A 16/17-21
1. | No. 84 | - | Provisional Insurance Authority
Estimates of Income and Expenditure for 2017-18 |
(to be presented by Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury)
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2. | No. 85 | - | Report No. 68 of the Director of Audit
on the results of value for money audits - April 2017 |
(to be presented by the President of the Legislative Council)
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3. | Report No. 16/16-17 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments | ||
(to be presented by Hon Starry LEE, Chairman of the House Committee) |
(1) | among the vacant government lands that are currently unleased or unallocated, of the respective total areas of those which are (i) suitable for development and (ii) unsuitable for development, with a breakdown by their planned uses (including "Residential", "Commercial", "Industrial", "Government, Institutional and Community Facilities", "Open Space", "Comprehensive Development Area" and "Village Type Development") and the District Council districts in which they are located, and mark on a map the location of each piece of land;
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(2) | among the vacant government lands that are suitable for residential development, of the respective total areas of those (i) which have been included in the List of Sites for Sale by Application, (ii) which have been allocated to the Hong Kong Housing Authority ("HA") for public rental housing development, (iii) which are currently leased out under short-term tenancies, (iv) the site formation of which has been completed and studies on whether such lands should be put on sale in the market or be allocated to HA are underway, (v) the site formation of which has been completed but are not subject to any development plan, (vi) site-formation works and land use planning for which have not been carried out, and (vii) long-term planning for which is underway; and
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(3) | of the total area of the residential sites newly secured in each of the past three years through changing the planned uses of unleased government lands, with a breakdown by District Council district? |
(1) | as I have learnt that the Housing Department ("HD") will discuss the renewal of tenancy contracts with the sitting tenants of its commercial premises six months before the expiry of tenancy, and will leased out the commercial premises concerned through open tenders only when the two parties have failed to reach a new tenancy agreement, whether GPA will consider adopting this practice; if so, when this will be implemented; if not, of the reasons for that;
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(2) | given that HD grants its new tenants of commercial premises rent-free periods determined according to the sizes of the premises concerned, whether GPA will adopt this practice; if so, when this will be implemented; if not, of the reasons for that;
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(3) | of the respective numbers of commercial premises that GPA leased out through (i) open tenders and (ii) invitation of quotations and, among such premises, of the number of those which were leased out to new tenants with rental income less than before;
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(4) | of the respective numbers of commercial premises that GPA failed, in each of the past five years, to lease out through the two aforesaid methods;
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(5) | whether GPA has assessed the loss of rental income arising from the failure to lease out its commercial premises through the two aforesaid methods in the past five years; if so, of the outcome; if not, the reasons for that;
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(6) | of the administrative costs involved in the open tenders and invitation of quotations conducted by GPA for its commercial premises in each of the past five years; and
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(7) | whether GPA has assessed the quantity of construction waste generated by the renovation and removal works carried out by new and old tenants of its commercial premises; if so, of the quantity concerned in each of the past five years? |
(1) | of the number of SDUs eradicated by the Government and the number of affected SDU residents who were admitted to the Transit Centre, in the past three years;
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(2) | of the current number and vacancy rate of IH units in the territory, with a tabulated breakdown by household size (i.e. one person, two to three persons, four to six persons and seven persons or more);
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(3) | whether it has drawn up any large-scale plan to eradicate SDUs; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; whether it has assessed if the current number of IH units is sufficient to meet the temporary housing need arising from such plan; if it has assessed, of the outcome; and
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(4) | as there are comments that while the Government has reserved a site of about 60 hectares in Penny's Bay on Lantau Island for the Phase 2 development of the Hong Kong Disneyland ("HKDL"), the development is unlikely to commence before 2023, whether the authorities will discuss with the other shareholder of HKDL, The Walt Disney Company, allowing the Government to provide on that site, before the commencement of the development, IH for rehousing people affected by operations to eradicate SDUs as well as other people in need; if so, when the discussion will commence; if not, of the reasons for that? |
(1) | of the respective electricity expenditure incurred in each of the past two years by the Government on street lamps;
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(2) | given that the prices of LED lights have dropped further in recent years, whether the authorities have reassessed the cost effectiveness of using LED lights in the road lighting systems; if so, of the results; if not, the reasons for that;
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(3) | given that LED lights are used by quite a number of overseas countries and the Mainland in some of their road lighting systems, whether the authorities have made reference to their relevant experience; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and
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(4) | whether the authorities have plans to use low- and medium-wattage LED lights in those road lighting systems with lower lighting requirements; if so, of the details and timetable; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | of the respective current numbers of kindergartens the premises of which are (i) government properties, (ii) self-owned properties and (iii) rented private properties (with a breakdown by District Council district);
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(2) | whether it will establish an information platform or compile an information booklet, for parents' reference when they choose kindergartens for their children, which sets out leasing information about school premises (including (i) the expiry dates and (ii) the terms for renewal and early termination of existing leases) provided by kindergartens on a voluntary basis;
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(3) | whether it will consider formulating guidelines to stipulate that kindergartens should regularly inform parents of the leasing information about their school premises; and
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(4) | whether it will adopt the Committee's recommendations for ensuring a stable supply of kindergarten premises; if so, of the measures for increasing the number of kindergartens operating in government properties or self-owned properties, as well as the implementation timetable and expected efficacy of such measures; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | of the numbers of (i) FPNs issued by the authorities against street obstruction by shops (with a breakdown by District Council district), (ii) shops whose operators have received street-obstruction FPNs for more than once, (iii) street-obstruction FPNs which have been disputed by the shop operators concerned, and (iv) street-obstruction FPNs the disputes involved in which have been allowed, since the aforesaid amendments have come into operation;
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(2) | of the number of complaints about shop operators storing goods on roadside trucks received by the authorities since the aforesaid amendments came into operation (with a breakdown by District Council district); and
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(3) | whether the authorities have explored ways to combat the aforesaid new tactics of street obstruction by shops; if not, of the reasons for that; if so, the outcome; whether the authorities will step up law enforcement actions by invoking other relevant legislation, and clarify the responsibilities assumed respectively by FEHD and the Police in respect of street obstruction by shops? |
(1) | may accept donations other than those coming from staff members of the disciplined services concerned ("from outside"); if so, set out the following details in a table by name of disciplined service:
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(i) | the names of the welfare funds/staff associations,
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(ii) | the ranks of the officers responsible for vetting and approving the acceptance of donations and monitoring their usage as well as the names of the divisions/committees to which the officers belong,
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(iii) | the criteria for determining whether or not donations are accepted, and whether such criteria include checking the background of donors, and
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(iv) | the number of times for which donations were accepted, the total amount received and the largest amount received in a single donation, in each of the past three years; and
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(2) | may accept sponsorships from outside for the internal activities held by them; if so, set out the following details in a table by name of disciplined service:
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(i) | the names of the welfare funds/staff associations,
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(ii) | the details of the vetting and approval mechanism,
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(iii) | the criteria for determining whether or not sponsorships are accepted, and whether such criteria include checking the background of sponsors, and
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(iv) | the number of activities in each of the past three years for which sponsorships from outside were accepted; in respect of each activity, the nature of it, the name(s) of sponsors, the total amount of sponsorships and the largest amount of money involved in a single sponsorship? |
(1) | whether it has assessed the reasons why the number of CDTAs signed by Hong Kong is far below than that of other major economies; if so, of the details;
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(2) | of the tax jurisdictions with which the authorities are having discussions over the signing of CDTAs; the relevant progress and specific timetable; and
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(3) | whether it has plans to expedite the signing of CDTAs with countries along the Belt and Road so as to promote cross-border investments; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | since the payment of waiver fees involving the uses of data centres and testing laboratories has been exempted by the authorities, of the respective numbers of waiver applications received and approved by the authorities involving the conversion of industrial building units for those two types of uses, and the total amount of waiver fees exempted;
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(2) | of the factors taken into account by the authorities in determining the exemption or otherwise of the payment of waiver fees involving a particular proposed use; apart from the uses mentioned in (1), whether the authorities, at present, have plans to exempt the payment of waiver fees involving other uses;
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(3) | of the respective numbers of waiver applications received, approved and rejected by the authorities in the past five years for the proposed uses for cultural, arts or sports purposes, and the reasons for rejecting some of such applications; whether the authorities will consider exempting the payment of waiver fees involving such uses so as to promote the development of the relevant industries; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and
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(4) | given that the authorities have adopted in recent years a streamlined procedure for handling waiver applications, including the introduction of a standard rate to expedite the vetting and approval process, of the average time currently needed for handling each application; whether the authorities have plans to further streamline that procedure to facilitate and encourage the making of such applications by owners of industrial building units? |
(1) | whether it knows the total number of complaints received by secondary schools and post-secondary institutions across the territory in the past five years about assaults, bullying or other misconduct of an indecent nature occurring on campuses or in dormitories, and how the authorities and schools followed up such complaints;
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(2) | whether the Education Bureau ("EDB") has provided post-secondary institutions with guidelines on preventing students from performing acts of an indecent nature or other objectionable acts in the institutions;
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(3) | whether, in the light of the aforesaid incident of surreptitious recordings, EDB has immediately issued guidelines to or conducted talks for the secondary school concerned to provide it support in handling the incident; if not, whether EDB will follow up the incident expeditiously;
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(4) | given that EDB compiled the Guidelines on Sex Education in Schools in 1997 for the reference of schools and introduced a curriculum reform in 2001 under which cross-curriculum programmes, including sex education, were integrated into moral and civic education to provide holistic education, whether EDB knows the current situation concerning the development of sex education programmes by schools in accordance with the relevant guidelines; of the number of schools which have not developed sex education programmes, and how EDB follows up the issue; and
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(5) | whether, in the light of the several recent incidents of assaults and bullying of an indecent nature that occurred on campus, the authorities will expeditiously conduct a review on ways to improve the sex education implemented in schools, with a view to building positive and healthy sex attitudes among youngsters? |
(1) | of the number of traffic accidents in the past three years allegedly caused by public transport drivers suffering from bouts of illness while driving, and the resultant casualties; of the highest and the average ages of the drivers concerned;
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(2) | whether it knows (i) the age threshold for newly recruited drivers and (ii) the requirements on declaration of physical fitness by newly recruited and serving drivers as well as the arrangements for their undergoing medical examinations, currently set by various public transport operators;
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(3) | of the respective numbers of cases in the past three years of issuance and renewal of driving licences for various classes of commercial vehicles, and the number of applications rejected as well as the reasons for the rejection; and
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(4) | apart from the stipulation in the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg. B) that an application from a person aged 70 or above for issuance or renewal of a driving licence shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner certifying that the person is medically fit to drive the relevant class of motor vehicle, whether the authorities have measures in place to ensure that public transport drivers drive only when they are physically fit, in order to safeguard the safety of passengers and other road users? |
(1) | in each of the past five years, of (i) the respective numbers of self-help organizations recommended to charitable funds by the Social Welfare Department ("SWD") and the respective numbers of recommendations made, and (ii) the respective numbers of activities organized by SWD to facilitate self-help organizations' building up of a cross-sectoral network and tapping of more resources; the respective numbers of self-help organizations participated in such activities and the specific results achieved by various activities;
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(2) | of the respective numbers of applications received and those approved by SWD as well as the (i) smallest, (ii) largest, (iii) median and (iv) average amounts of funding involved in the applications approved, in each of the past five rounds of applications under the financial support scheme;
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(3) | whether SWD has set ceilings on the total funding amount approved and the number of self-help organizations receiving financial support for each round of applications under the financial support scheme; how SWD has dealt with the shortage of funds under the scheme, and the criteria for deciding the funding amounts approved for individual applications under such circumstance; and
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(4) | given that SWD stated in its paper for the meeting of the Panel on Welfare Services of this Council on 26 March 2013 that it would continue to review the operation of self-help organizations and secure additional resources to meet the demand when necessary, of the date of the last review conducted by SWD and its outcome; what specific measures SWD has put in place to tackle the difficulties faced by self-help organizations at present? |
(1) | whether it knows, in each of the past five years, (i) the respective numbers of attendances for the psychiatric treatment services provided by public and private medical institutions (broken down by type of mental illness), and (ii) the respective numbers of patients with mental illness, who were being treated by public and private medical institutions, committed violent acts allegedly due to bouts of illness, as well as the numbers of such cases and the resultant casualties;
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(2) | whether it knows the number and age distribution of new patients diagnosed with mental illness in each of the past five years and, among them, the number of those identified as having a propensity to violence;
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(3) | whether it knows, in each of the past five years, (i) the quantity of psychiatric drugs prescribed by the psychiatric specialist services under the Hospital Authority ("HA") and the expenditure so incurred, as well as the changes in the number of outpatient clinics and the number of healthcare staff for psychiatric specialist services, and (ii) the respective numbers of service units and staff members under HA and the Government providing psychological counselling services for patients with mental illness;
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(4) | whether it knows the following information concerning the psychiatric specialist services provided respectively by non-profit making organizations and private medical institutions in each of the past five years: (i) the quantity of psychiatric drugs prescribed and the expenditure so incurred, (ii) the number of outpatient clinics, (iii) the number of beds, (iv) the number of institutions and staff members providing psychological counselling services, and (v) the number of psychiatric specialist healthcare staff members;
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(5) | whether it knows the number of ex-mentally ill persons for whom public medical institutions and non-profit making organizations provided home visit services in each of the past five years;
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(6) | of the authorities' existing policy on identifying and giving support to "hidden" patients with mental illness, and the unit costs of such kind of services;
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(7) | whether it has studied how (i) the ratios of psychiatrists and other staff members in the public healthcare system providing psychological counselling services to patients with mental illness, as well as (ii) the data relating to the provision of psychiatric drugs and psychological counselling services for such patients compare with those in other places (e.g. Australia and Japan); if so, of the outcome; and
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(8) | of the measures taken by the authorities in the past five years to promote public awareness and prevention of mental illness and to mitigate the discrimination of mentally ill and ex-mentally ill persons by members of the public, as well as the manpower and expenditure involved; the specific effectiveness evaluation indicators and the future improvement plans? |
(1) | of the number of complaints received by the authorities in the past three years concerning the stenches emitted from the Victoria Harbour waters; the districts involved in such complaints; apart from the works to construct dry weather flow interceptors in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan and rehabilitate trunk sewers intended to be carried out, of the authorities' new measures to mitigate the impact of the stenches on the residents; and
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(2) | given that the authorities commenced a two-year consultancy study in early 2016 to ascertain the improvement measures required based on the specific causes of near shore pollution, of the details and progress of the study; when the authorities will publish the study report and whether they will conduct public consultation on the improvement measures? |
(1) | of the respective year in which each of the government-assisted international schools commenced operation, as well as the minimum proportion it is required to meet (and if the proportion is below 50%, of the reasons for that);
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(2) | whether, under the relevant requirements, government-assisted international schools which fail to meet the minimum proportion will be penalized; if so, of the details, including the types of actions that EDB may take against them; whether such schools can continue to be named international schools;
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(3) | how EDB ensures that the information on the number of their non-local students submitted by government-assisted international schools is accurate; and
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(4) | of the criteria to be met by applications for operating international schools under the existing requirements; what mechanism and measures are put in place by EDB to ensure that newly operated international schools are financially sound and their quality reaches a reasonable level? |
(1) | of the factors considered by RTHK in deciding that TV 33 and TV 33A should relay, throughout the broadcasting hours, the programmes of the Documentary Channel but not those of other CCTV channels; and
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(2) | whether RTHK would consider the aforesaid suggestion so as to allow members of the public to watch the programmes of CCTV Comprehensive Channel free of charge through its digital terrestrial television channels and analogue television channels; if so, of the details, including the preparatory work which needs to be undertaken; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | given that the national official website for the Belt and Road initiatives shows the relevant information of all of the 66 Belt and Road countries, but the webpage of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council ("HKTDC") on the Belt and Road countries does not provide information on four of such countries, namely The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and The Republic of South Africa, whether the authorities will ask HKTDC to make rectification, update the relevant information from time to time and indicate the sources of such information; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;
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(2) | of the types of entry visa arrangements, namely (i) visa-free access, (ii) visa-on-arrival, (iii) online application for electronic visas required and (iv) application for paper visas required, granted by the Belt and Road countries to SAR passport holders and the relevant details, including permitted duration of stay, eligibility criteria for application (if applicable) and points to note (set out such information in the table below according to the continents where these countries are situated); and
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(3) | among the Belt and Road countries which have not yet granted visa-free access to SAR passport holders, of those with which the Government has plans to conduct negotiation on this matter in the coming two years, and the expected outcome of such negotiations (set out in a table); if it has no such plans, of the reasons for that? |
(1) | of the respective locations and areas of temporary open spaces across the territory at present, as well as the respective numbers of years lapsed since they were put to such use, and set out such information by District Council district;
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(2) | as I have learnt that some sites have been used as temporary open spaces for more than 10 years, or even as long as 40 years, whether the authorities have assessed if their failure for a long period of time to designate such sites as official open spaces has (i) violated the relevant planning principles, and (ii) prejudiced the right of nearby residents to enjoy better facilities;
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(3) | how the policies on and the measures for managing temporary open spaces by the authorities compare with those regarding the management of official open spaces; whether they will consider improving the facilities of various temporary open spaces for use by the public; and
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(4) | whether it has considered selecting some temporary open spaces for designation as official open spaces; if so, of the details and selection criteria? |
(1) | of the estimates of expenditure on district projects to be implemented by non-governmental organizations under the Scheme for the 2017-2018 financial year, as well as the names of the relevant organizations and the respective amounts of funding approved, broken down by district; and
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(2) | whether it has plans to gradually cease implementing the Scheme; if so, of the timetable and the reasons for that? |
(1) | whether LCSD and HD have, in response to the aforesaid survey findings, improved the hygiene conditions of their playgrounds by, for example, installing disinfectant dispensers in those playgrounds; if so, of the specific measures and the implementation timetable; if not, the reasons for that;
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(2) | of the criteria currently adopted by LCSD and HD for deciding whether to provide additional play equipment in their playgrounds;
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(3) | whether LCSD and HD will consider introducing in their playgrounds some play equipment which is more interesting, inspiring and challenging so as to foster the physical development of children; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;
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(4) | whether LCSD and HD have plans to improve the procedure for inspecting as well as maintaining and repairing the play equipment in their playgrounds, with a view to expediting the repair of damaged equipment; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;
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(5) | as some parents have relayed that the existing play equipment in some playgrounds only caters for younger children, whether LCSD and HD will consider providing in their playgrounds play equipment which caters for senior primary and junior secondary students; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;
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(6) | as some parents have relayed that most children prefer play equipment that is more challenging (e.g. swings, free-standing climbing frames and three-metre-high free-standing slides), whether LCSD will consider providing such equipment in selected playgrounds in each District Council district; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that;
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(7) | of the public rental housing estates where no playground is provided at present; whether HD will consider providing playgrounds in those estates; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and
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(8) | as the information provided by the authorities, in response to a question raised by a Member of this Council at the Council meeting of 7 December last year, showed that the provision of play equipment in the playgrounds located in Kwai Tsing, the North District, Tai Po and Tuen Mun was obviously insufficient (e.g. the playgrounds in Kwai Tsing and Tuen Mun had no free-standing slide, and the various playgrounds in the North District, Tai Po and Tuen Mun respectively had only one free-standing climbing frame in total), whether LCSD will provide, in the playgrounds of the aforesaid districts, the play equipment that is currently unavailable in such playgrounds; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | given that the Buildings Department has also initiated an inquiry into the aforesaid wall collapse incident and is preparing a report, of the expected time for the report to be made public;
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(2) | whether it has sought legal advice from the Department of Justice ("DoJ") on whether the Authorized Person ("AP") or contractor(s) responsible for the revitalization project should be held criminally liable; if so, of DoJ's advice and the follow-up actions taken by the authorities; if not, the reasons for that;
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(3) | whether the Government and HKJC have studied the penalties which should be imposed on the AP or contractor(s) who should be held responsible for the wall collapse incident, including the cessation of engaging them to undertake the revitalization project or suspension of their qualifications for tendering for public works contracts;
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(4) | whether the AP and contractor(s) responsible for the revitalization project are currently participating in other infrastructural projects or projects of conservation or revitalization of historic buildings undertaken by the Government; if so, of the details of such projects, including the projects' names, nature and contract values; and
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(5) | of the latest progress of the revitalization project, including the expected time when the revitalized buildings can be open to the public; whether HKJC will carry out restoration works on the collapsed wall; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that? |
(1) | of the number of complaints relating to the eligibility of ITFC electors received by the authorities in each of the past four years and the related follow-up work; whether, in the past four years, the authorities took the initiative to inspect the way in which the bodies specified for ITFC in the Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) handled new membership applications and managed existing memberships so as to ensure that the specified members of such bodies met the eligibility requirements for ITFC electors; if so, of the relevant procedure and outcome; if not, the reasons for that;
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(2) | regarding the aforesaid review, of the criteria to be adopted by the authorities in unifying the standards for registration as ITFC electors; whether they have drawn up a timetable for the review, and of the specific improvement measures under consideration at present; whether the authorities will extensively consult industry bodies and frontline practitioners on the relevant standards and measures; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; and
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(3) | as SCMA anticipates that the ITFC electorate will decrease upon the implementation of new measures, but quite a number of members of the industry hope that the ITFC electorate can be progressively broadened under a stringent mechanism for vetting electors' eligibility so that the representativeness of LegCo ITFC election can be enhanced, whether the authorities will consider further stepping up efforts in vetting the eligibility of ITFC electors to guard against corrupt conduct in elections; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that? |
First Reading
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1. | Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017
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2. | Waterworks (Amendment) Bill 2017
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Second Reading (Debate to be adjourned)
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1. | Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 | : | Secretary for Transport and Housing
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2. | Waterworks (Amendment) Bill 2017 | : | Secretary for Development
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Second Reading (Debate to resume), Committee Stage and Third Reading
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Appropriation Bill 2017 | : | Financial Secretary
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Other Public Officers to attend the Second Reading debate | : | Secretary for Innovation and Technology
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Secretary for Development | |
Amendments to Heads of Estimates in
committee of the whole Council on the Appropriation Bill 2017 | |||
Hon Claudia MO, Dr Hon CHENG Chung-tai, Hon Jeremy TAM, Hon KWONG Chun-yu, Hon LAM Cheuk-ting, Hon James TO, Hon Andrew WAN, Dr Hon Helena WONG, Hon WU Chi-wai, Hon IP Kin-yuen, Hon HUI Chi-fung, Dr Hon YIU Chung-yim, Hon CHAN Chi-chuen, Dr Hon LAU Siu-lai, Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG, Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki, Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung, Hon SHIU Ka-chun, Hon Nathan LAW and Hon CHU Hoi-dick to move the Committee stage amendments in Appendix I.
(These amendments were also issued on 24 April 2017 under LC Paper No. CB(3) 490/16-17) (Debate and voting arrangements for Committee stage of the Appropriation Bill 2017 (issued on 25 April 2017 under LC Paper No. CB(3) 498/16-17)) | |||
Other Public Officers to attend the Committee stage | : | Chief Secretary for Administration
Secretary for Justice Secretary for Transport and Housing Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary for Security Secretary for Education Secretary for Food and Health Secretary for the Environment Secretary for Innovation and Technology Secretary for Home Affairs Secretary for the Civil Service Secretary for Labour and Welfare Secretary for Development Under Secretary for Home Affairs Under Secretary for the Environment Under Secretary for Transport and Housing Under Secretary for Security Under Secretary for Food and Health Under Secretary for Education Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology | |
Committee Stage and Third Reading
Stand over item (since the meeting on 12 and 13 April 2017) | |||
Private Columbaria Bill | : | Secretary for Food and Health
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(i) | Secretary for Food and Health to move Committee stage amendments
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(The amendments were issued on 6 April 2017
under LC Paper No. CB(3) 470/16-17) | |||
(ii) | Hon CHAN Chi-chuen, Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG, Hon Nathan LAW and Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung to move Committee stage amendments
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(The amendments were issued on 10 April 2017
under LC Paper No. CB(3) 473/16-17) | |||
(Debate and voting arrangements for Committee stage of the Private Columbaria Bill (issued on 11 April 2017 under LC Paper No. CB(3) 478/16-17(01)))
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1. | Proposed resolution under the Road Traffic Ordinance
Secretary for Transport and Housing to move the following motion: Resolved that the period for which the limit specified in the Road Traffic (Public Light Buses: Limit on Number) Notice 2016 (L.N. 101 of 2016) on the total number of vehicles that may be registered as public light buses remains in force, being 12 months beginning on 21 June 2016, be extended to 20 June 2022. | |
2. | Proposed resolution under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury to move the following motion: Resolved that the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2017, made by the Chief Executive in Council on 14 March 2017, be approved. | |
(The Regulation is in Appendix II and was also issued on 28 March 2017
under LC Paper No. CB(3) 452/16-17) |