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Tuesday, April 6, 1976

BUDGET DEBATE: OFFICIĀLS TO TAKE THE FLOOR TOMORROW

Debate on the Appropriation Bill 1976 resumes tomorrow (Wednesday)

when eleven officiel members of the Legislative Council will reply to points

raised by their unofficial colleagues.

Tomorrow's speakers will be the Hon. Kenneth Topley, Director of

Education; Dr. the Hon. Gerald Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services;

the Hon. Li Fook-kow, Secretary for Social Services; the Hon. James Robson,

Secretary for the Environment; the Hon. Ian Lightbody, Secretary for Housing;

the Hon, David Akers-Jones, Secretary for the New Territories; the Hon.

Lewis Davies, Secretary for Security; the Hon. David Jordan, Director of

Commerce and Industry; the Hon. Denis Bray, Secretary for Home Affairs; the

Hon. Philip Haddon-Cave, Financial Secretary; and the Hon. Sir Denys Roberts,

Colonial Secretary.

Council will then adjourn until April 28 when the appropriation

Bill will be considered in committee before its third and final reading.

Five new bills will be tabled at tomorrow's sitting. They include

the Hong Kong Industrial Estates Provisional Authority Bill 1976 which seeks

to set up an interim provisional authority for the construction and management

of industrial estates; and the Aerial Ropeways (Safety) Bill 1976, designed

to control the safety standards of aerial ropeways,

Three other bills, including the Independent Commission Against

Corruption (Amendment) Bill 1976 and the Prevention of Bribery (Amendment)

Bill 1976, will be considered in committee before their third and final

reading.

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