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LEGCO MEETS ON WEDNESDAY

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MONDAY, MAY 25, 1992

MEMBERS OF THE QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER WEDNESDAY (MAY 27).

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL OF 20 SEVEN BILLS AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING ON

FIVE OF THE BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND

READINGS.

THEY ARE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) BILL 1992, POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE BILL, BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992 AND CHIROPRACTORS REGISTRATION BILL.

DEBATES ON THEM ARE DUE TO BE ADJOURNED.

DEBATES ON THE OTHER TWO BILLS WILL BE RESUMED BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.

THEY ARE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT} BILL 1992 AND INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.

THE HON HENRY TANG WILL MOVE A MOTION ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WHILE THE HON MIRIAM LAU WILL MOVE A MOTION ON

TAXI POLICY.

MOVE ALSO, THE HON K.K. FUNG WILL LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AN ADJOURNMENT

DEBATE ON

THE HON PEGGY LAM WILL PRESENT TO AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE REPORT OF THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE 1991.

IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WILL ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1991.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL MEETING FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERIES. THEY MAY MAKE RESERVATIONS BY CALLING 869 9492.

THE

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 56% OF CAPACITY OR 327.924 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 136.660 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 23.3% OF CAPACITY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO CONSERVE WATER AND AVOID

WASTAGE.

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