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The Financial Secretary addressed the Council.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the second time and committed to a committee of

the whole Council pursuant to Standing Order 43(1).

SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

Resumption of debate on second reading (12 March 1986)

Question proposed.

Dr. Henrietta IP spoke to the motion, and the Attorney

General replied.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the second time and committed to a committee of

the whole Council.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

Resumption of debate on second reading (9 April 1985)

Question proposed.

Dr. CHIU Hin-kwong spoke to the motion, and the Secretary

for Education and Manpower replied.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the second time and committed to a committee of

the whole Council.

COMMITTEE STAGE

Council went into Committee and considered the following bills:

SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

Clauses 1 to 6, 8 to 12 were agreed to.

Dr. Henrietta IP addressed the Committee and moved an amendment

to clause 7, and the clause, as amended, was agreed to.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

Clauses 1 to 5 were agreed to.

Council then resumed.