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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1987

EXTRA PROVISION SOUGHT FOR AUXILIARY POLICE PAY *****

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $6.4 MILLION TO MEET ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE AS A RESULT OF ADJUSTMENTS IN AUXILIARY POLICE RATES OF PAY THAT TOOK EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 AND APRIL 1 LAST YEAR.

PROVISION OF $70 MILLION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 1986-87 ESTIMATES FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR THE AUXILIARY POLICE, BASED ON AN AVERAGE DAILY TURNOUT OF ABOUT 700 AUXILIARIES.

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TWO SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION:

* $4 445 000 TO MEET EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEGAL

AID SCHEME :

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$31 000 000 FOR CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY THE POST OFFICE

IN ADDITION, IT WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE AN INCREASE IN COMMITMENTS OF $5 974 000 AND $4 423 000 TO ASSIST CARITAS-HONG KONG TOWARDS BUILDING AND EQUIPPING TWO PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, IN FANLING AND YUEN LONG. TOTAL COMMITMENTS FOR THE SCHOOLS WILL BE $22 044 000 AND $20 493 000.

LEGCO DEBATE ON EDUCATION REPORT

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TWELVE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEAK AT THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE +EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 2+ IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

FIVE BILLS AND 14 QUESTIONS WILL BE AMONG MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE MEETING.

OF THE FIVE BILLS, FOUR DUE FOR COMMITTEE STAGE AND THIRD READING ARE THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION)

AMENDMENT) BILL 1986.

THE RATING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING.

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