PLC Paper No. 154/96-97

The President advised the Council of the order of the Agenda, explaining the need for the Council to first deal with the two motions relating to the Rules of Procedure of the Council before proceeding with the Bill. She also outlined the rules which she would apply before the Rules of Procedure were adopted: that the quorum for the meeting would be one-half of the Members of the Council; that each Member should only speak once, not exceeding 15 minutes on each motion, with the exception of the mover of the motion who would be invited to give a final reply after all Members had spoken; that voting would be done by electronic system, failing which a show of hands would be used; and that the President would permit Members moving without notice that in the case of a division, the division bell be rung for shorter than the normal three minutes.

Motions

Amendments to the Resolution on Registration of Members' Interests

Mr IP Kwok-him moved the following motion and addressed the Council :

That paragraph (5) (f) of the Resolution on Registration of Members' Interests made and passed by the Council on 22 March 1997 be amended by deleting "從 外 國 政 府 、 組 織 或 人 士 所 收 受 或 代 表 外 國 政 府 、 組 織 或 人 士 所 收 受 的 款 項 、 實 惠 或 實 利 " and substituting -

"從 -

(i) 香 港 以 外 的 政 府 或 組 織 ； 或

(ii) 非 香 港 永 久 性 居 民 的 人 士

所 收 受 或 代 表 上 述 政 府 、 組 織 或 人 士 所 收 受 的 款 項 、 實 惠 或 實 利 "。

Question on Mr IP Kwok-him's motion proposed.

Two Members spoke on the motion.

Mr IP Kwok-him replied.

Question on the motion put and agreed to.



Adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Resumption)

The President invited Members to note Mrs Selina CHOW's motion, the debate on which was adjourned at the meeting on 22 March 1997, as follows:

"That the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region set out in the Schedule be adopted. (Schedule at Appendix I)"

The President stated that Ms Maria TAM and Mr IP Kwok-him had respectively given notice to move amendments to the motion. She proposed that the motion and the proposed amendments be debated together in a joint debate. There being no dissenting voice, the President ordered that the motion and the proposed amendments be debated together in a joint debate.

Ms Maria TAM addressed the Council on her proposed amendment to Mrs Selina CHOW's motion.

Mr IP Kwok-him addressed the Council on his proposed amendment to Mrs Selina CHOW's motion.

Four Members spoke on Mrs Selina CHOW's motion and the amendments proposed by Ms Maria TAM and Mr IP Kwok-him.

Mrs Selina CHOW spoke on the amendments.

Ms Maria TAM moved the following amendments, in 11 groups, to Mrs Selina CHOW' motion :

Amendments to Mrs CHOW's motion

That the Schedule to the motion on Adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region moved by Hon Mrs Selina CHOW at the meeting of the Provisional Legislative Council on 22 March 1997 be amended as follows -

(1) by deleting "於 一 九 九 七 年 三 月 二 十 二 日 訂 立 " and substituting "於 一 九 九 七 年 四 月 十 二 日 訂 立 ";

(2)(a) in Rule 10(2) and (3), by deleting "第 12(1)條 (香 港 特 別 行 政 區 成 立 後 的 首 次 會 議 的 程 序 )、 ";
     (b) in Rule 12 -
          (i) by deleting subrule (1);
          (ii) by re-numbering subrule (2) as subrule (1);
          (iii) in subrule (1), by deleting "第 (6)款 " and substituting "第 (5)款 ";
          (iv) by re-numbering subrules (3) and (4) as subrules (2) and (3) respectively;
          (v) in subrule (3), by deleting "第 (3)款 " and substituting "第 (2)款 ";
          (vi) by re-numbering subrule (5) as subrule (4);
          (vii) in subrule (4), by deleting "第 (4)款 " and substituting "第 (3)款 ";
          (viii) by re-numbering subrule (6) as subrule (5);

(3) in Rule 19(1), by adding "由 臨 時 立 法 會 主 席 決 定 ， 並 " after "臨 時 立 法 會 議 程 ";

(4) (a) in Rule 31(c), by deleting "示 明 他 並 不 反 對 " and substituting "同 意 ";
(b) in Rule 57(6)(c), by deleting "示 明 他 並 不 反 對 " and substituting "同 意 ";

(5) in Rule 50(5), by deleting "法 律 所 訂 明 的 ";

(6) in Rule 51 -
     (a) in subrule (4), by deleting "政 務 司 長 簽 署 的 證 明 書 ， 說 明 將 於 二 讀 時 示 明 ";
     (b) in subrule (5), by deleting "由 政 務 司 長 簽 署 的 ";

(7)(a) by deleting Rules 75(17), 76(11), 77(15) and 79(11);
     (b) by re-numbering Rules 75(18), 76(12) and 77(16) as Rules 75(17), 76(11) and 77(15) respectively;
     (c) by adding the following new rule after Rule 79－

(Mrs Rita FAN)
President
26 April 1997