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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993

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"THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HKSI MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO

SEPARATELY A MEMBER OF THE SDB, ALTHOUGH HIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR," MR SO SAID.

"THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE HKSI IS INDEPENDENTLY MANAGED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WITHIN THE BROAD POLICY PARAMETERS SET OUT BY THE SDB."

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WOULD MR SO ALSO STATED THAT THE INTEGRATION OF THE TWO BODIES NO WAY AFFECT THE EXISTING ROLE PLAYED BY THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.

INDEED, HE POINTED OUT, IT SHOULD HELP то FACILITATE THEIR SPORTS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING THE REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION OF BY HONG KONG TEAMS IN REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

MOTION ON SINO-BRITISH TALKS PASSED

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION ON THE SINO-BRITISH. TALKS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS AFTER A TWO-HOUR DEBATE TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY).

TWENTY MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE PROPOSED BY DR THE HON YEUNG THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

SUM.

AN AMENDED MOTION ON THE SUBJECT, MOVED BY DR THE HON TANG SIU- TONG, WAS DEFEATED.

ANOTHER MOTION ON EMPLOYEES' RETRAINING SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI WAS ALSO PASSED.

A TOTAL OF 16 MEMBERS SPOKE IN THE DEBATE. THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

THE COUNCIL ALSO PASSED A MOTION MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY UNDER THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE.

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IN ADDITION, PILOTAGE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND INTERPRETATION GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WERE PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENTS WHILE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION BILL, TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 AND TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 WERE PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS.

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SEVEN OTHER BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

THE BILLS WERE ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL (PASSAGE TAX) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1993, CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993.