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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1988

CAME

IN ORDER THAT THE BILL COULD BE ENFORCED IMMEDIATELY ONCE IT INTO OPERATION, DR CHIU PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT DURING THE

COMMITTEE STAGE.

UNDER THIS, THE BILL WOULD COME INTO EFFECT ON FUTURE DATE, 90 THAT SUFFICIENT NOTICE AND WARNING MIGHT BE GIVEN, AND ADEQUATE LEAD TIME WAS GIVEN TO THE ADVERTISERS WHO MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS AND SIGNBOARDS.

12 MEMBERS SPEAK IN LEGCO DEBATE ON BASIC LAW

TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPOKE IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE DEBATE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ON A MOTION THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE NOTE OF THE DRAFT BASIC LAW AND URGE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO STUDY THE DRAFT AND GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON IT.

THE DEBATE ON THE MOTION, WHICH WAS MOVED BY THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON LYDIA DUNN, WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WHEN ANOTHER 16 MEMBERS ARE LISTED TO SPEAK.

PASSED.

IN OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE DEBATE BEGAN, FIVE BILLS WERE

THEY WERE: PENSION BRNEFITS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1988; HONG KONG FUTURES EXCHANGE LIMITED (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) BILL 1988; SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) BILL 1988; SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1987-88) BILL 1988; AND UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.

CONSIDERATION OF A PRIVATE BILL, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, WAS HELD OVER TO TOMORROW'S MEETING.

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