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Year 1998-1999
Year 1999-2000


bulletMotions without legislative effect(Year 1998-1999)

To view the wording of motions, click the relevant links in the Subject column to go to the Agenda for the relevant meeting.

To view the votes cast by individual Members, click the relevant links in the result column.



  July, 1998    2   8    15    22    29  
  September, 1998    9    16    23    30  
  October, 1998    7*   8*   14    21 & 22 
  November, 1998    4    11    18    25  
  December, 1998    2    9    16  
  January, 1999    6    13    14*    20    27  
  February, 1999    3    10  
  March, 1999    3*   10    24 & 25*   31 * 
  April, 1999    21    28  
  May, 1999    5    6*    12    19    26  
  June, 1999    2    9    16    23    30  
  July, 1999    7, 8 & 9    14, 15 & 16  


* No debates on motions without legislative effect scheduled for such meetings

Meeting date Subject Motion Moved by Voting Results Vote sequence
2.7.98 Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

2.7.98 Timing of the first meetings of the Finance Committee, the House Committee and Panels

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

8.7.98 Timing of Registration of Interests by Members of the Legislative Council

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

8.7.98 Formation of Panels

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

8.7.98 The Legislative Council Commission Ordinance

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

8.7.98 Alleviating the hardship of people's livelihood

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

8.7.98 Unemployment

Original

Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung

Negatived

-

15.7.98 Direct elections

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Andrew CHENG

Hon CHENG Kai-nam

Hon Christine LOH

Negatived

Negatived

Negatived

3

1

2

15.7.98 Rescuing the service industry

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon CHOY So-yuk

Hon SIN Chung-kai

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

22.7.98 Ensuring employment opportunities for local personnel engaging in infrastructural projects

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Dr Hon HO Chung-tai

Hon David CHU

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

22.7.98 Restructuring Hong Kong's economy

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Hon CHAN Yuen-han

Hon Christine LOH

Hon SIN Chung-kai

Negatived

Negatived

Negatived

3

1

2

29.7.98 Legislative Council Emblem

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Negatived

-

29.7.98 Appointment of Select Committee

Original

Hon LAU Kong-wah

Passed

-

29.7.98 Review of district organisations

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon Ambrose CHEUNG

Hon Fred LI

Hon Cyd HO

-

-

Passed

Negatived

Passed

-

1

2

3

29.7.98 Central harbour reclamation

Original

Hon Christine LOH

Passed

-

9.9.98 Resolution under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Original

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Passed

-

9.9.98 Resolution under Article 79(6) of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

9.9.98 Attacks on the Hong Kong currency

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Bernard CHAN

Hon Albert HO

Passed

Negatived

2

1

9.9.98 Urban renewal

Original

Hon James TO

Passed

-

16.9.98 Relaxing the ceiling for residential mortgage loans

Original

Hon James TIEN

Passed

-

16.9.98 Promoting industrial development in Hong Kong

Original

Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah

Passed

-

23.9.98 Relationship between the executive authorities and the legislature

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Ambrose CHEUNG

Hon LEE Cheuk-yan

Hon CHENG Kai-nam

Negatived

Negatived

Negatived

3

1

2

23.9.98 Restoring confidence in Hong Kong's air cargo service

Original

Hon Mrs Miriam LAU

Passed

-

30.9.98 Review of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Original

Hon Albert HO

Negatived

-

30.9.98 Liberalization of the telecommunications and television markets

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon Fred LI

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Hon MA Fung-kwok

-

-

Negatived

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

3

14.10.98 Sustainable development in Hong Kong

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Prof Hon NG Ching-fai

Hon Christine LOH

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

14.10.98 Rehousing all cage home lodgers and single persons

Original

Hon LAU Chin-shek

Passed

-

21.10.98, 22.10.98 & 4.11.98 Motion of Thanks

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Hon LEE Cheuk-yan

Hon Christine LOH

Hon Martin LEE

Negatived

Negatived

Negatived

Negatived

4

1

2

3

11.11.98 Encouraging public utilities companies to reduce fees

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon CHENG Kai-nam

Hon James TIEN

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

11.11.98 Developing Hong Kong's tourism industry

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon David CHU

Hon Howard YOUNG

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

2

1

18.11.98 Amending legislation to regulate wage reduction

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon CHAN Wing-chan

Hon Andrew CHENG

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

18.11.98 Resumption of land sales

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon LEE Wing-tat

Hon Ronald ARCULLI

Hon LAU Kong-wah

-

-

Negatived

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

3

25.11.98 Information technology strategy

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon SIN Chung-kai

Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung

Passed

Negatived

2

1

25.11.98 Improving air quality

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Edward HO

Hon Christine LOH

Passed

Negatived

2

1

2.12.98 Promoting the development of the agriculture and fisheries industries

Original

Hon WONG Yung-kan

Passed

-

2.12.98 The Government's Scheme of Control Agreements with the two power companies

Original

Hon Fred LI

Negatived

-

9.12.98 The repealed labour ordinances

Original

Hon Andrew CHENG

Negatived

-

9.12.98 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's judicial jurisdiction

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Martin LEE

Hon Mrs Miriam LAU

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

16.12.98 Combating pirated compact discs

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Hon Christine LOH

Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Passed

Negatived

Negatived

3

1

2

16.12.98 Reducing the weight of schoolbags

Original

Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong

Passed

-

6.1.99 Organ donation

Original

Hon LAU Chin-shek

Negatived

-

6.1.99 Reviewing the waste management policy

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon CHOY So-yuk

Hon Christine LOH

Passed

Negatived

2

1

13.1.99 Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme

Original

Amendment to Original

Dr Hon YEUNG Sum

Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

13.1.99 Developing continuing education

Original

Hon TAM Yiu-chung

Passed

-

20.1.99 Right and freedom of Hong Kong residents to strike

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon CHAN Wing-chan

Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

20.1.99 Comprehensive review of the Target Oriented Curriculum

Original

Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung

Passed

-

27.1.99 South East Kowloon Development

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon Christine LOH

Hon James TO

Hon TSANG Yok-sing

-

-

Withdrawn

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

3

27.1.99 Anti-monopolization

Original

Hon LEE Wing-tat

Negatived

-

3.2.99 Report of the Select Committee

Original

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Passed

-

10.2.99 Promoting the economy

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Original

Hon SIN Chung-kai

Hon Christine LOH

Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Passed

Negatived

Negatived

3

1

2

10.2.99 Prices of fuel

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Mrs Miriam LAU

Hon Fred LI

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

10.3.99 Civil service's culture and efficiency

Original

Hon Eric LI

Passed

-

10.3.99 Vote of no confidence in the Secretary for Justice

Original

Hon Margaret NG

Negatived

-

21.4.99 Establishment of a Culture Commission

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon MA Fung-kwok

Hon Ambrose CHEUNG

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

21.4.99 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Original

Hon Emily LAU

Passed

-

28.4.99 Resolution under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Original

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Passed

-

28.4.99 New arrivals from the Mainland

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon LAW Chi-kwong

Hon Mrs Selina CHOW

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

28.4.99 Labour Day

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon LEE Cheuk-yan

Hon CHAN Wing-chan

Negatived

Negatived

2

1

5.5.99 Consultancy Report on Health Care Financing

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Amendment

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Hon Michael HO

Hon CHAN Yuen-han

Passed

Negatived

Negatived

3

2

1

5.5.99 Reforming the securities and futures markets

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Ambrose LAU

Hon SIN Chung-kai

Passed

Negatived

2

1

12.5.99 Condemning NATO

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

19.5.99 Government Motion

Original

Adjourn debate on Original

Secretary for Security

Hon Martin LEE

Passed

Negatived

2

1

19.5.99 Developing Chinese medicine centre

Original

Hon CHAN Yuen-han

Withdrawn

-

19.5.99 The 4 June incident

Original

Hon SZETO Wah

Negatived

-

26.5.99 Interpretation of the Basic Law

Original

Hon Albert HO

Negatived

-

26.5.99 Promoting extensive use of English

Original

Hon James TIEN

Passed

-

2.6.99 Problem of youngster gangs

Original

Hon HO Sai-chu

Passed

-

2.6.99 Naming the former Government House

Original

Hon Howard YOUNG

Negatived

-

9.6.99 Civil Service Reform

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Amendment

Original as Amended

Hon CHAN Kwok-keung

Hon Emily LAU

Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong

-

-

Passed

Negatived

Passed

-

2

1

3

9.6.99 Developing Chinese medicine centre

Original

Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung

Passed

-

16.6.99 Privatisation of Government departments

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon LEE Cheuk-yan

Hon LAU Kong-wah

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

16.6.99 Facilitating the financial industry

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon Bernard CHAN

Hon FUNG Chi-kin

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

23.6.99 The Cox Report

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon LAU Kong-wah

Hon SIN Chung-kai

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

23.6.99 Enhancing Hong Kong's status as an aviation centre

Original

Amendment to Original

Amendment to Amendment

Hon FUNG Chi-kin

Hon Fred LI

Hon MA Fung-kwok

Passed

Negatived

Negatived

3

2

1

30.6.99 Promoting breast-feeding

Original

Hon Michael HO

Passed

-

30.6.99 Providing major venues for sporting events

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Timothy FOK

Hon Andrew CHENG

Passed

Negatived

2

1

7.7.99 Proposed resolution on "Legislative Council Emblem"

Original

Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung

Passed

-

7.7.99 The Executive Council

Original

Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan

Negatived

-

7.7.99 Enhancing the competitiveness of Hong Kong's manufacturing industry

Original

Amendment to Original

Hon Kenneth TING

Hon SIN Chung-kai

Passed

Negatived

2

1

14.7.99 Legal problems associated with the millenium bug

Original

Amendment to Original

Original as Amended

Hon TSANG Yok-sing

Hon SIN Chung-kai

-

-

Passed

Passed

-

1

2

14.7.99 Assisting the development of small and medium enterprises

Original

Hon HUI Cheung-ching

Passed

-