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The Mass Transit Railway Corporation is in agreement with the contents of the proposed legislation and Memorandum of Agreement.

Advice Sought

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(a)

(b)

Honourable Members are asked to advise whether:

the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1979, at Annex A, should be introduced into the Legislative Council; and

the Mass Transit Railway Regulations 1979, at Annex B, should be approved in principle, to be re-submitted to Members to be made after the bill has passed into

law.

(The Assistant Law Draftsman (Mr A. J. DOWLING), the Mass Transit Adviser (Acting) (Mr K. R. JENKINS) and the Assistant Secretary for the Environment (Mr G. W. E. JONES) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

8th June 1979

(L/M in CR 3/4913/77 II)