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Provisional Legislative Council
2nd Revised Agenda
Saturday 22 March 1997 at 9:30 a.m.
I Papers
Progress Report by the Working Group on Rules of Procedure for the period from 23 February to 21 March 1997
(PLC Paper No. 72/96-97)
(to be presented by Mrs Selina CHOW, Convenor of the Working Group on Rules of Procedure)
II Motions
1. Terms of reference of the Working Group on Administrative Matters
Mr IP Kwok-him
That the terms of reference of the Working Group on Administrative Matters set up by resolution made and passed by the Provisional Legislative Council on 22 February 1997 shall be -
The Working Group on Administrative Matters should be responsible to the Provisional Legislative Council (the Council) regarding the following matters :
(1) to provide administrative support and services through a secretariat to the Council, including staffing support, terms of employment, office accommodation and other administrative arrangements pertaining to the smooth functioning of the Council and its committees/working groups;
(2) to supervise the operation of the secretariat;
(3) to oversee the domestic arrangements for meetings of the Council and its committees/working groups;
(4) to deliberate on matters relating to the registration of Members' interests, honorarium and allowances for Members, and other services and administrative arrangements to facilitate the work of Members, and to make recommendations to the Council on such matters; and
(5) to perform such other duties as the Council may by resolution determine.
The Working Group on Administrative Matters should conduct reviews at appropriate times and report periodically to the Council.
2. Terms of Reference of the Working Group on Rules of Procedure
Mrs Selina CHOW
That the terms of reference of the Working Group on Rules of Procedure set up by resolution made and passed by the Provisional Legislative Council on 22 February 1997 shall be -
The Working Group on Rules of Procedure should be responsible to the Provisional Legislative Council (the Council) regarding the following matters:
(1) to draft and to propose to the Council for its endorsement the rules of procedure of the Council;
(2) to study the setting up of a committee system to facilitate the work of the Council at various stages of its operation and keep such system under review from time to time and to make recommendations to the Council;
(3) to draft and to recommend guidelines for internal practices for use by the Council and its committees/working groups in the conduct of their business;
(4) to consult regularly with the President on matters of practice and procedure for the conduct of business of the Council; and
(5) to examine matters of practice and procedure referred to the Working Group by the Council, its committees/working groups, the President, or raised by members of this Working Group.
The Working Group on Rules of Procedure should conduct reviews at appropriate times and report periodically to the Council.
3. Registration of Members' Interests
Mr IP Kwok-him
That this Council agrees that unless and until another resolution is made and passed to provide for rules of procedure on registration of Members' interests, the following arrangements shall be adopted with immediate effect -
(1) Except for the purpose of making a registration of interests under paragraph (2), every Member shall, not later than the date specified by resolution made and passed by the Provisional Legislative Council, furnish to the Clerk, in such form as may be approved by the President, particulars of his registrable interests.
(2) Every new Member of the Provisional Legislative Council shall, within 14 days from the date of his becoming a new Member to fill a vacant seat, furnish to the Clerk, in such form as may be approved by the President, particulars of his registrable interests.
(3) Every Member shall furnish to the Clerk, in such form as may be approved by the President, particulars of any change in such registrable interests, within 14 days of any such change.
(4) The Clerk shall cause those particulars to be entered in a Register of Members' Interests and that register shall be available for inspection by any person during office hours.
(5) In this resolution , "registrable interests" means -
(a) remunerated directorships of companies, public or private;
(b) remunerated employments, offices, trades, professions or vocations;
(c) the names of clients when the interests referred to above include personal services by Members which arise out of or are related in any manner to his membership of the Council;
(d) financial sponsorships, as a Member of the Council, by any person or organization, stating whether any such sponsorships include any payment or any material benefit or advantage to the Member or his spouse, whether direct or indirect;
(e) overseas visits made by the Member or his spouse relating to or arising out of membership of the Council whether the cost of any such visit has not been wholly borne by the Member or public funds;
(f) any payments or any material benefits or advantages received by the Member or his spouse from or on behalf of foreign governments, organizations or persons;
(g) land and property;
(h) the names of companies or other bodies in which the Member has, to his knowledge, either himself or with or on behalf of his spouse or infant children, a beneficial interest in shareholdings of a nominal value greater than one-hundredth of the issued share capital.
4. Furnishing of Particulars of Registrable Interests of Members of the Provisional Legislative Council
Mr IP Kwok-him
That pursuant to and for the purpose of the resolution made and passed by the Provisional Legislative Council on 22 March 1997 on registration of Members' interests, every Member of the Provisional Legislative Council shall furnish particulars of his registrable interests to the Clerk to the Provisional Legislative Council not later than 5 April 1997.
5. Adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mrs Selina CHOW
That the Rules of Procedure of the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region set out in the Schedule be adopted.
(Please refer to the Schedule to the Chinese version of the motion circulated vide PLC Paper No. 69/96-97. Please also refer to the revisions to the Schedule as provided in PLC Papers No. 75/96-97 and No. 77/96-97.)
6. Operation of the Finance Committee, House Committee and Committee on Members' Interests
Mrs Selina CHOW
That the election of the chairman and deputy chairman of the Finance Committee and of the House Committee provided for under Rule 72(2) and 75(2) respectively of the Rules of Procedure be held not later than 26 April 1997 and that the election of the chairman and members of the Committee on Members' Interests be held as soon as practicable in accordance with the election procedure which should be formulated by the House Committee under Rule 74(2) of the Rules of Procedure following the election of its chairman and deputy chairman.
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