TNAG-1365-FCO40-1811-Hong-Kong-Legislative-Council-(Powers-and-Privileges)-Bill-1-1985 — Page 136

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FM HONG KONG 121135Z JUN 85 CORRECTED VERSION

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

FOR GALSWORTHY

13 JUN1985

MIPT : LEGCO (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL 198$

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FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE AMENDED CLAUSES IN THE BILL ATTACHED TO XCC (85)48.

A. CLAUSE 2. (1) IN THIS ORDINANCE, EXCEPT WHERE THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES-

**CHAMBER'' MEANS THE CHAMBER IN WHICH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL ARE CONDUCTED, AND ANY GALLERIES AND PLACES THEREIN PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS, TELEVISION AND RADIO, AND INCLUDES ANY LOBBIES, OFFICES OR PRECINCTS USED EXCLUSIVELY IN CONNEXION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL:

''CLERK'' MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING-

(A) THE CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: AND

(3) THE CLERK OF COUNCILS:

''COMMITTEE'' MEANS ANY STANDING, SELECT OR OTHER COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL:

''COUNCIL' MEANS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:

**JOURNALS' MEANS THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL OR THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS THEREOF:

''MEMBER' MEANS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL:

"OFFICER OF THE COUNCIL' MEANS THE CLERK OR ANY OTHER OFFICER OR PERSON ACTING WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE CHAMBER UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND INCLUDES ANY POLICE OFFICER ON DUTY WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE CHAMBER:

"PRECINCTS OF THE CHAMBER'' MEANS THE CHAMBER AND OFFICES OF THE COUNCIL AND ANY ADJACENT GALLERIES AND PLACES PROVIDED FOR THE USE OF ACCOMMODATION OF STRANGERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS, TELEVISION AND RADIO, AND SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT UNDER SUBSECTION (2) INCLUDES, WHILE THE COUNCIL OR A COMMITTEE IS SITTING, THE ENTIRE SUILDING 14 WHICH THE CHAMBER IS SITUATED AND ANY FORECOURT, YARD, GANDE, ENCLOSURE OR OPEN SPACE ADJOINING OR APPERTAINING TO SUCH CUILDING AND USED OR PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COUNCIL:

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