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PRESIDENT | Members will please remain standing for the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive will now present the policy address to the Council. | 2004-01-07 | 03-04 |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE | Madam President, I now deliver my policy address for 2004. Over the past year, the people of Hong Kong have experienced a severe trial. My colleagues and I in the Special Administrative Region Government have learnt a painful lesson. After much soul searching, we have adopted various measures to get closer to the commu... | 2004-01-07 | 03-04 |
PRESIDENT | The Chief Executive will now leave the Chamber. Will Members please stand. NEXT MEETING | 2004-01-07 | 03-04 |
PRESIDENT | I now adjourn the Council until 3.00 pm tomorrow. | 2004-01-07 | 03-04 |
CHIEF SECRETARY | Sir, first, the best estimate available from the Census and Statistics Department indicates that 1 018 800 people will reach the age of 21 in the next 12 years. 811 800 of them will have been born in Hong Kong. Thus the number of people in the coming 12 years attaining the age of 21 and qualified as an elector either t... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
CHIEF SECRETARY | So far as I am concerned, Sir, at the moment the resources are adequate but should the officials concerned feel that they need extra resources then I will come to this Council to request funds. MR. ANDREW WONG: Does the Government intend to review the age of majority in so far as eligibility for the vote is concerned, ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
CHIEF SECRETARY | No, Sir, I think this question today is about those qualified at the age of 21 and I think this matter which is raised by Mr. Andrew WONG as to whether we are going to consider lowering the age of majority is really a matter which goes beyond this particular question. MR. LEE YU-TAI: Sir, has the Government made any ef... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
CHIEF SECRETARY | If I can generalise at this point, Sir, the answer to this question lies in stimulating the voters to come to the polls and exercise their right to vote and that really relies upon stimulating their interest in the organs for which they are casting their votes and in the activities of the candidates themselves. MR. YEU... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
CHIEF SECRETARY | We will consider that proposal, Sir. Exchange Fund MR. LIU asked : There is no central bank in Hong Kong but the Exchange Fund administered by Government has played the role of such a bank in regulating the interest rate. As such, will Government inform this Council: the upper limit of the existing Exchange Fund; the c... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
FINANCIAL SECRETARY | Sir, provision for the establishment and management of the Exchange Fund and the employment of its assets in Hong Kong is set out in the Exchange Fund Ordinance. This was enacted in 1935 and was last amended in 1984. I will let Mr. LIU have a copy for he, like so many others, has not got a clear idea of the fund's role... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
FINANCIAL SECRETARY | Sir, the financial resources of the Exchange Fund come from four principal sources. Firstly the proceeds of all bank notes issued by the note-issuing banks; secondly the proceeds of the issue by the Government of coins; thirdly, money representing the major part of Government fiscal surpluses and fourthly the funds acc... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
FINANCIAL SECRETARY | Sir, that is one of the easiest supplementary questions that I will ever have to answer. I am delighted to do so, Sir. MR. LEE YU-TAI: Sir, while the composition of the fund is confidential, would the Financial Secretary let this Council know what sort of information is used to determine the composition? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
FINANCIAL SECRETARY | Sir, in my view such disclosures would seriously hamper the ability of the fund to achieve the purpose for which it was established. MR. CHAM: Sir, I note that the upper borrowing limit of the Exchange Fund is $30 billion. In case of a need for borrowing significantly, that is, in significant sums in the market, will t... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
FINANCIAL SECRETARY | Yes. Sir, of course I am in full sympathy with what Mr. Kim CHAM said. Funding arrangements for Trade Development Council MR. CLYDESDALE asked: After the new funding arrangements for the Trade Development Council take effect from 1 April 1986, will Government, as a first priority and provided a case is made, make the r... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY | Sir, the new arrangements for funding agreed with the Trade Development Council make it possible for any surplus over the sum voted for the TDC in a year, out of revenue from the ad valorem levy in the preceding year, less the cost of collection, to be made available for funding other trade related activities. The Admi... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY | Sir, of course we will consider applications for funding out of public revenue and this will be part of that exercise; as I said we will consult the TDC on those applications. MR. CHEONG-LEEN: Sir, besides the TDC, will other well recognised trade-related organisations be consulted as well? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY | Sir, we are committed to consulting the TDC and no doubt it will be up to this Council to decide, or rather the Finance Committee of this Council to decide, where to vote any money. Water supply for flushing purpose MRS. NG asked : Can Government inform this Council of the actual situation as regards supply of water fo... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS | Sir, the Government has an on-going programme to supply sea water to the public for flushing of toilets. Where a sea water supply system is available, fresh water from the Government system is usually not permitted for flushing purposes. In areas where a sea water system is planned but not yet constructed, fresh water ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS | I know, Sir, that there was a major problem in the Wong Tai Sin area a year or so ago. At that time additional plumbing facilities were provided. Some of the pipelines were enlarged and the Housing Department carried out improvement to some of the internal plumbing. It appears from what Mrs. Pauline NG said that this h... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS | Sir, the programme has in fact already commenced. In the next three years we hope to extend water supplies to a further hundred villages. This will leave approximately 170 others which are remote and where the cost of supplying water would be very high indeed. We will keep it under review and take the opportunity to li... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, there are at present provisions of a general nature in the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations protecting workers from harmful substances. Section 7 of the Ordinance empowers the Commissioner for Labour to prescribe special precautionary measures in any specific instance.... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, I think it must be recognised that this is quite a complicated matter. It is very difficult, for example, to define a chemical as after all, water is a chemical. We feel that some solution can be found in our own conditions but extensive consultation with trade associations and others will be required. It will be ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | I do not have such figures easily available. I will consult the commissioner as to what can be provided and will so provide it to Prof. POON MR. SOHMEN: Sir, while I accept the question and the answer related specifically to the protection of workers handling such harmful substances, there could be adverse effects spil... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, I think this question is in itself related to use in the industry here. Clearly any labelling that can be achieved under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance would itself be beneficial to the public at large. But the issue of labelling products in the field of consumer protection, public health and ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, the Government is tackling this problem in two ways, by the construction of more infirmaries and by expanding the community nursing service. Infirmaries are intended to cater for the longer term and chronically ill who would otherwise have to be accommodated in crowded general hospitals. Infirmaries are equipped a... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, the average cost per bed per day in an infirmary is estimated to be about $200. This compares with an average cost in Government acute hospitals of about $700. The programme for the next ten years to which I referred is briefly as follows: for completion in 1987 115 beds in the Shatin Cheshire Home; in 1988 140 be... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Yes, Sir, I agree that care and attention homes can play a useful role for those patients who do not need a very high degree of nursing care. I agree too that there is a need to speed up our programme for the construction of care and attention homes and we are endeavouring to do just that. MRS. CHOW: Sir, how many geri... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, I am afraid I don't have detailed figures. I think it probably will be very difficult to establish the numbers of this kind of cases but I will do my best and let Mrs. CHOW have a note. It is also very difficult to compel people to leave hospital if it is obvious that they have nowhere satisfactory to go to. Socia... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, as far as I am aware they are fully occupied and we will certainly do our best to ensure that they continue to be so. MR. TAI: Sir, can the Secretary for Health and Welfare inform this Council when he became aware of the acute problem caused by chronic geriatric patients to public hospitals? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | This is not a new problem and certainly we were aware of it long before I took up my present post as the Secretary for Health and Welfare. DR. HO: Sir, a number of residents in the homes for elderly will need infirmary beds as their health deteriorates. Does the planned provision as referred to in paragraph 3 take this... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Yes, Sir, it does. DR. LAM : Sir, what will be the number of community nurses in future if we were to increase the centres from 45 to 60? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, I shall need to make enquiries about the exact number and I shall let Dr. LAM know. Blood transfusion facilities in hospitals DR. LAM asked : In view of the tragic death of a woman in the obstetrical unit resulting from the lack of emergency blood transfusion facilities in the hospital, will the Government inform ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, in the case referred to by Dr. LAM, it should be noted that a verdict of 'Death by misadventure' was returned. The coroner did not find that the death was due to a lack of emergency blood transfusion facilities in the hospital. The coroner did add three riders: first that O negative blood should be available at al... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, I am afraid I am not able to interpret the reason for the verdict given by the coroner but I can say that the Pok Oi Hospital does always have supplies of all types of positive blood and that there are also plans to build a new blood bank as part of the ambitious expansion programme which is taking place at the Po... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, as I explained in my earlier answer, it is not practicable to keep O negative blood in every hospital. There are a very very small number of people in Hong Kong who have this type of blood and the number of blood donors therefore of this group is also very small and it would not be practicable for fairly obvious r... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
MISS DUNN | Sir, the Secretary for Health and Welfare referred to the second and third riders being existing procedures. May I therefore infer that existing procedures in respect of the second and third riders were not followed in this case. If so, could he tell us what step has been taken to ensure that existing procedures are ta... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Sir, the question of ensuring the transfer is effected without delay is to some extent a matter of opinion, but the instructions which are quite clear to this effect have been reissued and, have been stressed to all doctors in the Pok Oi Hospital. Secondly, I am afraid I am not aware whether full medical records were d... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE | Yes, Sir, I understand that the lady in question did not have this type of blood. The problem was the doctor was not sure whether she did or not. Examination of goods vehicles MRS. FAN asked: Private cars over six years old are now required to undergo annual inspections. Does Government consider it satisfactory that go... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | No, Sir. The Government does not consider it satisfactory that goods vehicles less than nine years old are not examined annually. It is Government's policy objective that all goods vehicles should be examined annually. However, the Transport Department does not have sufficient vehicle examination facilities at present ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Yes, Sir, thank you for that suggestion. The heavier goods vehicles can probably not be examined in those garages because they don't have the necessary equipment, much larger examination pits, heavy lifting equipment and so on. But I do believe it would be possible to extend the privatisation scheme to light goods vehi... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Sir, as there has been no increase in the Cross-Harbour Tunnel toll since the tunnel opened to traffic in August 1972, I take it that Mr. NGAI Shiu-kit refers in fact to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Passage Tax imposed in June 1984. When the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Passage Tax was introduced, the aim was to reduce the volume ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Sir, the most important measure being taken by the Government is the construction of the second fixed harbour road crossing and that is proceeding as rapidly as possible as Members know. As for the existing tunnel in the interim, obviously we will have to monitor the daily increases in flow and we should have to keep o... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Yes, Sir, I will consider such a device. It will help to process vehicles through the toll collection booths. The tunnel company will be consulted, of course, in such an issue, but I repeat. Sir, that even with electronic devices to collect tolls, at the end of the day we can only get a certain number of vehicles throu... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Yes, Sir. MR. MARTIN LEE: Sir, will the Secretary for Transport kindly confirm to this Council that he does not consider it necessary to increase passage tax as one of his options? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | I think I'd like to keep that option open, Sir. MR. LEE YU-TAI: Sir, would this Council be informed whether or not the revenue through passage tax has reached the Government's expectation? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | Sir, this was never a revenue earning measure. It was a traffic control measure, introduced on transport policy grounds. The Government has collected a substantial amount of revenue through the passage tax. DR. LAM : Sir, the last sentence in the Secretary for Transport's reply is that the deterrent effect of the passa... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT | The answer to that is that we will monitor the amount of traffic going through daily. I said I think we should keep the option open. I am sure Members would not expect me to say when or if ever we would increase that tax. Closure of Hong Kong Students Centre in London 10. MRS. FAN asked: In October 1985, the Government... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, The decision to close the centre was taken for the following reasons: Firstly, it provides only a limited presence, providing accommodation for 90 students in London out of a total of over 12 000 in the United Kingdom as a whole. In order to prevent confusion, I think I should say that 12 000 is all students whic... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, no evidence has been put to me to substantiate the claims of inefficient management. The running of the students centre has been reviewed fairly regularly and the staffing has been reduced, other than the warden, from 12 in 1981 to nine in this current year. MR. LEE YU-TAI: Sir, as the British Government is making... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | I think, Sir, we must recognise that Her Majesty's Government is making a very considerable contribution to the joint funding scheme. MR. SZETO : In order to understand the closure of the centre, I have talked to a number of Hong Kong students who have studied in England but have come back to Hong Kong for holiday. The... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Certainly I will investigate this if this information is passed to me, Sir. MR. TAI: Sir, can the Government inform this Council whether the Hong Kong students in England have been consulted about the closure; if so, what is their attitude? | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, if by that is meant a general consultation of all Hong Kong students in United Kingdom that of course would be very difficult in practice but Members should be aware that on the advisory committee that advises on the running of the centre, there are two resident student members and the advisory committee has been ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, on the first part of the question, I am afraid I am not aware of the back history of all the previous wardens. I will check for Mr. LEE but it would on the whole seem sensible at least whoever is warden of the centre should have some Hong Kong experience and not just be a resident of United Kingdom. With regard to... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | I can't answer that in detail off hand but I have recently seen the figures of the joint funding scheme which tend to indicate they rose steadily until last year. The applicants for the scheme this year were about the same but I think one must bear in mind it is almost certain that the increasing value of the UK pound ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER | Sir, I think that really is a matter for the Commissioner of the London Office. I will certainly put this point to him when he visits us shortly. I should perhaps say the evidence available to me indicates that apart from the casual use of the centre there is only one group that meets there regularly only once a week, ... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
THE CHIEF SECRETARY | Sir, at the last meeting of this Council on 8 January Miss DUNN asked if it would be possible for me to give a report on the progress of the deliberations by Her Majesty's Government on her motion on the draft Hong Kong Order 1986. Sir, as Ministers made clear during the debates on the Hong Kong Bill last year, the pu... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT | Hon. Members may wish to know that this is the last meeting at which the Clerk to the Council, Mr. LI Wing, will be in attendance, and I'm sure that all hon. Members would want me to thank him for all the work he has done in these last months since he joined us and to wish him the very best of success in his future car... | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT | In accordance with Standing Orders I now adjourn the Council until 2.30 pm on 22 January 1986. | 1986-01-15 | 85-86 |
PRESIDENT | Addresses. Mrs Selina CHOW will address the Council on the Report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure 1997/98. Mrs Selina CHOW. Report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure 1997/98 Mrs Selina CHOW : Madam President, on behalf of the Committee on Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council, I submit th... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Ambrose LAU will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services 1997- 98. Mr Ambrose LAU. Report of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR AMBROSE LAU | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services, I hereby submit the Report of the Panel for the year 1997-98. The Panel was concerned about the implementation of the use of Chinese in courts and the resources available for this programme. Members noted that the Department of J... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr YEUNG Yiu-chung will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Education 1997/98. Mr YEUNG Yiu-chung. Report of the Panel on Education 1997/98 Mr YEUNG Yiu-chung : Madam President, in the policy address delivered in October 1997, the Chief Executive gave high priority to education and made undertakings in va... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Dr TSO WONG Man-yin will address this Council on the Report of the Panel on Environmental Affairs 1997/98. ꅀDr TSO WONG Man- yin. Report of the Panel on Environmental Affairs 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
DR TSO WONG MAN-YIN | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Environmental Affairs, I would like to highlight two main areas of work of the Panel on Environmental Affairs in this Session. Firstly, on the work in respect of the waste reduction plan. Waste management was a subject of special concern to the Panel. Members expressed their... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mrs Peggy LAM will address this Council on the Report on the Panel on Home Affairs 1997/98. Mrs Peggy LAM. Report of the Panel on Home Affairs 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MRS PEGGY LAM | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Home Affairs, I hereby submit the Panel's report for the year 1997-98. Since details on various aspects of our work are already covered in the report, I will only highlight a few major issues here. With regard to the protection of the rights of women and the provision of ser... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Miss CHAN Yuen-han will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Housing 1997/98. Miss CHAN Yuen-han. Report of the Panel on Housing 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MISS CHAN YUEN-HAN | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Housing, I will highlight the work done by the Panel this year. The past nine months had been marked with a number of significant changes in the housing policy by the Administration, including the formulation of the White Paper on Long Term Housing Strategy, the setting of t... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Miss CHOY So-yuk will address this Council on the Report of the Panel on Information Policy 1997/98. Miss CHOY So-yuk. Report of the Panel on Information Policy 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MISS CHOY SO-YUK | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Information Policy, I hereby submit the Panel's work report for the year 1997-98. Over the past nine months, the Panel on Information Policy has dedicated its effort to urging the Administration to draw up detailed strategies and work plans in respect of future information t... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr CHAN Kam-lam will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Manpower 1997/98. Mr CHAN Kam-lam. Report of the Panel on Manpower 1997/98 Mr CHAN Kam-lam : Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Manpower, I hereby submit the report and highlight some of the main points. The Panel has all along been extrem... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr IP Kwok-him will address this Council on the Report of the Panel on Public Service 1997/98. Mr IP Kwok-him. Report of the Panel on Public Service 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR IP KWOK-HIM | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Public Service, I hereby submit the Panel's work report and highlight some of the major issues. As regards the current review of the system for declaration of interests by civil servants, Members were assured that, in conducting the review, the Administration would maintain ... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mrs Selina CHOW will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Security 1997/98. Mrs Selina CHOW. Report of the Panel on Security 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MRS SELINA CHOW | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Security, I present to the Provisional Legislative Council the Panel's report. I will only highlight some of the major issues. The Panel was much concerned about the prolonged serious overcrowding in penal institutions in Hong Kong and a subcommittee was tasked to examine in... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr WONG Siu-yee will address this Council on the Report of the Panel on Welfare Services 1997/98. Mr WONG Siu-yee. Report of the Panel on Welfare Services 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR WONG SIU-YEE | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Welfare Services, I hereby submit the work report of the Panel on Welfare Services for 1997-98. Welfare services for the elderly was a major concern of the Panel. In addition to discussing with the Administration the recommendations of the Working Group on Care for the Elder... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Dr TANG Siu-tong will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Health Services 1997-98. Report of the Panel on Health Services 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
DR TANG SIU-TONG | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Health Services, I hereby submit the Report of the Panel on Health Services 1997-98. In the wake of a series of medical incidents at public hospitals, the Panel met representatives of the Hospital Authority to express its concern over the incidents and urged the HA to ensur... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr NGAI Shiu-kit will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Trade and Industry 1997/98. Mr NGAI Shiu-kit. Report of the Panel on Trade and Industry 1997/98 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR NGAI SHIU-KIT | Madam President, as Chairman of the Panel on Trade and Industry, I present to Honourable Members the work report of the Panel during its term. The Panel was set up on 16 July 1997 for the purpose of monitoring and examining government policies and issues of public concern relating to trade and industry matters. The Pan... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Kennedy WONG will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill. Mr Kennedy WONG. Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR KENNEDY WONG | Madam President, as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill, I hereby report to Honourable Members the deliberations of the Bills Committee. Apart from examining the technical aspects of the clauses, the Bills Committee deliberated in great detail the definition of "State" in clause 4 and considered... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mrs Miriam LAU will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Legal Practitioners Bill 1998. Mrs Miriam LAU. Report of the Bills Committee on Legal Practitioners Bill 1998 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MRS MIRIAM LAU | Madam President, as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Legal Practitioners Bill, I would now report the deliberations of the Bills Committee to Honourable Members. The Bill provides for compulsory membership of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries for practising notaries. This requirement is supported by members of the ... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Ambrose LAU will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill. Mr Ambrose LAU. Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR AMBROSE LAU | Madam President, as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill, I hereby report to Honourable Members the deliberations of the Bills Committee. The purpose of the Bill is twofold: first, to introduce necessary adaptations to references to "British national", "British citizen", "Commonwealth citizen" an... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Ronald ARCULLI will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Land Bill. Mr Ronald ARCULLI. Report of the Bills Committee on Land Bill | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR RONALD ARCULLI | Madam President, with your consent, I wish to address the Council on the deliberations of the Bills Committee on Land Bill of which I was elected Chairman. The objects of the Bill are apparent from its title. Whilst fully supporting the policy intent of the Bill to facilitate private sector participation in expediting... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr IP Kwok-him will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill 1998. Mr IP Kwok-him. Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill 1998 | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR IP KWOK-HIM | Madam President, I present the report as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill 1998. Since the report has detailed the deliberations of the Bills Committee, I will only highlight the main points of our deliberations. The Bill seeks to amend the Inland Revenue Ordinance so as to implement the proposals... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Eric LI will address this Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill 1998. Mr Eric LI. Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR ERIC LI | Madam President, as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue Bill 1998, I hereby report to this Council the major results of the deliberations of the Bills Committee. The Inland Revenue Bill 1998 seeks to implement, with effect from the year of assessment commencing on 1 April 1998, the proposals in relat... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr Eric LI will address the Council on the Report of the Bills Committee on Stamp Duty Bill 1998. Mr Eric LI. Report of the Bills Committee on Stamp Duty Bill 1998 Mr Eric LI : Madam President, as Chairman of the Bills Committee, I would hereby report the main deliberations of the Bills Committee. The Stamp Duty ... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr CHAN Wing-chan, Mrs Selina CHOW, Mr WONG Siu- yee and the Secretary for Economic Services will separately address this Council on the following three pieces of subsidiary legislation which were laid on the table of the Council on 4 and 11 March respectively: the Public Health Regulation 1998, the Food Business ... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MR CHAN WING-CHAN | Madam President, these three pieces of subsidiary legislation have been formulated to prevent the recurrence of avian flu. They empower the authorities concerned to implement segregation policy on live chickens, including pigeons and quails, and web-footed water birds, including live ducks at retail outlets and market ... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mrs Selina CHOW. | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
MRS SELINA CHOW | Madam President, the avian flu which broke out a month ago has aroused the community's concern over public health and exposed problems stemming from the slaughtering and handling of poultry for consumption. In the interest of public health, I fully support that there is the need for the Government to segregate the hand... | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
PRESIDENT | Mr WONG Siu-yee. | 1998-04-07 | 97-98 |
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Hong Kong Legislative Council Transcriptions (1985-2025)
Transcripts of Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) meetings from 1985 to 2025. All speeches are provided in English (from direct transcriptions or translation from Cantonese). Read more about the Legislative Council here (Wikipedia).
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= Key Statistics =
- Number of records: 813,034
- Date range: 30th October 1985 to 26th June 2025
- Number of LegCo meetings: 1889
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= Dataset Details =
speaker: Name of the speaker.text: Speech, recorded verbatim, by the speaker.date: Date of the LegCo meeting.legislative-year: Legislative year of the particular meeting (e.g. the19-20year runs from Oct 2019 to Jul 2020).
If you face any issues (with formatting, consistency, missing data, etc.), feel free to contact me at: york.ng@mail.utoronto.ca / york.ng@mail.mcgill.ca
Data is sourced directly from the Legislative Council's Official Records of Proceedings, to whom copyright ownership belongs. See here for details.
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