LegCo Paper No. CB(3) 245/96-97

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MINUTES
No. 9 of 1996-97

Minutes of the sitting held on Thursday 21 November 1996 at 2:30 pm

Members present:

    President --The Honourable Andrew WONG Wang-fat, OBE, JP
    The Honourable Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, OBE, JP
    The Honourable Martin LEE Chu-ming, QC, JP
    Dr the Honourable David LI Kwok-po, OBE, LLD(Cantab), JP
    The Honourable SZETO Wah
    The Honourable Edward HO Sing-tin, 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 LEE Wing-tat
    The Honourable Eric LI Ka-cheung, OBE, JP
    The Honourable Henry TANG Ying-yen, JP
    The Honourable James TO Kun-sun
    Dr the Honourable Samuel WONG Ping-wai, MBE, FEng, JP
    Dr the Honourable YEUNG Sum
    The Honourable Howard YOUNG, JP
    The Honourable Zachary WONG Wai-yin
    The Honourable James TIEN Pei-chun, OBE, JP
    The Honourable LEE Cheuk-yan
    The Honourable CHAN Wing-chan
    The Honourable Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
    The Honourable CHEUNG Hon-chung
    The Honourable IP Kwok-him
    The Honourable LAU Chin-shek
    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 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:

    The Honourable Allen LEE Peng-fei, CBE, JP
    The Honourable NGAI Shiu-kit, OBE, JP
    The Honourable LAU Wong-fat, OBE, JP
    The Honourable Ronald Joseph ARCULLI, OBE, JP
    The Honourable Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee, OBE, JP
    Dr the Honourable HUANG Chen-ya, MBE
    The Honourable Emily LAU Wai-hing
    The Honourable Fred LI Wah-ming
    Dr the Honourable Philip WONG Yu-hong
    The Honourable Christine LOH Kung-wai
    The Honourable CHAN Kam-lam
    The Honourable CHAN Yuen-han
    The Honourable Paul CHENG Ming-fun
    The Honourable CHENG Yiu-tong
    Dr the Honourable Anthony CHEUNG Bing-leung
    The Honourable CHOY Kan-pui, JP
    The Honourable David CHU Yu-lin
    The Honourable Albert HO Chun-yan
    The Honourable LO Suk-ching
    The Honourable MOK Ying-fan

Public officers attending:

The Honourable Mrs Anson CHAN, CBE, JP
The Chief Secretary
The Honourable Donald TSANG Yam-kuen, OBE, JP
The Financial Secretary
The Honourable Jeremy Fell MATHEWS, CMG, JP
The Attorney General
Mr Michael SUEN Ming-yeung, CBE, JP
Secretary for Home Affairs
Mr Nicholas NG Wing-fui, JP
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Mr Dominic WONG Shing-wah, OBE, JP
Secretary for Housing
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, JP
Secretary for Security
Mr Bowen LEUNG Po-wing, JP
Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands
Mr LAM Woon-kwong, JP
Secretary for the Civil Service
Mr KWONG Hon-sang, JP
Secretary for Works
Mr TAM Wing-pong, JP
Secretary for Trade and Industry

Clerk in attendance:

Mr Ricky FUNG Choi-cheung
Secretary General

Pursuant to Standing Order No. 4AA, His Excellency the Governor, the Right Honourable Christopher Francis PATTEN, attended the sitting to make a statement on the fire tragedy that occurred in Garley Building in Kowloon on 20 November 1996 and to enable Members to put questions to him on the fire as well as on the following two topics notified earlier:

    Governor's visit to Europe; and
  1. Reports to the United Nations on human rights issues.

Nine Members asked questions on the fire in Garley Building and on two other topics, and the Governor replied.

Next sitting

In accordance with Standing Orders, the President adjourned the Council until Wednesday, 27 November 1996.

Adjourned accordingly at twenty-four minutes to four o'clock.

(Andrew WONG)
President
Council Chamber
Hong Kong

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