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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1975.

LEGCO TO DISCUSS MTR PROJECT AND TELEPHONE CHARGES

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THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SYSTEM AND THE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PROPOSED INCREASES IN TELEPHONE RENTALS ARE AMONG SOME OF THE MAJOR TOPICS THAT WILL BE RAISED AT TOMORROW'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

THE MTR PROJECT WILL COME UP FOR DISCUSSION DURING AN ADJOURN- MENT DEBATE TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING WHEN THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. THE HON. CHUNG SZE-YUEN, THE HON. WILSON WANG, THE HON. P.G. WILLIAMS, AND THE HON. LO TAK-SHING WILL EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

THE TELEPHONE CHARGES ISSUE WILL BE RAISED BY THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG DURING QUESTION TIME. MR. CHEUNG WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO OUTLINE THE INCREASES SOUGHT BY THE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE REASONS AND FACTS ADVANCED BY THE COMPANY FOR THE APPLICATION.

OTHER QUESTIONS RELATE TO THE PACE OF LOCALISATION IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE, TRIAD INFLUENCE IN SCHOOLS AND THE PROPOSED CODE OF AID FOR SUBSIDISED PRIMARY SCHOOLS, AMONG OTHERS.

TWO OTHER MAJOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE DEBATE ON THE CHILD CARE CENTRES BILL AND THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL WHICH SEEKS TO CHANGE THE BASIS OF ASSESSMENT OF PROFITS TAX FROM A PRECEDING YEAR TO A CURRENT YEAR BASIS THE SAME AS FOR SALARIES, PROPERTY AND INTEREST TAX.

SPEAKING ON THE PROFITS TAX LEGISLATION WILL BE THE HON. LEE QUO-WEI AND THE HON. J.M. BREMRIDGE. THREE OTHER UNOFFICIALS THE HON. WILSON WANG, THE HON. JOYCE SYMONS AND THE HON. KO SIU-WAH

WILL COMMENT ON THE CHILD CARE CENTRES BILL.

THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL WITH THE ACCOUNTS OF HONG KONG 1973/74 WILL BE TABLED IN COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH A REPORT AND CERTIFICATE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1974, AND A DESPATCH TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON THE REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT FOR THE YEAR 1973/74.

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