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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1975

NEW LEGCO SESSION OPENS TOMORROW

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEGINS ITS NEW SESSION TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTER A SEVEN-WEEK SUMMER RECESS.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, WILL PRESIDE OVER THE OPENING MEETING IN THE ABSENCE OF THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY KACLEHOSE, WHO IS RECOVERING FROM A BROKEN LEG.

SIR MURRAY WAS DUE TO OPEN THE NEW SESSION TOMORROW WITH A MAJOR POLICY SPEECH REVIEWING THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG BUT THIS HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 8).

AT TOMORROW'S SITTING, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL MOVE A MOTION SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BORROW THE EQUIVALENT OF US$60 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSES OF GENERAL REVENUE.

THIS MOTION SUBSTITUTES ONE PASSED BY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 13 THIS YEAR AUTHORISING THE GOVERNMENT TO RAISE THE EQUIVALENT OF US$50 MILLION FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES.

DURING QUESTION TIME, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. CHUNG SZE-YUEN, WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT ITS EFFORTS, AND RESULTS, IN PERSUADING THE U.S.GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE HONG KONG AS A BENEFICIARY OF ITS GENERALISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCE FOR MANUFACTURED IMPORTS WHICH COMES INTO OPERATION FROM JANUARY NEXT YEAR.

ANOTHER UNOFFICIAL, MR. P.G. WILLIAMS, WILL ENQUIRE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LITTER WARDENS AND ASK FOR FIGURES RELATING TO PROSECUTIONS FOR LITTER OFFENCES.

MRS. JOYCE SYMONS WILL QUESTION THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT AN APPLICATION FROM THE HONG KONG JUVENILE CARE CENTRE FOR A GRANT OF LAND TO BUILD A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

DURING THE MEETING, TEN BILLS PREVIOUSLY GAZETTED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION WILL BE TABLED IN COUNCIL TOGETHER WITH AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL.

THESE ARE: THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO,5) BILL, THE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSIT (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION BILL, THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERMI. CLAUSES (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL, THE PUBLIC SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (AMENDMENT) BILL.

THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL IS THE CHATER MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL.

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