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Friday, November 10, 1972

"All these discussions will enable a comprehensive assessment of

the different proposals to be made so that a final decision can be reached

in the near future as to whether actual negotiations should be entered into with a particular group or groups," the spokesman added.

Mr. Haddon-Cave is expected to leave for London on November 15

He will be accompanied by

and will visit Japan later in the month.

Mr. M.G.R. Sandberg, General Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation, who is a member of the Steering Group.

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FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO ROAD TRAFFIC BILL

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An amending bill to empower the Governor-in-Council to regulate further the sale of special registration marks already assigned to motor

vehicles is published in today's gazette.

At present, it is doubtful whether the regulation-making power, effected by the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 1972 enacted in July this

year, would entitle the Governor-in-Council to do this.

The Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1972, to be introduced into the Legislative Council shortly, proposes to make it clear that the regulations may apply to numbers which were assigned to motor vehicles owned

by members of the public before February 1, 1973

commencement of the bill

the proposed date of

as well as to numbers assigned after that date.

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