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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1993

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REQUIRED

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT PASSED A MOTION ON THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES UPON THEIR APPLICATION FOR FARE INCREASES.

MEMBERS DEBATED AND PASSED THE MOTION MOVED BY THE HON MRS MIRIAM LAU. THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.

THREE OTHER MOTIONS WERE ALSO PASSED.

ONE WAS MOVED BY THE HON ANDREW WONG UNDER THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE. ANOTHER WAS MOVED BY THE HON MRS ELSIE TU UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION ORDINANCE, AND THE REMAINING BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK ON RATE OF RETURN OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.

MEANWHILE, 12 BILLS, FIVE WITH AMENDMENTS, WERE PASSED.

THOSE

BILLS PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS WERE THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993, THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND (EXEMPTION) BILL, THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND THE LEVERAGED FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING BILL.

THE OTHER BILLS WERE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT} BILL 1994, THE PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL

1994, THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1994, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1994, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994, THE URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994.