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October 2006	11^*	12^*	18 & 19	25, 26 & 27⁺
November 2006	1	8	15	22	29
December 2006	6	13	20
January 2007	10	11^*	17	24	31
February 2007	7	28⁺
March 2007	7	14	28 & 29⁺
April 2007	18⁺	25
May 2007	2	3^*	9	16	23	30
June 2007	6, 7 & 8	13 & 14	20	27
July 2007	4	5^*	11 & 12

^{* No questions will be scheduled for such meetings.
+ No oral questions will be scheduled for such meetings.}

	List of Questions as grouped by :	meeting dates / Members' names / replying officials
	List on the numbers of Questions and Supplementaries asked by individual Members

Council meeting on 18.10.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHAN Yuen-han	Procurement of drugs by public hospitals	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAM Kin-fung, Jeffrey	Personalized Vehicle Registration Marks Scheme	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Plans allowing contract or temporary staff to transfer to permanent establishment	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	Margaret NG	Taxi drivers offering fare discounts	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Ngong Ping 360 cable car	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	KWOK Ka-ki	Mental Health Policy	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Use of "worn-out" tyres in container trucks	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Corporal punishment	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Chief Executive giving directions to statutory bodies	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Health care professions not requiring registration	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Vehicular speed limit for certain sections of South Lantao Road	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Luminosity of street lights	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Drug abuse	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Directing traffic by building attendants or security personnel of private buildings	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Health services for women	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Review of policy portfolios of various bureaux	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Public access to reports submitted by public-funded committees	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Placement of ovitrap for mosquito surveillance	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Curbing the spread of AIDS	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Regulation of Open Network Access for Third Generation mobile services	Reply

Council meeting on 25.10.2006

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Operation of LPG filling stations	Reply
Q. 2 (Written)	Margaret NG	Legislation on management of public records	Reply
Q. 3 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Operation and safety of skyrail	Reply
Q. 4 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 5 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Functions and status of the Hong Kong Medical Council	Reply
Q. 6 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Privacy protection for data in cellular phones	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Cleanliness of refuse collection vehicles	Reply
Q. 8	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Statistics on eco-buildings	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Regulation of oil prices	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	Co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangzhou in financial affairs	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Mainland under-age girls engaging in prostitution in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Separation of prescribing from dispensing of drugs	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Promotion of breast-feeding of babies	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Drug-resistant tuberculosis cases	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	IT education strategy	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Regulating the dissemination on the Internet of remarks advocating terrorist attacks or threatening public safety	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Working hours of doctors in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 18	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Operation of pedestrian traffic lights	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Sex offences against children under the age of 16	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Promoting the purchase of vehicles with low emissions and high fuel efficiency	Reply

Council meeting on 1.11.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Regulation on the spraying of insecticide	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Impact of implementing five-day work week on the canteens in government office buildings	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Proposal to introduce a goods and services tax	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LEONG Kah-kit, Alan	Moratorium to restrict building development in Mid-Levels	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Home Ownership Scheme buildings in a dilapidated state	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHOY So-yuk	Measures to promote green buildings	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Outstanding projects of the former Municipal Councils	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Safety of cosmetic products	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Languages used in university lectures	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Medical services for residents in Tseung Kwan O	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Quality of water used for keeping live seafood	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Protection of privacy of doctors	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	LRT passengers falling onto railway tracks	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Review on local access charges	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Review of dual filing system	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Implementation of a five-day work week	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	English language education in primary schools	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Setting up of smoking rooms	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Smart identity cards replacement exercise for the elderly people	Reply

Council meeting on 8.11.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Acquisition of assets and shares in a listed telecommunication company	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	WONG Ting-kwong	Use of factory buildings	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	TAM Heung-man	Protection of consumers' rights and interests	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	TO Kun-sun, James	Trial of criminal cases in the Mainland involving crime committed in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	YEUNG Sum	Hospital Authority Drug Formulary	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Regulation of performances in pedestrian precincts	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Replacement of government vehicles with vehicles of lower emission levels	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Regulation of Colonic Hydrotherapy	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Assistance for children with Down's Syndrome and handicapped children	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Civil servants taken up employment after retirement	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	CLP's tariff structure for domestic customers	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	Margaret NG	Management and preservation of records of the Government and statutory bodies	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Employment service of the Labour Department	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Cross-boundary bus service between Tsing Yi and Huanggang	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Cremation service for pets	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Psychiatric services in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Internationally recognized IT certification	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Promotion of family-friendly measures	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Electronic Road Pricing Feasibility Study	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Provision of air conditioning for venues in community halls and community centres	Reply

Council meeting on 15.11.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Regulation of private columbaria	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Fatal traffic accidents	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Prevention and fighting of hill fire	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	WONG Yung-kan	Development of tourist attractions	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Work of the Hong Kong Tourism Board	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Illegal structures on the rooftop of factory buildings	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Issuance of Closed Area Permits to new residents in Sha Tau Kok	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Defaults on payment of wages and MPF contributions by employers in the construction industry	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Green roof-tops	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Default in payment of hospital charges by Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Regulatory framework for the deployment of broadband wireless access technologies and services	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	The principles adopted in drawing up the annual budget	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Recent purchase of large saloon cars by the Government	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Children of Chinese nationality born to non-residents in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Strive for valuable cultural or natural heritage in Hong Kong to be inscribed on the World Heritage List	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Submission of Master Layout Plans for approval by the Director of Lands	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Video displays and glass panels overhanging from buildings	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Sea burials	Reply

Council meeting on 22.11.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	TSANG Yok-sing	Supply and demand of student hostel places at various universities	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAM Wai-keung, Daniel	Pilot schemes under the new nature conservation policy	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Abuse of drugs by adolescents	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Oil leakage by power plants	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	SIN Chung-kai	Investment income from Foreign Exchange Fund	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Juvenile crimes and the problem of youth gangs	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Monitoring the conduct within various industries	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LAU Chin-shek	Removal of existing roadside publicity materials during elections	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Communication channels between LegCo Members returned by functional constituencies and their electors	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Review on the excessive interest rates under the Money Lenders Ordinance	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Registration of and validation tests for construction workers	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Illegal conversions in factory buildings for residential purposes	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Regulation of emissions from franchised buses	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of baby-sitting and breast-feeding rooms in public places	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Smuggling of petrol by cross-boundary trucks	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Planting of trees in country parks	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Provision of escalators leading directly to the ground level at all MTR entrances/exits	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Regulation of the travel industry	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Youth Ambassador Against Internet Piracy Scheme	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Compensation for employees suffering from mesothelioma	Reply

Council meeting on 29.11.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	TONG Ka-wah, Ronny	The Chief Executive and principal officials attending programmes of RTHK	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Charging mode of fixed telephone services	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Long-term travel support for low-income earners	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Green procurement policy of government departments	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	TAM Heung-man	Measures to tackle road traffic noise	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	TO Kun-sun, James	Assisting divorcees in applying for public housing units	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAM Wai-keung, Daniel	Provision of leisure and cultural services facilities in rural villages	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Implementation of air traffic control by the authorities of nearby airports	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Regulation of the contents of television programmes broadcast on mobile phones	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	Manpower on scientific research and development	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Tax on plastic bags	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Financial information of KCRC	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Nuisances caused by diesel locomotives	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Safety of eggs	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Early diagnosis of breast cancer and cervical cancer	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Establishment of a Commission on Children	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Proposal to demolish a section of the Eastern Corridor	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Composition of registration boards and councils for health care professions	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Helping the disadvantaged groups to overcome the digital divide	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Elderly people waiting for subsidized places in residential care homes for the elderly	Reply

Council meeting on 6.12.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LAU Wong-fat	Human myiasis cases	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LI Kwok-ying	Smuggling of hazardous chemicals by train	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEE Wing-tat	Granting of sites by way of private treaty	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	KWOK Ka-ki	Impact of Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong on the population policy	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	YEUNG Sum	Small class teaching scheme	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Impact of the education voucher system on the remuneration of kindergarten teachers	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	WONG Yung-kan	Accidents relating to river trade vessels	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Elderly health centres under the Department of Health	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Gender benchmark for the composition of advisory bodies	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Use of accessories to instantly re-transmit signals of TV programmes	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	Development of a logistics park on Lantau Island	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Automatic phone appointment service in general out-patient clinics	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Management of monuments and historical buildings	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Classifying historical buildings	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Default payment of MPF contributions by employers	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Gambling activities on premises of clansmen associations	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Information security	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Collection of rates	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Indecent assault cases on public transport	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Resignation of independent non-executive directors of listed companies	Reply

Council meeting on 13.12.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	WONG Kwok-hing	Management of Fu Shan Crematorium and Kwai Chung Crematorium	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	The loss of marine sand at Cheung Sha Beach	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	TSANG Yok-sing	Rollout of digital terrestrial broadcasting services	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHOY So-yuk	Trimming of trees	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	New Dawn Project implemented by SWD	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Regulation on transportation of large goods	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	District and rural minor works	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHAN Yuen-han	Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Education for ethnic minority children	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	Margaret NG	Contingency plan for rabies outbreak	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Handling of an old train compartment	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Regulation of practices in selling television subscription services	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Air pollution caused by vessels	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	International exhibitions organized by private organizations	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Incidents relating to the use of surgical tools not thoroughly sterilized	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Regulation on charges for bank services	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Abandoned babies born to Mainland women in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Psychiatric services in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Hong Kong WinterFest organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Financial security for the elderly	Reply

Council meeting on 20.12.2006

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Duty arrangement for franchised bus drivers	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LUI Ming-wah	Air pollution indices	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	TAM Yiu-chung	Measures to improve air ventilation in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LAM Wai-keung, Daniel	Road safety in villages	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	WONG Yung-kan	Nuisances caused by wild pigs	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Chemical residues in fruits and vegetables	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Air Quality Objectives	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	MA Lik	Food safety of food imported from places other than the Mainland	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Disciplinary proceedings in respect of civil servants	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Installation of vapour recovery systems for the petrol dispensers in petrol filling stations	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Safety of sauna rooms in clubhouses of private housing estates	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Notification mechanism between Hong Kong and the Mainland for information on persons convicted in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Point system for issuance, revocation and renewal of liquor licence	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Code of Practice for the Keeping of Dogs on Construction Sites in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Medical centres in the shopping centres managed by The Link Management Limited	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Operation of the cross-boundary Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Medical services for pregnant women	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Incidents of objects being thrown from a height in public housing estates	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Cross-media ownership restrictions	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Transfer of funds to the General Revenue Account	Reply

Council meeting on 10.1.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LEUNG Kwan-yuen, Andrew	Promoting Hong Kong as an international exhibition centre	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Formulating housing policies for the elderly to provide public housing estates which cater for their needs and safety of the elderly	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LAU Wong-fat	Deception cases on the street	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	General out-patient service of the Hospital Authority	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LUI Ming-wah	Desalination	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	WONG Ting-kwong	Construction of a third air cargo terminal	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	WONG Kwok-hing	Registration of lift and escalator mechanics as skilled workers	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	The sizes of licensed general restaurants	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	KWONG Chi-kin	Security of post offices providing PayThruPost service	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHAN Kam-lam	Tendering for cross-boundary disposal of public fill	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEE Cheuk-yan	Eligibility of companies with previous labour law convictions for participating in government service contract tenders	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	MA Lik	Noise nuisances caused by vessels	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Coverage of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LAM Wai-keung, Daniel	Road improvement projects on Lantau Island	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Pilot scheme on public-private partnership	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Food safety of food containing hormones	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Public consultation on options to widen the tax base	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHAN Yuen-han	The proposal to build a natural gas station in Tai A Chau	Reply

Council meeting on 17.1.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	Howard YOUNG	Proposed merger of the Broadcasting Authority and Office of Telecommunications Authority	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LEONG Kah-kit, Alan	Requirements on the provision of sanitary fitments in public places	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	CHAN Yuen-han	Assistance for persons in need during cold spells	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Provisions in the Basic Law relating to the disposal of property and commercial transactions	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Avoidance of conflict of interests by principal officials	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LEUNG Kwan-yuen, Andrew	Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	Land use planning for agricultural land	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	MA Lik	Marketing costs for the sale of surplus Home Ownership Scheme flats	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	Counterfeit RMB banknotes	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Operation of public swimming pools in winter months	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Internet content rating system	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Regulation of oil prices	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Rent arrears among PRH tenants	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Issue of paper greeting cards by government departments	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Tree preservation clauses in leases of private lands	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Turnover of nurses in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Chemical Waste Treatment Centre	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Travel support to the low-income earners and the unemployed	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Extension of service hours of Hospital Authority's general out-patient clinics	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Village vehicles	Reply

Council meeting on 24.1.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Operation of the Hong Kong Wetland Park	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAU Kin-kee, Miriam	Accuracy of fuel dispensers at fuel stations and enforcement of the Weights and Measures Ordinance	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEE Wing-tat	A video forum jointly organized by community groups in Hong Kong and Taiwan	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Defect rectification and maintenance works for HOS flats to be sold	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Development of the post-2008 electricity market	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Indoor air quality	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHAN Yuen-han	Territory-wide Wi-Fi network	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	Leisure and cultural services facilities in rural areas	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	MA Lik	Constructing an Eco-park in Tuen Man	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Hong Kong's external telecommunication links	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	WONG Ting-kwong	Promoting international exhibitions	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Environmental concern of the computer replacement trend	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Passenger fuel surcharge levied by airline operators	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Demolition of the old Star Ferry Terminal Clock Tower	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Crackdown on illegal motor racing	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Cost effectiveness of additional provisions for the Hong Kong Tourism Board	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Arrest of women suspected of engaging in prostitution	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Functions, composition and structure of the Medical Council of Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Childhood immunization programmes	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Drug rehabilitation services for young people	Reply

Council meeting on 31.1.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	'EatSmart@school.hk' campaign	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Health risk of food containing artificial trans fats	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LAM Kin-fung, Jeffrey	Registration of diesel private cars and hydrogen-fuelled environmentally-friendly vehicles	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHOY So-yuk	Child abuse cases	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	TSANG Yok-sing	Health risk of cosmetic contact lens	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	TAM Heung-man	Disability Allowance and Old Age Allowance	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	Abraham SHEK	Delivery of leisure and cultural services priority projects	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Import and sale of Nostoc flagelliforme, i.e. hair moss	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Supply of private housing land and private residential units	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Statistics on primary and secondary school students	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Pollution caused by dismantling used pachinko machines	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Subvented arts organizations	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Reduction of hospital beds in Tseung Kwan O Hospital	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Manpower situation of the IT sector	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Nuisances caused by light emitted from advertising light boxes	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Impact of telecommunications service breakdown on SMEs	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2007	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Occupational safety of supermarket staff	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Crimes committed by foreign domestic helpers	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Handling of complaints about water seepage problems in private residential premises	Reply

Council meeting on 7.2.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Proposal to build a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal on Tai A Chau	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAU Kin-kee, Miriam	Enhancing primary and secondary school students' knowledge of law	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Tenancy arrangements of the Link	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	The work and operation of the Urban Renewal Authority	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Ability of buildings to withstand earthquakes	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	YEUNG Sum	Hong Kong Institute of Education's campaign for being granted the title of a university	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAM Kin-fung, Jeffrey	Economic freedom and competitiveness of Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Health services for Tseung Kwan O residents	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Difficulties caused to some civil servants upon implementation of five-day work week	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Conservation of wetlands by the KCRC	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Giving notices of work injury accidents by employers	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	CHENG Jinghan, Albert	Road safety of pedestrians using mobile phones or other telecommunications equipment while crossing roads	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Management of municipal solid waste	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Unauthorized residents' bus services	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Development of wireless Internet access network	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Auctioning of sites of Government properties	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Conversion of red public light buses to green public light buses	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Regulation of the travel industry	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Promoting organic diet	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Livelihood protection for professional athletes	Reply

Council meeting on 28.2.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Written)	LEONG Kah-kit, Alan	Screen-like buildings	Reply
Q. 2 (Written)	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Driver Improvement Scheme	Reply
Q. 3 (Written)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Seismic resisting capability and wind resisting capability of buildings and underground pipelines	Reply
Q. 4 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Children and youth dropping out of school	Reply
Q. 5 (Written)	WONG Kwok-hing	Job opportunities in remote districts	Reply
Q. 6 (Written)	CHAN Kam-lam	Reception points of inert construction and demolition materials produced in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Immigration clearance time for visitors to Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Provisions prohibiting participation of certain Council members of tertiary institutions in the appointment and removal of Vice-Chancellor/President or Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice President	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHAN Yuen-han	Qualifications of estate agents and salespersons	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Safety of window panes of franchised buses	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Outsourced service contracts awarded by various government departments and the Link Management Limited	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Regulation of tutorial services	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of facilities for the disabled at government venues	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	Bernard CHAN	Education for autistic children	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Enforcement of the Rabies Ordinance	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Health hazards of magnetic fields generated by various apparatus	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Introduction of corrugated cardboard coffins into Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Redevelopment plans for public hospitals	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Landscaping works for slopes	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Use of plastic bags by government departments	Reply

Council meeting on 7.3.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Supply and demand of student hostel places at various universities	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Business Registration Certificate levy rate	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	CHAN Kam-lam	Protecting the interests of consumers who only book air tickets or overseas accommodation through travel agents	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	FANG Kang, Vincent	Open-air bazaars	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LEE Cheuk-yan	Provisions in the Employment Ordinance relating to employment under a continuous contract	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Criminal cases involving taxis and public light buses	Reply
Q. 7 Written)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Regulation of light nuisance	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Train services of the Airport Express	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Appointment of public officer to the Council of Hong Kong Institute of Education	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Proposal to construct a permanent aviation fuel facility in Tuen Mun	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Patients suffering from glaucoma	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Problem of Hong Kong children and youth taking and trafficking drugs in the Mainland	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Transfer of personal data to places outside Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Statistics on prosecution against newspapers and magazines	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Appointment and removal of the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Installation of vapour recovery systems in petrol dispensers of petrol filling stations	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Safety of systems employing electromagnetic radiation	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Obstetrics and gynecology services in public hospitals in Tseung Kwan O	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Assistance to Hong Kong permanent residents holding BN(O) passport in overseas countries	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Assisting women in entering the labour market	Reply

Council meeting on 14.3.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Smart identity cards for various uses	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Universities' granting of honorary doctorates	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Number of publicly-funded first-year first-degree places	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LI Kwok-ying	Obstetrics and gynecology services at the North District Hospital	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Regulation of debt collection agencies	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	WONG Kwok-hing	Safety of supermarkets	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Operation of "shadow taxis"	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Service of the Water Supplies Department	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Unemployment among youth	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Travel Industry Compensation Fund	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Protection of trees	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Migration of Internet Protocol from version 4 to version 6	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Requirements relating to the keeping of dangerous drugs registers	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Cancer cases	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Construction of the Shatin to Central Link	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Food labelling requirement on allergic substances	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Deregistration of pharmaceutical products	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Placing of cages on the streets for collecting used clothes	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Property tax	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Compilation and announcement of the Gini Coefficient	Reply

Council meeting on 28.3.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Written)	YEUNG Sum	Social mobility	Reply
Q. 2 (Written)	LAU Chin-shek	Breakdown of statistics on employment	Reply
Q. 3 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Assault of frontline staff of public hospitals by patients	Reply
Q. 4 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Plot ratios	Reply
Q. 5 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Assistance to tourists who lost their travel documents	Reply
Q. 6 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Maintenance of public transport interchanges	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Provision of public facilities by real estate developers	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Service for the unidentified elderly	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Coverage of government venues by mobile phone service networks	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Performance activities in cultural performance venues in the New Territories	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Operation of stairlifts in public places by disabled persons	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Nuisance caused by users of holiday flats	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Private practice by teaching staff of medical faculties	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Banning tungsten light bulbs	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Manpower of nursing staff in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Restrictions on Mainlanders to study in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Arrangements for marathon	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Nathan Road Road Safety Improvement Plan	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Dissemination of tourism information of Hong Kong to visitors	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Work of the Broadcasting Authority	Reply

Council meeting on 18.4.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Written)	FOK Tsun-ting, Timothy	Redevelopment plan for the former Yaumatei Theatre	Reply
Q. 2 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Regulating the operation of Octopus cards	Reply
Q. 3 (Written)	CHAN, Bernard	Corporate governance	Reply
Q. 4 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Recycling facilities for compact fluorescent lamps	Reply
Q. 5 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Public's access to government records and archival records	Reply
Q. 6 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Road safety at roundabouts	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Learning and teaching with information technology	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Widening of pedestrian crossings	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Breast cancer	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Maintenance problems in public rental housing units prior to their allocation to tenants	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Private practice by teaching staff of medical faculties	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Carcasses of dolphins found in Hong Kong waters	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Proposals for universal suffrage	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Procurement matters relating to government information technology projects	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Operation and maintenance of streetlights	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Institutions responsible for alleviating poverty	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Paternity leave	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Chinese Medicine Information System	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Replacement of water mains	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Use of disposable food containers for lunch by schools	Reply

Council meeting on 25.4.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Handling applications for public meetings and processions	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	SIN Chung-kai	Inspection of candidates' returns on election expenses and donations by the public	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Height restrictions and plot ratio control for new developments	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Fare discounts offered under the bus fare adjustment mechanism	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LEE Cheuk-yan	Means adopted by the Agricultures, Fisheries and Conservation Department for handling surrendered pigs	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LAM Kin-fung, Jeffrey	Abolition of estate duty	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Investment performance of the Mandatory Provident Fund system	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Provision of indoor facilities for the elderly in public rental housing units	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Mainland vessels fishing in Hong Kong waters illegally	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Works contract in respect of public fill	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Sending out tender documents by fax	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Transfer of Hong Kong residents arrested for taking drugs on the Mainland	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Review of portfolios of policy bureaux	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Protection of intellectural property rights of inventors	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Measures to encourage the development of social enterprises	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Assistance for Hong Kong residents working on the Mainland	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Regulation of securities analysts	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Odour nuisance experienced by Tseung Kwan O South residents	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	WONG Kwok-hing	Students crossing the boundary each day for school	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	Maintenance of private streets	Reply

Council meeting on 2.5.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Fare adjustments of public transport	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LEUNG Kwok-hung	Automatic discharge from bankruptcy	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Emissions from vessels	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	TAM Yiu-chung	Prevention of Legionnaires' Disease	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LI Kwok-ying	Retrofitting platform screen doors for MTR stations	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Street lights not put to use	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Outreaching medical services for the elderly persons in residential care homes for the elderly	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHAN, Bernard	Poisoning of dogs	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Operation of cross-boundary heliports	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Consultation statistics of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Collection of service fees on low-balance accounts by banks	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Promotion of breast-feeding of babies	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Protection of personal data	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Testing of products under the Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Emotional health of disciplined services officers	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Refund of rates to tenants of public rental housing	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Determination of minimum allowable wage of foreign domestic helpers	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	New Dawn Project implemented by the Social Welfare Department	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Crackdown on sale of counterfeit goods	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Equipment purchased for the Food Research Laboratory	Reply

Council meeting on 9.5.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Subsidies for further studies undertaken by kindergarten teachers	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	KWOK Ka-ki	Private practice by teaching staff of medical faculties	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	WONG Kwok-hing	Proposal to construct a permanent aviation fuel facility in Tuen Man	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Regulation of undesirable medical advertisements	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	SIN Chung-kai	Remuneration for the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LEE Wing-tat	Governance of statutory bodies	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Application for planning permission for a development project at the water front of Causeway Bay	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Granting of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance to babies born to Mainland women	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Assistance provided to surplus teachers in seeking employment	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Hong Kong Post Circular Service	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Noise barriers along the slip roads of Route No.8	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Transfer of sentenced persons between Hong Kong and the Mainland	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Health of new-born babies	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Employment of ethnic minorities	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Work of the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Red fire ants	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Radio reception in Tuen Mun and Tin Shui Wai	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Handling of stray dogs implanted with microchips	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Editorial independence of RTHK	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Internet portals set up by the Government	Reply

Council meeting on 16.5.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Marriages between Mainlanders and Hong Kong residents	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	CHAN Yuen-han	Recognition of sick leave certificates issued by registered chiropractors	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Services for cancer patients	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHOY So-yuk	Recycling of food containers for lunch of students	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Fire service installations in shopping malls and markets of public housing estates	Reply
Q. 6 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Follow-up to a fire which broke out in a market	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	YEUNG Sum	Powers and procedures for setting and revising fees and charges of public medical services	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Comprehensive planning and engineering review on the Wan Chai Development Phase II	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Problems of dispensing errors by private clinics and medical organizations	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LAU Sau-shing, Patrick	Assessment and conservation of built heritage	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Long-term acting appointments of government employees	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Statistics on Usual Residents	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Energy efficiency of buildings	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Sale arrangements for Home Ownership Scheme flats	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Extension of the footbridge system in Mongkok	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Statistics on doctors in Tuen Mun Hospital	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Use of open source software by small and medium enterprises	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Illegal parking of bicycles and trolleys in public places	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	Preservation of old buildings	Reply

Council meeting on 23.5.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	FANG Kang, Vincent	Rate concessions for tenants in food markets	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	HO Chung-tai, Raymond	Indiscriminate sounding of horns by drivers	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	TSANG Yok-sing	Security in using Wi-Fi facilities	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	TAM Heung-man	Financial position of the Hong Kong Disneyland	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Proposals for implementing universal suffrage	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Implementation of Law Reform Commission's reports relating to children's welfare	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	YEUNG Sum	Children Immunization Programme	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Red fire ants	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Attendance at meetings of statutory and advisory bodies by directors and permanent secretaries of bureaux	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Litigations against tobacco companies	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Drug stores selling products of proprietary Chinese medicine which are spurious or allude to certain trade marks	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Appointment of officials to governance structures of public bodies	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Promoting breast-feeding	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	School Dental Care Service	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Extending the usage of the Octopus system	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Monitoring of the use of the donations received by the University of Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Internship Programme under the Innovation and Technology Fund	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Air quality monitoring stations	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Regulation of liquefied petroleum gas prices at filling stations	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Facilities provided by the Government at its recreation venues	Reply

Council meeting on 30.5.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Regulation of mainland enterprises listed in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LUI Ming-wah	Naming of a new bureau proposed to be set up	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Facilitating communication with the Central Authorities	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Efforts in alleviating poverty	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Development of tourism industry in the New Territories	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Occupational safety	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LAM Wai-keung, Daniel	Vehicular access to Discovery Bay	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Train services of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Remarks made openly by adjudicators of the Obscene Articles Tribunal on articles to be classified	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Information on certain classes of vehicles	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Provision of medical services to Hong Kong people on the Mainland	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Regulation o1f pet cremation services	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Oral health of the public	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Public education on the applicability of existing laws to the Internet	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Treating of animals by the animal management centres under the Agriculture, fisheries and Conservation Department	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Cycling tracks in Tin Shui Wai	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Crimes committed in car parks	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Red fire ants	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Child Assessment Service	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Financial assistance for persons taking self-financing bachelor's degree programmes	Reply

Council meeting on 6.6.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	Howard YOUNG	Russian nationals visiting Hong Kong as tourists	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Conditions of underground drainage facilities	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Enforcement of anti-smoking provisions in no-smoking areas	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Post-2008 regulatory arrangements for the electricity market	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Adjustment of starting salaries of civil servants	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LEE Wing-tat	Military dock in Central Reclamation Phase III	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Use of land of closed primary schools	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	YEUNG Sum	Student intake of primary schools in the next three years	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Signalling systems for railways under the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Theft of metal items in public places	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Control of unauthorized extension of shops	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Regulation of the sale and promotion of body trimming products	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Air pollution caused by vessels	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Usage of income from private practice by teaching staff of medical faculties	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Technology crimes	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Recovery and disposal of compact fluorescent lamps	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Housing for senior citizens	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Development of social enterprises	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Courses attended by officers of Correctional Services Department	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Weight assessment for new-born babies and infants	Reply

Council meeting on 13.6.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Long waiting time for specialist out-patient services at public hospitals	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LAU Wong-fat	Services of the Accident and Emergency departments in public hospitals	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Use of styrofoam and plastic materials for making sacrificial offerings	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	TSANG Yok-sing	Provision of services to young people abusing psychiatric drugs	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	TAM Heung-man	Fund management fees charged by trustees of Mandatory Provident Funds	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHOY So-yuk	Heat stress index	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	KWONG Chi-kin	Rehabilitation support provided for civil servants who have recovered from work-related injuries	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Prevention of leak of public examination questions	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	MA Lik	Provision of one-off grants to live poultry retail workers	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Restriction imposed on civil servants under Civil Service Regulation 1291	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Nuisance caused by activities held outdoors to celebrate HKSAR's 10th Anniversary	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Fung-ying	Work safety at container yards	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Complaints about telecommunications and subscription television services	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	TSANG Yok-sing	Relaying CCTV channels by ground stations in Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Wall effect brought about by buildings	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Adjustment to the salaries of doctors of the Hospital Authority	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Assistance rendered to Hong Kong people on the Mainland	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Traffic accidents in Tseung Kwan O involving bicycles	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Crackdown on the sale of duty-not-paid cigarettes	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Fund management fees charged by trustees of Mandatory Provident Fund	Reply

Council meeting on 20.6.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Training programmes in local public hospital for Mainland nurses	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	TONG Ka-wah, Ronny	Arrangements for public consultation	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LAU Kong-wah	Uniforms for the disciplined services	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHEUNG Hok-ming	Reduction in the coverage of the Frontier Closed Area	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Public consultation on healthcare financing	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Access to Government's information on suicide incidents on MTR tracks	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Curbing the proliferation of Mikania micrantha (also known as the plant killer)	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LI Kwok-po, David	Control over the number of vehicles in Discovery Bay	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Trade off for subvented senior year undergraduate places in universities	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Abuse of elderly persons	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	District football teams	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Applications relating to business licences that involve the Planning Department	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Complaints relating to the Continuing Education Fund	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	Opinion survey on employees' work satisfaction commissioned by the Hospital Authority	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Combating destructive fishing activities	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Liability of posting hyperlinks on the Internet	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Implementation of the Law Reform Commission's reports relating to children's welfare	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Chinese medicine clinics established by the Hospital Authority	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Election of the Chief Executive and all Members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Nuisance caused to neighbours by tenants of public rental housing estates	Reply

Council meeting on 27.6.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	TONG Ka-wah, Ronny	Selection of the Chief Executive and election of all LegCo Members by universal suffrage	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LEE Cheuk-yan	Qualification for candidacy for the Chief Executive to be selected by universal suffrage	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	LEONG Kah-kit, Alan	Green paper on constitutional development	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Pay adjustments for subvented tertiary institutions	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	TO Kun-sun, James	Remarks of a state leader on the constitutional affairs of Hong Kong	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	TAM Yiu-chung	EcoPark in Tuen Mun	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	LI Kwok-po, David	Access to government services on the Internet	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	YEUNG Sum	Heart diseases	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	LAU Wong-fat	Activities held by District Council members and charitable organizations in shopping malls managed by The Link Management Limited	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Private residential care homes for the disabled	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Primary school places from 2013 and onwards	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Illegal poaching activities at Mai Po Nature Reserve	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Safety of major infrastructures	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Medical services in North Lantau	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Drug-resistant bacteria	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Emergency Medicine Wards at public hospitals	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Taxi pooling activities	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki	New Central Harbourfront Urban Design Study	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Provision of forms on government web sites for downloading by public	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	SIN Chung-kai	Updated Information Systems Strategy implemented by the Immigration Department	Reply

Council meeting on 4.7.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	WONG Yu-hong, Philip	Incidence ages of chronic diseases	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	LI Kwok-po, David	Hong Kong as a hedge fund centre	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	Bernard CHAN	Burial at "Gallant Garden"	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	Margaret NG	Policy regarding the breach of the rule of confidentiality by former principal officials	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	TONG Ka-wah, Ronny	Criminal cases involving family violence	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	CHAN Yuen-han	Gini coefficient	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	FANG Kang, Vincent	Smuggling and sale of "illicit cigarettes"	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LEONG Kah-kit, Alan	The problem of refusal to accept bank notes and coins of certain denominations	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Privacy issues faced by Hong Kong companies doing business on the Mainland	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Hospital Authority Drug Formulary	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Smoking in outdoor public places	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	Howard YOUNG	Travel insurance agents	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	TAM Heung-man	Stipulation of "bundled" lease terms by owners	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Performance of Hong Kong Housing Authority's building and maintenance works contractors	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Disclosure of information under the Consent Scheme	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LEE Kok-long, Joseph	Hygiene conditions of central air-conditioning systems	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Food safety	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Combating scalping of tickets	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Management of "Women's Street"	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Regulation of emissions from cruise ships	Reply

Council meeting on 11.7.2007

Question No. (Type)	Raised by	Subject	Reply
Q. 1 (Oral)	LAU Chin-shek	Introducing a tax on dividend income	Reply
Q. 2 (Oral)	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Abuse of drugs by youngsters	Reply
Q. 3 (Oral)	YEUNG Sum	Medical items which have to be purchased by patients at their own expenses	Reply
Q. 4 (Oral)	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Reduction of student places in The Hong Kong Institute of Education	Reply
Q. 5 (Oral)	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Employees Retraining Levy	Reply
Q. 6 (Oral)	LAM Kin-fung, Jeffrey	Cabin crash incident of the Ngong Ping Skyrail	Reply
Q. 7 (Written)	WONG Yu-hong, Philip	2008 Legislative Council election arrangements	Reply
Q. 8 (Written)	LI Kwok-po, David	Private roads within the boundaries of private housing estates	Reply
Q. 9 (Written)	TAM Yiu-chung	Civil service disciplinary mechanism and procedures	Reply
Q. 10 (Written)	HO Chun-yan, Albert	Breakdown on inquires and investigations conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission	Reply
Q. 11 (Written)	SHEK Lai-him, Abraham	Pregnancy discrimination in employment	Reply
Q. 12 (Written)	CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando	Mental health problems of children and youths	Reply
Q. 13 (Written)	LAU Kong-wah	Replacement of hollow wooden doors of public rental housing units	Reply
Q. 14 (Written)	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Cross-boundary heliport	Reply
Q. 15 (Written)	LEE Wing-tat	Provision of sale information to property buyers	Reply
Q. 16 (Written)	LI Kwok-ying	Rent for the Hong Kong Housing Society's rental units	Reply
Q. 17 (Written)	TO Kun-sun, James	Linkage between pharmaceutical patents and drug registration	Reply
Q. 18 (Written)	KWOK Ka-ki Dental	grants for recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance	Reply
Q. 19 (Written)	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Noise nuisance caused by morning assembly broadcast in schools	Reply
Q. 20 (Written)	CHOY So-yuk	Leases on government land granted to waste recyclers	Reply