Provisional Legislative Council
PLC Paper No. CB(3) 570
Minutes of the meeting held on
Thursday 15 January 1998 at 3:00 pm
Present:
The Hon TUNG Chee-hwa, JP
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Members present:
President
The Hon Mrs Rita FAN, JP
The Hon WONG Siu-yee
The Hon James TIEN Pei-chun, JP
The Hon David CHU Yu-lin
The Hon HO Sai-chu, JP
The Hon Edward HO Sing-tin, JP
Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai, JP
The Hon NG Leung-sing
Prof Hon NG Ching-fai
The Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung, JP
Dr Hon David LI Kwok-po, JP
The Hon LEE Kai-ming
The Hon Allen LEE, JP
The Hon Mrs Elsie TU, GBM
The Hon Mrs Selina CHOW, JP
The Hon Mrs Peggy LAM, JP
The Hon Henry WU
The Hon NGAI Shiu-kit, JP
The Hon Henry TANG Ying-yen, JP
The Hon Ronald ARCULLI, JP
The Hon YUEN Mo
The Hon MA Fung-kwok
The Hon CHEUNG Hon-chung
The Hon LEUNG Chun-ying, JP
Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung, JP
The Hon MOK Ying-fan
The Hon HUI Yin-fat, JP
The Hon CHAN Choi-hi
The Hon CHAN Yuen-han
The Hon CHAN Wing-chan
The Hon CHAN Kam-lam
The Hon TSANG Yok-sing
The Hon CHENG Kai-nam
The Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
The Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat, JP
The Hon Kennedy WONG Ying-ho
The Hon Howard YOUNG, JP
Dr Hon Charles YEUNG Chun-kam
The Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung
The Hon IP Kwok-him
The Hon Bruce LIU Sing-lee
The Hon LAU Kong-wah
The Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee, JP
The Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen, JP
The Hon CHOY Kan-pui, JP
The Hon Paul CHENG Ming-fun, JP
The Hon CHENG Yiu-tong
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong, JP
The Hon Timothy FOK Tsun-ting
The Hon KAN Fook-yee
The Hon NGAN Kam-chuen
The Hon TAM Yiu-chung, JP
The Hon CHOY So-yuk
Members absent:
Dr Hon Mrs TSO WONG Man-yin
The Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, JP
Dr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hong
The Hon CHIM Pui-chung
The Hon LAU Wong-fat, JP
The Hon LO Suk-ching
Dr Hon LAW Cheung-kwok
Public officers attending:
- Mr Michael SUEN Ming yeung, JP
- The Chief Secretary for Administration
- The Honourable Donald TSANG Yam-kuen, JP
- The Financial Secretary
- The Honourable Elsie LEUNG Oi-sie, JP
- The Secretary for Justice
- Mr CHAU Tak-hay, JP
- Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport
- Mr Nicholas NG Wing-fui, JP
- Secretary for Transport
- Mrs Katherine FOK LO Shiu ching, 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, 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 Stephen IP Shu-kwan, JP
- Secretary for Economic Services
- Mr Benedict KWONG Hon-sang, JP
- Secretary for Works
- Mr David LAN Hong-tsung, JP
- Secretary for Home Affairs
- Mr LEUNG Chin-man, JP
- Secretary for Housing
- Mr TAM Wing-pong, JP
- Secretary for Trade and Industry
Clerk in attendance:
- Mr Ricky FUNG Choi-cheung, JP,
- Secretary General
The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session
The Chief Executive addressed the Council under Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure and answered questions put to him by Members on:
- Economy and finance;
- Avian flu and environmental hygiene; and
- Using mother-tongue as the medium of teaching.
16 Members asked questions and the Chief Executive replied.
Next meeting
The President declared that the next meeting of the Council would be held on 21 January 1998 at 2:30 pm.
The Council was adjourned at 4:11 pm.
(Mrs Rita FAN)President
Council Chamber
Hong Kong
