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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935

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PROVISIONAL RC TO CONSIDER COUNCIL BILL

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THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 29) MORNING TO DISCUSS A WIDE RANGE OF MATTERS.

AMONG THE TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED WILL BE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BILL 1985, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL REGIONAL COUNCIL. THE BILL, TO BE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, IS EXPECTED TO COME INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1, 1986 WHEN THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE WILL BE REPEALED.

THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO DISCUSS ITS COMMITTEE STRUCTURE.

ANOTHER TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION WILL BE THE WAY THE COUNCIL'S AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC RELATIONS WORK SHOULD BE HANDLED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL AND

ITS EXECUTIVE ARM - THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN DISCHARGING THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1985/86. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THE COUNCIL IS $5.39 MILLION AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT, $456 MILLION.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL THEN EXAMINE THE MAJOR PROVISIONS IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT.

THE ACCOUNTS AND SUPPLIES SYSTEM, THE BUDGETARY SYSTEM AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE EXPLAINED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE MEETING.

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION UNTIL THE COUNCIL'S OWN CHAMBER IN TSUEN WAN IS READY FOR OCCUPATION IN AUGUST.

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