TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1986
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LEGCO RESUMES REGULAR MEETING
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THREE BILLS, 10 QUESTIONS AND A MOTION WILL BE AMONG MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
OF THE THREE BILLS, THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
TWO BILLS DUE FOR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING ARE THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE MAN MO TEMPLE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986.
THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, WILL MOVE A MOTION UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE FOR THE TRANSFER FROM APRIL 11, OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS EXERCISABLE BY VARIOUS OFFICERS, FOLLOWING THE RECENT RE-ORGANISATION OF THE LANDS AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.
IN ADDITION, TWO STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, ONE ON CHANGES TO THE APPROVED ÉSTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE APPROVED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985-86 -- PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE: SECTION 8, AND THE OTHER ON EXCHANGE FUND AND BANKING ISSUES.
BEACH BUILDING CONTRACT AWARDED *****
A TWO-STOREY BUILDING IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT APPROACH BEACH, TSUEN WAN, TO PROVIDE CHANGING, SHOWER AND TOILET FACILITIES, AN OFFICE, A STOREROOM AND A POLICE REPORTING CENTRE.
THE ROOFTOP OF THE BUILDING WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REFRESHMENT KIOSK,
THE $2.6 MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WORK IS EXPECTED TO START LATER THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED BY NEXT FEBRUARY.
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