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SOVEREIGN STATE SHE ALSO SAID THAT BRITAIN, BEING HONG KONG'S
THE POLICY
PRESENT KONG'S RESULTING
HONG IN AND THE DIRECTOR OF
THE PROBLEM, AND THE PREDICAMENT, HAD THE OBLIGATION TO SOLVE
GOVERNMENT THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD IMPRESS UPON THE BRITISH HAD TO BE DONE AND DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY.
ON THE PROPOSITION OF A SALES TAX, SHE SAID WHILE SHE NEED TO BROADEN OUR TAX BASE SO THAT THE FISCAL SYSTEM WOULD SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHANGES IN ECONOMIC CONDITION, SHE BELIEVED SHOULD HAVE A MORE BALANCED TAX SYSTEM.
SAW THE BE LESS HONG KONG
IT HAD PROPOSED то BE
- SHE SAID THE CONCEPT OF A SALES TAX HAD ITS MERITS BUT ITS SHORTCOMINGS TOO AND MUCH DEPENDED ON HOW IT WAS
IMPLEMENTED.
"UNLESS WE HAVE
DETAILS AS
то
WHAT EXACTLY SECRETARY HAS TO OFFER, IT IS PREMATURE TO ARGUE ON ITS OR OTHERWISE," SHE CONCLUDED.
THE FINANCIAL ACCEPTABILITY
44 MEMBERS SPEAK ON APPROPRIATION BILL 1989
* * *
A TOTAL OF 44 MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN
ON THE APPROPRIATION BILL
1989 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE PAST TWO DAYS.
TODAY (THURSDAY) GIVEN ON VARIOUS POINTS
THE DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS FURTHER ADJOURNED TO MAY 10 WHEN REPLIES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE RAISED.
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