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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988

HE PRAISED THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CONCERTED EFFORTS.

BY

MEANWHILE, THE CONSTRUCTIVE POINTS OR ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD MEMBERS SHOULD PROVIDE A "FERTILE POOL" OF IDEAS OR CONCRETE PROPOSALS ON WHICH THE FUTURE "THINK TANK" COULD DRAW, HE ADDED.

MR LEE'S MOTION WAS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT APPROVED

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MOVED A MOTION THAT THE COMPANIES

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) (WINDING-UP) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1988 BE APPROVED.

{ AMENDMENT) RULES

MR MATHEWS SAID THE COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) 1988 MADE A CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE PRINCIPAL RULES FOLLOWING UPON THE ENACTMENT OF THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO.2} ORDINANCE 1988 ON JULY 6.

"THIS AMENDMENT READ TOGETHER WITH THE AMENDING ORDINANCE, ALLOWS THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT TO HEAR IN OPEN COURT UNOPPOSED PETITIONS FOR THE WINDING-UP OF A COMPANY, SO THAT THE COMPANIES JUDGE CAN GIVE MORE TIME ΤΟ THE HEARING OF CONTESTED PETITIONS," HE EXPLAINED.

THE MOTION WAS PASSED.

GOVERNOR THANKED FOR ANNUAL ADDRESS

AFTER THREE DAYS OF DEBATE, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR BE THANKED FOR HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE COUNCIL LAST MONTH.

MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE MOTION OVER TWO DAYS LAST OFFICIALS REPLIED TODAY TO THE POINTS THAT THEY HAD RAISED.

WEEK. AND

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY LED THE REPLIES, AND THE CLOSING SPEECH FOR THE OFFICIALS WAS MADE BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY.

A SHORT SPEECH WINDING UP THE DEBATE WAS MADE BY THE SENIOR MEMBER, THE HON ALLEN LEE, WHO HAD MOVED THE MOTION.

IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION MOVED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE.

THE

ONE BILL WAS ALSO PASSED. THIS WAS THE MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION TAX) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.

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