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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987

RUN,

HE SAID THAT AS IN THE PREVIOUS TEST

ALTHOUGH THE BILL WAS DRAFTED AND GAZETTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE AND THE LEGCO AD HỌC GROUP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILINGUAL LEGISLATION AD HOC HAD SCRUTINISED BOTH VERSIONS OF THE BILL, ONLY THE ENGLISH TO BE PASSED INTO LAW AT THE MEETING.

GROUP TEXT WAS

WHEN MORE EXPERIENCE IT WAS HOPED THAT A BILL IN INTO THE COUNCIL IN THE NRAR

HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MORE TEST RUNS AND IN BILINGUAL LEGISLATION WAS GAINED, BILINGUAL FORM COULD BE

INTRODUCED

FUTURE.

GREAT AS THE STRUCTURE WERE

COMMENTING ON THE LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT

THE CHINESE TEXT WAS A CORPORATION BILL, MR WONG SAID THAT IMPROVEMENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL, VOCABULARY, USE OF TECHNICAL EXPRESSIONS AND SENTENCE MORE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE DAILY CHINESE USAGE.

THEIR MR WONG THANKED ALL CONCERNED FOR

ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT TEXT OF THIS BILL WOULD AND CONTRIBUTION, ADDING THAT THE CHINESE SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.

STRESSING THAT LEGAL BILINGUALISM WAS IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, MR WONG CONCERNED TO

WAS

VERY

NEW BUT URGED THE AUTHORITIES GREATER EMPHASIS ON

AND KEEPING ATTRACTING

THE JUDICIARY TO SUITABLY QUALIFIED STAFF IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND CARRY OUT NECESSARY RELATED PROJECTS.

PLACE

RHKJC TO RECEIVE FIXED PERCENTAGE RATE

FOR LOTTERY OPERATIONS

UNDER THE PROPOSED BETTING DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987, A FIXED 7.5 PER CENT OF THE PROCEEDS AFTER EACH LOTTERY WOULD BE PAYABLE ΤΟ THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TO COVER ITS OPERATING EXPENSES, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY).

RATES,

THE FIXED PERCENTAGE

IF APPROVED. SHOULD HAVE RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT FROM JULY 1, 1986, AND THE LOTTERIES BOARD HAD ESTIMATED THAT THE LOTTERIES FUND WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF $27 MILLION IN RESPECT OF THE CLUB'S 1986/87 FINANCIAL YEAR, HE ADDED.

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR FORD SAID THAT UNDER THE EXISTING BETTING DUTY ORDINANCE, THE HONG KONG LOTTERIES BOARD MIGHT USE THE FACILITIES OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR CONDUCTING PERMITTED LOTTERIES AND REIMBURSE THE CLUB FOR THE ACTUAL OPERATING COSTS.

/AT PRESENT,