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LATIVE

0-OUNCIL

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 25th August, 1965 at 2.30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTIES OF MEETING HELD ON 11TH AUGUST, 1965.

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PAPERS TO BE LAID,

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QUESTIONS.

Hr. Li Fook-shu, pursuant to notice, will ask the following

questions :-

(1) In view of the shortage of drivers for the additional

550 taxi licences authorised laut February, will Government consider appointing additional exardners in order to speed up the testing of applicants for taxi driving licencea?

(21) Can Government say how many applications for licences to

drive taxia have been received as well as how many issued since 19th February 1965 and what has been the average interval between the receipt of an application and the date of the test?

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

(1) Supplementary Provisions for the Quarter ended 31st March,

1965.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution :-

Resolved that the Supplementary Provisions for the Quarter

ended 31st March, 1965, as set out in Schedule No. 5 (Final) of 1964-65, be approved.

(2) Fublic Health and Urban Services Ordinance 1960.

Mr. K.3. Kinghom to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, pursuant to section 144 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance 1960, that the Fleasure Grounds (Amendment) By-lawa 1965, made by the Urban Council on the 3rd day of August, 1965, under section 109 of that Ordinance, be approved.

(3) Protection of Women and Juveniles (Amendment) Bill 1965.

The Attorney General to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled; "An Ordinance further to amend the

Protection of Women and Juveniles Ordinanca 1951."

(4) District Court (Amendment) Bill 1965.

The Attorney General to move the Second and Third readings of <

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance further to amend the

District Court Ordinance 1953."

(5)