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(11)-(a). How much did Government pay, per square foot,

to the army for Murray Barracks?

(b) How many square feet does the Garden Road

multi-storey car park occupy?

(c) What was the cost of building the first stage

of the Central Reclamation, per square foot?

(a). How many square feet..of this area do the Star

Ferry and City Hall multi-storey car parke Occupy?

(a) Does Government agree that, using these figures

for the cost of land, these three multi-storey car parks are showing a substantial. profit? :

(3) Mr. Woo Pak-auen, pursuant to notice, will ask the following

questions :-

(1) In view of the appearance during the Chinese New

Toer of certain dangerous types of firecrackera such as double explosion rockets and the number of cases of personal injury caused by the discharge of such firecrackers, will Government consider prohibiting the sale of such firecrackers to ensure the safety of the public?

(11) Will Government consider further restricting the time

for the discharge of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year and on other Chinese festivals?

(iii) Will Government also consider other methods of

controlling the sale of firecrackers such as prohibiting the manufacture and import of all dangerous firecracker97

GOVERNMENT BUSINEES.

(1) Merchant Shipping (Recruiting of Seamen) 8111 1966.

The Colonial Secretary to move the First reading of im

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinencoe to regulate the recruitment

of seamen for service in foreign-going ships, to make provision in respect of allotments and remittances made by seamen supplied for service in foreign-going ships by companies licensed thereunder and in respect of the payment of advances of wages to seamen supplied for such service by any such company, and to provide for mattere ancillary to or connected with the purposes aforesaid,"

(2) Mining (Amendment) Bill 1966.

Mr. J.T. Wakefield to move the First reading of :-

A Bill intituled; "An Ordinance further to amend the Mining

Ordinance 1954."

3.

LEGISLATIVE

NOIL

Meeting to be held on Thursday, 24th February, 1966, at 2.30 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

CONFIRMATION OF MINUES OF MEETING HELD ON 7TH FEBRUARY, 1966.

FAFERS TO RE LAID.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

(1)

Resolution regarding the draft Estimates of Revenue and

Eomenditure for 1966-67.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution :-

Resolved that the draft Estimates of Revenue and

Expenditure for 1966-67 be referred to a Selest Committee composed of the Colonial Secretary (Chairman), the Financial Secretary and all the Unofficial Membora,

(2) Commissions of Inquiry Bill 1966.

The Attorney General to move the First reading of :-

▲ Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to provide for

coumissions of inquiry and for purposes connected therewith."

(3) Dentists Registration (Amendment) Bill 1966.

Dr. Teng Hin-hui to move the Firat reading of I-

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance further to amend

the Dentista Registration Ordinance 1959."

(4) Public Reclamations and Works (Amendment) Bill 1966.

Mr. A.M.J. Wright to move the Second and Third readings of :-

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to send the Public

Reclamations and Works Ordinance 1956,"

(5) Foreshores and Sea Bed (Amendment) 3112 1966.

Mr. A.M.J. Wright to move the Second and Third readings of :-

A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance further to amend the

Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance."

A. CHLAPKAN,

DEPUTY CLARK OF COUNCILS,

J. CHAPMAN,

DEPUTY CLARK OF COUNCILS.