LegCo Paper No. CB(3) 1262/96-97

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MINUTES
No. 37 of 1996-97

Minutes of the sitting held on Thursday 19 June 1997 at 11:30 am

Members present:

President -- The Honourable Andrew WONG Wang fat, OBE, JP
The Honourable Allen LEE Peng fei, CBE, JP
The Honourable Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk yee, OBE, JP
The Honourable Martin LEE Chu ming, QC, JP
The Honourable SZETO Wah
The Honourable LAU Wong fat, OBE, JP
The Honourable Edward HO Sing-tin, OBE, JP
The Honourable Ronald Joseph ARCULLI, OBE, JP
The Honourable Mrs Miriam LAU Kin yee, OBE, JP
Dr the Honourable Edward LEONG Che hung, OBE, JP
The Honourable Albert CHAN Wai yip
The Honourable CHEUNG Man kwong
The Honourable CHIM Pui chung
The Honourable Frederick FUNG Kin kee
The Honourable Michael HO Mun ka
The Honourable Emily LAU Wai hing, JP
The Honourable LEE Wing tat
The Honourable Eric LI Ka cheung, OBE, JP
The Honourable Fred LI Wah ming
The Honourable Henry TANG Ying yen, JP
The Honourable James TO Kun sun
Dr the Honourable Philip WONG Yu hong
Dr the Honourable YEUNG Sum
The Honourable Howard YOUNG, JP
The Honourable Zachary WONG Wai yin
The Honourable Christine LOH Kung wai
The Honourable LEE Cheuk-yan
The Honourable CHAN Kam lam
The Honourable CHAN Wing chan
The Honourable CHAN Yuen han
The Honourable Andrew CHENG Kar foo
The Honourable CHENG Yiu tong
Dr the Honourable Anthony CHEUNG Bing leung
The Honourable Albert HO Chun yan
The Honourable IP Kwok him
The Honourable LAU Chin shek, JP
The Honourable Ambrose LAU Hon chuen, JP
Dr the Honourable LAW Cheung kwok
The Honourable LAW Chi kwong
The Honourable LEE Kai ming
The Honourable LEUNG Yiu chung
The Honourable Bruce LIU Sing lee
The Honourable MOK Ying fan
The Honourable Margaret NG
The Honourable NGAN Kam chuen
The Honourable SIN Chung kai
The Honourable TSANG Kin shing
Dr the Honourable John TSE Wing ling
The Honourable Mrs Elizabeth WONG CHIEN Chi lien, CBE, ISO, JP
The Honourable Lawrence YUM Sin ling

Members absent:

Dr the Honourable David LI Kwok po, OBE, LLD(Cantab), JP
The Honourable NGAI Shiu kit, OBE, JP
Dr the Honourable HUANG Chen ya, MBE
The Honourable James TIEN Pei chun, OBE, JP
The Honourable Paul CHENG Ming fun, JP
The Honourable CHEUNG Hon chung
The Honourable CHOY Kan pui, JP
The Honourable Lo Suk-ching

Pulic officers attending:

The Honourable Mrs Anson CHAN, CBE, JP

The Chief Secretary

The Honourable Donald TSANG Yam-kuen, KBE, OBE, JP

The Financial Secretary

The Honourable Jeremy Fell MATHEWS, CMG, JP

The Attorney General

Mr CHAU Tak-hay, CBE, JP

Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport

Mr Nicholas NG Wing fui, JP

Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

Mr Dominic WONG Shing-wah, OBE, JP

Secretary for Housing

Mrs Katherine FOK LO Shiu ching, OBE, JP

Secretary for Health and Welfare

Mr Rafael HUI Si-yan, JP

Secretary for Financial Services

Mr Joseph WONG Wing-ping, JP

Secretary for Education and Manpower

Mr Peter LAI Hing ling, CBE, JP

Secretary for Security

Mr Bowen LEUNG Po wing, CBE, JP

Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands

Mr KWONG Ki chi, JP

Secretary for the Treasury

Miss Denise YUE Chung-yee, JP

Secretary for Trade and Industry

Mr LAM Woon-kwong, JP

Secretary for the Civil Service

Mr Stephen IP Shu-kwan, JP

Secretary for Economic Services

Mr KWONG Hon-sang, JP

Secretary for Works

Mrs Stella HUNG KWOK Wai-ching, JP

ecretary for Home Affairs

Mr LEUNG Sai-wah, JP

Secretary for Transport

Clerk in attendance:

Mr Ricky FUNG Choi-cheung, JP

Secretary General

Pursuant to Standing Order No. 4AA, His Excellency the Governor, the Right Honourable Christopher Francis PATTEN, attended the Council to enable Members to put questions to him.

Sixteen Members asked questions on the Governor's 5-year governorship of Hong Kong and the Governor replied.

Next sitting

In accordance with Standing Orders, the President adjourned the Council until Monday, 23 June 1997.

Adjourned accordingly at fifteen minutes to one o'clock.

(Andrew WONG)President
Council Chamber
Hong Kong

---