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MALAYSIA DEWAN RAKYAT ORDER PAPER ?.RPUST TRANSLATION.

No.

21 MONDAY , 4TH JULY, 1988 AT 2.30 P.M.

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS *1.

Jun Zubir bin Embon : To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs to state the position of the Soviet Union's offer in training our would be cosmonauts Whether the said offer has any other attachment apart from the benefits enjoyed by the country in international politics.

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Tuan Ha ' i Abdul Manaf bin Hai Ahmad: To ask the Minister of Agriculture to state the extent of achievement of the integrated development projects which provide infrastructure facilities and supporting services by MADA and KADAO *3, iuan Funq Ket Wing To ask the Minsster of Agriculture to state the steps taken to minimise rural poverty in the Peninsular , Sabah and Sarawak and the steps are implemented fairly among all races in our country. '

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Tuan Ha ' i Nik Abdullah Arshad : To ask the Minister of Education to state:- (a) the proposal to change the term system to the semester system for schools has almost materialised .
Whether the implementation is a test and if the effect is benefitial and the term system will be reimplemented; (b) is there any guarantee that each change in the implementation of education system in schools is not in the form of trial; and state the disadvantages of the term system and the advantages of the semester system and when the implementation of semester in expected to be enforced .

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Tuan Thomas Sal yJ iden: To ask the Mini:Ler of Works to state whether hip Ministry has any plan to have a twenty - four hour service for ferry plying throughout our country .

For example a ferry plying the Rejang river connecting the Kuching Bintulu Road , opens only at 6.00 am and closes at 10 .

00 pm.

but in case of emergency there will be no connection of this Kuching / Bintulu Road unless there is twenty - four hour ferry service.

*6.

Tuan H '.

Hussain b .


H j. Ta.ib e To ask the Minister of Education to state when the Ministry will implement only two schemes for the teaching service in the country which have been agreed to by the Ministry a number of years ago.

*7e TuanBasribinBajuri: To ask the Minister ofAgriculture to state whether he is aware of the serious problem caused by the coastal and river bank erosion.
If so, the programmes and measures that are being drawn up and taken to rectify the matter particularly in Kuala Langat and Selangor.
*8 Tuan Lee Lam Thy: To ask the Minister of Housing end Local Government to state: (a) the total number of low-cost houses completed and the number under construction under the Special Low-Cost Housing Programme as at June 1988; (b) as the SLHP Launched in mid 1986 to build 80;Obi units of low-cost houses a year for three consetutive years had fallen far short of the target and a utter disappointment to the homeless, has the Ministry identified the problems of the slow implementation of the SLHP and what steps have been proposed to reactivate the programme; (c) as the provision of low--cost housing for the low--income groups in the country is a failure.
will the Government review its entire policy on housing for the mases with the objective of ensuring that all low-!income earners who are desirous of having a home will be provided with a roof under their heads.

*9, Wan Omar bin Wan Ma "id:.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture to state whether his Ministry has specific Programme to train graduates as fishermen (similar in nature to the training of our Deep Sea Fishermen) and that in view of the fact that several State Governments showed interest to train graduates fishermen but the State Governments lack the facilities such as boats, whether the Ministry will find the way to hand over confiscated fishing boats of foreign fishermen to State Governments which have such plan.

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*10.

Tuan Ahmad bin Omar: `To ask the Minister of Trade and Industry to state Governments plan to meet the increasing demand of international furniture market which is estimated about $400 million by 1995.

Whether Government will make full use of the abundant tropical timber source in the country.

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jjwKamHo: To ask the Prime Mini,.


to state whether a special unit has been established to scrutinise and ensure that the actual technological transfer has occurred in view of the various incentives given to foreign investors.

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*12.

Dr. Abdul liadi Derani: To ask the Minister of Trade and Industry to state the person responsible for pestering the Iiterican Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL -- CIO) to request the withdrawal of the Generalised System of Pref rences (GSP) on the ccmnodities from Malaysia and what action can be taken against those involved *13.

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Chen Man Hin: To ask the Minister of Health to state when the vaccination rampaign against Hepatitis B Would be launched , would it be on a nation wide scale and the section of the people who would benefit initially.

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• Tuan Peter Paul.


Dason: To ask the Minister of Primary Industry s Late: a) the evidence his Ministry has that European Softwood interests are involved in attempts to undermine export of Malaysian timber to Europe; and (b) What measures his Ministry has taken t o overcome this problem and to what extent these measures have succeeded, *15.
Dr, v. David: To ask the Minis t e r of Health to state the following information pertaining to the Government Hospital in Taiping , Perak: (a) the number of doctors in the various departments of the hospitals; (b) the number of specialists employed in the hospitals; (c) whether i t is difficult for patients to obtain the services of specialists acid' if the answer is in the affirmative, state why; (d) whether there is a shortage of drugs in the hospitals; and (e) why is it that the ISA detainees had difficulty in obtaining the services o specialists.
*16.

Tuan Chua Jui Merv.

: To ask the i'.ra.rrte Minister to state: - (a) why the prices of tickets in ceratain theatres in Kuala Lumpur have been increased, (b) who decided the increase an the price of the said tickets; and whether the increase is based on a system fixed or depending on the jurisdicti on of the proprietor of the theatres.

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Tuan Chew Kam How: To ask the Prime Mini;.

to to state:- a) the list of all public services which have been privatised by Government up to now;.
and (b) to what extent privatisation has been successful in providing benefits to the people and country.

*18, Dr .

1 an Sena Gi w : To ask the Minister of Health to state whether the Ministry will also carry out blood tests on TB patients to make sure that about 6,000 new TB cases which crop up each year in Malaysia is not due to AIDS which was reported that the said virus exist between 20 to 50% in TB patients in certain developing countries, if not why.

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Tuan .
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Tuan .

Ha i Mohamad bin Yaakob: To ask the Minister of Education to state the extent of achievements of the reading campaign up the now and also state the number of our pupils who had shown interest in reading and writing in Jawi.

*20, Tuan Nurnikman Abdullah: To ask the Minister of Transport to state the amount of money spent by on the launching of the new logo and repainting of all MAS aeroplanes .
Whether this new image has brought above positive effects and the benefits derived by MAS especially in international level.

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Tuan Ha i Mohd .

Zihin bin Ha'i Mohd .


Hassan: To ask the Minister of Youth and Sports to state what are the steps taken and will be taken to raise the standard of our Malaysian football team and state the reasons of the weak performance in comparison to the achievement made after our independence and what are the shortcoming and problems encounted by the Football Association of Malaysia and the steps to solve it.

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*22.

Tuan Tan Kok Wai : To ask the Minister, of Finance to state:- (i) whether he is aware of the big difference in loan interest rate for the borrowers and the depositors provided by the commercial banks .
What is the difference in the type of regulation between the loan and saving interest rate imposed by the commercial banks for the 1981-1987 period; and whether the Bank Negara will issue a new regulation in ensuring the difference between the loan and saving interest rate be reduced to a favourable level for the benefit of the borrowers and depositors.
*23, Tuan Hu Se an : To ask the Minister of Finance has the Ministry completed the investigation into how the sample $50/- notes were stolen enroute to Bank Negara from the printers in London .

Has the Ministry with`the help of the Police managed to detain anyone responsible for the theft and how many such stolen sample notes had been recn^JprPd by the authority.

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Than Ha j i Mohd .


Sam Sai lan : To ask the Minister of Youth and Sports to state with regards to the prizes fixed and the prizes prcmised to national badminton players during the final ccpetition with China in the Thailas Cup matches recently.

Is this method suitable with the sporting spirit sand discipline apart fran making it an.

encouragement and incitement to the national sporting spirit and the develonent and progress of other games rich are contested at international levels .
What are the plans of the Ministry to improve other sports apart fran the romis of prizes.

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Tian Gaol Flock Seng: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs to state whether he is aware of the statement made by the Deputy Hare Affairs Minister, Datuk Megat Junic bin Megat Ayub, that wives of detainees are a icwed to meet the detainees in canplete secrecy and for long hours is untrue as all visits by families are conducted imde r the watchful eyes of cep officials and f urthenr re detainees are separated from the loved ones by a wire mesh; if Sor whether he would direct the Deputy Hate Minister to visit the care himself to see for himself he conditions there before he makes any further s baterr nts on the matter.
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Dato ' Ha j i Saidin bin Ha j i Mat Piah : To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs to state whether it is true that recently Government has established a Cbinet Ccnittee to overccne the problem of refugees fran Vi etnam .

If so, what steps , are being taken by Government to prevent the entry of the refugees and also those in Pulau Hidong and Sungai Hesi camps.

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Than ► b ui Rahman bin Ba.kar : To ask the Minister of Housing and tocai ^:, ernr nt to state pertaining to the country's housing projects of 8Q, 000 units to built a year in 3 years beginning in 19 86 as follows : -^ whether he project has been running smoothly.

Haw is its perfo ika.nce; ii) the measures undertaken by the Governieot to reduce the cc iercial.
bank high interest rate for the housing loan; and iii} whether the building of law-cost houses will also be inplemented in big cosmopolitant cities such as in Penang, ipoh and Kuala Lunpur.

If so, the rational in implementing such measure.


*28. state: Tuan L.w Lai Ham: To ask the Prime Minister to (a) the response to the marketing Proton Saga cars in ASFPN and other countries such as U.S.A. and Ireland; and (b) with the new increase in price of Proton Saga cars in local car market , state the pP ^centage decline incarparison to the old price.

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Tuan H Ahdu.i Razsk b. H i .


Ahu Sarnah : To ask the Minister or vr.mary industries to state to what extent success has been achieved i n respect of the palm oil diesel test or vehicles such as lorry , taxi, car and others made in 1986 and until today.

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Tuan h`.

8u°an b .


H Ulis : To ask the Prime Minister to state: (a) whether the release of Dr. David from ISA detention has any connection with the foreign trade union; (b) the firm measures that will be taken by the Government against him for his action which adversely affect the country 's image and economy.

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Tuan Gerard Math Lee Min : .


To ask the Minister o Agriculture that in vieii of the fact that Malaysia is a nett importer of rice , what steps have been taken and will be taken by his Ministry to encourage more cultivation of Padi in the country, *32.

Tuan Liew Ah Kim: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs to state what are the steps taken to overcome the problem of illegal immigrants.
*33, Tuan Hsin Yin Shean : To ask the Minister of Energy, Telecommunication and Post,to state whether his ministry would be able to speed up the implementation of the " Detail Billing System " to Sabah and the rest of the states which do not have such system .

If not, why ; and how many cases of complaints have been received by STM (Syarikat Telekpm Malaysia ; 8erhad ) throughout the country for the year 1987 and up to 15.6.1988' , regarding over - charged bills.

Why is this so.

*34.


Dr. Chen Mari Hin: To ask the Minister of Labour for the unemployment rate in the country , whether the upturn in the economy has created more jobs to reduce unemployment and if not what measures are taken to see that the unemployed especially youths are gainfully employed.

*35, .
Tuan Fun^Ket Wind: To ask the Prime Minister to state until now haw many countrres and associations have sent letters or telegrams of protest on the arrest of Members of Parliament, Group leaders and individuals under ISA in October last year, whether the Government will release them immediately without condition or bring them before the court and whether he is aware that officers at the Kemunting Detention Centre treat ISA detainees like criminals and whether it is the policy of the Government to torture political detainees.
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Tuan Chian Hen Kai: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs to state whether he is aware of allegation made by the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports that a scandal exist in the Koperasi Usaha Bersatu and a police report has been lodged , if so , what action has been taken by the police on the scandal.
* 37, Tuan Ghazali bin Ahmad: To ask the Minister of Health to state whether it is a fact that the water supplied by the Waterworks Department especially the rural areas where the pressure is very low has virus contentso In this respect, the action taken to rectify the problemo 7 * 38.
Dato' Dr. Affifudin Ha'i Omar: To ask the Minister of Primary Industries to state what action has been taken by the Ministry to overcome the dumping effects of Soya Bean oil by USA and EEC on the traditional market of oil palm such as India, Pakistan, Morocco,Tunisia and Algeria.

Until now, what is the dumping effects on the price of palm oilo * 39.
Tuan S.Sp Subramaniam: To ask the Minister of Finance to state whether any additional service will be provided by the Bank Negara to change the jurisdiction vested on Insurance companies for being a separate corporation to a corporation controlled by Bank Negara, whether the Minister is aware that there are weaknesses following the change in jurisdiction and the action taken by the authority to provide more and efficient service to the people through the jurisdiction vested on Bank Negara.

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Tu a, i Mohd.

Zihin bin H Mohd.

Hass_ n: To ask the Minister of Youth and Sports to state whether it is a fact that the assistance together with business and agriculture courses given to youths are hardly sufficient and to state what field of business and agriculture they are able to show encouraging performance and can be proud of the Ministry.

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*41.

Tuan Hai Nik Abdullah Arshad: To ask the Minister of Welfare Services to state (a) whether it is the policy of the Ministry to invite artistes and magic ions from the west for the purpose collecting donation; (b) please list out the artists that have been brought to this country through donation collecting activities until now and the aim the donation is to be channeled; and (c) the amount of payment to be made to the David Copperfield group and the amount collection made from the show.

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*42.

Tuan Ahmad bin Omar: To ask the Minister of Foreign Affair s to state Governments attitude and stand on the claims of Terumbu Karang Commodore by the Philippines, China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

What implications will rise from the claims of the said countries especially in diplomatic relations and regional security.

*43, Dr. Tan Seng Giauw: To ask the Minister of Health to state the number of private hospitals, excluding those in estates , registered with the Ministry.
What is the number of private hospitals in estates that has not registered with the Ministry until Jun 1988.

What number has registered.

What are among the contributions - whether in the form of finance, services or medicines - to be made by Government to the manage- ment of estate hospitals.

If not why.

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If not why.

8 *44.

Dr. Tan Sew Giaw: To ask the Minister of Agriculture to state some of the reasons for the small number of Bumiputras in the fish import and export activities especially in Perlis, Pahang , Melaka , Pulau Pinang and Sarawak .

At present ,- how do fish exporters from Indonesia import fish into Malaysia.

How is the amount and the quality of fish from Indonesia controlled at present.

Has Government any plan to tighten the control on the importation of fish from Indonesia.

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*45.

Tuan Hu Seanc : To ask the Minister of Information to explain what positive effects has the SEMARAK on the people and whether the SEMARAK has peen successful in instilling loyalty among the people to the country and cultivating unity and muhibiiah among the rekyat.

s he aware that the SEMARAK has a negative effect in that it has caused the Rakyat to hero -worship certain leaders only.

Is this not defeating the punpose of the SEMARAK movement.

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Than Haj i Mohd.


Sam Sailan: To ask the Minister of Finance to state the facilities enj owed by EPF contributors and the condditicns to obtain these facilities.

Since 1986 how many cases of fraud that have been traced and the amount of money involved .

Is the Minister satisfied with the present control sys'_em and the methods of improving it.

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*41.

Tian Haj i Abdul Rahman bin Ha3car: To ask the Minister of Hate Affairs to state the position of ISA detainees... ' Whether the se^ibusl yiill detainees who are still under detention will be released in stages and how many are still under detention.

What is the Government ' s stand on certain group which condemned such arrest particularly Australian.

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*48.

Tuan Law Lai Hen : Local Government to state: To ask the Minister of Housing and (a) whether the fire outbreak in Wisma Tani in Kuala Lumpur recently i ndicated the lack of fire prevention apparatus in the building and other Government complex; and (b) if so, state the steps taken by Government to prevent other buildings from fire outbreak.

*49^ ' Tuan H'.

Bu'an b. H'.


Ulis: To ask the Prime Minister to state: (a) the criteria adopted in fixing the venue and time of the National Day celebration annually; and (b) why the Government has suddenly changed the venue of the National Day Celebration to Johor instead of in Kuching Sarawak as has been initially fixed.
*5Q, Tuan Lee Lam Tom: To ask the Minister of Finance to state whether the EPF has completed its investigations on various persons including housing developers which are involved in submitting false applications to the EPF to withdraw part of the savings of contributors to buy houses which are non-existent .

If so , state the total number of contributors , developers , housing schemes and possible syndicated involved.
What action has been taken by EPF on the culprits and what steps will be taken to prevent a recurrence of such problems.

*51.

Tuan Hsin Yin Shean : To ask the Minsster of Finance to state how many employment who had deductdd their employees' salaries but failed to remit them to the department were being indentified by his ministry for the year.

1987 and up to 15.6.1988.

And hoiu many of them were being charged for the same period.
What other actions will be taken against them and also against taxpayers who had already left the country but did not settle their income tax.

*52 , Tuan Chian Hen Kai : To ask the Minister of National and Rural Development to state whether his Ministry has taken action to investigate into the scandal in the KoperasiUsaha Bersatu which was exposed by the Minister of Youth and Sports0, if so , what is the situation at present and if not, why, * 53.
Tuan S.S.Subramaniam : To ask the Minister of Finance to state why the exchange rate between our country and the neighbouring countries has dropped annually since the past few years although our country is ricked i n numerous raw materials if compared with our neighbouring countries which are lacking in such resourses , what are the actions being taken by the Ministry to enhance the country ' s currency in future, *54.
Tuan Ha'i Mohd0 Zain bin Abdullah: To ask the Minister of Education to state the reasons for the surplus in the supply of furniture in certain schools in this country, Whether there is any plan to distribute the old furniture that can still be used to schools in rural areas which need the furniture.
* 55, Tuan Nasruddin bin Ha ' i Alan Saidin To ask the Minister of Education to state why discipline among school children is deteriorating and they often fight among themselves as has.been reported i n newspapers recently , What action is taken by the Ministry to overcome such problems.

* 56.
* 56.

Tuan Samson Chin Chee Tsu: To ask the Minister of Youth and Sports to state whether his Ministry will consider other means and more effective encouragement apart from cash prizes to improve the performance standard of a national sportsman which i s retarding gradually, * 57, Tuan Samson Chin Chee Tsu: To ask the Minister of Finance to state the actions that have been taken or are being taken to attract foreign investment to Malaylsia from 1986 until now.
What steps are taken to stop the continous depreciation of our currency.

*58.

Tuan Teoh Teik Huat: To ask the Minister of Finance to state if an inquiry has been carried out into the alleged siphoning of about $1 million EPF funds under the EPF housinq withdrawal schema .

If so, what was the outcome.

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Tuan Ha'i Mohamed Ha'i Isa; To ask the Mii ^r of Home Affirs to state that newspapers frequently report the cases of loss of identity cards in the country.
Whether the loss is intentional by a syndicate or really lost.

Whether Government intends to carry out a thorough investigation on the loss of ICs in order to avoid the said ICs from being transfered to foreigners by changing the photographs and the hm, ; of the original holders.

During the last three years how many cases of loss of identity cards have been reported and the number that have been transfered.
*60 , Puan Shariffah Dorah binti Dato' S ed Mohammad; To ask the Minister of Finance to state:- (a) the situation of Customs Officers assigned at Port Kiang is not very comfortable and therefore it might deteriorate their productivity rate; does the Ministry intend to improve the situation and the atmosphere of their working place and thus will provide inducement and incentive for better productivity; and (b) can the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs cooperate i n looking into and improve the situation at Tambak Johor where schoolchildren who go to and from Johpre Bahru and Singapore are trained and familiarised to smuggle and evade tax by falling their schoolbags with the items bit by bit and they get a small sum of reward or payment while the mastermind is a foreigner.
*61.

Puan Shariff ah Dorah bin Dato' Syed Mohammad: To ask the Minis er o uca I on o stater ( a ) the number of unemployed graduates who have been given training by the Ministry or other parties; (b) among them how many have been given (1) appointments, self-employed; (2.)
waiting for fate (c) whether the Ministry has made efforts to yet in touch with the countries where they have studies so that they would be given the opportunity to stay loner at the countries concerned to enable them to look for job opportunities and experience; and (d) out of the million of dollars spent for training and in view of Governments aim of making Malaysia an industrial country does not the Ministry suggest to Govern- ment to develop an industry that can supply various equipments required by the education division comprising all aspects, so that the professional man- power is not wasted.
- 11 ORDERS OF THE DAY AND MOTIONS 1.

Resumption of Consideration on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Bill (DR. 12/88) in the Committee of the whole House.

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The Prime Minister to moves That in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 78(1), the proposed amendments to the Standing Orders of the House as per attached Appendix, be referred to the Standing Orders Committee, 3.

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(DR. 17 / 88) Road Transport (Amendment ) Bill Second Reading (DR. 1.4/ 88) Commer cial vehicles Licensing Board (Amendment) Bill.

(DR. 11 /88) Law Reform (Eradication of Illicit Samsu ) Bill.

(DR. 15 /88) Malaysian Cocoa Board (incorporation) Bill.
►► ►► ► i loan Lee i;a.pLLi).ye to move: That this House resolved that a Royal Commission be established to investigate and study the functions of Parliamentary democracy in Malaysia for the period of the last 31 years and to make ref ormo tory proposals for the next 31 years for the hope and aspirations of all Malaysians.
Tuan Lee Lars Thye to move; That this House resolved that a Parliamentary Select Committee be established to look into the detention DAP Members of Parliament under ISA and the violations of their rights as members of Parliament with a view to m^ption their rights by releasing them immediately without condition.
.x^ Tarp Sen.. G to move: That this House establishes an Investigation Committee so that a thorough • investigation can be made on the ]giving conditions especially those involving the health of those detained at the Kemunting Detention Centre.

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Year 1988 ST. 51 PAPERS PRESENTED Date Presented Telecommunications (.Automatic Telephone Using Radio Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1988.

1st July, 1988.

ST. 66 29th Annual Report 1985 Lembaga L et.rik Sabah.

1st July, 1988.
1st July, 1988.

ST. 68 Laporan Tahunan 1985 Lembaga Penduduk & Pembangunan Keluarga Nenara Jabatan Perdana Menteri.

1st July, 1988.

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ADJOUFNM[NT SPEECHES Y Date on which the Speech is to be delivered, Subject Matter Member Making the Speech.

Minister responsible 4.7.1958 1.

Goodwill visits of Officers from the Inland Revenue Department to Sabah.

Hon' ble Tuan Fung Ket Wing Hon' ble Minister of Finance.

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Negative implication on the toll collection Hon'ble Tuan Tan Kok Wai.
Hon'ble , Minister of Works, at the f ivedtier junction to be built in Kuala Lumpur.

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t y Standing Order Proposed Amendments 4.

The Standing Orders are amended by inserting immediately .

after Standing Order 4 the following new Standing Order 4A: House and Opposition.

"Leader of the 4A.

(1) There shall be a Leader of Leader of the the House and at least one Deputy Leader of the House, and a Leader of the Opposition.
(2) A Leader of the House or a Deputy Leader of the House means, in relation to the House, the member of the House who is for the time being the Leader or Deputy Leader of.

the Government, as the case may be.

(3) A Leader of the opposition means , in relation to the House that member of the House who is for the time being .

the Leader of the group in Opposition.


(4) If any doubt or dispute arises as to who is or was the Leader of'the Opposition at any material time, the question shall be decided by the Tuan Yang di-WPertua and