MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1991
THEY
ARE TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT} BILL 1991,
ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 AND LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.
THE OTHER SIX BILLS WHICH ARE DUB FOR SECOND READING BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING ARB RATING (AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) BILL 1991, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991, KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION { AMENDMENT) BILL 1991, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991, HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WILL MOVE TWO MOTIONS UNDER THE HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE RESPECTIVELY.
WHILE THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS WILL MOVE THREE MOTIONS UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE, FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) ORDINANCE AND FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS WILL MOVE A MOTION UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE.
IN
FOR
OTHER BUSINESS, THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1990S AND BEYOND MARCH 1991 WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE SECRETARY HEALTH AND WELFARE.
ALSO, THE HON MIRIAM LAU WILL RAISE UNDER STANDING ORDER 9(5) AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON "FRANCHISED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN HONG KONG".
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERIES AND THEY MAY MAKE RESERVATIONS BY TELEPHONING 844 0899.
NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIME DECREASED IN FOURTH QUARTER
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THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIME INCLUDING VIOLENT CRIMES FOURTH QUARTER OF LAST YEAR SHOWED A DECREASE AS COMPARED WITH THIRD QUARTER.
IN THE THE
THAT
THE
POLICE STATISTICS ALSO INDICATED PUBLICISED THEFT OF VEHICLE CASES DROPPED BY NEARLY 18 PER CENT.
WIDELY
ABOUT 22, 200 CRIME CASES WERE REPORTED TO THE POLICE IN LAST QUARTER REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF ALMOST THREE PER CENT THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
THE
OVER
VIOLENT CRIME ALSO DROPPED BY 5.4 PER CENT TO 4,567 (ABOUT CASES A DAY) COMPARED WITH 4,830 (52 CASES A DAY) IN THE QUARTER.
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