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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

GOVERNMENT STATISTICS HAD SHOWN THAT THE NUMBERS OF POLICE 1988, 1989 OFFICERS WHO HAD TRANSFERRED TO OTHER GOVERNMENT POSTS IN AND 1990 (FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER) WERE 92, 227 AND 312 RESPECTIVELY.

"THE NUMBER OF SUCH TRANSFERS HAS BEEN ON THE INCREASE OVER THIS PERIOD," MR ASPREY SAID.

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CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF LAW DRAFTSMAN

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THE BEGINNING THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AT

OF TODAY'S (WEDNESDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING, EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES ON

MR JAMES O'GRADY, WHO DIED YESTERDAY DEATH OF THE LAW DRAFTSMAN, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

TO NOTE WITH DEEP "I AM SURE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD WISH ME

THE REGRET THE DEATH YESTERDAY OF MR JAMES O'GRADY, WHO IS COUNSEL TO

AND TO RECORD BOTH OUR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE SEPTEMBER 1985,

SIR DAVID SAID. REGRET AND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY,

AMENDED MOTION BY STEPHEN CHEONG ON PADS PASSED

A MOTION MOVED BY THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG TO AMEND THE MOTION RAISED BY THE HON KINGSLEY SIT ON THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE ORIGINAL MOTION BY MR SIT AND ANOTHER AMENDED MOTION BY THE HON MARTIN LEE WERE NOT SUPPORTED.

THIRTY-ONE LEGISLATORS SPOKE ON THE MOTIONS ON PADS THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS, SPOKE ON BEHALF GOVERNMENT.

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THE

TWO OTHER MOTIONS, ONE ON THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE WHICH MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES AND THE OTHER ON INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE WHICH WAS MOVED BY HON C.K. POON, WERE ALSO PASSED.

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MEANWHILE, TWO BILLS WERE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THEY WERE THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

THREE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

KOWLOON-CANTON THEY WERE THE

RAILWAY CORPORATION (AMENDMENT} BILL 1990, THE POLICE FORCE ( AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

DEBATES ON THESE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

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