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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1993
IN ANOTHER WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY MR LUK, MR TAM SAID IT HAD BEEN AN ESTABLISHED PRACTICE FOR HONG KONG TO SUPPLY STATISTICS ΤΟ THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHICH COULD ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.
"SUCH PRACTICE WILL CONTINUE AFTER 1997 HE SAID.
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AS THE NATURE OF STATISTICAL WORK DOES ALLOW ANY DELINEATED TERRITORY OR REGION TO BI TAKEN AS A SEPARATE ENTITY IN THE COMPILATION OF STATISTICS, MR TAM SAID THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT SER THE NEED TO TAKE ANY PARTICULAR MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG REMAINED A SEPARATE STATISTICAL ENTITY AFTER 1997.
LEGCO PASSES NT FLOODING MOTION
AN AMENDED MOTION ON STEPPING UP FLOOD PREVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES AND BETTER EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSISTANCE WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AFTER A TWO-HOUR DEBATE,
A TOTAL OF 11 MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION PROPOSED AND AMENDED BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN AND REV THE HON FUNG CHI-WOOD RESPECTIVELY. THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY -EASON, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
ANOTHER MOTION MOVED BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO EVALUATE ORGAN DONATION ARRANGEMENTS AND FORMULATE RELEVANT POLICIES WAS ALSO PASSED AFTER TWO HOURS' OF DEBATE.
A TOTAL OF 14 MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION. THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR S H LEE, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
THREE BILLS WERE PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENTS. THEY WERE: BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND OVERSEAS TRUST BANK (ACQUISITION} (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993.
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