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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1981

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BROADCASTING IN MTR CONCOURSES

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION BY-LAWS CLARIFYING THE

CORPORATION'S RIGHT TO AUTHORISE BROADCASTING IN THE CONCOURSES OF MTR STATIONS.

IN MOVING THE AMENDMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THE HON DEREK JONES TOLD COUNCIL THAT CLARIFICATION WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE AN AMBIGUITY IN THE EXISTING BY-LAWS.

IT WAS NEVER THE CORPORATION'S INTENTION TO PROHIBIT BROADCASTING IN THE CONCOURSES, HE SAID, BUT NEITHER DID THE WORDING OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS DEFINITELY PERMIT THE CORPORATION TO AUTHORISE SUCH BROADCASTING.

BILL TO INCORPORATE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRE *****

A BILL WAS INTRODUCED BY AN UNOFFICIAL INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY TO INCORPORATE THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES.

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES INCORPORATION BILL 1981, THE HON CHARLES YEUNG SAID THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE BILL WAS TO INCORPORATE THE SOCIETY TO REPLACE AND CARRY ON THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES HITHERTO CARRIED ON BY THE SOCIETY OF BOYS' CENTRES TRUSTEES INCORPORATED, OF WHICH HE WAS A PAST CHAIRMAN,

+ IT IS CONSIDERED EXPEDIENT AND DESIRABLE THAT THE SOCIETY ITSELF, INSTEAD OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY, SHALL BECOME A BODY CORPORATE, HE SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED,

THREE BILLS PASSED

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THREE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY ARE THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1981- THE AUXILIARY FORCES (PENSIONS) BILL 1981 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981.

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