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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994

ASSESS

THE POLICE CAREFULLY

THE POTENTIAL CROWD CONTROL PROBLEMS FOR ALL MAJOR PUBLIC EVENTS AND PLAN THE MOST APPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES TO MEET POTENTIAL PROBLEMS.

THE ASSESSMENT INVOLVES FACTORS SUCH AS THE LIKELY NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT, EMOTIONS ON THE ISSUE, AND THE LIKELY DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN FLOW WHERE THE EVENT IS TO BE HELD,

MOTION ON AIRPORT FINANCING VETORD

THE MOTION ON FINANCING

ARRANGEMENTS FOR

THE CHEK LAP KOK

AIRPORT AND THE AIRPORT RAILWAY WAS VETOED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN A TWO-HOUR DEBATE DURING THE COUNCIL. SITTING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE HON STEVEN POON, WITH AMENDMENTS RAISED BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN, THE HON FRED LI AND THE HON HOWARD YOUNG.

AFTER COUNCILLORS HAD SPOKEN ON THE MOTION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR HAMISH MACLEOD, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

ANOTHER MOTION ON HEALTH CARE FINANCING, WHICH WAS PROPOSED DR THE HON LEONG CHI-HUNG, WAS PASSED WITHOUT- AMENDMENT,

BY

MEMBERS DEBATED THE MOTION FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, GAVE A CONCLUDING SPEECH.

AT THE SITTING, A MOTION MOVED BY THE HON 'TAM YIU-CHUNG ΤΟ EXTEND 'T'HE EXPIRY DATE OF TAB PUBLIC OFFICERS (VARIATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE то JULY 6, 1994 WAS PASSED,

IN ADDITION, MOTIONS MOVED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS UNDER THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE, THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE, THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE AND THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE WERE ALL PASSED.

WERE

THERE WERE ALSO THREE BILLS PASSED WITHOUT AMENDMENTS. THEY BREWIN TRUST FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, TOWN PLANNING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND A PRIVATE BILL

THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993.

FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THEY WERE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994. DEBATES THESE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

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