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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1987

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TEN OFFICIALS TO SPEAK IN LEGCO DEBATE

TEN OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WILL TAKE THE LEAD, TO BE FOLLOWED BY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, SECRETARY FOR HRALTH AND SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY.

SECRETARY

WELFARE,

FINANCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER $18M ECVII PROVISION

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $18 MILLION ΤΟ MEET THE RECURRENT EXPENSES OF THE OPERATION TO INTERCEPT, PROCESS, DETAIN AND REPATRIATE EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVII'S) IN THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1987 AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

JULY

то

IN EARLY JULY 1987, ECVII'S STARTED ARRIVING IN HONG KONG IN LARGE NUMBERS. BY OCTOBER 21, A TOTAL OF 7,401 HAD ARRIVED.

HOWEVER, PROVIDING THERE IS NO NEW

INFLUX, ALL ECVII'S WILL

HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO CHINA BY THE END OF DECEMBER.

THE

IN THIS CONNECTION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF A NEW RECURRENT ACCOUNT SUBHEAD, "EXPENSES OF EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS" UNDER SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION OF $18 MILLION WILL BE PLACED.

WHICH

CREATION OF

ANOTHER ITEM TO BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW WILL BE THE A NEW CAPITAL ACCOUNT SUBHEAD, "LOAN TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS", WITH A COMMITMENT OF $50 MILLION.

THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' NON-CONTRIBUTORY FINAL AVERAGE SALARY SCHEME TERMINATED ON OCTOBER 31 AND WAS REPLACED BY A CONTRIBUTORY PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME ON NOVEMBER

1987, MAKING A SHORTFALL OF $110 MILLION IN THE BALANCE.

1.

WHILE THE GROUP IS ABLE TO PROVIDE $60 MILLION FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES, IT HAS HAD TO APPLY TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A LOAN OF $50 MILLION TO MAKE UP THE BALANCE.

/OTHER ITEMS