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LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

Meeting to be held on wednesday, 25th May, 1955, at 2.30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON LEH MAX, 1955.

FAFERS TO BE LAID,

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

(1) Resolution regarding supplementary annual allowance for

Lau Shiu Chuen,

The Colonial Secratory to move the following resolution :-

WHEREAS by resolution made and passed by the Legislative

Council on the 10th day of February, 1954, it was resolved that id addition to such annual allowance as might be granted to Lau Shiu Chuen, Frogramme Assistant, Radio Hong Kong, under regulation 26 of the Pensions Regulations, he-be-granted on his retirement from the public service a supplementary annual allowance of 8873.60 and that, if the annual allowance granted under regulation 26 of the Fensions Regulations be paid do the form of a reduced annual allowance together with a gratuity, the said supplementary annual allowance be paid in a like manner;

AND WHEREAS the reason for making and passing the salā resolution on the 10th day of February, 1954, was to increase the pension granted to the said Lau Shiu Chuen to suck figure as the said Lau Shiu Chuea would have received if he had been confirmed to the pensionable establishment;

AND WHIRLAS by reason of the Salary Revision, 1953, the basic

salary of the said Dau Shiu Chuen at the date of his retirement has been increased from $960 per month to $1280.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the resolution made and

passed by the Legislative Council on the 10th day of February, 1954, have effect as though it had granted to the said Lau Shiu Chuen on his retirement from the public service, in addition to such annual allowance as might be granted to him under regulation 26 of the Pensions Regulations, a supplementary annual allowance of $1164.80 and upon the terms set forth in the said resolution.

(2) Schedule of Write-offs for the Financial Year 1954-55.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution -

Resolved that the write-offs for the financial year 1954-55,

as set out in the Schedule, be approved.

(3) The Dutiable Commodities (Licensing Fees) Bill, 1955.

The Financial Secretary to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled: "As Ordinance to make retrospective

amendment of fees payable for certain liquor licences and to make provision for repayment of any fees paid in excess of those hereby re-established.

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(4) The Public Reclamation and Works (Hung Hom Bay) Bill, 1955.

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T.L. Bowring to move the First reading of :-