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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1983

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LEGCO TO DEAL WITH SEVEN BILLS, 13 QUESTIONS

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TWO NEW BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED, AND DEBATE WILL THEN RESUME ON FIVE OTHER BILLS WHICH ARE TO GO THROUGH THEIR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READINGS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

APART FROM THAT, 13 QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF MATTERS.

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THE TWO NEW BILLS ARE THE

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ENTERTAINMENTS TAX (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL 1983, WHICH WILL BE READ A SECOND TIME BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE, MAKING CLEAR THAT ADMISSION TO A RACE COURSE FOR CROSS BETTING IS SUBJECT TO TAX AND,

TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983, WHICH WILL

BE READ BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.

THE FIVE BILLS DUE FOR THEIR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READINGS

* MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983,

CLARIFYING THE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MTRC AND THE GOVERNMENT;

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INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT)(NO. 4) BILL 1983, DEALING WITH THE REMOVAL OF INTEREST TAX ON HONG KONG DOLLAR DEPOSITS WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS;

* ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS)(AMENDMENT) BILL 1983,

RECTIFYING THE OMISSION OF TWO TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS;

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INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT)(NO. 3) BILL 1983, ALLOWING COURTS TO IMPOSE THE SAME PUNISHMENT FOR ATTEMPTS, CONSPIRACIES AND INCITEMENTS AS FOR THE SUBSTANTIVE OFFENCE;

* CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG BILL 1983, PROVIDING THE FINAL

STEP TO BRING THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG INTO BEING.

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE THREE STATEMENTS AND THREE MOTIONS AT THE MEETING.

THE STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE HON. LYDIA DUNN, ON THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT, BY THE HON. ALLEN LEE ON THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT, AND BY THE HON, WONG PO YAN ON THE HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT.

THE MOTIONS WILL DEAL WITH THE MEDICAL CLINICS ORDINANCE, THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE AND THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE.

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