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Wednesday, February 13, 1974

"It is intended that initially almost all members of the

Authority will be government officers, but some of them may be replaced

in due course by some of the chief officers to be engaged by the Authority

for the future Mass Transit Railway Corporation," the Attorney General

said.

He emphasised that the composition of the Provisional Authority

"does not indicate in any way the composition of the Board of the future

Corporation."

Provision is also made in the bill, to protect the words "mass

transit" and "underground railway" and the Registrar of Companies may refuse

to register another company whose name includes those words or others likely

to suggest a connection with the Mass Transit Railway,

Debate on the bill was adjourned.

PROGRESS OF GOVT REORGANISATION UNDER REVIEW

The government is reviewing the progress made in implementing the

recommendations of the McKinsey management consultants, the Colonial

Secretary, the Hon. Denys Roberts, said today.

He told Council in reply to a question from the Hon. Lee Quo-wei

that the unofficial members would be given information on the subject as soon

as the review was completed.

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