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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1992

MOTION ON LAW AND ORDER PASSED

A MOTION ON LAW AND ORDER PASSED AFTER A THREE-AND-A-HALF COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

WAS

MOVED BY THE HON PEGGY LAM

HOUR DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

THE MOTION READ: "IN VIEW OF THE COMMUNITY'S STRONG CONCERN OVER VIOLENT CRIMES AND GANG ACTIVITIES, THIS

URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES, INCLUDING THOSE FORCE, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT AND MORALE OF THE POLICE

MAINTAIN LAW SO AS TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE, AND ORDER AND REDUCE THE CRIME RATE IN HONG KONG."

SECRETARY FOR

THE A TOTAL OF 21 MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE. SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE MIGRANTS RAISED BY

ON SPOKE

OF THE

NINE. LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS SPOKE IN THE ON THE VOLUNTARY RETURN PROGRAMME FOR VIETNAMESE THE HON MARTIN GOVERNMENT.

BARROW. MR

ASPREY AGAIN

BEHALF

ORDINANCE

MOVED

BY

THE

A MOTION

THE PUBLIC FINANCE UNDER FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WAS PASSED.

TWO BILLS, THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO.5) BILL 1991

WERE PASSED WITH DENTISTS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT (NO.2) BILL 1991, AMENDMENTS.

AND

TWO OTHER BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND

THE

REVENUE INLAND

READINGS.

1992

THEY WERE

(AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL AND BANKRUPTCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

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MOTION ON FUNDING PASSED

*

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY} PASSED PROVIDING FUNDS ON ACCOUNT TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT то EXISTING SERVICES BETWEEN THE START OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR ON AND THE ENACTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

THE FUNDS INVOLVED AMOUNT TO $39,204,635,000.

A MOTION CARRY ON APRIL 1

THE MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, UNDER THE PUBLIC FINANCE ORDINANCE.

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