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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1988
FS TO PRESENT BUDGET WEDNESDAY
1988-89 WILL
BE
YEAR FINANCIAL THE LIONG KONG'S BUDGET FOR PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 2).
AT 2.30 PM, WHEN THE FINANCIAL THE PROCEEDINGS WILL START
SECOND READINGS SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, MOVES THE FIRST AND
AND OUTLINES HONG KONG'S ESTIMATED OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1988 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 1988-89.
THE
WILL BE SET OUT IN THE THE ESTIMATED HEADS OF EXPENDITURE
GAZETTE SCHEDULE OF THE BILL TO BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY SAME AFTERNOON.
APRIL 20 AND DEBATE ON THE BILL WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL WHEN MEMBERS WILL, EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
ON MAY 4 OFFICIALS WILL REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY MEMBERS.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD
21.
READING
OF THE BILL ON MAY 11.
THE FINANCIAL
SECRETARY'S
ON SPEECH
WEDNESDAY
WILL
BE
BROADCAST LIVE OVER RTHK'S RADIO 1 (CHINESE) AND RADIO 3 (ENGLISH).
THE
OTHER
BUDGET
SITTINGS
ON
1 (CHINESE) AND RADIO 3
RTHK WILL ALSO BROADCAST LIVE APRIL 20 AND 21 AND MAY 4 AND 11 ON RADIO (ENGLISH).
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
GIS WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO START WORK ON THEIR BUDGET STORIES THE DAY. MEDIA ORGANISATIONS ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THAT
BUDGET RELATED THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S BUDGET SPEECH OR
WHICH THEY HAVE OBTAINED IN ADVANCE IS TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE IT IS DELIVERED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
FROM ABOUT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY, MEDIA
2)
OR
ΤΟ ENABLE EARLY IN NO PART OF DOCUMENTS BROADCAST
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE THE GIS ABLE TO COLLECT THE FIRST, BACKGROUND, PART OF THE SPEECH AT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM,
ON
THE
FIFTH
FLOOR
OF BEACONSFIELD
HOUSE,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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