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OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting of 13th February 1963
PRESENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (PRESIDENT)
SIR ROBERT BROWN BLACK, GCMG, OBE
THE HONOURABLE CLAUDE BRAMALL BURGESS, CMG, OBE
COLONIAL SECRETARY
THE HONOURABLE MAURICE HEENAN, QC
ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE HONOURABLE JOHN CRICHTON MCDOUALL
SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS
THE HONOURABLE JOHN JAMES COWPERTHWAITE, OBE
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
THE HONOURABLE ALLAN INGLIS, CMG
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
DR THE HONOURABLE DAVID JAMES MASTERTON MACKENZIE, CMG, OBE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
THE HONOURABLE KENNETH STRATHMORE KINGHORN
DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES
THE HONOURABLE PETER DONOHUE
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
THE HONOURABLE DHUN JEHANGIR RUTTONJEE, OBE
THE HONOURABLE FUNG PING-FAN, OBE
THE HONOURABLE RICHARD CHARLES LEE, OBE
THE HONOURABLE KWAN CHO-YIU, OBE
THE HONOURABLE KAN YUET-KEUNG, OBE
THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM CHARLES GODDARD KNOWLES
THE HONOURABLE SIDNEY SAMUEL GORDON
THE HONOURABLE LI FOOK-SHU, OBE
MR ANDREW MCDONAILD CHAPMAN (Deputy Clerk of Councils)
ABSENT:
HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR REGINALD HACKETT HEWETSON, KCB, CBE, DSO
COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES
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MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 23rd January 1963, were confirmed.
PAPERS
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by Command of His Excellency the Governor, laid upon the table the following papers: —
Subject LN No
Sessional Papers, 1963: —
No 7—Annual Report by the Director of Marine for the
year 1961-62.
No 8—Annual Report by the Director of Public Works
for the year 1961-62.
No 9—Annual Report by the Registrar General for the
year 1961-62.
Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1960.
Registration of Persons (Re-registration) (No 4) Order, 1963 ........ 9
Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1960.
Registration of Persons (Re-registration) (No 5) Order, 1963 ....... 11
Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1960.
Registration of Persons (Re-registration) (No 6), Order, 1963 ....... 12
INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1963
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance, Chapter 1."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. Clauses 1 to 3 were agreed to.
Council then resumed.
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 1963 had passed through Committee without amendment and moved the Third reading.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Third time and passed into law.
COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1963
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance further to amend the Companies Ordinance, Chapter 32."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. Clauses 1 to 7 were agreed to.
Clause 8.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: —Sir, I rise to move that clause 8 be amended as set forth in the paper before honourable Members.
Proposed Amendment
Clause
8 In subsection (4) of the new section 137A, leave out the word "refusal" and substitute therefor the following—
"fact".
Clause 8, as amended, was agreed to.
Clause 9 was agreed to.
Council then resumed.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1963 had passed through Committee with one amendment and moved the Third reading.
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Third time and passed into law.
ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1963
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to.
Council then resumed.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 1963 had passed through Committee without amendment and moved the Third reading.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
The question was put and agreed to.
The Bill was read a Third time and passed into law.
ADJOURNMENT
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR: —Well, gentlemen, that concludes the business for today. When is it your pleasure that we should meet again?
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: —I suggest this day two weeks, Sir.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR: —Council stands adjourned until this day two weeks.
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