4.
HOW SHOULD LEGISLATION BE CONSIDERED?
IN BILLS COMMITTEES?
IF SO, SHOULD A CEILING BE PLACED ON NUMBER OF BILLS COMMITTEES AND A QUEUING SYSTEM DEVELOPED?
IN STANDING COMMITTEES?
FACTORS TO CONSIDER
HOW MANY COMMITTEES CAN WE HANDLE?
SHOULD BILLS COMMITTEES LOOK AT POLICY BEHIND
LEGISLATION?
SHOULD COMMITTEES LOOKING AT LEGISLATION BE EMPOWERED TO ADOPT OR RECOMMEND AMENDMENTS?
FLEXIBILITY AND EVENESS OF WORKLOAD
PROCEDURAL ISSUES
5. SHOULD COMMITTEE TIME BE ORGANISED?
BY SETTING A TIME FOR BEGINNING AND END OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND RIGIDLY ADHERING TO THEM?
BY SCHEDULING COMMITTEE MEETINGS AT FIXED TIMES THEREBY CONFIRMING CERTAINTY?
6.
SHOULD DEBATES IN LEGCO BE TIME LIMITED?
BY ENDING DEBATES AT PREDETERMINED TIMES?
BY FURTHER LIMITS ON LENGTHS OF SPEECHES
SHOULD WE ENCOURAGE GREATER USE OF MOTIONS IN ORDER TO FOCUS DEBATE IN COMMITTEES?
8.
SHOULD WE PROVIDE OTHER OUTLETS FOR VENTILATING ISSUES?
e.g. EARLY DAY MOTIONS?