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LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 18th December, 1957 at 2.30 p.m.

"ORDER- OF. BUSIERSS

QUIT IRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 20TH NOVEMBER, 1957,

PAPERS TO BE LAID.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

(1) Illegal Strikes and Lock-Outs Ordinance. Ühapter 61.

The Attorney General, to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, pursuant to section 8 of the Illegal Strikes

and Lock-Outs Ordinance, Chapter 61, that the duration of the sald Ordinance be extended for the term of one year with effect from 1st January, 1958.

(2) Societies Ordinance, Chapter 151.

The Attorney General to move the following resolution i-

Resolved, pursuant to section 26 of the Societies

Ordinance, Chapter 151, that the duration of the said Ordinance be extended for the term of one year with effoot from 1st January, 1958.

(3) Entertainments Tax Ordinance, Chapter 110.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolutiou :-

Resolved, pursuant to section 3 of the Entertainmente Tax Ordinance, Chapter 110, that the duty charged, levied and paid on payments for admission to an entertainment where all the performers whose words or actions constitute the entertainment are actually present and performing and the entertainment is in the opinion of the Colonial Secretary of special cultural or artistic value, shall be at the reduced rate of twenty-five per cent of the appropriate rate of duty as prescribed by a resolution made and passÇÕ on the 1st day of April, 1941.

(4) Hawkcors (Amendment) (No. 4) By-laws, 1957.

Mr. D.R. Holmes to move the following resolution ;-

Resolved that the Hawkers (Amendment) (No. 4) By-laws, 1957, made by the Urban Council on the 3rd day of December, 1957, under section 2 of the Hawkers Ordinance, Chapter 157, be approved.

(5) Transfer of Functions of the Secretary for Chinese

Affairs Bill, 1957.

The Colonial Secretary to move the first reading of 1-

A B11 intituled: "An Ordinance to amend certain laws of the Nolory on the transfer to the Director of Social Welfare of certain functions now discharged by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs,"

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