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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7,

1934

8 UNOFFICIALS TO SPEAK ON ACCORD

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AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S MOTION BY THE HON LYDIA DUNN, WELCOMING THE GOVERNMENT'S INITIATIVE TO TEST THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WILL BE THE MAIN ITEM ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW.

EIGHT UNOFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEAK ON IT.

THE OTHER ITEM OF BUSINESS WILL BE A MOTION BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT THE HON ALAN SCOTT, SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BY-LAWS 1984, MADE BY THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL COMPANY LTD. ON AUGUST 2 TO ALIGN THEM IN MATTERS OF METRICATION WITH THE ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION DUE TO COME INTO FORCE ON AUGUST 25.

GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON TO TAKE PART IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

SIR EDWARD WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO; AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

NEW TRAFFIC LAWS START AUGUST 25

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MOTORISTS WILL BE GIVEN A FOUR-WEEK GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW OFFENCES IN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS WHICH WILL BE ENFORCED FROM AUGUST 25, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR/TRAFFIC, MR ERIC MCCOSH, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING IN HIS REVIEW OF THE SECOND QUARTER STATISTICS UN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, MR MCCOSH SAID THAT ACTION DURING THE GRACE PERIOD ''WILL NORMALLY BE BY WAY OF ADVICE."

''BUT WHERE AN OFFENCE EXISTS NOW AND WILL CARRY FORWARD IN THE NEW LEGISLATION, POLICE WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE AT THE LEVEL AND WITH THE PRIORITY THEY GIVE NOW, HE SAID.

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PARKING, HE SAID, WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNCHANGED. ATTRACTS A TICKET NOW WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT A TICKET AF TER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW LAW,''

/HE SAID