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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1992

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GOVERNOR REPLIES ON BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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TO

TO

ORDERS,

MEASURES

ANY

TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REPLIED THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, HAS

WHO ARE SEEKING COUNCIL MEMBERS TWO GROUPS OF LEGISLATIVE

TO

AND INTRODUCE AMENDMENTS

EXPENDITURE THE REVENUE CONTAINED IN THE BUDGET. UNDER THE COUNCIL'S STANDING SUCH AMENDMENTS REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION.

AMENDMENTS BUDGET

THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLINED TO RECOMMEND THE PROPOSED ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY WOULD UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AND COMPROMISE THE GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY FOR MANAGING THE PUBLIC FINANCES.

THERE

TERRITORY'S

LORD WILSON EXPLAINED THAT THE BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR EXPENDITURE CONSIDERED AND REVENUE ARE A REFLECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CAREFULLY

IN STRATEGY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TERRITORY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES

THE GOVERNMENT'S PRUDENT THE FORECAST PERIOD OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

NEED

THAT TO ENSURE

SUFFICIENT ARE APPROACH REFLECTS THE RESERVES TO COPE WITH ANY ADVERSE CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY IN THE AHEAD. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO EITHER THE EXPENDITURE OR PROPOSALS CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON IS IMPORTANT TO THAT STRATEGY. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE.

YEARS REVENUE

IF

ON THE EXPENDITURE MEASURES, THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT

INCREASE RECURRENT HE WERE TO ALLOW ONE PROPOSAL TO BE TABLED TO

DIFFICULT TO EXPENDITURE IN SPECIFIED AREAS, HE WOULD FIND IT VERY

MANY MEMBERS MIGHT WISH REFUSE SIMILAR REQUESTS FROM OTHER MEMBERS.

EXPENDITURE. IT TO SPECIFY AREAS WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MUST BE THE ADMINISTRATION'S TASK TO TRY TO BALANCE EXPENDITURE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THAT IT SIMILARLY, ON THE REVENUE SIDE, LORD WILSON THOUGHT WOULD NOT BE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ALLOW A SITUATION IN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PUT FORWARD WHICH INDIVIDUAL NON-OFFICIAL PROPOSALS TO REDUCE PARTICULAR ELEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING REVENUES. SUCH ADJUSTMENT SHOULD, LORD WILSON CONCLUDED, THE GOVERNMENT AS HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE CASE.

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COME FROM

POLICE FORCE DESERVES FULL SUPPORT

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THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

AND THE

POLICE

HAVE FORCE OF THE COMMUNITY,

BEEN

DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND DESERVE A FULL SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT, SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER VISITING THE GOVERNOR SAID THE VISIT BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN- HA, TO PEKING WAS A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO HAVE WITH THE AUTHORITY THERE.

DISCUSSIONS

/COMMENTING ON