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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992

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MOTION ON NEW AIRPORT PROJECT PASSED

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A MOTION ON THE IMPACT OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TWENTY LEGISLATORS SPOKE ON THE MOTION MOVED BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

ANOTHER MOTION MOVED BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION WAS ALSO PASSED.

ELEVEN MEMBERS DEBATED THE MOTION AND THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

IN ADDITION, BANKRUPTCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 AND STAMP DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 WERE PASSED.

A TOTAL OF FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

THEY WERE POST OFFICE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, EMPLOYMENT { AMENDMENT} (NO. 4) BILL 1992, CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 AND LAND REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.

MEANWHILE, EIGHT COUNCILLORS SPOKE IN AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON CHINESE MEDICINE RAISED BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG. THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR S.H. LEE, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

ALSO PASSED WERE TWO MOTIONS MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY UNDER THE PENSIONS (INCREASE) ORDINANCE AND THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS PENSION (INCREASE) ORDINANCE, AND A MOTION BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, UNDER THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, TABLED THE REPORT OF CHANGES TO THE APPROVED ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE APPROVED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1991-92.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, TABLED THE GOVERNMENT MINUTE IN RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE DATED JANUARY THIS YEAR.

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