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BILLS PASSED

Wednesday, November 28, 1973

Six Bills completed their passage in the Legislative Council

today and became law.

They were: the Government Lotteries (Amendment and Validation)

Bill 1973; the Supplementary Appropriation (1972-73) Bill 1973; the

District Court (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1973; the Interpretation and

General Clauses (Amendment) Bill 1973; the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill

1973 and the Railways (Amendment) Bill 1973.

Three other Bills the Cross-Harbour Tunnel (Amendment) Bill;

the Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill; and the Po Leung Kuk

Bill, received their first and second readings.

Four annual departmental reports were tabled. These were by

the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, the Director of Broadcasting, the

Commissioner for Resettlement and the Registrar General.

LEGGO DEBATE CONTINUES TOMORROW

Six more Official Members will speak at the Legislative Council

meeting tomorrow in reply to points raised by their Unofficial colleagues

during the debate on the motion of thanks for the Governor's opening address

on October 17.

They are: Mr. J.J. Robson, Secretary for the Environment; Mr. D. Alters-

Jones, District Commissioner, New Territories; Mr. A.S. Robertson, Director

of Public Works; Mr. D.C. Bray, Secretary for Home Affairs; Mr. C.P. Haddon-Cave,

Financial Secretary and Mr. D.T.E. Roberts, Colonial Secretary.

Five Official Members spoke at today's meeting.

Release time: 8.30 p.m.