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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

THE AAB WAS APPOINTED BY THE

GOVERNOR UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE TO ADVISE ON ANY MATTERS IN RELATION TO ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS. IT IS THE EIGHTH REPORT OF THE BOARD SINCE THE ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED IN 1976.

COPIES OF THE BILINGUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY AT KOWLOON PARK, TSIM SHA TSUI THE SAM TUNG UK MUSEUM IN TSUEN WAN AND THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE AT KCR HOUSE IN SHA TIN.

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GOVERNOR THANKS COUNCILLORS FOR HARD WORK

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, PAID TRIBUTE TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS FOR THEIR HARD WORK DURING THE 1989-90 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION.

NOTING THE TIME WAS 10 MINUTES PAST 10, SIR DAVID SAID THIS MADE TODAY'S MEETING THE LONGEST SITTING THIS SESSION.

HE SAID MEMBERS HAD SHOWN GREAT STAMINA IN THE SESSION.

IT HAD IN FACT BEEN A SESSION WITH SOME VERY SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS DONE, HE SAID.

"FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN STATISTICS, THE COUNCIL HAS PASSED A TOTAL OF 90 BILLS DURING THIS SESSION, AND THAT COMPARES WITH 68 LAST SESSION.

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"FOR AMENDMENTS, THE COUNCIL HAS PASSED A TOTAL 410 AMENDMENTS, AND 56 OF THOSE RELATED TO ONE PARTICULAR BILL PASSED TODAY, HE ADDED.

BUT, SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNCIL WAS NOT SOME SORT OF LEGISLATIVE OLYMPIC GAMES WHERE COUNCILLORS SIMPLY SAT TO SET

RECORDS.

WHAT THE FIGURES DID SHOW WAS THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF HARD, DETAILED WORK DONE BY MEMBERS.

A GREAT DEAL HAD BEEN DONE DURING THIS YEAR BY MEMBERS TO PROMOTE HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE.

"A GREAT DEAL HAS BEEN DONE BY MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT BRITISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, IN PARTICULAR, HAVE BEEN KEPT FULLY UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HONG KONG, 90 THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE WHEN THEY PASS ANY LEGISLATION AFFECTING HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

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/IN CONCLUSION