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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992
THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, REPLIED FOR THE FIRST DEBATE WHILE THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR K.Y. YEUNG, SPOKE FOR THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SECOND ONE.
EARLIER IN THE SITTING, A MOTION ON PRIVATE BUILDINGS' REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSED BY THE HON JAMES TO WAS PASSED. THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, REPLIED FOR THE
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MEANWHILE, ONE BILL ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992 WAS PASSED AND THREE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.
THEY WERE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1991-92) BILL 1992, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 AND MARINE FISH (MARKETING) {AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.
A MOTION MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, JOHN CHAN, UNDER FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE ALSO PASSED.
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SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF $8,436.6 MILLION SOUGHT
THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING FOR A SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF $8,436.6 MILLION FOR 57 HEADS OF EXPENDITURE WHICH IS IN EXCESS THE SUM APPROPRIATED BY THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 1991.
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE SUFFICIENT OFFSETTING SAVINGS COULD NOT BE FOUND WITHIN THE HEADS CONCERNED.
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1991-92) BILL, MR MACLEOD SAID THIS EXCESS WAS LARGELY ATTRIBUTABLE ΤΟ THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1991 PAY ADJUSTMENT IN RESPECT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS.
OTHER MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE THE TRANSFER OF THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS ΤΟ THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 1, 1991 AND ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE ON PENSION PAYMENT.
THE DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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