TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1994
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BUS FARE INCREASES ON LEGCO AGENDA
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE A MOTION ON FARE INCREASES THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY AT ITS WEEKLY MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
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THE MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT.
THREE SEPARATE AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA, THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG AND THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU.
THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO DEBATE ANOTHER MOTION ON RETIREMENT PROTECTION SCHEME MOVED BY THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI.
MEMBERS WILL RAISE 20 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER SIX BILLS.
THREE OF THE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM ARE DUE TO BE ADJOURNED.
THE BILLS ARE POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION OF PRISONERS BILL, CIVIL AVIATION BILL AND A PRIVATE BILL HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993.
DEBATES ON THE OTHER THREE BILLS WILL BE RESUMED. THE BILLS WILL ALSO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.
THEY ARE: FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1993, FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) (AMENDMENT)
1993 AND PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY (AMENDMENT} BILL
{NO. 2)
BILL 1993.
IN ADDITION, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY WILL PRESENT STATEMENT THE
OF ACCOUNTS AND REPORT ON THE
OF ADMINISTRATION
THE TRAVEL AGENTS' RESERVE FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 LAST YEAR.
THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS WILL PRESENT THE SECOND PERIODIC
ON HONG KONG REGARDING ARTICLES
OF 10-15
THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS.
REPORT
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERY, THEY MAY RESERVE SEATS BY CALLING 869 9492.
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WATER CUTS IN TAI PO
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN TAI PO WILL GO OFF ON THURSDAY (JANUARY 20) AND FRIDAY BECAUSE OF WATER WORKS.
ALL THE PREMISES AT TING KOK ROAD, INCLUDING YUE KOK, KAU SHI WAI, LAU HANG, FUNG YUEN, TIN SAM, FUNG YUEN LO TSUEN AND THE
SUPPLY FROM 11 PM GOVERNMENT QUARTERS IN HA HANG, WILL HAVE NO
ON THURSDAY TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.
THOSE LOCATED ALONG THE SECTION OF LAM KAM ROUNDABOUT TO NG TUNG CHAI; THE SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD TSUEN TO HO KA YUEN; AND THE SECTION OF TOLO HIGHWAY YUEN TO KAU LUNG HANG, WILL HAVE NO SUPPLY FROM 10 PM 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
ROAD FROM ITS FROM WAI TAU FROM HONG LOK ON FRIDAY то
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