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Friday, January 19, 1973

The Governor, after consultation with the Council, can give general

directions as to the discharge of its functions and the remedy of any failure

by it to discharge any obligation or fulfil any statutory duty.

The objects of the second Bill, the Public Health and Urban Services

(Amendment) Bill 1973, are twofold.

The first is to implement the proposals in the White Paper to expand

certain powers and functions of the Urban Council, and the second to consolidate

into the principal ordinance and to widen in scope provisions which have been

contained in five separate ordinances.

The White Paper recommended that the Urban Council, as reconstituted

in accordance with proposals suggested, should assume its new powers and

functions from April 1, this year and this Bill so provides.

The five ordinances to be consolidated into the principal ordinance

are the Hong Kong Stadium Ordinance (Cap. 270), the Library Ordinance (Cap. 145),

the Museums Ordinance (Cap. 230), the City Hall Ordinance (Cap. 328) and the

Cremation Ordinance (Cap. 133).

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