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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1976

GOVERNOR TO OPEN NEW LEGCO SESSION ON WEDNESDAY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL REVIEW THE AFFAIRS OF HONG KONG WHEN HE OPENS THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION FOR 1976/77 ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 6).

THE PROCEEDINGS WHICH BEGIN AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE.

COMMERCIAL RADIO WILL BROADCAST THE ADDRESS IN CHINESE WHILE THE THREE TELEVISION STATIONS WILL GIVE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GOVERNOR' REVIEW IN THEIR REGULAR NEWS PROGRAMMES.

ON OCTOBER 27, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL MOVE A MOTION TO THANK THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS ADDRESS AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON THE MOTION ON THE SAME DAY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY (OCTOBER 28), IF NECESSARY.

OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE SCHEDULED TO REPLY TO POINTS RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS ON NOVEMBER 10 AND, IF NECESSARY, NOVEMBER 11.

WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE COUNCIL, THE OPENING SESSION WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, BE ATTENDED BY 22 UNOFFICIAL AND 19 OFFICIAL MEMBERS.

PRIOR TO THE START OF THE NEW SESSION, 10 NEWLY-APPOINTED MEMBERS WILL EITHER MAKE THE AFFIRMATION OR TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 6).

MR. CHEN SHOU-LUM, DR. HENRY HU, MR. LEUNG TAT-SHING, MR. PETER C. WONG, AND MR. WONG LAM (UNOFFICIALS) WILL MAKE THE AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE WHILE MR. ALAN SCOTT, MR. THOMAS LEE CHUN-YON (OFFICIALS), REV. JOYCE BENNETT, MISS LYDIA DUNN AND REV. P.T. MCGOVERN (UNOFFICIALS) WILL TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

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