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LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 1st November, 1961, at 2.30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 4TH COTOBER, 1961.

PAPERS TO BE LAID.

QUESTIONS.

(1) Mr. R.C. Lee, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions ~

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According to a circular issued by the donation Department, no student over the age of 14 years would be permitted to ait for the examination for entry into Secondary Schools

in 1962. Does this mean that children who, for one

I Bason or another, have started primary school at a late stage, are to be denied the opportunity of competing for govortment and government-assisted secondary school places ?

(LA) Would Goverment clarify its policy aongerning the provi-

sion of Secondary Education in Hong Kong Y

(2) Mr. H.D.M. Barton, pursuant to notice, will ask the following

questions :-

(1)

In this year's Budget Debate my Hon. Friend the Financial

Secretary's predecessor Mr. Arthur Clarke

stated, And I quote

P I understand that my sucessor will, during the courge of the year, commence inviting tenders for Treasury Bills For varying periods of three to nine months."

Can we be given any indication as to how soon the Govern- ment intends to proceed with this proposal or whether there has been any change of policy in the light of Zecent rents ?

(11) In this year's Budget Debate my Hon, Friend the Finanoisl Secretary's predecessor Mr. Arthur Clarke said that there was a possibility of funds becoming available from the International Bank for the financing of some of our water schemes or our reclamation schemes, or perhaps botha

I understand that further talks have been held with

officials of the International Bank. Can Goverment give us any information on how these talks are going and what projects are under discussion ?

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS,

(1) Road Traffic (General) Regulations, 1961.

The Attorney General to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, pursuant to Section 5A of the Road Traffic Ordinanco, 1957, that the Road Traffic (General) Regulations, 1961, made by the Governor in Council on the 3rd day of October, 1961, under sections 3 and S4 of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957, be approved.

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