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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994
MOTION ON TOWN PLANNING PASSED
ON
A MOTION MOVED BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG
COMPREHENSIVE TOWN PLANNING PROGRAMMES FOR NEW TOWNS WAS PASSED BY 33 TO THREE VOTES WITH AMENDMENTS BY THE HON CHRISTINE LOH AND THE HON WONG WAI-YIN DURING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SITTING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ANOTHER MOTION BY THE HON FRED LI WAH-MING ON THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ABUSE BY ADOLESCENTS WAS ALSO PASSED.
THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, REPLIED ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT RESPECTIVELY.
MR ASPREY ALSO MOVED THREE MOTIONS ΤΟ AMEND THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE AND THE LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE. ALL WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.
FOUR BILLS, INCLUDING A PRIVATE BILL, WERE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THEY WERE THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BILL, THE STAMP DUTY (AMENDMENT)(NO.2) BILL 1994, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1994, AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994.
THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 WAS INTRODUCED BY THE HON JAMES TIEN.
DEBATES ON THE FOUR BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
THREE OTHER BILLS WENT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READINGS WITH AMENDMENTS. THEY WERE THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION FUND BILL AND THE MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION TAX) (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL 1993.
DURING THE MEETING TODAY, TOPICS RANGED FROM TRAM SAFETY TO POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
MEMBERS ASKED 20 QUESTIONS. THE SURVEILLANCE OR INVESTIGATION
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