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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1984

+SPEAK ING NOTE+ TEXT TABLED

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THE TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE USED BY SIR S.Y. CHUNG,

MR Q.W. LEE AND HERSELF IN THE IR MEETINGS IN BEIJING LAST WEEK WITH CHAIRMAN DENG XIAOPING AND MR JI PENGFEI, WAS TABLED BY HON LYDIA DUNN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

SHE SAID, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE GIVEN A FULL ACCOUNT OF THESE MEETINGS IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH WE HELD ON OUR RETURN, AND WE HAVE MADE THE TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

+ I DO NOT THINK I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING FURTHER ABOUT IT IN THIS COUNCIL.

+MY PURPOSE IN LAYING IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL NOW IS TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL CHINESE TEXT AND ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION INCORPORATED IN THE RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS COUNCIL AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST.+

TWO MORE MOTIONS MOVED

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TWO MORE RESOLUTIONS WERE MOVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

ONE OF THEM, MOVED BY THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON DOUGLAS BLYE, IMPOSES A UNIFORM AD VALOREM RATE ON EUROPEAN-TYPE LIQUORS UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE.

THE OTHER, MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESÓN, RAISED PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE. WITH THE INCREASES RANGING FROM JUST OVER 200 PER CENT TO 900 PER CENT.

TWO BILLS PASSED

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TWO BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

THEY ARE: THE PUBLIC OMNIBUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 AND THE ANTIBIOTICS, PHARMACY AND POISONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1984.

SIX BILLS WERE INTRODUCED AND READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED.

THEY ARE: THE FOREIGN NOTES (PROHIBITION OF CIRCULATION) (REPEAL) BILL 1984, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BİLL 1984, THE CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY BILL 1984, THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1984, THE BANKRUPTCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 AND THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1984.

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