TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1987
* TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986
* PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3)
BILL 1986
THE MOTIONS ARE ONE UNDER THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, TO BE MOVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE TO BE MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ÉDUCATION AND MANPOWER.
IN ADDITION, TWO MEMBERS WILL MAKE STATEMENTS ON THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986 AND ANOTHER WILL SPEAK ON THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1985/86. BOTH DOCUMENTS WILL BE TABLED.
FUNDS SOUGHT FOR REVISED DD HONORARIUM
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO APPROVE AN ANNUAL PROVISION OF $12 450 000 AND A SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $6 225 000 TO MEET THE REVISED RATE OF HONORARIUM FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND CHAIRMEN.
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL, THE RATE OF HONORARIUM FOR DISTRICT DOARD MEMBERS AND CHAIRMEN, NOW AT $3 500 AND $7 000 PER MONTH RESPECTIVELY, WILL BE INCREASED TO $6 000 AND $12 000 PER MONTH, BACK-DATED TO OCTOBER 8, 1986.
THE INCREASE IN HONORARIUM IS INTENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INFLATION AS WELL AS SUCH ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AS THE SETTING UP OF THEIR OWN OFFICES.
THE NEW RATE IS ALSO INTENDED TO REFLECT THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT MACHINERY AND TO RECOGNISE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND WORK IN THE SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS.
THE LAST REVISION WAS MADE IN APRIL 1985.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE A NUMBER OF OTHER MAJOR PROVISIONS, INCLUDING 1
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$400 560 000 TO IMPLEMENT A 10-YEAR PROGRAMME ON CONTROLS ON THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL WASTES,
/* $14.4 MILLION