WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988
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SIR DAVID SAID THAT ON RECEIVING
THE
PETITION, THE GOVERNOR
"IGHT REQUIRE AN APPEAL PANEL TO CONSIDER THE PETITION,
"HE WILL THEN TAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE PETITION HAVING REGARD TO THE APPEAL PANEL'S REPORT," HE SAID.
THE APPEAL PANEL WOULD CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY HE GOVERNOR, ONE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY OR THE LEGAL PROFESSION, ANOTHER A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WHO WAS NOT A PUBLIC OFFICER, AND THE THIRD A LAYMAN,
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
CHANGES IN APPROVED ESTIMATES
*
A SUMMARY OF ALL CHANGES MADE TO THE APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 1988-89 FINANCIAL YEAR WAS TABLED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR JACOBS SAID SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $292.2 MILLION WAS
APPROVED,
1T WAS FULLY OFFSET EITHER BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME HEAD OF EXPENDITURE OR BY THE DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS.
THIS INCLUDED $176.7 MILLION FOR THE RECEPTION, MANAGEMENT, SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN THE VARIOUS CENTRES, AND $56 MILLION FOR A CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHINESE WATER AUTHORITY.
$801.4
APPROVED NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS WERE INCREASED BY MILLION DURING THE PERIOD, AND NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS OF $63.7 MILLION WERE ALSO APPROVED.
IN THE SAME PERIOD, A NET INCREASE OF 2,692 POSTS WAS APPROVED.
MR JACOBS SAID ITEMS IN THE SUMMARY HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY.
EITHER
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