A 02/03-12

Legislative Council

Agenda


Wednesday 18 December 2002 at 2:30 pm

I. Tabling of Papers

Subsidiary Legislation / Instruments L.N. No.
1. Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules209/2002
2. Securities and Futures (Keeping of Records) Rules210/2002
3. Securities and Futures (Accounts and Audit) Rules211/2002
4. Securities and Futures (Contract Notes, Statements of Account and Receipts) Rules212/2002
5. Securities and Futures (Short Selling and Securities Borrowing and Lending (Miscellaneous)) Rules213/2002
6. Securities and Futures (Licensing and Registration)(Information) Rules214/2002
7. Securities and Futures (Investor Compensation ── Claims) Rules215/2002
8. Securities and Futures (Miscellaneous) Rules216/2002
9. Securities and Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules217/2002
10. Securities and Futures (Price Stabilizing) Rules218/2002
11. Securities and Futures (Disclosure of Interests ── Securities Borrowing and Lending) Rules219/2002
12. Securities and Futures (Contracts Limits and Reportable Positions) Rules220/2002
13. Securities and Futures (Levy) Order221/2002
14. Securities and Futures (Levy) Rules222/2002
15. Securities and Futures (Investor Compensation ── Levy) Rules223/2002
16. Securities and Futures (Investor Compensation ── Compensation Limits) Rules224/2002
17. Securities and Futures (Transfer of Functions ── Investor Compensation Company) Order225/2002
18. Securities and Futures Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 10) Order 2002226/2002
19. Securities and Futures (Transfer of Functions ── Stock Exchange Company) Order227/2002
20. Securities and Futures (Fees) Rules228/2002
21. Securities and Futures (Disclosure of Interests ── Exclusions) Regulation229/2002
22. Securities and Futures (Offences and Penalties) Regulation230/2002
23. Securities and Futures Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 8) Order 2002231/2002
24. Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2001 (L.N. 148 of 2001) (Commencement) Notice 2002232/2002
25. Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Chemical Residues) Regulation (Cap. 139 sub.leg.) (Commencement) Notice 2002233/2002


Other Papers

1. No.39 - Report on the Administration of the Fire Services Department Welfare Fund, together with the Director of Audit's Report and Audited Statement of Accounts, for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, in the absence of Secretary for Security)

2. No.40 - Report by the Board of Governors of The Prince Philip Dental Hospital for the period from 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food)

3. No.41 - Report of the Chinese Temples Committee on the administration of the Chinese Temples Fund for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Home Affairs)

4. No.42 - Report of the Chinese Temples Committee on the administration of the General Chinese Charities Fund for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Home Affairs)

5. No.43 - The Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund Trustee's Report for the period from 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Home Affairs)

6. No.44 - Grantham Scholarships Fund Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Home Affairs)

7. No.45 - Report by the Commissioner of Correctional Services of Hong Kong Incorporated on the Administration of the Correctional Services Department Welfare Fund for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, in the absence of Secretary for Security)

8. No.46 - Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong Annual Report 2001-2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Home Affairs)

9. No.47 - Hong Kong Housing Authority Annual Report 2001/2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands)

10. No.48 - Hong Kong Housing Authority Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands)

11. No.49 - The Accounts of the Lotteries Fund 2001-02
(to be presented by Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury)

12. No.50 - Forty-first Annual Report on the Social Work Training Fund by the Trustee of the Fund for the year ended 31 March 2002
(to be presented by Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food)

13. Report of the Bills Committee on Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)(Amendment) Bill 2001
(to be presented by Hon James TO, member of the Bills Committee)

14. Report of the Bills Committee on Electoral Provisions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002
(to be presented by Hon IP Kwok-him, Chairman of the Bills Committee)

II. Questions

1. Hon Mrs Selina CHOW to ask: (Translation)

Last month, the authorities approved the renewal of the domestic free television programme services licences of Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited, and decided to allow the two licensees to broadcast non-English non-Cantonese programmes on the English channels for two consecutive hours during prime-time (i.e. from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.) once weekly. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the detailed justifications for allowring the two licensees to broadcast non-English non-Cantonese programmes on the English channels during prime-time; and

    (b) whether it has included conditions in the renewed licences for the purpose of improving the quality of the programmes on the English channels; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology

2. Hon CHAN Yuen-han to ask: (Translation)

Regarding the persistent rise in the number and percentage of self-employed persons in the working population over the past two years, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) whether it will consider compiling cohort statistics on self-employed persons by items relating to their age, income, educational attainment, trades and job positions etc., and releasing such statistics on a regular basis; if it will, of the start time for that; if not, the reasons for that;

    (b) whether it will consider collecting relevant information on these people prior to their becoming self-employed, including the labour force categories (i.e. "employer", "employee" and "unemployed" etc.) they belonged, and the trades and job positions they held; and

    (c) given that self-employed persons are not entitled to statutory rights and benefits applicable to employees and various types of employee compensation, and as quite a large number of them do not have stable income, whether it will review the existing labour and social policies with a view to providing them with appropriate protection?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Economic Development and Labour

3. Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong to ask: (Translation)

At present, travel subsidy is provided to students who reside beyond 10 minutes' walking distance from school and travel to school by public transport, subject to their families passing the means test. The subsidy scheme is divided into Student Travel Subsidy Scheme ("STSS") and Cross-net Travel Subsidy Scheme ("CTSS"). STSS is applicable to students aged 12 or above, and the rate of allowance is equal to the whole or half of the travelling expenses required for school trips. CTSS is applicable to primary school pupils who are below 12 and residing in a district outside the school net in which the school is located, and the rate of allowance is equal to half of the travelling expenses concerned. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the contents of the amendment proposals regarding the travel subsidy schemes made by the Student Financial Assistance Agency or the Education Department to the Education and Manpower Bureau in the past three financial years; and the follow-up actions taken by the Administration;

    (b) whether it plans to standardize the level of subsidy for both schemes; if not, the reasons for that; and

    (c) whether it plans to abolish the stipulation that only cross-net students are eligible to apply for CTSS, or to re-demarcate the primary school nets on the basis of the average time needed for the home-to-school trips; if not, the rationale for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Education and Manpower

4. Hon LAU Kong-wah to ask: (Translation)

Regarding the proposal for the two railway corporations to offer interchange concessions to their passengers, will the Government inform this Council whether:
    (a) it knows the reasons for the two railway corporations' decision to not implement the proposal, following their discussions;

    (b) it will re-examine the proposal together with the two railway corporations; and

    (c) it has assessed if a merger of the two railway corporations will provide more room for the provision of interchange or other fare concessions to passengers; if it has, of the result of the assessment?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

5. Hon LAU Ping-cheung to ask: (Translation)

It is learnt that the Transport Department ("TD") has handed over the maintenance responsibilities for traffic lights to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department ("EMSD"). However, since last year, EMSD has contracted out the maintenance of traffic lights in some districts to private contractors, and it is stated in the service contracts that repair services are to be provided daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. only. Consequently, in the event of traffic signal failures in these districts outside the specified hours, police officers often have to be deployed to the scenes to direct traffic until repairs are completed. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of:
    (a) the value-added services provided by EMSD in the maintenance of traffic lights, and the reasons for TD not contracting out such maintenance works directly;

    (b) the reasons for requiring the contractors to provide services from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily only rather than round the clock, and the arrangements for carrying out repairs outside these hours; and

    (c) the number of working hours of police officers deployed to direct traffic at the scenes of traffic signal failures in the past three years, whether there has been an increase in the police's working hours in this aspect since the contracting out of traffic light maintenance by EMSD, and whether it has evaluated the cost-effectiveness of deploying police officers to direct traffic all through the night at the locations of defective traffic signals?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

6. Hon Bernard CHAN to ask: (Translation)

This Council passed a motion in January last year to urge the Government to study the necessity for and feasibility of designating more public places as no-smoking areas. Subsequently in June last year, the Administration released a consultation document on the proposed legislative amendments to the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance, which included proposals to designate all public indoor premises and indoor workplaces as no-smoking areas. In this regard, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the specific measures taken with regard to the extension of no-smoking areas since the passing of the said motion, and their effectiveness;

    (b) whether it will defer the implementation of the proposal to designate all public indoor premises as no-smoking areas; if it will, of the reasons; and

    (c) whether it will implement as soon as possible the proposal to designate all indoor workplaces as no-smoking areas; if it will, of the details; if not, the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

*7. Hon LEE Cheuk-yan to ask: (Translation)

Regarding the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions ("Appeal Board") established under the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245), will the Government inform this Council of:
    (a) the background of each of the members currently serving on the Appeal Board and the other public offices held by them respectively;

    (b) the criteria adopted by the Chief Executive for appointing members to the Appeal Board; and

    (c) the measures to ensure that members of the Appeal Board have full understanding of the Public Order Ordinance, the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
(in the absence of Secretary for Security)


*8. Hon CHAN Kwok-keung to ask: (Translation)

It has been reported that a few hundred taxi drivers went on strike in protest at the taxi rank at the airport late last month because they were aggrieved that operators of illegal hire car service were touting passengers in the arrival hall at the airport, and were seriously affecting their business. In connection with the Police's efforts in combating illegal operation of car hiring, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the respective numbers of complaints received and prosecutions instituted by the Police in relation to such illegal activities, as well as the number of persons convicted over the past three years, together with a breakdown by the location where the crime was committed;

    (b) of the estimated number of people engaging in such illegal activities and the locations where these drivers usually tout passengers; and

    (c) how the Police investigate and clamp down on such illegal activities?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

*9. Hon Eric LI to ask: (Translation)

Regarding the road excavation works on the pavements along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui district which were in progress in the first ten months of this year, will the Government inform this Council of:
    (a) the total number of road sections involved in these works;

    (b) the respective numbers of days within this period on which

    (i)no excavation work was carried out; and

    (ii)more than five works items were carried out at the same time;

    (c) the largest number of works items carried out at the same time on a single day; and

    (d) the measures it has put in place to minimize the inconvenience caused by these works to the businesses and pedestrians?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

*10. Hon James TO to ask: (Translation)

At present, members of the public who wish to use the Central Government Offices ("CGO") compound for public meetings or public processions have to submit applications in the prescribed form to the Director of Administration at least two full working days prior to the event. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) as it is stipulated in the application form that "seeking permission from other related authorities where the activity so required", of the meaning of "so required", and the relevant procedure for seeking such permission;

    (b) as it is stipulated in the application form that applicants should "agree to abide by the conditions annexed hereto in addition to any other conditions imposed", of the conditions, apart from those stipulated in the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245), to which "any other conditions" refer; and how applicants can be informed of the details of these conditions before submitting their applications;

    (c) as it is stipulated in the annex to the application form that "approval to use the CGO compound for public meetings/processions given may be withdrawn at any time without any prior notice", of the justification for the authority's power to withdraw its approval and the circumstances under which approval will be withdrawn;

    (d) of the practical difficulties the authority has, which render it not possible to give prior notice to applicants in respect of the withdrawal of approval; and

    (e) whether it has considered or will consider implementing similar requirements for public meetings or public processions held within other government premises; if this has been or will be considered, of the details; if not; the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Chief Secretary for Administration

*11. Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung to ask: (Translation)

It was reported that the Administration plans to launch, in conjunction with a political body, a pilot scheme on the separate collection of wet and dry wastes in some housing estates on Island East next February. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the details and the implementation timetable of the scheme;

    (b) whether it has sent open invitations or sent invitation letters to interested parties for participating in the scheme; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and

    (c) of the channels available for non-governmental organizations to participate in the scheme?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

*12. Hon LEUNG Fu-wah to ask: (Translation)

Regarding the two pieces of land, one at Deep Water Bay and the other in Sheung Shui, granted by the Government to The Hong Kong Golf Club at a nominal land premium, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the respective dates when the land leases were signed; whether there are terms in the leases to provide for the early resumption of land by the Administration; if so, of the criteria on which the Administration will base to resume the land; if not, the reasons for that;

    (b) whether the Administration had taken into account the following three factors: the applicant is a non-profit-making body; it adopts a non-discriminatory membership policy; and the application is supported by the Home Affairs Bureau or other relevant policy bureaux, when considering the applications for these land grants; if so, of the conclusions and whether they justified its decision to grant the land; if it has not, the reasons for that;

    (c) whether it knows the respective numbers of accidents of various types that occurred on each of the two pieces of land and the numbers of resultant casualties over the past three years; and

    (d) whether it will, when considering the relevant application for renewing the land grants in the future, take into consideration the number of casualties that occurred there, the membership system adopted and the level of membership fees charged by the Club, or to add a term in the land leases stipulating that the Administration may resume the land basing on these factors; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Home Affairs

*13. Hon LEE Cheuk-yan to ask: (Translation)

Given that the Chief Executive pledged not to cut the rates of the Old Age Allowances under the Social Security Allowance Scheme ("SSAS") when he attended the Question and Answer session of this Council on 10 October this year, will the Government inform this Council whether it plans to adjust the rates of the Disability Allowances, which are also payable under SSAS? Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

*14. Hon CHOY So-yuk to ask: (Translation)

The Administration is currently putting up the site of the former Marine Police Headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui for sale by public tender, and there is a substantial number of trees in the lot. It is stated in the relevant tender document that the developer may not remove or interfere with the trees in the lot, including transplanting, without the prior consent of the authorities. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of:
    (a) the total number of trees in the above lot, as well as the ages and species of such trees; and

    (b) the locations to which the developer will be allowed to transplant the trees, and how it will ensure that the trees will continue to grow after transplanting?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Economic Development and Labour

*15. Hon Albert CHAN to ask: (Translation)

On 22 May this year, I asked a question about the proliferation of Mikania micrantha in Hong Kong. I notice that the situation has been deteriorating instead of being under control, as many plants have withered after being strangled by Mikania micrantha. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the locations and the total area of land affected by Mikania micrantha proliferation, and how the present situation compares with those six and 12 months ago respectively;

    (b) of the names of the country parks affected by Mikania micrantha proliferation and the extent of the damage arising therefrom;

    (c) whether it has measures to encourage land-owners to clear any Mikania micrantha growing on their land, with a view to curbing its proliferation; if it has, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and

    (d) when it will eradicate problem of the proliferation of Mikania micrantha; and whether it has devised active measures to curb the proliferation of the plant; if it has, of the effectiveness of these measures; if not, the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

*16. Hon SIN Chung-kai to ask: (Translation)

According to the timetable for opening up the service industries committed by China on its accession to the World Trade Organization, the telecommunications service industry (including the information technology ("IT") service industry) in the Mainland will gradually be opened up to foreign investments in the coming six years. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council whether:
    (a) it has evaluated the impact on the relevant sectors in Hong Kong of the opening up of the telecommunications service industry by the Mainland authorities, and the competitiveness of the local sectors concerned and the overseas enterprises in the Mainland market; if it has, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and

    (b) it has formulated policies and specific measures to assist the local telecommunications and IT sectors in developing the Mainland market; if it has, of the details; if not, the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology

*17. Hon LAU Kong-wah to ask: (Translation)

It was reported that a recent research report in Britain had pointed out for the first time that excessive intake of salt for children and babies might increase their chances of developing high blood pressure in the future, and the report had also recommended the maximum amounts of daily intake of salt for children and new-born babies. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council whether:
    (a) it has studied the said research report; if so, whether it plans to promote such recommended amounts of intake among the people of Hong Kong;

    (b) the Student Health Service provided by the Department of Health includes measuring blood pressure for students; if so, of the relevant results in the past three years, together with a breakdown by age; and

    (c) it will strengthen civic education to remind parents of the need to maintain a healthy diet for their children?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

*18. Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai to ask: (Translation)

It was reported that some cleansing contractors of public housing estates had been found to have dumped at landfills the recyclable wastes segregated by residents for disposal, instead of transferring them to waste collectors. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) whether the cleansing contracts provide for the transfer of segregated recyclable wastes to waste collectors and the penalties for failure to do so;

    (b) of the number of cleansing contractors who were found to have failed to transfer segregated recyclable wastes to waste collectors in the past three years, as well as the penalties imposed on them; and

    (c) whether it has measures to tighten up the monitoring of these contractors to ensure that segregated recyclable wastes will be transferred to waste collectors; if so, of the details?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

*19. Hon Emily LAU to ask: (Translation)

On 1 August this year, the Hospital Authority ("HA") issued a letter of consent to each of its staff members for them to sign to give consent to follow the civil service pay reduction with effect from 1 October. It was reported that among the 50 000 odd staff, 99.9% replied that they accepted salary reduction while only about 50 staff members did not reply. In this connection, will the Executive Authorities inform this Council:
    (a) whether they know the number of meetings HA held with its staff or staff representatives to explain the relevant arrangements and persuade them to accept the salary reduction;

    (b) whether they know HA's arrangements for those staff who refused to accept salary reduction; and

    (c) given that HA has obtained the consent of the vast majority of its staff for salary reduction through the above arrangement, whether, when implementing civil service pay reduction in the future, the authorities will consider allowing civil servants a choice between accepting or rejecting salary reduction, so as to avoid taking the legislative approach; if not, of the reasons for that?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for the Civil Service

*20. Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong to ask: (Translation)

At present, patients who cannot afford the charges for public hospitals medical services may apply to medical social workers ("MSWs") in hospitals for fee remission. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
    (a) of the vetting and approval process for such applications, the average time required for each case, and the party responsible for making the final decisions;

    (b) in respect of the past three financial years, of

    (i)the number of applications each year;

    (ii)the number of MSWs responsible for processing these applications each year;(iii) the average administrative cost for processing each case; and(iv) the total number of approved cases, together with a breakdown by the grounds of approval and their respective percentages in the total number of cases; and

    (c) whether it has estimated the number of fee remission applications by patients of the accident and emergency ("A&E") departments in the first twelve months following the introduction of A&E service charge, and how the workload of MSWs in that period will compare to that of the preceding twelve months; if it has, of the details?
Public Officer to reply: Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food

*For written reply.

III. Bills

First Reading
Land Titles Bill

Second Reading (Debate to be adjourned)

Land Titles Bill : Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

Second Reading (Debates to resume), Committee Stage and Third Reading

1. Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)(Amendment) Bill 2001:Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

2. Electoral Provisions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002:Secretary for Constitutional Affairs


IV. Motions
  1. Proposed resolution under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
    Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology to move the following motion:


    2. RESOLVED that the Patents(General)(Amendment)(No. 2)Rules 2002, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 157 of 2002 and laid on the table of the Legislative Council on 30 October 2002, be repealed.

  2. Proposed resolution under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance
    Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food to move the following motion:


    3. RESOLVED that -

    (a) the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment)(No. 5) Regulation 2002; and

    (b) the Poisons List (Amendment)(No. 5) Regulation 2002,

    made by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board on 25 November 2002, be approved.

    (The two Regulations have been issued on 28 November 2002under LC Paper No. CB(3) 179/02-03)

  • Proposed resolution under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

    Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food to move the following motion:
    • RESOLVED that the Chinese Medicines Regulation, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 160 of 2002 and laid on the table of the Legislative Council on 6 November 2002, be amended in the Chinese text -



  • Proposed resolution under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

    Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food to move the following motion:


    • RESOLVED that the Chinese Medicines Traders (Regulatory) Regulation, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 161 of 2002 and laid on the table of the Legislative Council on 6 November 2002, be amended -

      (a) in section 5(3)(c)(i), by repealing ", any representations or any statement in mitigation" and substituting "or any representations";

      (b) in section 6 -

      (i)in subsection (3), by adding ", either of its own motion or at the request of the defendant," after "may";

      (ii)in subsection (4)(c), by repealing ", representations or statement in mitigation" and substituting "or representations";

      (iii)in subsections (5) and (6), by repealing ", representations and statement in mitigation" and substituting "and representations";

      (c) in section 7 -

      (i)in subsection (3)(c), by repealing "a summary of";

      (ii)in subsection (4)(a), by repealing ", representations or statement in mitigation" and substituting "or representations";

      (d) in section 10 -

      (i)by renumbering it as section 10(1);

      (ii)in subsection (1)(e), by repealing ", representations or statement in mitigation" and substituting "or representations";

      (iii)by adding - "(2) The Board secretary shall furnish to the defendant, before the meeting, copies of all documents, statements and reports to be put before the Board under subsection (1)(f).";

      (e) in section 11(1), by adding ", either of its own motion or at the request of the defendant," after "may".

  • Proposed resolution under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance


    • Secretary for Constitutional Affairs to move the motion in the Appendix. V. Members' Motions
    1. Proposed resolution under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

      Hon Mrs Selina CHOW to move the following motion:


      2. RESOLVED that in relation to the -

      (a) Appeal Board on Closure Orders (Immediate Health Hazard) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 200 of 2002;

      (b) Securities and Futures (Client Securities) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 201 of 2002;

      (c) Securities and Futures (Client Money) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 202 of 2002;

      (d) Securities and Futures (Associated Entities - Notice) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 203 of 2002;

      (e) Companies Ordinance (Exemption of Companies and Prospectuses from Compliance with Provisions) (Amendment) Notice 2002, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 204 of 2002;

      (f) Securities and Futures (Registration of Appeals Tribunal Orders) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 205 of 2002;

      (g) Securities and Futures (Registration of Market Misconduct Tribunal Orders) Rules, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 206 of 2002; and

      (h) Securities and Futures (Collective Investment Schemes) Notice, published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 207 of 2002,

      and laid on the table of the Legislative Council on 11 December 2002, the period for amending subsidiary legislation referred to in section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) be extended under section 34(4) of that Ordinance to the meeting of 12 February 2003.

  • Culture and Heritage Commission Consultation Paper 2002

    Hon MA Fung-kwok:
    •  (Translation)

    That this Council notes the Culture and Heritage Commission Consultation Paper 2002.

    Public Officer to attend : Secretary for Home Affairs

  • Implementing the International Labour Convention

    Hon LEE Cheuk-yan:
    • (Translation)

    That, although the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has, for five times, requested the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to put in place, in accordance with the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention (International Labour Convention No. 98), objective procedures for determining the representative status of trade unions for the purpose of facilitating and promoting collective bargaining, the Government has so far not taken any concrete actions in response, this Council urges the Government to respect the ILO's interpretation of the International Labour Convention and expeditiously implement the Committee's recommendation.

    Public Officer to attend : Secretary for Economic Development and Labour Clerk to the Legislative Council