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(3 of 1983.)

"(2A) The functions of the Finance

Committee shall be such as are conferred

upon the Committee by the Public Finance

Ordinance 1983, any other law and these

Standing Orders, and such as may from

time to time be referred to the Committee

by the Council.";

(ii)

in paragraph (3) by inserting after "unless

the committee otherwise order" the following

"or except as provided under paragraph

(9) of this order";

(iii) by renumbering paragraph (8) as paragraph

(9) and by inserting therein, after "For the

purposes of any such examination the Finance

Committee", the following

"shall,

unless the Committee otherwise

order, meet in public and"; and

(iv) by inserting immediately before paragraph (9)

the following

(3 of 1983.)

"(8) Nothing in paragraphs (6) and

(7) shall limit or prejudice any action

that may be taken under the provisions of

the Public Finance Ordinance 1983."