WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994
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MOTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RATES PASSED.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY} PASSED TWO MOTIONS MOVED BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN AND THE HON SZETO WAH RESPECTIVELY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RATES.
THE FORMER MOTION WAS DEBATED FOR 90 MINUTES, TO WHICH THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MICHAEL LEUNG, REPLIED FOR THE GOVERNMENT. IT WAS PASSED BY A VOTING OF 35 TO SIX.
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THE OTHER MOTION WAS MOVED BY THE HON SZETO WAH ON RATES WHICH STATED THAT THE COUNCIL REPROVED THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON MR CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, ACTING AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PUBLIC REFUSING ΤΟ GIVE MEMBERS PERMISSION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS THE RESOLUTION ON RATES INTRODUCED ON MAY 18 ΤΟ RELIEVE THE RATES BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. IT WAS PANSED BY 21 TO 11.
MEMBERS ALSO ASKED A TOTAL OF 19 QUESTIONS.
13 OF WHICH WERE
GIVEN BY WRITTEN REPLIES.
MEANWHILE, A MOTION MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MICHAEL LEUNG, ON THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS ) CAMENDMENT} REGULATION 1994 WAS PASSED.
(NO.2)
THE AMUSEMENT RIDES (SAFETY) BILL AND THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT} (NO.2) BILL. 1994 WERE PASSED AT THE
COUNCIL
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