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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1994

FS TO PRESENT BUDGET ON WEDNESDAY

KONG'S

BUDGET

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

HONG

1994/95 PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 2).

WILL

BE

FINANCIAL

THE PROCEEDINGS WILL START AT 2.30 PM

THE AND SECRETARY, SIR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL MOVE THE FIRST AND SECOND READINGS AND OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1994, AND OUTLINE THE ESTIMATED REVENUE EXPENDITURE FOR 1994/95.

THE HEADS OF EXPENDITURE WERE SET OUT IN THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1994 WHICH WAS GAZETTED LAST FRIDAY.

DEBATE

ON

AND THE BILL WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL MARCH 23 WHEN MEMBERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS.

24,

OFFICIALS WILL GIVE THEIR REPLIES ON MARCH 30.

ON MARCH 16, 17 AND 18, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD SPECIAL MEETINGS TO EXAMINE THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

GIS WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 2) MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO START WORK EARLY ON THE BUDGET.

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MEDIA MEMBERS WILL BE GIVEN ADVANCE COPIES OF THE BUDGET SPEECH AND ECONOMIC PROSPECTS AT NOON.

MUST STAY IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THEY FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL TO WORK COPIES AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE FINANCIAL CONCLUDES HIS SPEECH. LIGHT REFRESHMENT WILL BE PROVIDED.

CONTACTS

LINKS,

OF ANY

THE

ON

FIFTH THEIR SECRETARY

KIND WITH OUTSIDE, SUCH AS TELEPHONE OR COMPUTER

ARE PROHIBITED DURING THE CLOSED WORKING SESSION. ALSO, MOBILE TELEPHONES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

THE

THEY

FINANCIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE FINANCE BRANCH AND THE SERVICES BRANCH WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES IN CONFERENCE ROOM FROM 12.30 PM. THEY WILL NOT GIVE INTERVIEWS AND SHOULD NOT BE QUOTED.

SIR HAMISH WILL MEET THE MEDIA AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM

AFTER AROUND 4.30 PM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE BUDGET DELIVERY OF THE SPEECH IN THE LEGCO.

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