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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1992
OF
TWO-HOUR LEGCO DEBATE ON NEW GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT
A TOTAL OF 21 LEGISLATORS DEBATED FOR TWO HOURS ON THE SUBJECT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT GOVERNOR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
A MOTION MOVED BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG, WHICH REQUESTED THE GOVERNMENT TO CONVEY THE VIEWS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO UK GOVERNMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT GOVERNOR, WAS FINALLY PASSED.
TWO AMENDED MOTIONS ON THE SUBJECT, MOVED BY THE HON MARTIN LEE AND THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG, WERE DEFEATED.
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER MOTION MOVED BY THE HON LEK WING-TAT ON FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WAS ALSO PASSED.
SIXTEEN MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE TWO-HOUR DEBATE AND THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT MR MICHAEL LEUNG SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT,
IN ADDITION, PENSIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) (HOSPITAL AUTHORITY) BILL WAS PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENT WHILE CONSUMER COUNCIL BILL 1991 WAS PASSED WITH AMENDMENT.
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