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LEGCO TO MEET TOMORROW

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1992

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, THE HON J D MCGREGOR, WILL MOVE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WHICH IF CARRIED, WILL ENABLE HIM TO MOVE A MOTION ON THE FORMATION OF AN ELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE 1995 ELECTIONS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE LEGCO MEETING.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO ASK A TOTAL OF 20 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER SIX BILLS AT THE MEETING.

OF THE SIX BILLS, FOUR WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS, DEBATES OF THEM ARE DUE TO BE ADJOURNED.

THEY ARE OATHS AND DECLARATIONS (AMENDMENT} BILL 1992, AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES BILL, WATERWORKS (AMENDMENT} BILL 1992 AND TRAVEL AGENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.

DEBATES ON TWO OTHER BILLS WILL BE RESUMED. THEY ARE DUE TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.

THEY ARE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BILL AND BUILDING { AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992.

IN ADDITION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT MINUTE IN RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 18 DATED JUNE 1992 AND THE FINANICAL SECRETARY, LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1991/92.

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

228 VMS RETURNED TODAY

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A GROUP OF 228 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 101 MEN, 54 WOMEN, 30 BOYS AND 43 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 127TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 9,309 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 23,188 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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