WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989
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THE LITTLE HE COULD ADVANCE WAS THAT FROM 1986 THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD GAVE PERMISSION TO 29 APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL 400,000 SQUARE COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE FROM FORMER INDUSTRIAL LAND.
LAST
YEAR,
ΤΟ OFFICE METRE OF
"SO, EVEN WITHIN THE RESTRICTED BEING ACHIEVED, HE SAID.
GUIDELINES,
A QUITE
LOT
IS
MR BARNES SAID IN HIS VIEW THIS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE GENERAL POLICY THAT ADDITIONAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR BUILDINGS WAS A THROUGH NEW LAND AND CONVERSION OF LAND RATHER THAN RIGHT ONE.
LEGCO PASSES MOTION ON VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A MOTION CALLING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO FULFIL ITS RESPONSIBILITY BY TAKING A LEADING ROLE IN PURSUING THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPATRIATION OF BOAT PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG, AND IN ACCEPTING MORE REFUGEES FOR RESETTLEMENT.
TWENTY-FOUR MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION, WHICH WAS MOVED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY. THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT, AND SUPPORTED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION READ:
OF
THE
"THAT THIS COUNCIL, CONSIDERING THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS SCREENING POLICY FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE DEPENDS UPON THE SUCCESSFUL REPATRIATION OF ALL THOSE SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES AND MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ΤΟ THE RESETTLEMENT OF ALL REFUGEES. URGES HER FULFIL ITS RESPONSIBILITY BY TAKING A LEADING ROLE IN ACTIVELY PURSUING THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPATRIATION, AND ACCEPTING FOR RESETTLEMENT MORE REFUGEES FROM HONG KONG.
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IN
IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL PASSED SIX BILLS, ONE WAS THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1989.
OF WHICH
BILL
1989;
THE
{ AMENDMENT} THE OTHER BILLS WERE THE BANKING BUSINESS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES
INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989; THE
(AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1989; AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES REGULATIONS REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES REGULATIONS} (AMENDMENT)
1989.
AND
BILL
PENSIONS AND PENSIONS SCHEME AND UNDER THE ALSO PASSED. THESE
WERE
TWO MOTIONS CONCERNING CIVIL SERVICE PAYABLE UNDER THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS PENSION WIDOWS' AND CHILDREN'S PENSION SCHEME WERE MOVED BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS.
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