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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: ACTIVITIES IN MAY 1992

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FOUR LEGCO SITTINGS, TWO REGUALR AND THREE SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (FC) MEETINGS WERE HELD IN MAY 1992. AFTER THE PHENOMENAL RAINSTORM ON 8 MAY, A SPECIAL INFORMAL LEGCO MEETING WAS HELD ON 9 MAY TO REVIEW THE GOVERNMENT'S EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS.

LEGISLATION

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SEVENTEEN BILLS WERE INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO FOR FIRST READING, INCLUDING FOUR BILL OF RIGHTS (BOR) RELATED BILLS. THREE LABOUR-RELATED BILLS WHICH SOUGHT TO PROVIDE FURTHER PROTECTION

TO WORKERS ALSO ATTRACTED MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST.

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TWELVE BILLS WERE PASSED, INCLUDING TOW BOR-RELATED BILLS AND FOUR BUDGET-RELATED BILLS.

4. AS AT 28 MAY, 81 BILLS HAD BEEN INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO, 49 OF WHICH WERE ENACTED. AT THE PRESENT RATE, ABOUT 65 ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENACTED BY THE END OF THE CURRENT SESSION, WITH ABOUT 25 BILLS LEFT TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT SESSION.

BOR-RELATED LEGISLATION

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OF THE SIX ORDINANCES FROZEN UNDER THE BOR FREEZE PERIOD UNTIL 8 JUNE 1992, THE POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL, THE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) BILL AND THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL ON

LOITERING WERE INTRODUCED INTO LEGCO IN MAY 1992 AND ARE NOW UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION BY LEGCO AD HOC GROUPS.

6. THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY CAMENDMENT) BILL AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL WERE PASSED ON 27 MAY NOTWITHSTANDING CRITICISM FROM UDHK MEMBERS THAT

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