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TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1984

DUE FOR COMMITTEE STAGE AND FINAL READING ARE

* APPROPRIATION BILL 1984;

* EXCHANGE FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, PROVIDING IN

EXPLICIT TERMS FOR PAYMENT OF AND REDEMPTION IN RELATION TO CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO BE MADE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE;

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ARDITRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, TO PROMOTE HONG KONG AS AN ARBITRATION CENTRE

* MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, PROVIDING NEW PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE THE WAY MINOR OFFENCES ARE DEALT WITH BY THE COURTS;

* EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 PROVIDING INCREASED

SICK LEAVE FOR WORKERS; AND

* ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, CHANGING THE TITLE

OF THE HIGHWAY CODE TO ROAD USERS' CODE+.

ALSO DUE FOR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING IS AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S BILL, THE MATILDA AND WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984.

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED BY UNOFFICIALS DEAL WITH SUCH MATTERS AS DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE NUMBER SCHOOL ONFEBREN IN TRANSIT CENTRES, COLLECTION OF REFUSE NEAR SEA PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE MTR CONSTRUCTION, AND THE OF POLITICAL AWARENESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

U.S. MAKES FIFTH TEXTILE 'GALL'

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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE UNITED STATES MADE AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION CALL ON CATEGORY 651 HMADE FIBRE PYJAMAS AND OTHER NIGHTWEAR) AT 10.15 AM TO

THIS IS THE FIFTH EXPORT AUTHORISATION CATEGORY CALLES

THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR.

PENDING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMERS THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUSPENDED THE ISSUE OF FURTHER EXPORT AUTHOR IBATIONS FOR THIS CATEGORY AS FROM 10.15 AM TOBAY.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO APPROVE AND- ISSUE EXPOST. LICENCES FOR THIS CATEGORY AGAINST VALIB AUTHOS I SATIONS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE SUSPENSION.

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