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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991
FOUR-HOUR DEBATE ON RETIREMENT PROTECTION SCHEME
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A MOTION ON THE RETIREMENT PROTECTION SCHEME MOVED BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG WAS PASSED AFTER A FOUR-HOUR DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY).
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MR TAM'S MOTION READ: THAT THIS COUNCIL WELCOMES THE DECISION BY GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPULSORY RETIREMENT PROTECTION SCHEME AND URGES GOVERNMENT TO DRAW UP EXPEDITIOUSLY, AFTER WIDELY SEEKING AND FULLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC, A PLAN FOR SOLVING EFFECTIVELY THE LIVELIHOOD PROBLEM OF RETIRED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE.
A TOTAL OF 27 MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SPOKE IN THE MOTION DEBATE. THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
AN AMENDED MOTION MOVED BY THE HON HENRY TANG WAS
DEFEATED.
MEANWHILE, NINE MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME RAISED BY REV THE HON FUNG CHI-WOOD. THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR GRAHAM
BARNES, REPLIED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
IN ADDITION, THE
PNEUMOCONIOSIS
(COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT)
(NO. 2) BILL 1991 WAS PASSED.
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THREE BILLS THE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, NOISE CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.
· TWO MOTIONS MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE AND THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE, WERE PASSED.
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