TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1987
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GREEN PAPER MOTION ON LEGCO AGENDA
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THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE HON LYDIA DUNN, WILL MOVE A MOTION URGING THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID FORD, WILL MAKE A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE.
ANOTHER MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TO AMEND THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO ASK FIVE QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER THREE BILLS DURING TOMORROW'S MEETING,
AMONG THE THREE BILLS, THE PENSION BENEFITS BILL 1987 WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS, WHILE THE POWERS OF ATTORNEY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 AND THE OCEAN PARK CORPORATION BILL 1987 WILL GO THROUGH COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIB READING.
IN ADDITION, SEVEN MEMBERS WILL SPEAK AT AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON SOCIAL WELFARE SUBVENTION POLICY. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS WILL ANSWER THE POINTS FAIS.
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO VET VARSITY COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY GRANT
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO APPROVE A NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENT OF #4 239 000 COVERING THE THREE FINANCIAL YEARS 1987-88 TO 1987-90 FOR IMPLEMENTING A CO-ORDINATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON COMPUTER- AIDED-DESIGN AND COMPUTER-AIDED-MANUFACTURE TECHNOLOGY AT THE
TWO UNIVERSITIES.
THE TECHNOLOGY WILL ENABLE COMPUTERS TO BE USED AS TOOLS IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, AND IT IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN IMPROVING PRODUCT QUALITY AND REDUCING PRODUCTION COSTS BY SHORTENING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION CYCLE TIMES AND INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY.
UNDER THE CO-ORDINATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WOULD UNDERTAKE TO DEVELOP THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN LOCAL
INDUSTRIES.
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