Establishment Subcommittee

Record of Meeting held on 23 October 1995 at 11:00 a.m.
in the Legislative Council Chamber

Present:

    Hon Allen LEE Peng-fei, CBE, JP (Convenor)
    Hon SZETO Wah
    Hon Ronald ARCULLI, OBE, JP
    Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
    Hon Michael HO Mun-ka
    Dr Hon HUANG Chen-ya, MBE
    Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
    Dr Hon Samuel WONG Ping-wai, MBE, FEng, JP
    Hon CHAN Wing-chan
    Hon CHENG Yiu-tong
    Hon Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung
    Dr Hon LAW Cheung-kwok
    Hon Mrs Elizabeth WONG CHIEN Chi-lien, CBE, ISO, JP

Absent:

    Dr Hon David LI Kwok-po, OBE, LLD, JP
    Dr Hon Edward LEONG Che-hung, OBE, JP
    Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
    Hon James TIEN Pei-chun, OBE, JP
    Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
    Hon Bruce LIU Sing-lee
    Hon Margaret NG
    Hon TSANG Kin-shing

In attendance:

Miss Pauline NG Assistant Secretary General
Mrs Constance LI Clerk to the Establishment Subcommittee
Mr Andy LAU Senior Assistant Secretary (Finance Committee)

Election of Chairman

Mr Allen LEE Peng-fei, the Convenor of the meeting, invited nominations for the Chairman. Mr Ronald ARCULLI was nominated by Dr Samuel WONG Ping-wai, and seconded by Mr CHEUNG Man-kwong and Mrs Elizabeth WONG CHIEN Chi-lien. Mr Ronald ARCULLI accepted the nomination.

2. There being no other nomination, Mr Ronald ARCULLI was declared elected as Chairman of the Establishment Subcommittee (ESC) for the 1995-96 session.

Election of Deputy Chairman

3. Mr Ronald ARCULLI took the chair and called for nominations for the Deputy Chairman. Mr Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung was nominated by Mr CHEUNG Man-kwong, and seconded by Dr LAW Cheung-kwok. Mr Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung accepted the nomination.

4. Their being no other nomination, Mr Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung was declared elected as Deputy Chairman of the ESC for the 1995-96 session.

Any Other Business

5. In response to a Member’s question on whether the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of this Subcommittee would also be eligible to stand for election as chairman or deputy chairman of a Panel, the Assistant Secretary General advised that the Standing Order which required that “A Member shall not be the chairman or deputy chairman of more than one Panel at the same time” only referred to Panels. This requirement was not extended to other committees of the Council. In the case of the ESC, separate procedures had been endorsed by the Finance Committee which allowed all Members of the ESC to stand for election as chairman or deputy chairman of the Subcommittee. There were cases in the past that Members who held the office of chairman or deputy chairman of the Finance Committee or its subcommittees were also chairman of a Panel at the same time.

Date of Next Meeting

6. The Chairman advised Members that the ESC meetings would normally be held on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.., except for the first meeting which would be held on Thursday, 2 November 1995 (1 November being a public holiday). The schedule of meetings for the 1995-96 session would be forwarded to Members shortly.

7. The meeting ended at 11.10 am.

Legislative Council Secretariat
3 November 1995

Last Updated on 27 November 1998