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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1982

ADDING HIS APPEAL TO THAT OF MR HAYE'S, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE, MR LEUNG, SAID THE RELIABILITY OF THE SURVEY WOULD DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ACCURATE RETURNS RECEIVED AND URGED PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS FOR THEIR FULLEST CO-OPERATION.

+YOU ARE FACE TO FACE WITH THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR CLASSROOMS AND YOU MAY WELL BE IN A POSITION TO SUGGEST WAYS IN WHICH THE STANDING COMMITTEE AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CAN HELP,+ MR LEUNG SAID.

SUGGESTIONS FROM PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS ARE WELCOME AND THEY MAY WRITE IN CONFIDENCE EITHER TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION OR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON UNRULY AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS.

LEGCO TO DEBATE PUBLIC GAME MACHINE BILL TOMORROW

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THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEAK WHEN DEBATE RESUMES TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE NEW LAW ON LICENSING OF PUBLIC GAME MACHINE CENTRES.

THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1982, SCHEDULED FOR FINAL READING TOMORROW, IS INTENDED TO BLOCK A LOOPHOLE IN THE EXISTING LAW AND TO REGULATE CENTRES WHERE MACHINE GAMES COULD BE PROVIDED.

AT THE MEETING ALSO, 12 QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS.

THE HON LYDIA DUNN WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE RATE OF DAILY INFLUX OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA LAST YEAR, AND WHETHER IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

THE HON SELINA CHOW WILL ASK ABOUT MEASURES TAKEN TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM OBJECTS THROWN FROM BUILDINGS, AND ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FAILURES OF LIFT DEVICES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES LAST YEAR AND THE MAIN CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENTS.

AND A QUESTION WILL BE ASKED BY THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG ABOUT STEPS BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REGULATIONS BY BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

THE HON FRANCIS TIEN WILL ASK IF HONG KONG HAS FORMALLY ACCEPTED THE PROTOCOL FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ASKED BY THE HON ANDREW SO ABOUT LEGAL ACTION TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF LOAN SHARKS AND WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MONEY LENDERS ORDINANCE, ENACTED IN DECEMBER 1980.

THE HON WONG LAM WILL RECALL THE CROWD CONTROL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN CENTRAL ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND WILL ASK IF THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER RE-DESIGNATING THE AREA AROUND STATUE SQUARE AS A PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT ON WEEK-ENDS AND HOLIDAYS, AS WAS DONE SOME YEARS AGO.

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