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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

Saturday, November 11, 1972

URBAN COUNCIL TO HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTIONAL DEBATE

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The Urban Council will hold its annual conventional debate next week

and in December in the Council Chamber.

During the Debate sessions, simultaneous interpretation will be

introduced for the first time into the Council. Members may use either Cantonese

or English in Council proceedings.

Council members will speak on a motion on the Statement of Aims setting

out Urban Council policy in various fields for 1973.

The debate will be held on November 14 and 16, and on December 12

starting at 2.30 p.m. each day.

Unofficial members will speak on the first two days, and Official

Members will reply to points raised by them on December 12.

Nine unofficial members will speak on November 14 in the following

order: Mr. A. de O. Sales; Mr. Hilton Cheong-Leen; Mr. R.H. Lobo; Mrs. Elsie

Elliott; Mr. Kenneth T.C. Lo; Mr. Henry H.L. Hu; Mr. Peter P.K. Ng; Dr. Denny

Huang and Peter P.F. Chan.

On the second day, another eight unofficial members will speak, in the

following order: Mr. Raymond Y.K. Kan; Mr. Lo Tak-shing; Mr. Peter C.K. Chan;

Mr. John MacKenzie; Mr. Henry Wong; Mr. Charles C.C. Sin; Miss Cecilia Yeung

and Mr. Brook Bernacchi.

Note to Editors: Editors:

Copies of the Urban Council's Statemeat of Aime for 1973, in Chinese and English, are distributed separately in the G.I.S. Press Boxes this afternoon.

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Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191