MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1991
THEY WERE TOLD THAT
THROUGH
THE URBAN MUSEUM, THE SCIENCE
IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COUNCIL HOPES TO AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN SOCIETY, ENCOURAGE THE FURTHER PURSUIT OF THE KNOWLEDGE.
AFTER VISITING THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, THE PARTY KONG CULTURAL CENTRE.
AND
TOURED THE HONG
AT THE FOYER OF THE OPENING OF THE NEW ERA
THE FOR
VIEWING A MODEL OF THE CULTURAL CENTRE AUDITORIA BUILDING, MR JI AND MR LU LEARNED THAT THE
A THE BEGINNING MARKED CULTURAL CENTRE HAS PERFORMING ARTS IN HONG KONG.
ΤΟ
THE
OF
ΤΟ HALL CONCERT PROCEEDED THEY THEN
AND TO THE GRAND DEMONSTRATION OF A 8,000-PIPE ORGAN, WATCH A DEMONSTRATION OF SPECIAL STAGE EFFECTS.
LISTEN
THEATRE
TO A ΤΟ
THE
LIBRARY LOCATED AT
DATA BASE ON COMPACT
THE VISITORS' NEXT STOP WAS THE ARTS CENTRE, WHERE THEY WATCHED DEMONSTRATIONS OF DISC-READ ONLY MEMORY AND THE USE OF MICROFORM MATERIALS.
COUNCILLORS AT A
RANCE
OF
MR JI AND MR LU THEN MET WITH OVER 30 URBAN
THEM ON A WIDE LUNCH RECEPTION AND EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH ISSUES RELATING TO MUNICIPLE SERVICES.
1991-92 BUDGET TO LEGCO ON WEDNESDAY
HONG KONG'S BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1991-92 PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 6).
THE
PROCEEDINGS
WILL
START AT 2.30 PM,
WILL BE
WHEN THE FINANCIAL THE FIRST AND SECOND SECRETARY, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, MOVES
THE ESTIMATED READINGS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1991, AND OUTLINES REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 1991-92.
THE HEADS OF EXPENDITURE WERE SET OUT IN THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1991 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE LAST FRIDAY (MARCH 1).
DEBATE ON THE BILL WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL MARCH 27 WHEN MEMBERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
AND 28,
OFFICIALS WILL REPLY ON APRIL 17 TO POINTS RAISED BY MEMBERS.
THE COMMITTEE
ON
THE SAME DAY, THE BILL IS DUE TO GO THROUGH STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.
/THE FINANCIAL