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Reports :-

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Report of the Race Courses Committee.

Special Committee on Higher Education Second Interim

Report 1968.

Statement of Accounts of the Immigration Service Welfare

Fund for the year ended 31st March 1968.

Annual Report of the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance

Corporation 1967/68.

Report in accordance with Regulation 10(3) of the Hawker

Control Force (Welfare Fund) Regulations 1962..

The Census and You 1966.

Report of the Board of Management of the Hong Kong

Tourist Association 1967/68.

QUESTIONS

(1) Mr. Y. K. Kan to ask:

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Will the Government make a statement on the progress of the Cross Harbour Tunnel project and, in particular, to what, extent are public works held up pending a decision on whether or not to proceed with the project?

(2) Mr. Y. K. Kan to ask:

Will Government inform this Council how many persons are at present engaged as vehicle inspectors, how many of them are expatriates and how many are local recruits ?

(3) Mr. Y. K. Kan to ask:

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Has any system been instituted for the training of local personnel to be qualified vehicle inspectors?

(4) Mr. Szeto Wai to ask:

Will Government inform this Council of the latest situation regarding the establishment of the two Vehicle Inspection Centres on the Island and Kowloon as recommended by the Transport Advisory Committee some 20 months ago?

(5) Mr. Szeto Wai to ask:

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It is understood that a Government Working Party is at present engaged in the study of the Supplementary Report of the Consultants on a modified Rapid Mass Transit System. Does Government propose to announce the result of this study and, if so, when?

(8) Mr. P. C. Woo to ask:

Has the Government under consideration any proposals for relaxing the present ban on the discharge of fireworks and, if so, will they become effective before the next Lunar New Year?

(7) Mr. P. C. Woo to ask:

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Under the Emergency (Firework) Regulations 1967 compensation became payable to licensed dealers and members of the public who handed in fireworks, Whats progress has been made in the payment of claims for such compensation?

(8) Dr. S. Y. Chung to ask:

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Referring to the promise made by the honourable

Commissioner of Labour in this Council on 29th November 1967 to examine the particular factories regulation which discriminates against the female shift workers on overtime, will my honourable Friend make a statement on the current status of this matter?

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

(1) Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

Mr. R. M. Hetherington to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, pursuant to section 7 of the Factories and

Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, that the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (First Aid in Registrable Workplaces) Regulations 1968, made by the Commissioner of Labour on the 28th day of July 1908 under section 7 of that Ordinance, be approved,

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