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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992

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MOTION ON NORTHWEST NT TRANSPORT PASSED

NEW

A MOTION ON THE EXTERNAL TRANSPORT NETWORK OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES MOVED BY THE HON WONG WAI-YIN WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

A TOTAL OF 15 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE TWO-HOUR MOTION DEBATE.

WINDING UP THE DEBATE WAS THE SECRETARY MICHAEL LEUNG.

FOR TRANSPORT,

MR

IN ADDITION, THREE MOTIONS WERE PROPOSED UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE. OF THEM, TWO MOVED BY THE HON K K FUNG AND THE HON ALBERT CHAN WERE DEFEATED, AND THE OTHER BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK WAS PASSED.

AND

ALSO PASSED WERE THREE MOTIONS. ONE OF THEM WAS ON THE SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS PROPOSED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD. THE OTHER TWO WERE MOVED UNDER THE PHARMACY POISONS ORDINANCE AND THE REGISTRATION OF PATENTS ORDINANCE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG AND THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MS DENISE YUE RESPECTIVELY.

BY THE

FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED. THEY WERE THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992, INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 5) BILL 1992. EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF POWERS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL AND IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992.

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