EDUCATIONAL WORK *****
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT YEARS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG IN PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION: IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND IN TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL AND PRE-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE BRADBURY BUILDING AT THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL, SIR EDWARD SAID THE SCHOOL HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT IN A UNIQUE WAY SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 1945 AS THE STANLEY BOYS' CAMP.
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