ARS-Year 2000 - 2001

Legislative Council
Annual Report 2000 – 2001
Legislative Council
Legislative Council Building
8 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
A Chinese version of this Report is availableThe full text of this Report is also available on
the Council’s web site at http://www.legco.gov.hk2Contents
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 4
GROUP PHOTO OF MEMBERS 6
MAJOR EVENTS IN PICTURES 8
CHAPTER 1 22
The Legislative Council
Powers and Functions
Composition
CHAPTER 2 24
Legislative Council Meetings
Tabling of Subsidiary Legislation
and Other Papers
Questions
Statements
PetitionsBills
Motions and Debates
Policy Address DebateBudget Debate
Chief Executive’s Question and
Answer Sessions
CHAPTER 3 30
Committees
Finance CommitteePublic Accounts CommitteeCommittee on Members’ Interests
House Committee
– Other Subcommittees of
the House Committee
Committee on Rules of Procedure
Bills Committees and Subcommittees
on Subsidiary Legislation
Panels
Select Committee
CHAPTER 4 64
Redress System
Analysis of Significant Cases Dealt withOther Significant Cases
CHAPTER 5 74
Liaison
Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee
Luncheons with Consuls General
Contact with District CouncilsContact with Heung Yee Kuk
Visitors
CHAPTER 6 78
Support Services for Members
The Legislative Council CommissionThe Legislative Council SecretariatAppendices
3APPENDIX 1 80
Composition of the Legislative Council
APPENDIX 2 82
Members’ Biographies
APPENDIX 3 120
Bills Passed
APPENDIX 4 122
Motion Debates Held
APPENDIX 5 160
Membership of Committees, Bills
Committees, Panels, Subcommittees
and Select Committee
APPENDIX 6 173
Redress Information System: Nature and
Outcome of Cases Completed between1 October 2000 and 30 September
2001APPENDIX 7 174
Redress Information System: Annual
Statistics Report between 1 October
2000 and 30 September 2001
APPENDIX 8 176
Visitors
APPENDIX 9 185
The Legislative Council Commission and
its Committees
APPENDIX 10 186
Organization Chart of the Legislative
Council SecretariatPresident’s Foreword
4The legislature which was returned in
September 2000 marks anothersignificant step in the political
development of Hong Kong. In accordance
with Annex II of the Basic Law, the number ofseats returned by geographical constituencies
through direct elections increased from 20 to
24, while the number of seats returned by theElection Committee decreased from 10 to 6.
I was honoured to be elected again as President
for the second term of the Legislative Council. I
would like to take this opportunity to thank
Members for their continuous support and Ishall continue to discharge my duties without
fear or favour.The 2000-2001 session was a busy year for the
Legislative Council. 37 meetings were held. A
total of 57 bills, including 3 Members’ bills,
were introduced into the Council and 41 billscommittees were set up to examine some of
them in detail. During the session, 29 bills
were enacted. The remaining 28 are carriedforward to the next session for scrutiny . In
addition, Members completed the scrutiny of
249 of the 273 items of subsidiary legislationsubmitted to the Council. 238 of these were by
the negative vetting procedure: 223 items were
not amended; 6 items were amended and 9were repealed by resolution of the Council.
The other 11 items submitted under the positive
vetting procedure were passed by resolution.
“....My colleagues and I will do our utmost to discharge our duties and to fulfil the
high expectations of the people of Hong Kong.”President’s Foreword
5The scrutiny of the remaining 24 items will
continue in the next session.
Among the bills passed, one that attracted
heated debate was the Chief Executive Election
Bill, which provided the legal framework forconducting the election for the second term
of the Chief Executive in 2002. Others
that drew public concern included theImmigration (Amendment) Bill 2000 and the
Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2001.
The former sought to provide a statutory basisfor prescribing genetic test arrangements for
verifying the parentage of persons claiming
right of abode in Hong Kong; while the latterprepared for the issue of carrier licences for the
third generation mobile services and future
licensing exercises.
During the session, Members were not only
confronted with a heavy agenda in the
deliberation of bills, but also in monitoring thework of the Government. The Public Accounts
Committee and 18 panels continued to monitor
the Government and the various bureaux. Inaddition, the Council resolved to appoint a
select committee to inquire into the building
problems in the production of public housingunits which had aroused grave public concern.
Views from the public are always welcome, and
they are taken into consideration by Members
in scrutinizing bills and monitoring Government
policy . Besides the select committee, 13committees of the Legislative Council invited
views from the public during the session.
These included the Bills Committee on ChiefExecutive Election Bill, the Bills Committee on
Gambling (Amendment) Bill, and the Panel on
Security with regard to the Public OrderOrdinance.During the session, a major step forward in
enhancing the relations between the executive
authorities and the legislature was the attendanceof the new Chief Secretary at a special House
Committee meeting to answer questions put
forward by Members. It is hoped that mutualtrust and respect would be gradually
strengthened through more frequent dialogue
and interaction with Government officials.
I would like to pay tribute to all Members for
their contributions and hard work during thepast year. It is with regret that I note Prof Hon
NG Ching-fai has left our ranks to take up the
post of President and Vice-Chancellor of theHong Kong Baptist University . I wish Prof NG
every success in his new endeavour.
Finally , I would also wish to record my
appreciation to all staff of the Legislative Council
Secretariat for their invaluable input during the
session. Despite the pressure brought on by aheavy workload and tight resources as a result
of the Enhanced Productivity Programme, staff
of the Secretariat continued to perform theirduties with professionalism and dedication.
The term of office of the second Legislative
Council is four years. My colleagues and I will
do our utmost to discharge our duties and to
fulfil the high expectations of the people ofHong Kong.
Rita FAN
PresidentLegislative Council
Group Photo of Members
6Group Photo of Members
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From left to right:
First row (seated):
Hon Margaret NGHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-funDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee
(President’s Deputy)
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai (President)
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon NG Leung-singHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHAN Yuen-han
Second row:
Hon LI Fung-yingHon Cyd HO Sau-lanDr Hon David LI Kwok-poHon LAU Ping-cheungIr Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-taiHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon WONG Yung-kanHon IP Kwok-himHon CHAN Kam-lamHon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
Third row:
Hon LEUNG Fu-wahHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingHon SIN Chung-kaiHon CHEUNG Man-KwongDr Hon YEUNG SumHon Michael MAK Kowk-fungDr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon TAM Yiu-chungHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon James TO Kun-sunHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon LAU Kong-wah
Fourth row:
Hon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Albert HO Chun-yanHon LAU Wong-fatDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon LAU Chin-shekHon Bernard CHANHon WONG Sing-chiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon LEUNG Yiu-chungHon CHOY So-yuk
Fifth row:
Hon Howard YOUNGHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Henry WU King-cheongProf Hon NG Ching-fai (up to 14.07.2001)
Hon LAW Chi-kwongHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon HUI Cheung-chingHon SZETO WahHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon James TIEN Pei-chunDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon LEE Cheuk-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wah
Note: Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee is not
in the photo because she assumedoffice after the photo was taken.Major Events in Pictures
8Familiarizing New Members
Mr Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan, Member-elect of the Legislative
Council, rehearses the taking of the Legislative Council Affirmationin the Legislative Council Chamber .A 3-day orientation seminar organized for Members-elect of the Second Legislative Council starts with
a briefing by Mr Ricky FUNG, Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat (first on right).
During their familiarization tour of the Legislative Council Building,
Members-elect visit a conference room.Major Events in Pictures
9The 2000 – 2001 Session Begins
Taking the Legislative Council Oath or
Affirmation, Members pledge to “serve theHong Kong Special Administrative Regionconscientiously, dutifully, in full accordancewith the law, honestly and with integrity”.Major Events in Pictures
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At the first meeting of the Second
Legislative Council on 4 October2000, Members cast their ballots toelect the President of the LegislativeCouncil.
Hon Mrs Rita FAN (in blue
blazer) shakes hands with theClerk to the Council after beingelected the President.
“I hope that with your co-operation, and with your joint efforts, the work of the Legislative Council can strike deep roots
in the community and win due understanding and recognition by the public,” says Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of theLegislative Council, in her inaugural speech.
Major Events in Pictures
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For the Community Good
Members and The Community Chest representatives at
the Dress Casual Day promotion event.
Members support Helping Hand’s
fund-raising event, Cookie Days, byselling cookies to the public.
Major Events in Pictures
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Give Blood, Save Lives – Members set
examples to the public.
Dress Sporty Day – Members show
their vitality when posing for publicityphotographs with representatives of theHong Kong Sports Development Board.Major Events in Pictures
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LegCo Fun Day
The LegCo Fun Day 2000-2001 met the requirements of both football fans and party lovers. It included a
football match and goal-shooting game held on 10 February 2001 at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground and a dinner
gathering held on 16 February 2001 in the Dining Hall of the Legislative Council Building.
Mr TUNG Chee-hwa, Chief
Executive, kicks off the footballmatch between Members andreporters.
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee, Chairmanof the House Committee,starts the ladies’ goal-shootinggame.At Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
The match was won 2:1 by the LegCo Team.A timely save by goalkeeper Hon Bernard CHAN. On the attack.Major Events in Pictures
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In the Dining Hall of the Legislative Council Building
Reunion with former Members
(from left): Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong, Dr Hon YEUNG Sum andHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAUYau-fun with Dr LEONG Che-hung and Mr LEE Wing-tat.
A prelude to an enjoyable
evening – a “treasure hunt”inside the Legislative CouncilBuilding.
We’ve found the treasure –
the winning team.Major Events in Pictures
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Guess who they are impersonating!Major Events in Pictures
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Legislative Council Building Open Day
The Legislative Council Building Open Day was held on 31 March 2001 to give the public both a closer look at
various meeting facilities and a better understanding of the work of the Council. More than 2,600 visitors were
received, a record for the Open Day, which was first held in 1998.
The opening ceremony outside the Legislative Council Building is attended
by Members and a large number of spectators.
Visitors queue up for admission.Major Events in Pictures
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Hon HUI Cheung-ching (above) and Hon Henry
WU King-cheong (right) tell visitors about thevoting procedures at Council meetings.
Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of the LegislativeCouncil, explains to students the functions ofthe Dining Hall.
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming briefs visitors
on how committee meetings areconducted in Conference Room A.Major Events in Pictures
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Mrs Anson CHAN’s Retirement
At a farewell dinner held in her honour by Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of the Legislative
Council, retiring Chief Secretary for Administration Mrs Anson CHAN, who is a Pisces, receivesa twin-fish-shaped crystal vase as retirement souvenir from Members.
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee presents a tea set to Mrs Anson CHAN, along with her good
wishes for Mrs CHAN to have more leisure time to enjoy tea with Mr CHAN (right in picture).Major Events in Pictures
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Football Matches
A friendly football match between Members of the Legislative Council and senior Government officials was
held on 2 June 2001.
Despite the heavy rain, members of both teams are in high spirit.
Spectators and substitutes find the match amusing, and the LegCo Team won by 2:1.Major Events in Pictures
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The first friendly football match between Members of the Legislative Council and Consuls General in Hong
Kong was held on 12 May 2001.
Members of the LegCo (in blue) and the Consuls General (in white) teams in a pre-game group photo, with captains Hon Bernard
CHAN (centre in red T -shirt) and Dr Helmut BOCK, Consul General of Austria, in the middle.
Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of the Legislative Council, presents the trophy to Dr Helmut BOCK after the
Consuls General Team won the match by 8:3.Major Events in Pictures
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Social functions
Chairmen of five charitable organizations pay a courtesy call to the Council. (From left): Mr Rinco
CHAN Fook-wing, Chairman, Yan Oi Tong; Mr TSANG Yuen-hung, Chairman, Pok Oi Hospital; Mr
Stephen CHOW Chun-kay, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals; Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of the LegislativeCouncil; Mr WOO Wai-man, Chairman, Po Leung Kuk; and Mrs Christina CHENG So-mei, Chairman,Yan Chai Hospital.
A “change of face” performance thrills all guests attending a Spring Reception hosted by Hon Mrs Rita
FAN, President of the Legislative Council, for the Chief Executive, Executive Council members and seniorGovernment officials.Chapter 1 The Legislative Council
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Chapter 1 • The Legislative Council
23The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR)stipulates that the HKSAR shall be
vested with legislative power and the LegislativeCouncil (LegCo) shall be the legislature of theRegion.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
As provided for in Article 73 of the Basic Law,the LegCo of the HKSAR exercises the followingpowers and functions:
•To enact, amend or repeal laws in accordance
with the provisions of the Basic Law andlegal procedures;
•To examine and approve budgets introduced
by the Government;
•To approve taxation and public expenditure;
•To receive and debate the policy addresses of
the Chief Executive;
•To raise questions on the work of the
Government;
•To debate any issue concerning public
interests;
•To endorse the appointment and removal of
the judges of the Court of Final Appeal andthe Chief Judge of the High Court;
•To receive and handle complaints from
Hong Kong residents;
•If a motion initiated jointly by one-fourth of
all the Members of the LegCo charges theChief Executive with serious breach of lawor dereliction of duty and if he or she refusesto resign, the Council may , after passing amotion for investigation, give a mandate tothe Chief Justice of the Court of FinalAppeal to form and chair an independentinvestigation committee. The committeeshall be responsible for carrying out theinvestigation and reporting its findings tothe Council. If the committee considers theevidence sufficient to substantiate suchcharges, the Council may pass a motion of
impeachment by a two-thirds majority of allits Members and report it to the CentralPeople’s Government for decision; and
•To summon, as required when exercising the
above-mentioned powers and functions,persons concerned to testify or give evidence.
COMPOSITION
According to the Basic Law, the LegCo of theHKSAR is to be constituted by election andshall be composed of Chinese citizens who arepermanent residents of Hong Kong with noright of abode in any foreign country . However,permanent residents of the Region who are notof Chinese nationality or who have the right ofabode in foreign countries may also be electedMembers of the LegCo of the Region, providedthat the proportion of such Members does notexceed 20 percent of the total membership ofthe Council. The method for its formation is tobe specified in the light of the actual situationin the HKSAR and in accordance with theprinciple of gradual and orderly progress.
There are 60 Members for the second term of
the LegCo of the HKSAR (2000-2004), where24 Members were returned by geographicalconstituencies through direct elections, 30Members by functional constituencies, and sixMembers by an Election Committee comprising800 elected representatives of the community .The election for the second term of the LegCowas held on 10 September 2000. The term ofoffice of the Members is four years.
The President of the Council is elected by and
from among Members of the LegCo.
The composition and biographies of Members
who served on the LegCo in 2000-2001 are inAppendices 1 and 2 respectively .Chapter 2 Legislative Council Meetings
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Chapter 2 • Legislative Council Meetings
25Meetings of the LegCo are open to the
public. They may be conducted in
either Cantonese, Putonghua or
English, with simultaneous interpretation
provided. The proceedings of the meetings of
the Council are broadcast live and are reportedby the mass media. They are also recorded
verbatim in the Official Record of Proceedings
of the Meetings of the Council.
The business transacted at a regular Council
meeting mainly comprises the tabling ofsubsidiary legislation and other papers and
reports; asking of questions for replies by the
Government; the consideration of bills; anddebates on motions. During the period from
October 2000 to July 2001, the Council held 37
meetings and sat for more than 257 hours.
TABLING OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
AND OTHER PAPERS
Subsidiary legislation made by the relevant
authorities is tabled in the Council for Members’
scrutiny after its publication in the Gazette.Members and public officers may address the
Council on the subsidiary legislation tabled and
may , through the moving of motions in Councilwithin a prescribed time limit, resolve to amend
or repeal it where the Council considers
appropriate. The other papers tabled in theCouncil include the annual reports of
Government departments and public bodies,
Government consultative documents, and reportsof the Council’s committees. The Members and
public officers presenting the reports may address
the Council.During the session from October 2000 to July
2001, the scrutiny of 238 of the 262 items of
subsidiary legislation tabled in the Council wascompleted, of which six items were amended,
and nine were repealed by resolution of the
Council. The scrutiny of the remaining 24items by negative vetting will continue in the
next session.
QUESTIONS
Members’ concern for the well being of the
community may be reflected through questions
asked at Council meetings. The questions are
aimed at seeking information on Governmentactions on specific problems or incidents and
on Government policies or actions. They are
also raised for the purpose of monitoring theeffectiveness of the Government.
Some questions originate from complaints
handled under the Council’s redress system;others are on problems that come to Members’
attention in the course of their work in the
Council or through their contacts with thepublic.
During the period under report, Members
asked 159 oral questions on a wide range of
subjects, and followed up with 986
supplementary questions at Council meetings.Another 451 questions seeking written replies
of the Government were also asked.
STATEMENTS
Statements may be made by public officers on
issues of public concern at Council meetings.
T wo statements were made during the period
under report.Chapter 2 • Legislative Council Meetings
26PETITIONS
Petitions may be presented by Members. The
Member presenting a petition may make a
speech giving a summary statement of the
number and description of the petitioners andthe substance of the petition. One petition was
made during the period under report.
BILLS
The Government is primarily responsible for
proposing new legislation or amendments to
existing legislation in the form of bills for
consideration by the Council. Members of theCouncil may also introduce bills into theCouncil for consideration. Broadly speaking,
bills have one or more of the following purposes:
•to introduce new measures or policies, to
create new organizations or institutions, or
to make changes to existing organizations orinstitutions;
•to extend the scope of existing legislation;
•to improve and update existing legislation;
•to modify or reform the machinery of
Government; or
•to appropriate funds for public expenditure
and to raise revenue.
Twenty Members speak during
the Second Reading debate onthe Chief Executive ElectionBill on 11 July 2001. Theyinclude Hon James TIEN Pei-chun (right), Hon JasperTSANG Yok-sing (below) andHon Emily LAU Wai-hing(lower right).Chapter 2 • Legislative Council Meetings
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A bill is normally published in the Gazette
before it is introduced into the Council. It hasto be given three readings for its passage by the
Council. The First Reading is a formality , with
the Clerk reading the short title of a bill at aCouncil meeting. The public officer or Member
introducing the bill then moves the Second
Reading of the bill and explains what the bill isabout. Normally , after the Second Reading has
been moved, the debate is adjourned with the
bill referred to the House Committee to allowMembers more time to study it, either in the
House Committee or in a bills committee set up
by the House Committee specifically for it.The debate on the Second Reading resumes at a
subsequent Council meeting after the bill hasbeen studied. During the resumed debate,
Members present their views on the merits and
principles of the bill and indicate whether theysupport the bill or otherwise. If the bill is given
a Second Reading, the Council will sit as a
“Committee of the whole Council” duringwhich the Committee goes through the bill
clause by clause, making amendments where
necessary . After the bill has passed through theCommittee of the whole Council with or
without amendments, it is reported back to the
Council for the Third Reading. If the motionfor the Second Reading of a bill is not passed,
the bill cannot proceed further.
Hon Martin LEE Chu-ming (top
left), Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee(above) and Hon Margaret NG (left)
move Committee Stage amendments
to the Chief Executive Election Bill.
Chapter 2 • Legislative Council Meetings
28Where the Council considers that the passage of
a bill is sufficiently urgent, it may pass the three
readings of the bill at a single meeting.
When a bill passes the three readings, it
becomes a piece of enacted law and may takeeffect after it is signed by the Chief Executive
and promulgated in the Gazette.
During the period under report, the Council
completed proceedings on 29 bills, all of which
were passed, with or without amendmentsproposed by the Government or Members. The
list of the bills passed is in Appendix 3 .
MOTIONS AND DEBATES
Motions are the mechanism through which
most of the Council’s business is transacted.The enactment of a bill is by way of a series of
motions moved and agreed to by the Council.
Amendments to bills and the approval of or
Mr Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive, delivers his fourth Policy Address “Serving the Community, Sharing
Common Goals” to the Legislative Council on 11 October 2000.amendments to subsidiary legislation are also
effected by way of motions.
In regard to subsidiary legislation which requires
the Council’s positive approval by resolution, 11
motions were moved by public officers. Anotherfour motions were moved by public officers to
amend the subsidiary legislation which had
been tabled in the Council. All were passed bythe Council. During the same period, Members
moved 60 motions with legislative effect and
five motions relating to procedural matters. Ofthese, 22 were passed and 43 were not passed
by the Council.
Members also express their views on issues of
public interest through debating motions which
do not have legislative effect. In the sessionunder report, 53 such motions (including onemoved by a public officer) were debated, 35 of
which were passed with or without amendments.
The wording of the motions debated and thedecisions of the Council on these motions are in
Appendix 4 .Chapter 2 • Legislative Council Meetings
29POLICY ADDRESS DEBATE
The Chief Executive addresses the Council
every year on various policy proposals for
administering the HKSAR. At a meeting not
less than 14 days after the Chief Executive hasaddressed the Council, a motion is moved by
the Chairman of the House Committee to thank
the Chief Executive for his Address. The debatethat follows provides an opportunity for
Members to comment on the Chief Executive’s
Address and for senior Government officials torespond to these comments. During the session,
the Chief Executive delivered his Address on
11 October 2000 and the debate on the Motionof Thanks was held on 25 and 26 October and
1 November 2000.
BUDGET DEBATE
Shortly before a financial year ends in
March, the Financial Secretary presentshis Budget to the Council in the
form of an Appropriation Bill and the
Draft Estimates, which are followedclosely by legislative measures for
implementing the Government’s
revenue proposals. These set out theGovernment’s annual revenue and
expenditure proposals for the following
financial year. Since 1999, legislationrequired for implementing the revenue
proposals has been presented in the
form of Revenue Bills. After theproposed estimates of expenditure have
been examined by the Finance
Committee at its special meetings, theAppropriation Bill is brought back into the
Council for consideration and passage. For the
2001-2002 Budget, the Financial Secretaryintroduced the Appropriation Bill 2001 on
7 March 2001. The debate on the Budget took
place on 28 and 29 March and 4 April 2001.The Appropriation Bill 2001 was passed on
4 April 2001. The Revenue Bill 2001 and the
Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2001 were passed on20 June 2001 and the Revenue (No. 3) Bill
2001 on 12 July 2001.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE ’S QUESTION AND
ANSWER SESSIONS
Three meetings of the Council were held duringthe period under report to enable the Chief
Executive to answer questions put to him byMembers on a variety of subjects.
Humorous quips and remarks are not unusual in the Chief Executive’s
Question and Answer Sessions.Chapter 3 Committees
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Chapter 3 • Committees
31Through a system of commit-
tees Members perform the
critical roles of scrutinizing
bills, controlling public expenditure,
and monitoring the work of the
Government. There are threestanding committees, namely the
Finance Committee, Public Accounts
Committee, and Committee onMembers’ Interests. Moreover, the
House Committee co-ordinates matters
relating to the business to beconsidered at Council meetings and
decides whether bills committees or
subcommittees should be formed asappropriate. The scrutiny of bills
which require in-depth study is done through
bills committees which present reports to theCouncil after they have completed their tasks.Panels are committees which monitor and
examine policy issues. The panels to be formed
and their terms of reference are recommended bythe House Committee to the Council for approval.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee consists of all Membersof the Council except the President. Thechairman and deputy chairman of the committee
are elected by and from among its members.
The Finance Committee is vested with the
responsibility of scrutinizing public expenditure
proposals. It holds special meetings after theintroduction of the Appropriation Bill to examine
the Draft Estimates of Expenditure for the
coming financial year. It meets on Fridays toconsider proposals which entail changes to the
approved Estimates each year, or note financial
implications of new policies.During the 2000-2001 session, the Finance
Committee held 19 regular meetings andexamined a total of 77 items of proposals,including 21 items containing 138 proposals
which had been considered and supported by
its two subcommittees, namely the EstablishmentSubcommittee and the Public Works
Subcommittee.
The Finance Committee held six special meetings
consisting of 18 sessions from 20 to 23 March
2001 to examine the Draft Estimates ofExpenditure for the 2001-2002 financial year.
In addition to the 1,501 written questions
raised by members prior to the special meetings,members further raised 124 supplementary
questions and made 23 verbal requests for
additional information which were subsequentlydealt with by the Administration in writing. In
this year’s exercise, the Finance Committee put
on trial the simultaneous provision of hard andsoft copies of the Administration’s replies to
written questions prior to the special meetings
to further enhance the electronic transfer of
Dr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hong (centre), as Chairman of the Finance Committee,
chairs the election of the Deputy Chairman.Chapter 3 • Committees
32documents. Policy issues arising from the
special meetings were referred to the relevantPanels. The committee also held two special
briefings on the 2001-2002 Budget and the
Draft Estimates of Expenditure 2001-2002.
The Establishment Subcommittee examines and
makes recommendations to the FinanceCommittee on the Administration’s proposals
for the creation, redeployment, and deletion of
permanent and supernumerary directorate posts,and for changes to the structure of civil service
grades and ranks. During the current session,
the subcommittee, consisting of 21 members,held 10 meetings and examined a total of 43
items of proposals put forward by the
Administration. The membership of thesubcommittee is in Appendix 5 .
The Public Works Subcommittee examines and
makes recommendations to the FinanceCommittee on the Administration’s proposals
for the upgrading of projects to, or downgradingfrom, Category A of the Public Works
Programme, or changes to the scope and
approved estimates of projects already in thatCategory . During the current session, the
subcommittee, consisting of 26 members, held
21 meetings and examined a total of 102 itemsof proposals put forward by the Administration.
Where it is found necessary to understand the
actual operation of facilities in considering thefunding proposals concerned, the Subcommittee
may conduct site visits. In this session, the
subcommittee visited the Kowloon Area TrafficControl Centre to observe the operation of the
Area Traffic Control System. The membership
of the subcommittee is in Appendix 5 .
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is
responsible for considering the reports of the
At the request of Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai, Chairman of the Public Works Subcommittee, a visit to the
Kowloon Area T raffic Control Centre is arranged for members to look at the centre’s computer system, whichcontrols about 560 air traffic control junctions and 60 closed circuit television cameras.Chapter 3 • Committees
33Director of Audit on the accounts and the
results of value for money audits of the
Government and other organizations which are
within the purview of public audit. Thecommittee may call for explanation and obtain
evidence from public officers, management
personnel of public organizations and otherrelevant persons, if deemed necessary . The
committee comprises seven members elected by
Members and appointed by the President. Themembership of the committee is in Appendix 5 .
During the 2000-2001 session, the committee
examined the Director of Audit’s Report on the
Accounts of the Government of the HKSAR for
the year ended 31 March 2000 and the Reportson the Results of Value for Money Audits
(Reports Nos. 35 and 36). The conclusions and
recommendations of the committee are containedin PAC Reports Nos. 35 and 36, tabled in the
Council on 14 February 2001 and 4 July 2001
respectively .COMMITTEE ON MEMBERS ’ INTERESTS
The committee considers matters pertaining toMembers’ declaration of interests and matters ofethics in relation to their conduct, and makes
recommendations relating to Members’ interests.
It also examines arrangements for thecompilation, maintenance and accessibility of
the Register of Members’ Interests. The seven
members of the committee are elected byMembers and appointed by the President. The
membership of the committee is in
Appendix 5 .
During the 2000-2001 session, the committee
reviewed the registration system for declarationof interests by Members, consulted Members
about the minimum value of $10,000 set for
registrable one-off material benefits received bythem and the definition of the term ‘advantage’,
and found these still applicable to present-day
needs.
Mr TSANG Yam-pui,
Commissioner of Police(first from left), givesevidence during a PublicAccounts Committeepublic hearing onthe interdiction ofGovernment officers.Chapter 3 • Committees
34The committee updated and issued to Members
the Advisory Guidelines on Matters of Ethics in
relation to the conduct of Members in theircapacity as such, and arranged for uploading
the Register of Members’ Interests onto the
LegCo web site.
The committee has deliberated whether the
drafting of Rule 84 of the Rules of Procedure ondisclosure of personal pecuniary interest could
be improved, and would continue the
deliberation in the next session.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
The House Committee comprises all Members,
except the President, who elect from among
themselves the chairman and deputy chairman.While the LegCo is in session, the House
Committee normally meets weekly and meetings
are open to the public.
The House Committee prepares for meetings of
the Council and considers matters relating tothe business of the Council. One important
function of the House Committee is to scrutinize
bills introduced into the Council and subsidiarylegislation tabled in Council or presented to the
Council for approval. The House Committee
may form bills committees to scrutinize bills, orappoint subcommittees to study some of the
subsidiary legislation in greater detail. The
House Committee then monitors progress andstudies reports from the bills committees and
subcommittees concerned in preparation for the
debates on such bills and subsidiary legislationin Council.
Shortly after taking up the post of Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Donald TSANG (second from left in the inset) attends a
House Committee special meeting to present and discuss his vision and priorities.
Chapter 3 • Committees
35The House Committee may refer to relevant
panels for consideration any policy matters
relating to the business of the Council. TheHouse Committee may also consider, in such
manner as it thinks fit, any other item relating
to the business of the Council.
The House Committee also serves as a focal
point for establishing a formal and regulardialogue with the Administration. The chairman
and deputy chairman of the House Committee
meet the Chief Secretary for Administration ona regular basis to discuss matters of mutual
concern.
During the 2000-2001 session, a total of 36
regular meetings of the House Committee were
held. A special meeting was also held todiscuss with the Chief Secretary forAdministration his plans and aspirations and
other issues of public concern.
Other Subcommittees of the House
Committee
The House Committee may appoint subcommittees
to assist in the consideration of any other items
relating to the business of the Council. The
following subcommittees were in operation
during the 2000-2001 session:
•Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee;
•Subcommittee on the draft Copyright
(Suspension of Amendments) Bill 2001;
•Subcommittee to follow up the outstanding
capital works projects of the former municipal
councils;
•Subcommittee on Members’ Remuneration
and Operating Expenses Reimbursement;
and•Subcommittee on overseas duty visits
undertaken by Panels and other committees.
The membership of these subcommittees is in
Appendix 5 .
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PROCEDURE
The Committee on Rules of Procedure is
responsible for reviewing the Rules of Procedure
of the Council and the committee system, and
proposing to the Council such amendments orchanges as are considered necessary .
The committee consists of a chairman, a
deputy chairman and 10 members appointed
by the President in accordance with the
recommendations of the House Committee.For the term commencing October 2000, themembership of the committee is in Appendix 5 .
From October 2000 to September 2001, the
committee held a total of nine meetings and
deliberated on a wide range of subjects in
particular those which would enhance theeffectiveness of the Council in examining
Government policies and scrutinizing legislative
and financial proposals. In this connection, thecommittee conducted a review on the working
mechanism of panels and bills committees for
the scrutiny of legislative and financial proposals,and recommended a series of measures to
ensure early consultation with the relevant
panels on such proposals and to allow morethorough discussion of the proposals.
The committee, following a comprehensive
study of overseas practices in debating policy
addresses, recommended to the House
Committee the introduction of a new mode ofChapter 3 • Committees
36debate on the Chief Executive’s Policy Address,
aiming at making the debate more focused on
specific policy areas. Subject to the agreementof the House Committee of the detailed
arrangements at the start of the new session, the
new mode of debate would be tried out inOctober 2001.
The committee also reviewed the procedures for
allocating debate slots for motions with no
legislative effect at Council meetings, and the
arrangement for recommending speaking timelimits for debates on such motions. The
committee also fine-tuned the provisions of the
Rules of Procedure and the wording of theChinese text of the House Rules.
The committee presented four reports to the
House Committee recommending changes tocurrent procedures, and tabled a report in the
Council on 11 July 2001 summarizing its
deliberations on specific subjects. The Rules ofProcedure were amended by resolution of the
Council on 12 July 2001.BILLS COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES
ON SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
The House Committee may allocate bills, except
the Appropriation Bill and bills not referred to
the House Committee by the Council, to billscommittees for detailed scrutiny . All Members,
other than the President, may join any bills
committee. The chairman of each billscommittee is elected from among its members.
Government officials and members of the public
may be invited to attend its meetings.
A bills committee will consider the principles
and merits of the bill concerned as well asits detailed provisions, and may propose
amendments relevant to the bill. It may also
appoint subcommittees for the purpose ofassisting it in the performance of its functions.After a bills committee has completed scrutiny
of a bill, it will notify the House Committee and
advise the committee in writing of itsdeliberations. The bills committee will be
dissolved on the enactment of the bill concerned
or as decided by the House Committee.
During the 2000-2001 session,
41 bills committees were formedto scrutinize 43 bills introduced
into the Council. Of these 41
bills committees, 17 hadcompleted work and reported to
the House Committee. Fifteen
bills committees were still in actionand eight Government bills were
on the bills committee waiting
list. In addition, the work of theBills Committee on Inland
Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2000
was held in abeyance.
Members of the Bills Committee on Rehabilitation Centres Bill observe young
offenders studying at Lai King T raining Centre in Kwai Chung.Chapter 3 • Committees
37There were also 18 subcommittees which
considered 69 items of subsidiary legislation
tabled in the Council and two proposedresolutions presented by the Administration for
the Council’s approval. The membership of
these bills committees and subcommittees is inAppendix 5 .
Reports of these bills committees and
subcommittees are available on the LegCo web
site at
http://www .legco.gov .hk.
PANELS
Panels are committees of the Council tasked to
monitor and examine Government policies.
Each panel deliberates on policy matters and
issues of public concern relating to the policyareas of its corresponding bureau(x). The itemsfor discussion can be brought up by members
of the panel, referred to it by the House
Committee or other committees, raised by otherMembers following meetings with District
Councils or upon receipt of complaints
or representations, or proposed by theAdministration. Panels also give views on
major legislative and financial proposals before
their introduction into the Council or FinanceCommittee. To enhance the effectiveness of
panels in scrutinizing such proposals, a series of
measures agreed by the House Committee onthe recommendation of the Committee on Rules
of Procedure have been implemented in the
2000-2001 session to ensure early consultationwith the relevant panels on such proposals and
to allow more thorough discussion of the
proposals.
A panel may appoint subcommittees to study
specific issues and present reports to the Councilas it considers appropriate.Each panel is headed by a chairman elected
from among its members. The membership of
the 18 panels in the 2000-2001 session andtheir subcommittees is in Appendix 5 .
Panel on Manpower
According to the findings of the Manpower
Projection to 2005, there would be a projectedsurplus of manpower supply of 136,700 at
lower secondary education level or below up to
2005. On the other hand, a shortfall ofmanpower supply at post-secondary level or
above was projected at 116,900. To address the
projected mismatch in manpower requirementand supply , members urged the Administration
to increase the provision of post-secondary
education, provide more training opportunitiesand undertake effective measures to upgradethe skills of workers of low skill and low
education attainment.
The panel jointly discussed with the Panel on
Welfare Services the 13 different programmes
introduced by the Government to help theunemployed find employment. Members were
assured that there was no wastage or duplication
of resources as each of these programmesserved a distinct client group and a different
purpose. Members urged the Government
departments and service providers concerned tomaintain close cooperation to avoid duplication
of efforts and to optimize available resources.
Some members expressed concern that
employees who were forced by their employers
to change to the status of self-employed toevade employers’ Mandatory Provident Fund
contributions would be deprived of the rights
and protection as provided in the variouslabour legislation. The Administration toldChapter 3 • Committees
38members that under the Employment Ordinance,
an employer could not unilaterally vary the
terms of employment. Even if an employer hadchanged the status of his employee to self-
employed, he still had to fulfil his obligations
under the various labour legislation if theemployer-employee relationship had not changed
in essence. To deter non-compliance, members
urged the Mandatory Provident Fund SchemesAuthority and the Labour Department to step
up proactive inspections and prosecutions.
Some members were in support of the Admission
of Mainland Professionals Scheme. Some other
members, however, were concerned that as noquota or minimum wage would be imposed,
the unlimited admission of Mainland
professionals would adversely affect theemployment opportunities and wage level ofthe local workforce. The panel passed a motion
requesting the Government to impose a quota
on the number of Mainland professionals to beadmitted; set up a vetting committee with
representatives from the labour sector to monitor
the Scheme; stipulate that the salaries to be paidby the employers to the admitted Mainland
professionals should not be lower than the
median market wages of the same trade; andincrease vocational training and university places
to meet the projected shortfall.
The panel discussed the various measures
proposed by the Administration to restore
the financial viability of the EmployeesCompensation Assistance (ECA) Scheme.
Members considered that the fines collected for
non-compliance with the statutory insurancerequirements should be paid to the ECA Fund
for the compensation payments under the ECA
Scheme. Members urged the Administration toconsider increasing such fines and step upenforcement action. Members also considered
that the operating costs of the ECA Board
should not be charged to the Fund. Inaddition, members suggested that the bridging
loan of $60 million to be provided to the ECA
Board should be a capital injection by theGovernment.
Panel on Commerce and Industry
The Intellectual Property (MiscellaneousAmendments) Ordinance 2000, which amendedthe Copyright Ordinance to strengthen the
criminal provisions against copyright piracy in
business, came into effect on 1 April 2001 andgave rise to much concern and discussions
within the community . The panel conducted a
series of special meetings to address the concernsof different sectors of the community . The mainconcern of the business community was that
the threat of criminal proceedings and the
absence of a convenient mechanism to obtainthe required authorization for the photocopying
and use of newspapers had hampered the
dissemination of information in enterprises.The panel also noted that small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) had experienced particular
difficulties in complying with the law, as therewas an inadequate supply of computer
programmes and the prices of software had
gone up considerably . The panel welcomed theGovernment’s decision to introduce the
Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Bill
2001 to suspend the application of parts of theamendments made to the key criminal provisions
in the Copyright Ordinance for certain copyright
works. The panel also noted the Administration’sintention to liberalize the parallel importation
of computer software to increase competition
and the availability of products, thus relievingthe financial burden of SMEs.Chapter 3 • Committees
39The panel welcomed the establishment of the
Small and Medium Enterprises Committee
(SMEC) to study the overall strategy forsupporting SMEs. As there were over 300,000
SMEs in Hong Kong engaging in various trades
and industries, the panel urged the SMEC toconduct more extensive consultation with the
relevant organizations and bodies, so that the
unique problems faced by the SMEs and thesupport they required could be fully considered.
The panel noted that in its report to the Chief
Executive, the SMEC had proposed a series ofnew supporting measures for SMEs in the areas
of business environment, financing, corporate
governance and culture, human resources,technology applications and market expansion.
In reviewing the progress of the Innovation and
Technology Fund and the Applied ResearchFund, the panel was particularly concerned
about the cost-effectiveness of the funds in
promoting technology development and aboutthe quality of the projects concerned. The
panel noted that the Administration had adopted
various measures to ensure that the limitedresources were focused on research areas in
which Hong Kong had a competitive edge and
that the quality of the investment projectswould be monitored closely .
The panel supported the Administration’s plan
to introduce competition in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) services for the benefit of
consumers and reviewed with the Administrationthe future arrangement for the provision of
Government EDI services after the expiry of
Tradelink’s exclusive franchise by the end of2003.
To enhance Hong Kong’s position as a pre-
eminent service centre in the region, the panelexamined the need for additional convention
and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong. While
different views were expressed on whetheradditional facilities would be conducive to the
development of tourism and commerce in Hong
Kong, there was no question on the need topromote Hong Kong as a trade fair capital
vigorously .
Panel on Public Service
The panel noted the Administration’s initiative
in containing the size of the civil service but
expressed concern about the impact of the
substantial reduction of civil service posts onthe quality of public services and workload of
the remaining staff. Noting that approval had
been given to some 11,000 applicants to retireunder the Voluntary Retirement (VR) Scheme,the panel called for careful planning for the
release of the VR-takers, and the training and
redeployment of the remaining staff of the 59designated grades covered by the Scheme.
The panel also monitored the progress of the
initiatives in the Civil Service Reform. As the
Administration had taken forward the
Management-initiated Retirement (MIR) Schemeto provide for the early retirement of directorate
officers where necessary and justified to facilitate
improvement in the Government organization,the panel urged the early disclosure of the
information on the number of cases approved
under the Scheme and the amount of ex gratiapayment involved in the cases. As regards the
proposed Civil Service Provident Fund (CSPF)
Scheme for new recruits to the permanentterms of appointment, the panel was concerned
whether the proposed CSPF Scheme would be
more effective than the existing pension schemesin retaining quality staff and maintaining theChapter 3 • Committees
40integrity of the civil service. The panel called
for a comparison of the proposed CSPF Scheme
and the existing pension schemes, in terms ofGovernment’s financial commitment and
employees’ ultimate benefit. It also asked for a
comparative study of the proposed CSPF Schemewith the existing provident fund schemes for
subvented organizations, so as to ensure that
the retirement benefits of civil servants and staffin subvented organizations were comparable.
While the panel supported the upward
adjustment of civil service pay with effect from
1 April 2001, some members were concerned
that offering a higher pay adjustment to thedirectorate and upper pay band would have an
adverse effect on the morale of the civil
servants at the junior and middle ranks, andalso widen the wealth gap in the community .On housing allowances, the panel supported
the Administration’s proposal to revise the
mechanisms for adjusting the Home FinancingAllowance, Home Purchase Allowance, Rent
Allowance, Private Tenancy Allowance and
Accommodation Allowance. On the pay andfringe benefits for non-civil service contract
(NCSC) staff, the panel stressed that the
Government, as a good employer, should offerreasonable pay and fringe benefits to them.
Having regard to the panel’s concern and the
experience in the recent two years, theAdministration relaxed the employment
arrangements for NCSC staff to allow Heads of
Departments greater flexibility to offer betterterms and conditions based on market
conditions.
On the proposed corporatization of the Survey
and Mapping Office (SMO) of the Lands
Department, the panel shared SMO staff’s concernabout the cost-effectiveness of the proposal and
their job security after corporatization. A majority
of panel members had reservations about theneed to corporatize SMO and urged the
Administration to consider alternative options.
The panel was briefed on the outcome of a
comprehensive review of the system on
declaration of investments by civil servants. Inresponse to the panel’s suggestion to expand the
scope of the system to cover declaration of civil
servants’ liabilities, the Administration undertookto review its guidelines on indebtedness with a
view to strengthening measures to manage
indebtedness in the civil service.
Panel on Administration of Justice and
Legal Services
The panel expressed concern about the slow
progress of work in amending and adapting the
relevant Ordinances for application to the officesset up by the Central People’s Government
in the HKSAR. Members noted that the
Administration had yet to come up with aformulation for amending the 15 ordinances
that expressly bound the Government.
Regarding the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance,the Administration was still awaiting the result
of its consultation with the Central Authorities.
As regards the 53 ordinances that were expressedto bind, or apply to, the “Crown”, only 18 had
been either wholly or partly adapted. The
panel made a report to the House Committeeon the unsatisfactory state of affairs and would
continue to follow up the matter in the next
session.
Arising from previous discussions of the panel
on how the LegCo should discharge its functionChapter 3 • Committees
41under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law to endorse
the appointment of seven judges of the Court of
Final Appeal, the panel decided to review theprocess of appointment of judges. The two
main concerns of the panel were the lack of
information and procedure as a basis for LegCoto perform a meaningful role, and the lack of
transparency and accountability in the present
system of appointing judges. The panel agreedto propose options to address the two main
concerns for consultation with the relevant
parties.
The panel closely monitored the progress of the
comprehensive review of legal education andtraining in Hong Kong which involved a
consultancy stage and a further study by a
Review Panel. In November 2000, the panelwas briefed on the consultation paper releasedby the two overseas consultants engaged for the
review. The panel noted that following
publication of the final report of the consultantsin August 2001, there would be a period of
about three months for interested parties to give
their views on the final report. The SteeringCommittee which was responsible to oversee
the review would then decide on how it would
proceed with the second stage of the review.
In view of wide public concern about the
decision of the Department of Justice not topursue further the prosecution of the accused
persons in two cases, the panel held a meeting
with the Administration. Members were briefedon the principles and factors which regulated
general prosecution policy , with particular
reference to public interest factors, and the useof the binding over procedure in the situation
where the decision was taken not to pursue a
prosecution which was in train.The panel expressed concern that “unlawful
sexual intercourse” in the offence of rape under
section 118 of the Crimes Ordinance might
still mean intercourse outside the bounds of
matrimony , and suggested that the Admini-
stration should amend the Ordinance to make itclear that marital rape was an offence. The
legislative proposal was introduced into LegCo
on 4 July 2001.
The panel requested the Administration to
consider whether the court in Hong Kongshould be given a discretionary power to order
refund of deposit to purchasers where a sale
and purchase transaction of real property hadfailed in circumstances where the refund was
required by justice. The panel noted that
despite the mixed responses received by theAdministration in its consultation with therelevant organizations, the Administration
decided to proceed with the proposal by
amending section 12 of the Conveyancing andProperty Ordinance. The legislative proposal
was introduced into LegCo on 4 July 2001.
Panel on Home Affairs
Discrimination issues were high on the agenda
of the panel. The panel discussed discrimination
on the ground of sexual orientation and racial
discrimination with concerned organizationsand the Administration. The panel also set up a
subcommittee to follow up the issue of
discrimination on the ground of sexualorientation. Some members expressed strong
disappointment that the Administration had
maintained that the recommendations of theUnited Nations Committee on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights were not binding on the
HKSAR Government. They were also veryChapter 3 • Committees
42dissatisfied with the Government’s failure to
extend the prohibition of racial discriminationto the private sector and to establish a human
rights institution as recommended by the
Committee.
The panel held a discussion on “the definition
of religious bodies” with representatives fromvarious religious bodies and the Administration.
Members were of the view that there was
adequate legislation against illegal activities ofreligious bodies and the Government did not
need to legislate on religion. They urged the
Administration not to do anything tocompromise religious freedom in Hong Kong.
The panel was briefed on the recommendations
of a consultancy study on the requirements for
major new sports and recreation venues.
Members felt strongly that plans for sportsfacilities must dovetail with sports policy . The
Administration should not make any decision
on building major new sports and recreationvenues until the completion of the sports policyreview. The Administration
assured members that the findings
of the consultancy study wouldbe considered in the context of
the overall sports policy review
and wide public consultationwould be conducted.
As regards district and rural
affairs, the panel discussed with
the Administration the roles and
functions of District Councils(DCs) and the need for additional
support to DC members.
Members expressed greatdisappointment that after having
reviewed the roles and functions
of DCs, the Government had failed to proposeany substantive measures to enhance the powersof DCs, and that DCs would remain of an
advisory nature. They were of a strong view
that some of the functions and powers of thetwo former municipal councils should be
transferred to DCs. The panel was also very
concerned about the implications of thejudgment of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA)
concerning the right of non-indigenous
inhabitants to vote and to stand as a candidatein village representative (VR) elections. Members
requested the Administration to expedite the
consultation and legislative process for devisinga new system for VR elections which was
compatible with the CFA judgment.
Members expressed dissatisfaction that the
Administration had already demonstrated in the
consultation paper on the Gambling Review astance in favour of authorized soccer betting
despite its claim of being neutral. While many
members expressed objection to the provision
At the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, members of the
Panel on Home Affairs visit the Hong Kong Central Library before its official publicopening. The event includes tests of the computer-controlled book conveyance system.Chapter 3 • Committees
43of authorized outlets for soccer betting, a
member considered that betting duty could
subsidize the development of local soccer.Members noted that the Administration had
commissioned a study of gambling behaviour
and pathological gambling in Hong Kong. Theystressed that no decision should be made until
the possible social costs of authorized soccer
betting were thoroughly considered aftercompletion of the study .
Building management was also a major concern
to the panel. Members considered that the
Building Management Ordinance had a lot of
room for improvement. The panel set up asubcommittee to discuss the review of the
Ordinance with the Administration.
Panel on Transport
One of the major tasks of the panel in this
session was to oversee the implementation of anumber of Hong Kong’s most strategic transport
infrastructural projects, namely the planning
and construction of railway projects and majorhighway projects such as Route 7 (section
between Kennedy Town and Aberdeen),
Route 9 (Tsing Yi to Shatin) and Route10 (North Lantau to Yuen Long
Highway), to ensure the timely delivery
of the transport infrastructure withinthe environmental constraints.
To facilitate close monitoring of the
implementation programme of railway
development projects, a subcommittee
was formed under the panel to monitorthe related issues. The subcommittee
reviewed with the Administration issues
which might affect the progress of theimplementation of five railway projects, including
the MTR Tseung Kwan O Extension due for
completion by the end of 2002, the West Railby the end of 2003, the Ma On Shan to Tai Wai
Rail Link and KCR Extension to Tsim Sha Tsui
by 2004, and the Penny’s Bay Rail Link by 2005to coincide with the opening of the Disney
Theme Park.
On public transport, the panel continued to
monitor the regulatory regime governing
bus fare revisions proposed by franchisedbus operators. The panel also urged the
Administration to provide a more conducive
environment for franchised bus operators toexpand their network so as to relieve the
pressure for fare increase and to enhance
competition. In addition, the panel reviewedthe policy to restrict the operating areas of redminibus by preventing their penetration into
new towns and new public housing estates and
prohibiting them from using new expressways,taking into account the changing circumstances
over the years.
Out of concern for the adequacy of train service during the morning peak
hours, members of the Panel on T ransport make an early visit to the Tai WaiStation to observe railway operation.Chapter 3 • Committees
44When consulted on railway fare review for
2001, the panel expressed grave concern about
the justifications for the proposals from theMTR Corporation Limited and the Kowloon-
Canton Railway Corporation (East Rail and
Light Rail) for fare increases. In the light of theprevailing economic climate and the impact of
the proposals on the livelihood of the general
public, the panel considered it inappropriate forthe companies to adjust their fares at the time.
The panel was pleased to note that the two
railway companies had subsequently agreed todefer the introduction of fare increases from
1 September 2001 to 1 April 2002.
The panel supported the initiative to develop an
intelligent transport system to achieve better
use of existing transport infrastructure andgreater efficiency in traffic management, and toenable road users to have access to real-time
traffic information. However, the panel was
concerned about the cost effectiveness of theproposed system, the private sector initiative in
developing value-added application systems,
and how the general public could benefit fromthe various systems and at what cost. Thepanel would continue to monitor the
implementation programme of the system.
Investigations into a preferred toll pricing
strategy for competing tolled facilities remained
a concern of the panel. In order to promotemore equitable use of precious social resources
and to spread out the traffic among various
tunnels to ease congestion, the panel urgedthe Administration to review the toll charging
policy , and to propose new measures for diverting
traffic among different tunnels.
Panel on Housing
Concerns over building problems in public
housing were high on the agenda of the panel.
To follow up on the construction problemsidentified in Tin Chung Court, Shatin Area 14BPhase 2, T ung Chung Area 30 Phase 3 and the
Redevelopment of Shek Yam Estate Phase 2, the
panel set up a working group to consider theway forward. The working group studied the
information provided by the Administration in
relation to the incidents, including some of theinvestigation/study reports. Notwithstanding
To compare the living conditions of new-design small public housing units with those in existing two-person elderly households in small
harmony flats, six members of the Panel on Housing visit a two-person mock-up flat at the Housing Authority Mock-up Centre (lef t)
and the home of a two-person elderly family at Tsz Lok Estate. They are briefed by Mr LAU Kai-hung, Business Director/Allocati on
and Marketing of Housing Department (far right in both photos), on the new design.Chapter 3 • Committees
45the Administration’s undertaking to take on
board a series of new measures to improve the
building quality , the working group consideredit necessary to first understand the circumstances
leading to the four incidents before considering
the effectiveness of the new measures. Based onthe recommendation of the working group, the
panel reported to the House Committee the
need to conduct an independent andcomprehensive enquiry on the matter. A select
committee was subsequently set up by resolution
of the Council on 7 February 2001.
The panel continued to monitor the site
settlement problem in Tseung Kwan O, whichaffected the housing developments in the area,
resulting in the need for rectification works.
The findings of the investigation conducted bythe Administration confirmed that the unusualsettlement was due to a significant groundwater
drawdown in the lower strata of the Tseung
Kwan O Reclamation caused by the constructionof the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage I
tunnel outside the reclamation. In view of the
findings, the panel considered that the affectedresidents should be duly compensated. It also
suggested that an independent arbitration
mechanism should be set up to engageindependent experts to determine the liability
of the parties concerned.
Rehousing arrangements for residents affected
by clearances and redevelopment programmes
was a major concern to the panel. ASubcommittee on Rehousing Arrangements for
Residents Affected by Clearance of Temporary
Housing Areas, Squatter Areas and CottageAreas was set up under the panel with a view to
providing necessary assistance to the affected
residents. Given that the rates of ex gratiaallowances for operators of business undertakings
affected by clearances were determined in 1988,
the panel urged the Administration to reviewthe formula for calculating the allowances. As
for commercial tenants displaced by
redevelopment operations, the panel consideredthat they should be given the opportunity to
participate in restricted tender exercises and be
offered the same amount of lump sum paymentin lieu of the restricted tender opportunity as
that offered to affected tenants in previous
redevelopment operations.
On public housing issues, the panel expressed
strong dissatisfaction at the decision of theHousing Authority to lower the income and
asset limits for Home Ownership Scheme and
Waiting List applicants without consultation.This decision affected the eligibility of thousandsof prospective buyers and tenants. The panel
passed a motion reproving the Housing Authority
for hastily endorsing the lowering of the incomeand asset limits for households applying for
public rental housing and Home Ownership
Scheme flats before public consultation. It alsodemanded the Housing Authority to suspend
the implementation of the new limits, review
the current mechanism and conduct fullconsultation. In response, the Housing Authority
undertook to review the current mechanism
before setting the limits for next year.
The panel also studied the problem of
overcrowding in public housing units, reviewedthe rehousing arrangements for two-person
elderly households affected by redevelopment,
and examined the Tenants Purchase Scheme,the Rental Assistance Scheme and the pilot
scheme for Rent Allowance for the Elderly .Chapter 3 • Committees
46Panel on Security
Some members expressed reservations about
the need for the introduction of a smart identity
(ID) card with multiple applications capacity in
early 2003. These members were concernedabout how personal data privacy and security
would be safeguarded and whether adequate
measures would be in place to prevent possibleabuse. Some other members, while expressing
support for the proposed smart ID card, also
stressed the need to put in place sufficientsecurity measures to protect personal data
privacy . The Administration assured members
that a package of security measures would beadopted to safeguard personal data privacy . As
the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance applied
to the Government, personal data would onlybe released according to the law.
The panel held a series of meetings to gauge
public views on the Public Order Ordinance(POO) relating to the regulation of public
meetings and public processions. Some
members and several deputations criticized therequirement of giving seven days’
notice unnecessary . They were
of the view that the Police powerof prohibition and the system of
notice of no objection denied
the rights of the public to holdpublic processions and public
meetings, and contravened the
Basic Law and the InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political
Rights. They also criticized the
heavy custodial penalty imposedon both the organizer and
participants of an unauthorized
assembly . They urged that thenotification period should beshortened, the system of notice of no objection
should be abolished, and the penalty provisions
should be amended so that failure to complywith the notification requirement would not be
a criminal offence.
Some members and deputations, on the other
hand, considered that no amendment should be
made to the POO. They shared the view of theAdministration that the seven days’ notice
requirement was reasonable and necessary to
allow the Police to make the necessarypreparation. They also considered that there
was a need to strike a balance between
safeguarding the right of an individual todemonstrate and protecting the interests of the
community at large.
In the view of the Administration, the system of
notice of no objection did not deny the right of
the public to hold public meetings and
processions. The criminal sanction was alsonecessary and reasonable to uphold the integrity
of the notification system.
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47The panel discussed the security arrangements
for the FORTUNE Global Forum and the Police’s
strategy of maintaining public order in publicmeetings and demonstrations. Some members
criticized the Police for using excessive force in
the handling and arrest of protesters during theincidents of confrontation between protesters
and Police officers when the FORTUNE Global
Forum was held in Hong Kong in May 2001.They also criticized the Police for using stringent
measures against protesters when there was no
indication that the protesters would use violence.They considered that with the remote
“demonstration areas”, the right of protesters to
express their views freely was hampered. Someother members, however, shared the view of the
Administration that tight security measures were
necessary in order to ensure that the Forumproceeded smoothly , protect the personal safetyof the participants, and facilitate protesters to
conduct demonstrations peacefully and lawfully .
The panel noted that an independent consultant
would be engaged to examine the implications
and resource requirements for providingparamedic care on all ambulances and to
develop a detailed implementation plan. The
panel urged the Administration to expedite theproposed four-year timeframe to extend the
paramedic ambulance service to all ambulances.
The majority of members expressed reservations
about the proposal to construct a large prison
complex for accommodating a penal populationof 15,000. Members were concerned about the
security and management of a large prison
complex, and the possible adverse psychologicalimpact on inmates, especially the young
offenders and those convicted of minor offences.Some members also expressed doubt about the
accuracy of the Administration’s projection that
some 3,800 additional penal places would needto be provided by 2024. Most members
considered that four to five medium-sized penal
complexes would provide flexibility . The panelrequested the Administration to consider
members’ views in its long-term plan for prison
development.
Panel on Constitutional Affairs
The panel examined the existing “extended by
one-Council meeting” provision for the scrutiny
of subsidiary legislation. As most subsidiarylegislation which required extension could be
complicated and/or lengthy or could have
significant impact on the affected parties, thepanel recommended that the “extension period”should be modified from the existing provision
to “21 days and, if there is no meeting on the
day of the expiry of the 21-day period, thevetting period is deemed to be extended to the
Council meeting next following the 21-day
period”. The Administration agreed to makeamendments to the relevant provisions of section
34 of the Interpretation and General Clauses
Ordinance to give effect to the revised extensionperiod.
Following the Chief Executive (CE)’s
announcement in his Policy Address that the
Government would study how the accountability
of principal officials at Secretary and Director ofBureau rank for their respective policy
portfolios could be enhanced, the panel agreed
to make recommendations on the proposedaccountability system for the consideration of
the Administration. In this connection, theChapter 3 • Committees
48panel sought public views on the proposed
accountability system in March 2001. A
delegation of the panel also visited the
United Kingdom, France and Germany from13 to 24 June 2001 to study their systems of
accountability .
The issue of whether certain provisions of the
Prevention of Bribery Ordinance should be
applicable to CE had been discussed sinceFebruary 1999. The Administration agreed to
introduce legislative amendments to extend the
applicability of section 10 of the Ordinanceconcerning the possession of unexplained wealth
and property to CE. The panel requested the
Administration to consider codifying thecommon law offences on bribery for exclusive
application to CE, and to put in place the new
legal framework before the election of thesecond term of the CE.
The delegation meets with Ministers, members of parliaments, senior civil servants and academics to gather information and exch ange
views on executive accountability. Shown with panel Chairman Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat are (clockwise from top left): 1. SirDavid STEEL, Presiding Officer , Scottish Parliament; 2. Mr Jim WALLACE, Deputy First Minister and Minister of Justice, Scottis h
Executive; 3. Dr Hermann Otto Solms, Vice President of the German Bundestag; and 4. Members of the Internal Affairs Committee of
the German Bundestag.A delegation of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs, led by panel Chairman Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat,
visited Edinburgh, London, Paris, Berlin and Heidelberg in June 2001 to study developments of the executive
accountability systems in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The Panel considers that referencesdrawn from overseas experience will be useful to its deliberations on the development of a system most suitable
to the circumstances of the HKSAR and in the best interest of the community as a whole.
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49Under Article 50 of the Basic Law, if LegCo
refuse to pass a budget or any other important
bill introduced by the Government, and ifconsensus still could not be reached after
consultations, CE may dissolve LegCo. Members
considered that whether or not a bill wasimportant should be determined and declared
prior to its introduction into LegCo. Given the
constitutional implications of Article 50 of theBasic Law, they also considered that there
should be a mechanism for defining whether a
bill fell under “any other important bill” referredto in Article 50 of the Basic Law so as to prevent
disputes or abuse of power by CE. The
Administration agreed to take into accountmembers’ views in considering the matter.
The question of an appropriate mechanism for
amending the Basic Law was followed up by thepanel. The panel noted that as some of the
issues identified for further study were related
to the Standing Committee of the NationalPeople’s Congress (NPC), the
State Council, the local NPC
deputies and the Basic LawCommittee, discussion with the
Central Authorities was
required. The panel expressedconcern about the slow
progress of consultation with
the Central Authorities andwould continue to monitor
further developments.
The panel considered the issue
of the precedence order of
LegCo Members on the HKSARPrecedence Table. Despite the
Administration’s explanation
that the HKSAR PrecedenceTable was basically used as a guideline in
organizing Government and official functions,
some members remained of the view that theGovernment had introduced a fundamental
change to the order of precedence after 1 July
1997 which was unjustified. On behalf ofMembers, the Chairman of the House Committee
raised a question on the matter at the CE’s
Question and Answer Session on 14 June 2001.CE agreed to follow up.
Panel on Food Safety and Environmental
Hygiene
The panel was set up in December 2000 to
monitor Government’s work in relation to food
safety , environmental hygiene and agriculture
and fisheries, following the dissolution of thetwo Provisional Municipal Councils (PMCs).
The food surveillance system and food safety
were of major concern to the panel. Meetings
During a visit to the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, members of the Panel on Food Safety
and Environmental Hygiene are briefed on the cattle slaughtering process and theprevention of E.coli O157:H7 contamination during the process.Chapter 3 • Committees
50were held with the Administration to discuss
the surveillance on live food animals, frozen
meat/poultry and food products imported orproduced locally . For the protection of public
health, members called on the Administration
to step up enforcement against illegal importationof frozen meat and poultry which evaded the
food surveillance checks. The panel also
suggested that the Administration’s food samplingresults should be publicized.
The panel expressed grave concern about the
recurrence of the avian flu in May 2001, which
led to the mass culling of chickens. Members
urged the Administration to provide reasonablecompensation to both the operators and the
employees of the affected trades; and a revised
compensation package was approved by theFinance Committee in June 2001. To controlthe spread of avian flu and to prevent recurrence,
the panel urged the Administration to strictly
enforce the hygiene requirements for thetransportation and storage of live chickens,
improve the congested state and sanitary
conditions of public markets and upgrade theventilation systems. Some members however
expressed reservations about introducing a
central slaughtering system for chickens as along-term solution.
The panel supported a mandatory labelling
system for genetically modified (GM) food,
which should be introduced after the
implementation of a voluntary labelling systemfor 18 months. Some members also suggested
that a more stringent threshold of GM food
content, say 3% or 1%, should be adopted.As regards public markets, the panel agreed
with the Administration that the different rental
adjustment mechanisms of the former PMCsshould be aligned, but disagreed that there
should be a rental increase under the present
economic situation. The Administrationsubsequently decided to “freeze” the current
rental of the market stalls until the end of 2001,
and undertook to revert to the panel afterconsulting the market stalls and parties
concerned on the proposed rental adjustment
mechanism. In view of members’ concernsabout the outdated facilities and operational
difficulties of some public markets, the
Administration proposed a series of improvementmeasures for the management of public markets.
While members of the panel had different views
about the proposed Open Classification Schemefor food establishments, they supported
improvements to the inspection system and
Demerit Points System which placed moreemphasis on food safety education. The panel
also welcomed the Administration’s proposals to
streamline the licensing procedures for foodbusinesses.
Regarding itinerant hawker licences (IHL), the
panel did not consider it necessary to set a
timetable to phase out all such licences.
Members suggested increasing the amount of exgratia payment as a means to encourage more
IHL holders to surrender their licences. The
panel also discussed the Administration’sproposals to improve the hawker control
operations and the management of the hawker
control teams. The panel noted that theAdministration would consult the staff concerned
before implementation.Chapter 3 • Committees
51Panel on Financial Affairs
During the session, the panel continued
to provide a forum for LegCo Members to
discuss with the Financial Secretary
matters relating to the economicdevelopment in Hong Kong. The
Financial Secretary told the panel that the
Government’s strategy for taking theeconomy forward was to invest in high-
value-added industries, which in turn
would spearhead the development ofother industries, such as the service
industry which provided employment
opportunities for low-skilled workers.Hong Kong should be positioned as the
“Manhattan Plus” in the South-east Asian region,
aiming at becoming a centre for internationalfinance, t rade and telecommunications,
tourism, transport services, health care
services and higher education.
The management of public finance, in particular
the level of fiscal reserves to be maintained, was
a major concern to the panel. In view of thefact that Hong Kong’s fiscal reserves had reached
over $440 billion, some members considered
that the fiscal management policy ought to be
relaxed and the Government should earmarkmore public funds to introduce new initiativesto improve the livelihood of the general public.
The panel noted that at present, the purposes of
the fiscal reserves were to meet the operatingand contingency requirements of the
Government, as well as to maintain the exchange
rate stability of the Hong Kongdollar.
In respect of promoting banking
stability , the panel noted that the
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(HKMA) would pursue a numberof banking reform measures to
increase the competitiveness and
to strengthen the soundness androbustness of the banking system.
The proposed measures included
the introduction of a depositprotection system and the
establishment of a Commercial
Members of the Panel on Financial Affairs visit the Hong Kong Exchange and
Clearing Limited (HKEx) and receive a briefing by Mr Charles LEE Yeh-kwong, BoardChairman of HKEx (centre); and Mr KWONG Ki-chi, Chief Executive of HKEx (firstfrom right), on the latest market regulation and market infrastructure developments.
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A delegation comprising members of the Panel on Financial Affairs and the Bills Committee on Securities and
Futures and Banking (Amendment) Bill 2000 visited London, Washington DC and New York for the purpose of
understanding the financial infrastructures of the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America(USA) and sharing the two countries’ experiences in bringing changes to their financial systems.
The delegation receives a briefing
by representatives of the FinancialServices Practitioner Panel and theFinancial Services Consumer Panel,UK Financial Services Authority,on the representation of industryand consumer interests in the UKfinancial system.
Meeting with Mr Mervyn KING,
Deputy Governor , Bank of England(centre) to discuss the bank’s role inmaintaining the stability of thefinancial system of the UK.
In New York, the delegation meets with Mr WilliamJ MCDONOUGH, President and Chief Executive Officer ,Federal Reserve Bank of New York (fifth from right), and otherrepresentatives of the bank to receive a briefing on therelationship between the bank and the Federal Reserve Board.Members visit the NASDAQ Market Site at Times Square in
New York to look at the trading facilities and services providedby the company.
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53Credit Reference Agency . Following the
implementation of the final phase of interest
rate deregulation, some members expressedconcern about the plan of some banks to raise
charges for basic banking services. The panel
agreed to study the practices in other economiesand further examine the subject in relation to
consumer protection in the next session.
In order to understand the financial systems
and regulatory regimes of major international
financial centres, the panel, together with theBills Committee on the Securities and Futures
Bill and the Banking (Amendment) Bill 2000,
visited London, Washington DC and New Yorkin April 2001. In the nine-day visit, the
delegation met with the Government authorities
and legislative committees responsible forfinancial services, regulators, major financialinstitutions and market players, and shared
their experiences in introducing changes to the
financial systems in the face of challengesarising from globalization and the diversification
of businesses of enterprises. A report containing
the findings of the visit and recommendationsof the delegation was tabled at the meeting of
the Council on 4 July 2001.
Members of the panel were seriously concerned
about the Financial Secretary’s decision to use
$3.699 billion from the Exchange Fund topurchase permanent office accommodation for
the HKMA. The Legal Adviser of LegCo
Secretariat and the General Counsel of HKMAseparately provided views on the legality of
charging the expenditure to the Exchange Fund
as staff costs. The panel would consider thematter further.Panel on Education
Members discussed with the EducationCommission (EC) and the Administration the
EC’s report on “Reform Proposals for the
Education System in Hong Kong” as well as thedetailed arrangements for implementing the
various reform measures.
The panel welcomed the introduction of a new
recurrent grant for all public sector schools so
that these schools would be able to hireadditional staff or procure various services to
relieve teachers’ workload. However, members
considered the new grant inadequate. Theysuggested that those schools with a large intake
of students with lower academic ability should
be provided with additional resources andsupport. Members were also of the view thatreducing the class size was more fundamental
because teachers would be able to devote more
time to individual students.
Members considered the target of upgrading
35% of the teaching posts in primary schools tograduate posts by the 2001-2002 school year
too low. The Administration advised the panel
that it would conduct a review before making adecision on a further increase in the proportion
of graduate posts. The panel requested the
Administration to expedite the review.
As regards the “through-train” mode
recommended by EC, the panel discussedthe implementation arrangements put forward
by the Administration. Members were
concerned that as those secondary schools
which switched to the “through-train” mode
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54for admitting students of other primary schools,
the number of applicants for popular “through-
train” secondary schools would far outnumberthe places available. The parents’ choice of
students of other primary schools would
therefore be restricted. Members urged theAdministration to carefully consider the possible
problems which could arise from the
implementation process.
The panel supported the direction of expanding
the provision of post-secondary education.However, they were concerned about the
financial implications and the standard of post-
secondary graduates if the number of post-secondary places had to be substantially
increased for 60% of secondary school leavers.
A subcommittee was set up by the panel todiscuss the Administration’s proposals to achievethe target. Members stressed that the quality of
students and post-secondary programmes should
be ensured while increasing quantity .
The panel was briefed on the curriculum reform
proposals put forward by the CurriculumDevelopment Council after a holistic review of
the school curriculum. Members considered
that adequate training and support must beprovided so that teachers would have the
expertise and time to design school-based
curriculum. Members were also of the viewthat the senior secondary curriculum and
university admission system should be carefully
designed to align with the new curriculum forbasic education.
The panel discussed the recommendations of
the Advisory Committee on School-based
Management in detail with the Administration
and representatives from school sponsoringbodies, parent-teacher associations and concern
organizations. While some members welcomed
the proposal of a one-tier school governancestructure comprising teacher and parent
managers, some members considered that the
Administration should not impose a one-tiergovernance structure across-the-board.
The Administration also briefed the panel on
the provision of school sites for achieving
various education initiatives. Members urged
the Administration to give priority to allocatesites for school development because education
was paramount to the future development of
Hong Kong. The panel would closely monitorthe progress on the availability of reserved
school sites.
Panel on Planning, Lands and Works
In the 2000-2001 session, the panel was
consulted on a number of major planningproposals. The panel supported the study on
“Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy”
to provide a long-term land use-transport-environmental planning framework to guide the
development of Hong Kong over the next 30
years. The panel concurred with the proposalin the “Planning Study on the Harbour and its
Waterfront Areas” to make the Victoria Harbour
more attractive, vibrant and symbolic of HongKong. As regards the “Study on Review of
Metroplan” to formulate an up-to-date
development strategy for the Metro Area for theperiod up to 2016, the panel urged the
Administration to plan for an environmental-
friendly and convenient city , and to expediteurban renewal.
On the revised proposed compensation package
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55allegedly caused by dredging works at Ma Wan
and Cheung Sha Wan Fish Culture Zones
(FCZs). To address this concern, the Admini-stration undertook to appoint an independent
expert to investigate the causes of the fish kill
incidents in these areas, and to implement allnecessary preventive measures to minimize the
impact of the proposed dredging and reclamation
works at Yam O on Ma Wan FCZ. The panelalso reminded the Administration of the
importance of exercising cost control in
undertaking the project.
The panel expressed grave concern about the
impact of the unusual ground settlement inTseung Kwan O on the safety of buildings in the
area. The Administration undertook to monitor
any ground settlement and the groundwatercondition until March 2009, and to introduce a10-year remedial works scheme to rectify any
defects in the ground-level open areas of Beverly
Garden and Tong Ming Court which werecaused by the unusual ground settlement.
Panel on Economic Services
During the session, the panel expanded itsscope of work in meeting the changes in theresponsibilities of the Economic Services Bureau.
Apart from overseeing the policy matters
relating to the development of the economicinfrastructure and services to support the overall
development of Hong Kong, the panel also took
up the responsibility for monitoring the work ofthe Government in respect of consumer
protection and competition policy .
The panel recognized the need and importance
of safeguarding the legitimate interests of
consumers while preserving the freedom ofresumption, the panel had extensive discussions
with the Administration and concerned parties,
and stressed that the acquisition offers shouldbe fair and reasonable. To address the panel’s
concern, the Administration undertook to
make a number of recommendations to the
Urban Renewal Authority , including the
recommendation that its acquisition offer should
be more favourable than the Government’s landresumption offer.
The panel appreciated the Government’s
determination and efforts in tackling
unauthorized building works (UBWs) and
supported the comprehensive strategy andimplementation plan to promote timely
maintenance of buildings, to tackle UBWs
including illegal rooftop structures, and tocontrol advertisement signboards.
The flood control and prevention strategy
remained an issue of concern of the panel. Inview of the extensive flooding in the low-lying
areas of Northern and North Western New
Territories in June 2001 which resulted in theevacuation of some residents concerned, the
panel urged the Administration to examine the
causes of the flooding incidents, to compensatethe residents/fish farmers affected for losses
arising from the flooding, and to monitor the
performance of its flood prevention workscontractors.
On the financial proposal relating to the
construction of infrastructure and associated
works for Penny’s Bay Development, Package 2,
the panel shared the concern of mariculturistsabout the implications of the proposed dredging
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56business transactions. It therefore took every
opportunity to remind Government entities,
and public- and private-sector bodies to adhereto the pro-competition principles for the purpose
of enhancing economic efficiency and free
trade, thereby benefiting consumer welfare.
The panel closely monitored the pricing of ultra
low sulphur diesel (ULSD) and whether oilcompanies had passed on the full benefit of the
concessionary duty on ULSD to consumers.
With efforts from the parties concerned, thefour major oil companies reduced their pump
prices for ULSD, since its introduction in July
2000, by about $0.6 per litre up to mid January2001.
The panel reviewed the work of the Competition
Policy Advisory Group chaired by the FinancialSecretary and looked into a number of
competition-related complaints. The panel
called on the Administration to promotecompetition by identifying obstacles andconstraints imposed by different entities which
limited market accessibility and contestability .
The panel also reviewed with the Administration
the latest cargo demand for Hong Kong’s
container terminals, mid-stream sites and rivertrade terminals, and the need for additional
infrastructure. The panel called on the
Administration to formulate strategies tomaintain the competitive edge of Hong Kong,
lower the terminal handling charges, improve
the business operating environment of theindustries and gear towards the provision of a
“total logistics solution” to users, taking into
account the competition from other major portsin the Mainland.
The contention between major stakeholders in
the container freight industry over the impositionof a mid-stream fee by mid-stream operators
gave rise to vigorous protests by container
truck drivers. Noting the disruptions caused toport operation and the general public, the
panel held a series of
meetings with representativesof the industry and the
Administration to understand
the matter and explore waysto prevent the recurrence of
similar incident in future.
The panel recognized the
importance of the tourism
industry as one of theeconomic pillars and a major
foreign exchange earner. The
panel continued to monitorthe development of tourism
infrastructure, facilities and
products in Hong Kong. In
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57order to achieve the target opening date of the
Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in 2005,
the panel regularly reviewed the progress of thedevelopment of the project, including the
necessary infrastructure and Government,
institution and community facilities to supportthe development of the project.
Panel on Information Technology and
Broadcasting
The licensing framework for Third Generation
(3G) mobile services in Hong Kong was one of
the issues of major concern to the panel.
During the session, the panel exchanged viewsextensively with the Administration and
deputations on the hybrid method of bidder
pre-qualification and spectrum auctioning basedon royalty percentage bids. In view of thenovelty of the auctioning method, members
urged the Administration to exercise caution in
formulating the 3G-specific legislation. Theyalso stressed the need for adequate consultation
and early promulgation of the detailed auctioningarrangements for the guidance of interested
bidders.
On the liberalization of the telecommunications
market, the panel examined the difficulties
reported by the three new fixed tele-
communications network serv ices licensees
in effecting the necessary interconnection
arrangements with the incumbent dominantoperator. Members reviewed with the
Administra tion measures to facilitate prompt
and ef ficient interconnection arrangements and
would keep in view further developments.
The panel continued to monitor the progress of
the Cyberport project to ensure that the project
was serving its intended purpose of creating a
strategic cluster of leading informationtechnology (IT) and services companies inHong Kong. Addressing members’ concern
about the demand for office space, the
Administration had converted some areas
earmarked for residential development in the
Cyberport Portion into office
premises and would reviewwhether more office space
should be provided. Members
also sought assurance on thefinancing arrangements for
the Cyberport project. In
response, the Administrationconfirmed that the project
was progressing on schedule
and the Cyberport developerhad provided the necessary
payment records and cashflow
guarantee in accordance withthe Project Agreement. The
Administration would also
consider members’ suggestion
At a demonstration on the Government’s Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) Scheme, Hon
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58to expand the membership of the board of
directors of the relevant companies set up by
the Government to undertake the Cyberportproject so as to enhance transparency and
representativeness.
The panel deliberated on key initiatives under
the “2001 Digital 21 Strategy” which sought to
develop Hong Kong into a leading digital city .Members noted the work of the Task Force on
IT Manpower and urged the Administration to
continue to explore measures to meet theshortfall in trained IT manpower. On the
problem of digital divide faced by disadvantaged
groups in society , the panel met with concerngroups and pursued with the Administration
suitable measures to bridge the digital gap.
Members were keen to ensure that there wouldbe effective co-ordination at the policy andoperational levels and that the Government
should continue with its efforts to build a
digital inclusive society .
While agreeing with the policy objectives of
digital broadcasting in widening programmingchoice and encouraging innovation, members
expressed concerns about the future licensing
method and the possible high costs to be borneby consumers when digital TV replaced analogue
TV in the long run. The panel would follow up
key issues such as compatibility of Hong Kong’sstandard with that of the Mainland and the
simulcast of digital and analogue services.
Panel on Welfare Services
The review of family welfare services was an
issue of major concern to the panel. Members
were briefed on the progress as well as the
findings and recommendations of an eight-month study on the subject commissioned bythe Social Welfare Department (SWD) and
conducted by The University of Hong Kong.
Some members suggested that a wider
prospective in supporting families should be
adopted, the need for interfacing with differentkinds of services should be examined and
measures to enhance the resilience of families
should be taken. In addition to taking theseviews on board, the study team had also, in
accordance with members’ advice, consulted as
many relevant organizations as possible,including meeting with women’s groups and
labour unions to gather their views.
In the wake of a number of family tragedies
since the beginning of the year, the panel
discussed with the Administration the supportiveservices for families in crisis. Members notedthat a Family Crisis Support Centre would be
set up in 2001-2002 to act as a focal point for
tackling family crises at an early stage. SWDwould also encourage the development of
district-based services and programmes with
the participation of non-Governmentorganizations, residents and local organizations
to promote networking, volunteerism and
formation of mutual help groups targeted atlocal needs to assist families in crisis.
Members considered that more help should be
given to new arrival families, such as by
organizing orientation programmes for people
who had been granted permits to settle in HongKong. Members were pleased to note that
resources had been allocated to SWD for setting
up four offices in the Guangdong Province forthe purpose, and that discussion was being held
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59Services for the elderly was another issue of
concern to the panel. During the year, the
Administration briefed the panel on theimplementation of the Standardized Care Need
Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services,
regulation of residential care homes for theelderly , development of integrated services for
the elders and progress of the pilot scheme for
contracting out home care and meal services.
Some members pointed out that the working
hours of the staff of many private residentialcare homes for the elderly under the Bought
Place Scheme and the Enhanced Bought Place
Scheme far exceeded the eight-hour requirementunder both schemes. Members shared the view
that there was a need for further initiatives to
improve the service standards of these homes.
As regards home care and meal services,
members were of the view that there was a need
to integrate the existing fragmented home careand meal services provided under different
service modes. In the light of its recent
experiences in contracting out meal and homecare services, the Administration believed that
all elderly services, from home care to residential
care, were suitable for private sector participationand intended that competitive bidding should
be applied to these services. The panel was
concerned that the quality of such serviceswould be compromised and passed a motion
opposing the participation of profit-making
organizations in the provision of subsidizedelderly care services.
Panel on Health Services
Following the release of the consultationdocument on health care reform in December2000, the panel discussed in detail the proposedreforms to the service delivery system, the
system of quality assurance and the options for
financing health care service. Members were
concerned about the imbalance between theworkload of the public and private sectors.
They noted that as part of the Administration’s
efforts to address the problem, the HospitalAuthority (HA) would explore with the private
sector how both sides could collaborate and
develop health care products with a view toproviding patients with more choices in medical
treatment.
As regards the financing of the public health
care system in future, the Administration assured
members that it would continue to invest inpublic health care service in accordance with
the new population-based funding arrangement
agreed with HA. In addition to adopting anumber of cost-control measures and revamping
the fee structure, the Administration also
proposed to establish a Health ProtectionAccount (HPA) scheme to strengthen the long-
term sustainability of the public health care
system. Most members expressed strongreservations about the proposed HPA scheme,
given that the economy had not yet fully
recovered, and that the working population hadjust started to contribute 5% of their salaries to
the Mandatory Provident Fund schemes.
Members did not support the Administration’s
proposal to set up a Complaint Office in the
Department of Health (DH) to assist patients inlodging complaints. They maintained the view
that an independent mechanism should be
established to handle medical complaints toensure credibility and impartiality . A
subcommittee set up under the panel to consider
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60professional associations, patients and other
organizations concerned and met with their
representatives to listen to their views. Thesubcommittee would continue discussion with
the Administration on the issue.
The Administration briefed the panel in July
2001 on the outcome of the consultation
exercise and the way forward. Members notedthat the Administration planned to commission
further in-depth studies on the HPA so that
with more details in hand, it would be in abetter position to address the common concerns
of the public.
In May 2001 the Administration briefed the
panel on its proposals to extend the ban on
smoking in public places to protect members ofthe public from passive smoking, and to closeloopholes identified in the existing legislation to
bring about more effective enforcement of the
Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance.
Members generally supported the Admini-
stration’s proposals, but had grave doubts aboutthe enforcement arrangements. Members were
concerned whether the management of the
premises concerned would be willing or able tofulfil their expected enforcement role, even
though some assistance and training would be
given to them by the new Tobacco ControlOffice set up under DH. Some members
suggested that the health inspectors of the Food
Safety and Environmental Hygiene Departmentshould also be empowered to take action
against people who violated the ban on
smoking in r estaurants. Members urged the
Administration to step up anti-smoking
education to prevent young people frombecoming smokers and to provide additional
resources for setting up more smoking cessation
health centres to help smokers quit smoking.
Panel on Environmental Affairs
The panel continued to monitor the progress of
the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS).
In the light of public concern about the delay inHATS Stage I and the continued criticism of the
preferred treatment level and of reliance on
large treatment plants and dischargearrangements, a new International Review Panel
(IRP) had been appointed by the Government
to re-examine subsequent stages of HATS takinginto account the experience gained from HATS
Stage I. The panel noted that IRP had
recommended that Hong Kong should go for ahigher level of wastewater treatment with ashort and low dilution outfall, and that Biological
Aerated Filters (BAF) treatment should be
provided to all HATS flows. To ascertain theviability of using BAF technology in Hong
Kong, the panel decided that an overseas duty
visit be conducted to understand overseasexperience in sewage treatment. A delegation
comprising four members of the panel visited a
number of prominent sewage treatment plantsusing BAF technology in London, Hamburg,
Herford, Cologne, Wiesbaden and Paris in April
2001. The delegation generally concurred withIRP that BAF technology was viable for Hong
Kong in view of its compactness, small land
area requirement, high-rate treatmentcharacteristics and flexible operation. However,
pilot tests were strongly recommended prior to
dimensioning, design and construction of BAFin Hong Kong in view of the distinct nature of
sewage in Hong Kong. Water quality analysisChapter 3 • Committees
61should also be conducted to assess the
assimilation capacity of the receiving water
bodies. The delegation held the view that thebest way to contain treatment cost was to
reduce pollution at source. To this end,
education should be stepped up to promotepublic awareness on environmental protection
and the need to save water.
The panel noted that the Trade Effluent Surcharge
Scheme had aroused much public concern in
the current legislative session. While supportingthe polluter-pays principle, members had
reservations about the use of Chemical Oxygen
Demand as the parameter for the strength ofeffluent and the application of generic values for
effluent strength to all trades in calculating the
trade effluent surcharge. Given that theAdministration was consideringways to revise the proposals on
reassessment of Chemical Oxygen
Demand, the panel urged theAdministration to consult the trades
before making any decision.
The panel also discussed with
the Administration the progress
in air pollution control, waterquality improvement, waste
management, noise control and
energy efficiency . In view of the
important role of the Advisory
Council on the Environment in
respect of environmental protection,members urged the Administration
to take effective measures to increase
In order to understand more about Hong Kong’s paper recycling industry,
members of the Panel on Environmental Affairs observe the operation of a wastepaper processor .its transparency , including opening up meetings
and announcing the criteria for appointment of
members.
While appreciating the Administration’s efforts
in preserving wetlands, the panel consideredthat zoning a piece of wetland on private land
as a conservation area without any compensation
to the landowner was unfair, and that moresupport should be provided to encourage
landowners to conserve the wetlands rather
than selling them to developers. The panel alsowelcomed the establishment of the Sustainable
Development Unit. However, as resources in
Hong Kong were limited, strategy for sustainabledevelopment should be considered on a regional
basis so that Hong Kong and the adjacent areas
could complement each other.
Chapter 3 • Committees
62SELECT COMMITTEE
In response to public concern over the poor
quality of public housing following the spate of
building problems revealed since 1999, the
Council appointed a select committee on7 February 2001 to inquire into the building
problems in the production of public housing
units having regard to the circumstancessurrounding the incidents in Tin Chung Court,
Shatin Area 14B Phase 2, T ung Chung Area 30
Phase 3 and Shek Yam Estate Phase 2. TheSelect Committee is also tasked to identify
recommendations for a complete overhaul of
the overall policies and system of public housingso as to raise the quality of public housing
based on the findings on these incidents. The
membership of the Committee is in Appendix 5 .
At Herford Sewage T reatment Plant,
Germany, the delegation inspects thequality of effluent from the BAF . Herfordis the first municipality in Germany toadopt BAF in the public water-recyclingservices. The delegation comprises Ir DrHon Raymond HO Chung-tai (third fromleft in front row), Hon Tommy CHEUNGYu-yan (fourth from right), Prof Hon NGChing-fai, panel Chairman (third fromright), and Hon LAU Ping-cheung (secondfrom right).An International Review Panel appointed by the Government to re-examine subsequent stages of the Harbour
Area T reatment Scheme (HATS) recommended that Biological Aerated Filters (BAF) treatment should be
provided to all HATS flows. To ascertain the viability of using BAF technology in Hong Kong, members of thePanel on Environmental Affairs conducted an overseas duty visit in April 2001 to Europe to understand
overseas experience in using the technology and the latest developments in other aspects of refuse and sewage
treatment.
The delegation meets with the
Environmental Panel of theParliament of Hamburg.Members are informed that greengroups in Hamburg had acceptedthat incineration was a betterwaste treatment system thanlandfill.Chapter 3 • Committees
63
Before conducting a series of public hearings, members
of the Select Committee on Building Problems ofPublic Housing Units visit two public housingconstruction sites to see for themselves the process bywhich pilings are constructed.Left: Members inspect a fabricated steel cage forpiling while receiving a briefing by Mr VincentTONG, Business Director/Development, HousingDepartment (in white wind-breaker).Below: Members examine rock samples excavated bya hammer grab from the base of a pile.
Ms Rosanna WONG Yick-ming, former Chairman of theHousing Authority, gives evidence at a public hearing conductedby the Select Committee.For the purpose of conducting the inquiry
in an effective and systematic manner, the
Select Committee has drawn up a plan
for its work and conducts the study byfive phases. By July 2001, the SelectCommittee had completed two phases,
including the identification of problem
areas based on the findings of previousinvestigations into the four incidents
conducted by other bodies, and the examination
of the existing working mechanisms for theproduction of public housing units which fell
outside the ambit of the Buildings Ordinance.
A series of public hearings were held between
April and July 2001 to collect evidence on the
organization structure and the internal workingin the Housing Authority , the Housing
Department and the Housing Bureau, as well as
the interface of these authorities in the planningand construction process. The witnesses
summoned to give evidence included the former
Chairman of the Housing Authority , the twoformer Chairmen of the Building Committee of
the Housing Authority , the Secretary for Housing,
the Director of Housing and other seniorpublic officers who had served in the Housing
Department in the relevant period. Staff
unions of the Housing Department alsoprovided evidence to the Select Committee.
Representatives of two of these staff unions
appeared before the Select Committee.
Public hearings on the four incidents would
resume in September 2001. It is expected thatthe Select Committee would continue until
mid-2002.Chapter 4 Redress System
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Chapter 4 • Redress System
65
A group of fishermen protest outside Citibank Tower (left),
where the Legislative Council Secretariat Complaints Divisionis located, and meet with Members (below) about the adverseeffects of the fishing moratorium on their livelihood and urgefor financial assistance from the Government.The Council operates a redress system
under which the public can make
representations on or seek solutions to
problems arising from Government policies,
decisions and procedures. Under the system,
Members provide assistance, where justified, tomembers of the public who are aggrieved by
Government actions or policies. They also deal
with public representations on Governmentpolicies and legislation as well as other matters
of public concern.
In groups of six, Members take turns to be on
duty each week to oversee the system and to
receive and handle representations andcomplaints made by deputations. In addition,
they take turns to be on “ward duty” during
their duty week to meet individual complainantsand to give guidance to staff in processing cases.Staff of the Secretariat provide full-time support
service for Members in the operation of the
system.
In 2000-2001, a total of 1,136 new cases were
received. Of these, 194 were group represent-ations and 942 were cases brought up byindividual members of the public. Out of the
1,049 cases dealt with and concluded within
the period, Members directly handled 660 caseswhich constituted 63% of the caseload. Of the
remaining 389 cases, 174 were views which
were circulated to Members for consideration,and 215 involved mainly enquiries and relatively
simple cases which were handled by Secretariat
staff on behalf of Members. In view of theincreased complexity of the cases and the
increasing awareness of public rights, the
qualitative demand on the services grewconsiderably . In order to resolve cases
expeditiously , Members held 83 case conferences
with representatives of the Administration. Inaddition, over 1,367 telephone enquiries were
handled during the year under review.
Appendix 6 illustrates the nature and outcome
of the cases completed. Appendix 7 is a
breakdown of these cases by Government policy
bureaux/departments, independent organizationsand non-Government organizations.Chapter 4 • Redress System
66ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT
CASES DEALT WITH
Some of the more significant cases
dealt with under the redress system
are as follows:
Housing Cases
Housing issues attracted the largest
number of cases, totalling 325.
These consisted mainly ofindividual complaints on the
management of public housing
estates, applications for publicrental housing, the addition of
family members to tenancy , splitting and
termination of tenancy , sale and purchase ofHome Ownership Scheme (HOS) units, requestsfor compensation upon clearance and allocation
of interim housing.
Group cases were mostly on rehousing
arrangements for rooftop dwellers and residents
affected by the redevelopment of old publicrental housing estates and clearance of squatter
areas, the building quality of HOS units, and
management of public housing estates. Inrespect of clearance operations, Members
considered it unreasonable for residents who
surrendered their homes as a result of suchoperations to have to be subject to the income
and asset limit tests for applicants on the
general waiting list for public rental housing.As the subject matter was a policy issue, it was
referred to the Panel on Housing for further
deliberation.
Residents from an HOS estate in Lam Tin, the
Hong Pak Court, sought assistance on theHousing Department’s (HD) refusal to bear the
repair cost for certain building defects. Theresidents pointed out that under a 10-year
structural guarantee, the Hong Kong HousingAuthority (HA) should be responsible for repairsto any structural component of the buildings to
uphold their structural stability and integrity .
However, defects such as leakage of the watertank in the pump room and irregularities
detected on the external walls of some blocks
were attributed by HD to be due to normalwear and tear. The residents were unconvinced
that such defects should appear in buildings of
only seven years. Pursuant to a case conference,HD agreed to take up the repair of the leakage
of the water tank and refund the cost for
rectification of the defects on the external wallsto the owners for the reason that these were
latent building defects.
A group of residents of Shek Yam Estate
requested postponement of the clearance of
Blocks 4 and 5 of Shek Yam Estate. Since someresidents had purchased HOS flats which were
not yet ready for occupation at the evacuation
date of January 2001, the residents askedMembers for assistance to defer the evacuation
date so that they would not have to move twice
Members on a public housing estate site visit gather information about a complaint
concerning rusting gates.Chapter 4 • Redress System
67within a short period. Members held a case
conference and urged HD to tie in the timing
for clearance of the two blocks with theavailability of the new HOS flats. The clearance
date was eventually deferred to May 2001,
which allowed some time for the residents totake up the HOS flats which were ready for
occupation in April 2001.
The Coalition on Safeguarding the Rights of
Cottage Areas (CA) in Hong Kong sought
compensation for the loss of self-ownedstructures upon clearance of CAs. The Coalition
argued that the obligation of CA residents to
vacate their structures upon receipt of the three-month Notice-to-Quit was not in force when
their structures were erected in the 1950s; they
should hence be eligible for special ex gratiaallowance upon demolition of their structures.At a case conference, HD clarified that CA
residents did not hold legal title to the land they
occupied. They were only authorized bypermits to erect structures at their own cost and
to live there, and the permits might be
terminated by HA by giving three months’notice. Legislation applicable to CAs did not
provide for compensation upon demolition of
the structures, and legal advice also confirmedthat HA was not liable to compensate clearees
for the demolition. The subject matter was
referred to the Panel on Housing which, afterdeliberation, requested the House Committee to
take up the issue with the Chief Executive. In
reply , however, the Chief Executive maintainedthe Administration’s stance in not supporting
the request.
As requested by members of the Shatin District
Council during a regular meeting with Members,
the problems of illegal hawking activities andshop-front and cooked food stall obstructionaffecting some public housing estates in Shatin
and Ma On Shan were taken up by Members at
a case conference. While Members appreciatedthe resource constraints faced by HD in totally
eradicating illegal hawking activities, Members
were also concerned with the nuisance causedto residents. Members obtained the agreement
of the Food and Environmental Hygiene
Department and HD to enhance inter-departmental co-operation by increasing the
frequency of joint operations, and reinforcing
efforts by the estate management offices ineradicating illegal hawkers. HD would also take
stringent enforcement actions against repetitive
offenders of shop-front obstruction.
Social Welfare Cases
Social welfare cases, totalling 51, were thesecond largest category of cases handled during
the year. Most of the individual cases were
related to applications for assistance under andviews on the Social Security Assistance Scheme
and the Comprehensive Social Security
Assistance Scheme.
Residents of the Siu Hong Court in T uen Mun
enlisted Members’ assistance for the provisionof a social centre for the elderly . The
Administration had once proposed the
construction of a five-storey complex for welfareand community facilities including a social
centre for the elderly , but the proposal was
shelved pending the outcome of a consultancystudy on day care centres, multi-services centres,
social centres for the elderly , and development
of integrated care services for the elderly . Theelderly were disappointed as Siu Hong Court
was in a remote community and they had to
travel by Light Rail for participation in activitiesorganized by other centres in T uen Mun.Chapter 4 • Redress System
68Pursuant to a case conference, the Social Welfare
Department confirmed that a residential home
for the elderly with a planned capacity of 150persons had been included in the project of
Joint User Complex at Siu Hong Court, and
integrated elderly services would be provided inthe residential home. The recommendations of
the consultancy study and the needs of day
service for the elderly in Siu Hong Court wouldbe taken into consideration.
Immigration Cases
The Immigration Department attracted the thirdlargest number of cases, totalling 45. Most ofthe individual cases were concerned with
entitlements to the right of abode in Hong
Kong, applications for permanent stay orextension of stay , employment of foreigndomestic helpers in non-domestic work, and
complaints on services provided to members of
the public.
Several deputations comprising Hong Kong
permanent residents with children born in theMainland solicited Members’ assistance inseeking relaxation of the conditions which must
be satisfied to qualify for the Concession
announced by the Administration in June 1999.The Concession allowed Mainland residents
born of Hong Kong parents to have their status
as permanent residents verified in accordancewith the Court of Final Appeal decision on
29 January 1999 provided that they had arrived
in Hong Kong between 1 July 1997 and29 January 1999 and had lodged their right of
abode claims with the Immigration Department
during that period. As some 5,000 suchMainland residents had challenged the
Concession in court, and sub judice matters
were outside the scope of the redress system,Members advised the deputations that they
should await the court’s decision. The Court of
First Instance and the Court of Appeal of theHigh Court upheld the Concession and theconditions which must be satisfied to qualify for
the Concession. The applicants took the case to
the Court of Final Appeal. The trial of the caseby the Court of Final Appeal commenced in
May 2001 and ended in September 2001; the
judgment was still pending.
Land Cases
The Lands Department attracted
the fourth largest number of cases,
totalling 41. Of these, 28 caseswere related to the resumption of
the Wah Kai Industrial Centre in
Tsuen Wan. Still dissatisfied withthe compensation offered by the
Administration, former owners and
business operators in the IndustrialCentre who first sought assistance
in 1999 continued to approach
Members. At Members’ request,the claimants’ requests were
Representatives of the Hong Kong Owners Club complain that some clauses of the
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001, which are underscrutiny by the Council, are unfair to landlords.Chapter 4 • Redress System
69reviewed by the Administration. While higher
rates of compensation for business loss were
eventually offered to those who were able to
justify their claims, other claims were turneddown. As for the three cases which werereferred by the Administration to the Lands
Tribunal for determination of the amount of
compensation for the properties resumed, theTribunal delivered its judgment on one of the
cases in August 2001 and decided that the
Administration should increase thecompensation offered to the concerned ex-
owners by 14.5%; judgment on the remaining
two cases were still pending. Having regard tothe Tribunal’s judgment, Members requested
the Administration to adjust the compensation
offered to all ex-owners to more reasonablerates. Separately and in response to a Member’s
motion which was carried at the LegCo meeting
on 5 July 2001, the Secretary for Planning andLands undertook to review the procedures and
compensation for land resumption, the rates of
and procedures for payment of ex gratiaallowance, and the assistance for affected owner-
occupiers and business operators including the
establishment of a loan scheme.The remaining cases were about allegations on
the maladministration of district lands offices,
removal of obstruction on road, illegal
construction on Government land, small houseapplications, construction of emergency vehicleaccess, and compensation matters relating to
land resumption.
Transport Cases
Transport attracted the fifth largest number of
cases, totalling 36. The most common topics
were road traffic and parking, bus fares and bus
services.
A number of complaints were on the volume of
“infotainment” television broadcastingprogrammes on franchised buses. The
complaints were referred to the Transport
Department which had requested the busoperators to implement noise mitigation
measures by lowering the volume of the
broadcasting, confining the variations in pitchwithin a narrow range by means of a
“compressor” device, and designating a quiet
To collect on-site information about
complaints on the proposed new mooringsite for the Aberdeen – Yung Shu Wanferry service of the Hong Kong &Kowloon Ferry Ltd., Members make asite inspection at Aberdeen T yphoonShelter with Government officials andconcerned parties. (From right): HonMrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee, Hon WONGYung-kan, Hon CHOY So-yuk, Dr HonYEUNG Sum and Mr LEE Ka-mo,Assistant Director of Marine (PortControl).Chapter 4 • Redress System
70zone on the left side of the lower deck of the
buses where the speakers were turned off. The
Department also advised that the bus operatorswould conduct regular passenger opinion surveys
and introduce improvements where appropriate.
At a meeting between Members and members
of the Sai Kung District Council, the latter
expressed concern for expediting a number ofroad construction and improvement projects in
Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O in order to
improve the transport link between these districtsand Kowloon and alleviate traffic congestion.
During an ensuing case conference, the Transport
Department advised that the existing andplanned road improvements in Sai Kung would
have adequate capacity to cope with the
projected traffic growth beyond the year 2011after taking into account the availability of theMass Transit Railway Tseung Kwan O extension
by the end of 2002. The Department would
closely monitor the need for widening thesection of Hiram’s Highway from Ho Chung to
Sai Kung Town, and the section of Sai Sha Road
from Tai T ung to Tai Mong Tsai. As regardsroad development in Tseung Kwan O, the road
improvement scheme at Po Lam Road and its
junction with Sau Mau Ping Road had beencompleted to cope with the projected traffic
growth associated with the increasing population
intake of Tseung Kwan O, and the developmentat Anderson Road had been planned for
completion around 2009. Further studies on
the alternative alignments for the Western CoastRoad including both coastal and tunnel options,
and on the connection of the Road with the
road network in Tseung Kwan O and Sai Kung,were currently in progress. The Administration
would finalize the alignments and undertake
public consultation by the end of 2001 with aview to completion of the road project by 2011.OTHER SIGNIFICANT CASES
Exploitation of Workers by Cleansing
Contractors of the Housing Department
The Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association
conducted a survey on the working conditions
and salaries of workers employed by cleansing
contractors of the Housing Department (HD),which showed that many workers were deprived
of the benefits and rights to which they were
entitled under the Employment Ordinance andreceived remuneration at a level far below the
market wage level of the trade. The Association
attributed this to the ineffective supervision ofcleansing contractors by HD and the inadequate
frequency of inspection of work sites by the
Labour Department. The Association presentedtheir report on the survey to Members whodiscussed the issue with the Administration at a
case conference and requested HD to consider
means for eliminating the unsatisfactorysituation.
Members also pursued the concern on
specification of minimum wages in contracts for
services procured by the Government. The
Finance Bureau subsequently issued a circularrequiring all Government departments to use a
marking scheme for the evaluation of tenders
for services which relied heavily on thedeployment of non-skilled workers. Under the
new tendering arrangements, controlling officers
were requested to include in their assessmentcriteria an evaluation of the wage levels and
working hours proposed in the tenders so as to
determine whether the offers were in line withthe market conditions for similar trade or
industry and commensurated with the standards
of services which the Government intended toprocure. The Administration had, nevertheless,
refused to specify minimum wages in contracts
for services procured by the Government.Chapter 4 • Redress System
71Letting Procedures of Commercial
Premises of the Hong Kong Housing
Authority
A deputation made allegations against HD for
maladministration in the tendering exercise fora commercial premises in a public housing
estate in Lok Fu. They were dissatisfied with
the lack of transparency of the letting policyand procedures, and took the view that they
had been unfairly treated in the process.
Members held a case conference with HD
representatives to understand the details of the
case. Although the Department had followedthe relevant guidelines laid down by the Housing
Authority (HA), Members were concerned that
essential information on the selection criteriafor assessing the suitability of potential clientshad been kept confidential, and that a proper
balance had not been struck between providing
all relevant information to potential clients andthe protection of the interest of HA. As the
subject matter was a policy issue, it was referred
to the Panel on Housing for further deliberation.Members also referred the case to the Director
of Audit for his attention as the premises in
question was left vacant for an unduly longperiod of time. In response to Members’
concern, the Director of Housing undertook to
conduct a review into the aspect of transparencyand to tighten up a number of internal
administrative procedures.
Redevelopment of Stilt Houses at Tai O
The Tai O Residents’ Concern Group raised
objection against restrictions imposed by the
Administration on the height and the due date
for the redevelopment of stilt houses in Tai Owhich were destroyed by fire in July 2000.
Members held a case conference with theAdministration and were informed that The
Hong Kong Institute of Architects was
conducting a study to assist residents concernedto rebuild their houses. The Administration
would consider the recommendations arising
from the study including the residents’ requestto relax the height limit of the stilt houses. In
the meantime, the Administration also agreed to
extend the deadline for redevelopment of thestilt houses, and exercise flexibility and assist
residents in the improvement of hygiene, fire
safety and sewage-disposal facilities in the stiltstructures in order to bring about better living
conditions.
Reprovisioning of Stalls in Central Market
T wo deputations comprising stallholders of the
Central Market approached Members to raiseobjection against the proposed demolition of
the Market and the reprovisioning arrangements.
The stallholders cited the proposal by theSecretary for Planning, Environment and Lands
in 1998 to resite eligible stallholders in the
Market to a new market at the ex-Police staffquarters site at Hollywood Road. The
stallholders were of the view that the
Government had reneged on its promise underthe excuse of uncertainty in the viability of the
new market. They insisted on the provision of
a new market in Central District to enable themto continue to operate with their bulk sale
operation.
At a case conference, the Administration
explained that the suggestion made in 1998 was
based on planning considerations, but afterdetailed architectural design, the site was found
to be insufficient to accommodate all eligible
stalls from the Central Market. Moreover, theDirector of Audit had recommended in hisChapter 4 • Redress System
72After a thorough discussion with the
Administration, Members shared the view that
mainstreaming was a natural and necessarydevelopment in education. However, they saw
a need for the Administration to give due regard
to the need of students who were unmotivatedtowards the common-core curriculum and to
accord a fair and practicable treatment for the
affected staff. The Administration agreed withMembers’ suggestions as regards a smaller class
size as compared with ordinary schools, flexible
class structure, the provision of adequatecounselling service to students, and retention of
the existing number of school social workers
until the 2003-2004 school year. Themainstreaming proposal and the above
suggestions would be implemented by phases
as from the 2002-2003 school year.
Control of Access at the Closed Area of
Chung Ying Street
A deputation from Sha Tau Kok approached
Members for assistance in connection with the
tight control of access to and from the ClosedArea of Chung Ying Street by the Hong Kong
Police Force and the Customs and Excise
Department. They were worried about the
Left: Accompanied by Government officials, Members visit the Closed Area of Sha Tau Kok to collect on-site information about a
complaint lodged by local business operators against the establishment of a new joint police-customs checkpoint (on right) at t he
entrance to Chung Ying Street.Right: Members hear the grievances of business operators in the Closed Area of Sha Tau Kok, who complain that their businesses have
been adversely affected by the establishment of the new checkpoint.Report No. 29 in 1997 that “viability should be
the overriding consideration in planning public
markets”. The Administration pointed out thatthere was no viable site in the Central District
for a new market, and the stallholders would,
apart from ex gratia payment, be entitled to theright to restricted auctions of existing vacant
stalls in public markets on preferential terms.
However, Members noted that most of the
existing vacant stalls were at inconvenient
locations and would not allow the stallholdersto operate bulk sale. Members took the view
that, with the economic downturn, there was
no urgency to demolish the Central Market forcommercial development. At Members’ request,
the Administration agreed to defer the vacation
date to 31 December 2001 to allow time forreprovisioning the stallholders according totheir needs and demand.
Request for Retention of Practical Schools
A concern group disagreed with the Board ofEducation’s recommendation for mainstreamingPractical Schools and requested to meet with
Members to pursue their request and solicit
assistance in staff redundancy problem.Chapter 4 • Redress System
73inconvenience caused to the residents, and the
effect on businesses in the region which were
already suffering from the economic downturn.Members conducted a visit to Chung Ying
Street and held a case conference with the
Administration on the matter. While Membersappreciated the need for security measures in
the Closed Area, Members were concerned with
the impact which such measures had on localresidents and business operators, and urged the
Administration to consider opening up the area
to promote tourism.
Site for Flower Wholesale Activities
The Hong Kong Flowers Wholesalers Association
enlisted Members’ assistance in resolving the
dispute between florist operators and flowerfarmers over the venue for sale of flowers inMongkok near Prince Edward Road West
during the period before the Lunar New Year.
The Association complained that flowerfarmers were allowed to park their goods
vehicles at Prince Edward Road West to sell
flowers four days before the Lunar New Year,while the florist operators had to pay rent and
rates to operate their business. Although the
dispute was satisfactorily resolved, Membersconsidered the annual recurrence of the problem
unsatisfactory . Members requested the
Administration to find a permanent site as thelong term solution to the problem, follow up at
the district level, and report progress to the
Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygienewith a view to resolving the problem from the
policy perspective.
T7 Trunk Road in Ma On Shan
A group of owners of Monte Vista, a private
residential development in Ma On Shan, soughtassistance in connection with the construction
of the T7 Trunk Road and the Slip Road J22A.As the roads, due for completion in 2004,
would be very close to the building blocks, the
owners requested a re-alignment of the roadsand enhancement of noise mitigation and safetymeasures to minimize the adverse effects on
residents. Members conducted a site visit to
facilitate their understanding of the problem.They also attended meetings with the residents,
and convened a number of case conferences
with representatives from relevant policybureaux and departments. The Administration
subsequently agreed to increase the distance
between the Slip Road and the building blocksfrom one to nine metres, increase the height of
the crash barrier, add sound absorbing material,
plant vegetation on rock slopes, implement aprogramme of environmental monitoring and
audit during construction, set up a complaints
hotline and establish a liaison group to reinforcecommunication with the residents throughout
the construction period. Although the proposed
measures would minimize the environmentalimpact of the roads to some extent, Members
remained concerned and would continue to
monitor developments.
In light of a complaint on the construction of T runk Road T7
alongside Monte Vista, Ma On Shan, Members visit aresidential unit in Monte Vista to ascertain its proximity to thetrunk road and to collect related information.Chapter 5 Liaison
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Chapter 5 • Liaison
75PARLIAMENTARY LIAISON SUBCOMMITTEE
The Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee of the
House Committee is responsible for the overall
co-ordination of all parliamentary liaison
activities between the Council and otherparliamentary organizations outside Hong Kong,
considering proposals for setting up friendship
groups with such organizations, and makingrecommendations to the House Committee.
During the reporting period, the subcommittee
considered and recommended to the HouseCommittee various proposals to foster closer
links with other legislatures. The subcommittee
also made recommendations on the size of theCouncil’s delegations on parliamentary visitsorganized by the subcommittee and on the
criteria for selecting Members to join these
delegations.
LUNCHEONS WITH CONSULS GENERAL
To enhance contacts between Members and
the diplomatic community in Hong Kong,
regular luncheons were organized to provideopportunities for Members to make acquaintance
of and to exchange views with consular officials
on the work of the Council as well as matters ofmutual concern. Between October 2000 and
June 2001, six luncheons were held, which
were attended by a total of 41 consular officials.
Hon Mrs Rita FAN, President of the
Legislative Council, hosts regularluncheons for Consuls General duringthe session to keep them informed aboutthe Council’s work.From left to right: Hon Martin LEE; MrAzmat Ali RANJHA, Consul General ofPakistan; Mr Pietro Giovanni DONNICI,Consul General of Italy; Hon Mrs RitaFAN; Mr Jainendra SHARMA, ConsulGeneral of Nepal; Hon CHOY So-yuk;and Mr Ebbnezer OLUSANMOKUN,Consul General of Nigeria.
Hon Timothy FOK Tsun-ting (left) speaks
with Mr Tuigamala LAM SAM, ConsulGeneral of Samoa (right).
Chapter 5 • Liaison
76CONTACT WITH DISTRICT
COUNCILS
Members hold on a roster basis a
round of meetings with members
of the District Councils to exchangeviews on matters of mutual
concern. Each meeting is followed
by a luncheon attended by thePresident and Members. Issues on
matters of policy raised at these
meetings are referred to the relevantpanels for more in-depth study ,
while individual cases are taken up
by the Complaints Division for follow-up withthe Administration.
CONTACT WITH HEUNG YEE KUK
Members also hold regular meetings with
Councillors of Heung Yee Kuk to exchange
views on matters of mutual concern. The firstof such meetings between Members and Heung
Yee Kuk Councillors was held on 13 February
2001. The Chairman of the House Committeepresided at the meeting which was attended by
the Chairman and 14 Councillors of Heung YeeKuk as well as 21 Members. Policy issues
raised at the meeting have been referred to the
relevant panels.
VISITORS
On a regular basis, Members and senior staff ofthe Council receive visiting parliamentarians,
dignitaries and delegations referred by the
Information Services Department and otherdepartments of the HKSAR Government and by
consuls general in Hong Kong. During the
2000-2001 session, a total of 119 meetings
were held with visitors
to brief them on the
latest developments inHong Kong. They
included members of
legislatures, politicaland business leaders,
Government officials and
prominent persons fromvarious territories. A list
of the visitors received
during the session is inAppendix 8 .
Members meet with representatives from the Heung Yee Kuk to hear their views on issues of
special concern to the rural community.
Members of Central and Western District Council discuss the role of DistrictCouncils and other issues with Members, and express dissatisfaction with its advisoryrole.Chapter 5 • Liaison
77
Led by Mr Vladimir P LUKIN, Vice-Speaker (fifth from left), a
delegation from the State Duma of Russia calls on Hon MrsRita FAN, President of the Legislative Council (centre), for auseful exchange of information about the two legislatures.
Members brief the delegation
from the German Bundestag(above) and the Kingdom ofthe Netherlands (right) onthe political situation inHong Kong and the votingprocedures of the LegislativeCouncil.Justice P N BHAGWATI (second from right) and Ms Christine
CHANET (third from left), representatives from the UnitedNations Human Rights Committee, discuss constitutional andsecurity issues with Members.
Chapter 6 Support Services for Members
78THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION
The Legislative Council Commission is a
statutory body established under The Legislative
Council Commission Ordinance (Cap. 443).
Chaired by the President of the Council andcomprising 12 other Members, the Commission
exercises managerial and financial functions in
providing, through the LegCo Secretariat,administrative support and facilities to the
Council independent of the Government. There
are three committees under the Commission tocarry out specific delegated functions.
Membership of the Commission and its
committees, and their terms of reference are set
out in Appendix 9 .
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT
Headed by the Secretary General, the LegCo
Secretariat comprises nine divisions. Staff of
the Secretariat are appointed by the Commission.As at 30 September 2001, there were 304 staff
in the Secretariat. The organization chart is
shown in Appendix 10 .Appendix 1
Composition of the Legislative Council
80PRESIDENT
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU
Lai-tai, GBS, JP
(Election Committee)
MEMBERS
Functional Constituencies
Hon Kenneth TING
Woo-shou, JP
(Industrial – First)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun,
GBS, JP
(Commercial – First)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai, JP
(Engineering)
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung, JP
(Accountancy)
Dr Hon David LI Kwok-po,
GBS, JP
(Finance)
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah, JP
(Industrial – Second)
Hon Margaret NG
(Legal)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee, JP
(Wholesale and Retail)
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
(Education)
Hon HUI Cheung-ching, JP
(Import and Export)Hon CHAN Kwok-keung
(Labour)
Hon Bernard CHAN
(Insurance)
Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun, SBS, JP
(Textiles and Garment)
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Information Technology)
Dr Hon Philip WONG
Yu-hong
(Commercial – Second)
Hon WONG Yung-kan
(Agriculture and
Fisheries)
Hon Howard YOUNG, JP
(Tourism)
Hon LAU Wong-fat, GBS, JP
(Heung Yee Kuk)
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU
Kin-yee, JP
(T ransport)
Hon Timothy FOK
Tsun-ting, SBS, JP
(Sports, Performing Arts,
Culture and Publication)
Hon LAW Chi-kwong, JP
(Social Welfare)
Hon Abraham SHEK
Lai-him, JP
(Real Estate and
Construction)Hon LI Fung-ying, JP
(Labour)
Hon Henry WU
King-cheong, BBS
(Financial Services)
Hon Tommy CHEUNG
Yu-yan, JP
(Catering)
Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung
(Health Services)
Hon LEUNG Fu-wah, MH, JP
(Labour)
Dr Hon LO Wing-lok
(Medical)
Hon IP Kwok-him, JP
(District Council)
Hon LAU Ping-cheung
(Architectural, Surveyingand Planning)
Geographical
Constituencies
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Hong Kong Island)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
(New Territories West)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
(New Territories West)
Hon Martin LEE Chu-ming,
SC, JP
(Hong Kong Island)
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming, JP
(Kowloon East)Appendix 1 • Composition of the Legislative Council
81Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Kowloon West)
Hon CHAN Yuen-han, JP
(Kowloon East)
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Kowloon East)
Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
(New Territories West)
Hon Andrew WONG
Wang-fat, JP
(New Territories East)
Hon Jasper TSANG
Yok-sing, JP
(Kowloon West)
Dr Hon YEUNG Sum
(Hong Kong Island)
Hon LAU Chin-shek, JP
(Kowloon West)
Hon LAU Kong-wah
(New Territories East)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, JP
(New Territories East)
Hon CHOY So-yuk
(Hong Kong Island)
Hon Andrew CHENG
Kar-foo(New Territories East)Hon SZETO Wah
(Kowloon East)
Hon TAM Yiu-chung,
GBS, JP
(New Territories West)
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong, JP
(New Territories West)
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
(New Territories West)
Hon WONG Sing-chi
(New Territories East)
Hon Frederick FUNG
Kin-kee
(Kowloon West)
Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee,
SC, JP
(Hong Kong Island)
(since 11.12.2000)
Election Committee
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-lin, JP
Hon NG Leung-sing, JP
Prof Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.07.2001)
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung, BBS
Hon Ambrose LAU
Hon-chuen, GBS, JPAppendix 2
Members’ Biographies
82Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU
Lai-tai, GBS, JP
President of the Legislative
Council
Date of Birth: 20 September
1945
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Master of Social Science (in
Psychology), TheUniversity of Hong Kong
(1970-73)
•Certificate in Personnel
Management, The
University of Hong Kong
(1969-71)
•Bachelor of Science (in
Chemistry and Physics),
The University of Hong
Kong (1964-67)
•St. Stephen’s Girls’ College,
Hong Kong (1952-64)
Occupation:
Full-time Legislator
Public Service:
Present Service
•Hong Kong Deputy to the
Ninth National People’s
Congress of the People’s
Republic of China
•Chairman of the Board of
Trustee of the Association
for Celebration ofReunification of Hong
Kong with China
Charitable Trust Fund
•Honorary Adviser of the
Hong Kong Federation of
WomenPast Service
•President of the First
Legislative Council(1998-2000)
•President of the Provisional
Legislative Council(1997-98)
•Member of the Preparatory
Committee for the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
(1995-97)
•Member of the Preliminary
Working Committee for the
Preparatory Committee forthe Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
(1993-95)
•Member of the Executive
Council (1989-92)
•Member of the Legislative
Council (1983-92)
•Chairman of the Education
Commission (1990-92)
•Chairman of the Board of
Education (1986-89)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee, JP
President’s Deputy
Date of Birth: 25 January 1945Education and Professional
Qualifications:•St. Paul’s Co-Educational
College (Primary and
Secondary Levels)
•B.A. in English, The
University of Hong Kong
•Post Graduation Diploma,Rose Bruford College of
Speech and Drama, UK
•A.D.B., L.R.A.M. in Drama
(Teacher and Performer)
Occupation:
Full-time Legislator
Public Service:
Present Service
•Chairman, House
Committee, LegislativeCouncil
•Honorary Adviser, Against
Child Abuse (1981 -present)
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Retail ManagementAssociation
•Honorary Adviser,
Association of Better
Business and TourismServices
•Director, Hong Kong
Intellectual PropertySociety (1996 - present)
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Tourism Board
•Board Member, Airport
Authority Hong Kong
Past Service
•Chairman, Committee on
Rules of Procedure,Legislative Council (1998-
2000)
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Security , Legislative
Council (1998-2000)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
83•Chairman, Committee on
Rules of Procedure,
Provisional LegislativeCouncil (1997-98)
•Chairman, Panel on
Security , ProvisionalLegislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1981-97)
•Member, Executive Council
(1991-92)
•President, Zonta Club of
Hong Kong (1976-77)
•Member, Fight Crime
Committee (1976-81)
•Member, Law Reform
Commission of Hong Kong(1980-84)
•Executive Member, Hong
Kong Housing Society
(1981-84)
•Member, Council for the
Performing Arts (1982-86)
•Member, Council of The
Hong Kong Academy for
the Performing Arts (1984-
88)
•Council Member, Family
Planning Association of
Hong Kong (1984-85)
•Chairman, Consumer
Council (1984-88)
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority (1986-
88)
•Member, Advisory
Committee on Corruption,
Independent Commission
Against Corruption (1986-88)•Member, Education
Commission (1990-92)
•Member, Small and
Medium Enterprises
Committee (1996-2000)
Hon Kenneth TING
Woo-shou, JP
Date of Birth: 21 August 1942
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science inMechanical Engineering,
University of Illinois, USA
(1968)
Occupation:
Chairman, Kader Industrial
Company Limited
Public Service:
Present Service•Chairman, Panel on
Commerce and Industry ,
Legislative Council
•Member, Operations
Review Committee,
Independent CommissionAgainst Corruption
•Member, Selection
Committee of theAdmission of Talents
Scheme
•Member, Information
Infrastructure Advisory
Committee
•President, Hong Kong
Plastics Manufacturers
Association Limited•Chairman, Plastics
Industry Training Board,
Vocational TrainingCouncil
•Deputy Chairman,
Federation of Hong KongIndustries
•General Committee
Member, The ChineseManufacturers’ Association
of Hong Kong
•Honorary President, The
Toys Manufacturers’
Association of Hong Kong
Limited
•Member, Hong Kong
General Chamber of
Commerce
•Member, Hong Kong Trade
Development Council
•Member, Barristers
Disciplinary Tribunal Panel
•Director and Executive
Committee Member, Hong
Kong Plastics TechnologyCentre
•Member, Council of The
Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity
Past Service
•Member, The Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
•Hong Kong District Affairs
Adviser
•Member, Hong Kong
Productivity Council(1987-90)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
84•Member, Trade Advisory
Board (1984-88)
•Member, Hong Kong
Examination Authority
(1983-87)
•Member, Consumer
Council (1980-87)
•Member, Advisory
Committee on SecondMarket, The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited
•Member, Plastics
Committee, Industry and
Technology DevelopmentCouncil
•Member, Board of Review,
Inland Revenue
Hon James TIEN
Pei-chun, GBS, JP
Date of Birth: 8 January 1947
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•M. Sc. in Chemical
Engineering, San Jose State
University , USA (1970)
•B. Sc. in Chemical
Engineering, University of
Illinois, USA (1968)
•Diocesan Boys’ School,
Hong Kong (1964)
Occupation:
•Chairman, Manhattan
Holdings Limited
•Chairman, Manhattan
Garments (Int’l) LimitedPublic Service:
Government Boards and
Committees
•Chairman, Panel on
Economic Services,
Legislative Council
•Member, Central and
Western District Council
(Constituency: Peak)
Non-Government Boards and
Committees
•Member, National
Committee of the ChinesePeople’s Political
Consultative Conference
•Chairman, Liberal Party
•General Committee
Member, Hong Kong
General Chamber ofCommerce
•General Committee
Member, Federation of
Hong Kong Industries
•Court Member, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic
University
•Member, Council of The
Chinese University of
Hong Kong
Dr Hon David CHU
Yu-lin, JP
Date of Birth: 5 March 1944
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Ph.D (Hon) Degree,
Northeastern University ,
USA•M.B.A., Harvard University ,
USA
•MS Degree in Management,
Northeastern University ,
USA
•BS Degree in Electrical
Engineering, Northeastern
University , USA
Occupation:
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Satellite TechnologyHoldings Limited
•Chairman, Wah Tak Fung
Holdings Limited
Public Service:
•Member of Hong Kong
Housing Authority
•Member of the Council of
the Hong Kong Baptist
University
•Chairman of Hong Kong
War Memorial Pensions
Advisory Committee (1999- present)
•Member of the Mandatory
Provident Fund SchemesAdvisory Committee (1998
- present)
•Chairman of the
Committee on Members’
Interests of the Legislative
Council (1998 - present)
•Executive Committee
Member of the Helping
Hand (12/1997 - present)
•Member of the Election
Council for the Hong Kong
Deputies to the NinthNational People’s Congress
of the People’s Republic of
China (11/1997)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
85•Honorary President of the
Junior Police Officers’
Association of the HongKong Police Force
(1/1997 - present)
•Member of the Provisional
Legislative Council
(1997-98)
•Member of the Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•Member of the Preparatory
Committee for the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
(1995-97)
•Member of the Preliminary
Working Committee for
the Preparatory Committee
for the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
(1993-95)
•Member of the Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
(1992-97)
•Member of the
Consultative Committee on
the New Airport andRelated Projects (1991-98)
•Member of Hong Kong
War Memorial PensionsAppeal Board (1991-99)
•Member of Action
Committee AgainstNarcotics (1990-92)
•Representative of Advisory
Council on AIDS (3/1990 -2/1992)•Lecturer of MED
Programme, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong(1985-89)
•Lecturer of Management
Programme, Jiao TongUniversity , Shanghai
(1985-89)
•Member of Special
Committee on Noise,
Environmental Protection
Advisory Committee (7/1983 - 6/1984)
•Member of Hong Kong
Pistol Shooting Team(1983-85)
•Hong Kong Auxiliary
Police Officer (1982-85)
•The Hong Kong Council of
Social Service (HKCSS)
– Trustee of HKCSS Trust
Fund (1989-93)
– Member of the
Executive Committee
(1992-93)
– Chairman of Committee
on Hong Kong-
Mainland ChinaExchange in Social
Welfare (1991-95)
– Chairman of
Management
Committee (1989-92)
– Chairman of Executive
Committee (1989-92)
– Chairman of Finance
Sub-Committee (1/1989- 10/1989)
– Honorary Treasurer
(1988-89)•Christian Family Service
Centre
– Convenor of Fund
Raising Sub-Committee
(1989-96)
– Member of Board of
Directors (1987-97)
– Member of Finance and
Personnel Sub-Committee (1987-88)
•Community Chest of Hong
Kong– Vice Patron (1992/93 -
present)
– Member, Former
Director Committee
(1992/93 - 1997)
– Member, Corporate
ContributionProgramme Organizing
Committee (1992/93 -
1997)
– Board Member (1981-
87, 1990-92)
– Member, Admissions,
Budgets and Allocations
Committee (1984-87,
1990-92)
– Fourth Vice President
(1989-90)
– Chairman, Admissions,
Budgets and Allocations
Committee (1989-90)
– Member, Executive
Committee (1989-90)
– Deputy Chairman,
Admissions, Budgetsand Allocations
Committee (1987/88 -
1988/89)
– Member, Campaign
Committee (1984-86)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
86Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
Date of Birth: 24 July 1954
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
University of Waterloo,
Canada
Occupation:
Legislative Councillor
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Environmental Affairs,
Legislative Council
•Member, Central Co-
ordination Team on the
Promotion of I.T. Usage
Among Women
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
Date of Birth: 1 December
1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor of Laws (Hons.),
The University of Hong
Kong
•Post-graduate Certificate in
Laws, The University of
Hong Kong
•Solicitor, Supreme Court of
Hong Kong
•Notary Public
Occupation:
Practising Solicitor and Notary
PublicPublic Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Housing, LegislativeCouncil
•Member, Tuen Mun District
Council (2000 - present)
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Home Affairs,
Legislative Council (1998-2000)
•Chairman, Panel on Home
Affairs, Legislative Council(1995-97)
•Member, Provisional
Regional Council(7/1997 - 12/1999)
•Member, Regional Council
(1995 - 6/1997)
•Elected Member,
Legislative Council (1995 -
6/1997)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai, JP
Date of Birth: 23 March 1939
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.Sc. (Eng.), The
University of Hong Kong
•D.A.S.E., University of
Manchester, UK
•Ph.D., City University of
London, UK
•Honorary Doctor of
Business Administration,
City University of Hong
KongOccupation:
Engineer
Public Service:
Present Service
•Non-official Justice of the
Peace
•Ex-officio Member,
Election Committee of theSecond Legislative Council
of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
•Chairman, Public Works
Subcommittee, LegislativeCouncil
•Chairman, Association of
Engineers in Society
•Advisory Professor,
Shanghai Tongji University
•Deputy Chairman,
Guangdong Daya Bay
Nuclear Plant Safety
Consultative Committee
•Member, Gas Safety
Advisory Committee
•Member, Advisory Group
on Road Openings
Past Service
•Member, First Legislative
Council (Engineering
Functional Constituency)(1998-2000)
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Works Subcommittee, FirstLegislative CouncilAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
87•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Works Subcommittee,
Provisional LegislativeCouncil (1997-98)
•Ex-officio Member,
Election Committee of theFirst Legislative Council of
the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
•Deputy Chairman, Select
Committee to Inquire into
the Circumstances Leadingto the Problems
Surrounding the
Commencement of theOperation of the NewHong Kong International
Airport at Chek Lap Kok
since 6 July 1998 andRelated Issues, Legislative
Council
•President, Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers
(1987-88)
•Member, Basic Law
Consultative Committee
(1986-90)
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
(1994-97)
•Member, Election Council
for Hong Kong Deputies tothe Ninth National People’s
Congress of the People’s
Republic of China
•Council Chairman, City
University of Hong Kong/
City Polytechnic of HongKong (1992-94)•Chairman, Transport
Advisory Committee
(1995-97)
•Member, Industry and
Technology Development
Council (ITDC) (1992-94)
•Chairman, Technology
Committee of the ITDC
(1992-94)
•Chairman, Executive
Committee of Hong Kong
Council for AcademicAccreditation (1990-91)
•Member, Consultative
Committee on the NewAirport and Related
Projects (1991-98)
•Council Member,
Vocational TrainingCouncil (1993-98)
•Member, Occupational
Safety and Health Council(1988-95)
•Member, Construction
Industry TrainingAuthority (1981-93)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
Date of Birth: 12 February1957
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
B. Sc. (Eng.), Department of
Civil Engineering, TheUniversity of Hong Kong
Occupation:
General Secretary , Hong Kong
Confederation of Trade
UnionsPublic Service:
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97) (1998-2000)
•Standing Committee
Member, Hong KongAlliance in Support of
Patriotic Democratic
Movements of China (1989- present)
•Committee Member, Hong
Kong Catholic Commissionon Labour Affairs (1992-
94)
•Organizer, Kwun Tong
Occupational Health
Centre (1978-80)
•Executive Secretary , Hong
Kong Christian IndustrialCommittee (1980-90)
•Committee Member,
Employees RetrainingBoard (1995 - present)
•Committee Member,
Construction AdvisoryBoard (1996 - 3/1999)
•Committee Member,
Committee onOccupational Safety and
Health, Labour Advisory
Board (2/1999 - present)
Hon Martin LEE
Chu-ming, SC, JP
Date of Birth: 8 June 1938
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•B.A., The University of
Hong Kong
•Queen’s CounselAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
88Occupation:
Barrister-at-law
Public Service:
•Legal Adviser, The Hong
Kong Medical Association
•Chairman, Democratic
Party
•Chairman, Executive
Committee, Democratic
Party
•Chairman, Central
Committee, Democratic
Party
•Member, Hong Kong Bar
Association
•Legal Adviser, Federation
of Civil Service Unions
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung, JP
Date of Birth: 23 May 1953
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•St. Paul’s Co-educational
College
•Warwick School, UK
•B.A. in Economics (Hons.),
University of Manchester,UK
•Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Social Sciences, HongKong Baptist University
•Fellow, Hong Kong Society
of Accountants
•Hon. HKAT, The Hong
Kong Association of
Accounting Technicians
•Fellow, Institute of
Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales•Fellow, Institute of
Chartered Secretaries and
Administrators
•Certified Public
Accountant
Occupation:
Senior Partner, Li, Tang, Chen
& Co., Certified PublicAccountants
Public Service:
•Chairman, Public Accounts
Committee, Legislative
Council (1998 - present)
•Chairman, Commission on
Youth (up to 3/2001)
•Member, Steering
Committee on the Centrefor Youth Development,
Home Affairs Bureau
•Vice-Chairman,
Independent Police
Complaints Council
•Member, Deposit-taking
Companies Advisory
Committee
•Member, User’s Committee,
Inland Revenue
Department
•Council Member, The
Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (up to 3/2001)
•Member, Court of The
Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
•Honorary President, Hong
Kong PHAB Association
•Honorary President, Hong
Kong KindergartenAssociation•President, Hong Kong
Sports Association for the
Mentally Handicapped
•President, Activities
Committee, Eastern
District Junior Police Call
•Senior Adviser, The
Community Chest of Hong
Kong
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong AIDS Foundation
•Promoter and Director,
Gifted Education
Foundation Limited
•Hong Kong Director,
International Bureau for
Children’s Rights
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong OutstandingStudents’ Association
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Junior Chamber ofCommerce
•Member, London Business
School Regional AdvisoryBoard
•Member, Princeton
University of USA Councilfor Hong Kong’s
Development
•Honorary Auditor, Hong
Kong Medical Association
•Honorary Auditor, Hong
Kong Dental Association
•Honorary Auditor, Hong
Kong Sino-British
Fellowship Trust Scholars’Association
•Honorary Auditor, Hong
Kong Special SchoolsCouncilAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
89•Member, Children
Programming Consultative
Committee, TelevisionBroadcasts Limited
•Chairman, Advisory Board
on Accounting Studies,The Chinese University of
Hong Kong
Dr Hon David LI
Kwok-po, GBS, JP
Date of Birth: 13 March 1939
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•M.A. (Economics and
Law), University ofCambridge
•Fellow, Chartered Institute
of Bankers
•Fellow, Institute of
Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales
•Fellow, British Computer
Society
•Fellow, Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators, England
•Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Law, University ofCambridge
•Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Laws, University ofWarwick
•Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Laws, The University ofHong Kong
•Honorary Degree of Doctor
of Social Sciences, LingnanCollegeOccupation:
Banker (Chairman and Chief
Executive, The Bank of EastAsia Limited)
Public Service:
Present Service
•Member, Legislative
Council (FunctionalConstituency-Finance)
•Chairman, The Chinese
Banks’ Association, Limited
•Member, Hong Kong
Association of Banks
Committee
•Member, Consultative
Council, Hong Kong
Association of Banks
•Member, Banking Advisory
Committee
•Member, Exchange Fund
Advisory Committee
•Member, Sub-committee
on Currency Board
•Director, Hong Kong
Interbank Clearing Limited
•Director, Hong Kong
Mortgage Corporation
•Non-Executive Director,
Mandatory Provident Fund
Schemes Authority
•Vice Chairman, One
Country T wo Systems
Research Institute Limited
•Chairman, Executive
Committee and Council,
Hong Kong ManagementAssociation•Chairman, Executive
Committee and Honorary
Treasurer, Finance Councilof the Friends of
Cambridge University in
Hong Kong
•Chairman, Executive
Committee of St. James’
Settlement
•Life Patron, The Hong
Kong Ballet
•Governor, Asian Institute
of Management
•Treasurer and Vice-
Chairman, Council of TheUniversity of Hong Kong
•Member, Court of The
University of Hong Kong
•Honorary Treasurer, The
University of Hong Kong
•Chairman, Finance
Committee, The Universityof Hong Kong
•Chairman, Universities
Joint Committee onSalaries, The University of
Hong Kong
•Member, Honorary Degree
Committee, The University
of Hong Kong
•Member, Hong Kong Red
Cross Advisory Council
•Member, Pacific Rim
Bankers Program AdvisoryBoard
•Trustee, University
Graduates AssociationScholarship Fund
•Vice Patron, Community
Chest of Hong KongAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
90•Founder Member, Friends
of The Oxford and
Cambridge Boat Race
•Member, The Asia Society
International Council
•Member, A Commission on
a New Asia
•Trustee, Board of Trustees,
American Graduate Schoolof International
Management
(Thunderbird)
•Trustee, University of
Cambridge Foundation
•Trustee, Cambridge
Overseas Trust
•Member, Council of
Governors, Society for thePromotion of Hospice Care
•Honorary Patron, Sincere
Charitable Foundation
•Unofficial Justice of the
Peace
•Patron, Festival Fringe
•Honorary Member, The
Hong Kong Aviation Club
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Arts Festival SocietyLimited
•Honorary Patron,
Mandarin Golf andCountry Club
•Member, American
Chamber of Commerce inHong Kong
•Chairman, East Asian
History of ScienceFoundation
•Honorary Adviser,
Overseas GraduatesAssociation•Member, SEI Center for
Advanced Studies in
Management Board, TheWharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania
•Member, Daimler Chrysler
International Advisory
Board
•Member, Advisory
Committee of ING Beijing
Investment Company
Limited
•Fellow, McKinsey Global
Institute
•Member, Powergen
International Advisory
Board
•Member, The Asia Society
Hong Kong CentreAdvisory Committee
•Member, Federal Reserve
Bank of New YorkInternational Capital
Markets Advisory
Committee
•Member, Rolls-Royce South
East Asia Advisory Board
Past Service
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
•Member, Land Fund
Advisory Committee
(1997-98)
•Member, Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region(1995-97)
•Vice-Chairman, Basic Law
Drafting Committee (1985-90)•Member, Preliminary
Working Committee,
Preparatory Committee forthe Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
(1993-95)
•Member, Law Reform
Commission of Hong Kong
(1982-85)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (Functional
Constituency Finance)(1985-97)
•Chairman, Banking
Training Board of theVocational TrainingCouncil (1985-93)
•Member, Kowloon-Canton
Railway CorporationManaging Board (1982-91)
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Festival Fringe (1982-86)
•Chairman, Appointments
Board of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong(1986-87)
•Honorary Adviser, Japan
Airlines Hong Kong Office(1991-92)
•Governor, the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce inHong Kong (1990-91)
•Member, Institutes of
Biotechnology at TheChinese University of
Hong Kong and Hong
Kong University of Scienceand Technology (Board of
Overseers) (1989-95)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
91•Member, Jardine Fleming
Asian Property Company
Advisory Council (1989-2000)
•The Community Chest of
Hong Kong– Member, Admissions,
Budget and Allocations
Committee (1977-79)
– Deputy Chairman,
Admissions, Budget and
Allocations Committee(1979-81)
– Fourth Vice President
and Chairman ofAdmissions, Budget and
Allocations Committee,
and ExecutiveCommittee Member(1981-83)
– First Vice President and
Chairman of theExecutive Committee
(1983-85)
– Board Member (1981-
87)
•The Hong Kong Ballet
– Chairman, Board of
Governors (1987-92)
– Vice Patron (1992-96)
•Chairman, Advisory
Committee on Graduate
Employment of Hong Kong
Polytechnic (1983-85)
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Polytechnic Advisory
Committee on Businessand Management Studies
(1989-93)•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
•Convenor, Investment
Committee of the Hong
Kong Special
Administrative RegionGovernment Land Fund
Trust (1986-97)
•Member, Bank Austria
International Advisory
Board (1992-98)
•Member, Bank of Montreal
International Advisory
Council (1992-98)
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming, JP
Date of Birth: 25 April 1955
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Bachelor of Arts
(Sociology)
•Master of Social Work
•Registered Social Worker,
Hong Kong
Occupation:
Member, Legislative Council
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, House
Committee, LegislativeCouncil
•Chairman, Panel on Food
Safety and EnvironmentalHygiene, Legislative
Council•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Economic Services,
Legislative Council (1998-2000)
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Accounts Committee,Legislative Council (1998-
2000)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1991-97)
•Chairman, Panel on
Welfare Services,Legislative Council (1994-
97)
•Member, Urban Council
(1991-97)
•Member, Kwun Tong
District Board (1985-94)
•Member, Executive
Committee, Democratic
Party (1994-2000)
•Member, Urban Renewal
Authority (2001-03)
•Member, Court and
Council, Hong KongBaptist University (1991-
2000)
•Member, Estate Agents
Authority (1997-2000)
•Member, Queen Elizabeth
Foundation for theMentally Handicapped
(1997 - present)
•Member, Advisory Board,
Tung Wah Group of
Hospitals (1991-97)
•Member, Advisory
Committee on Corruption
(1996 - present)
•Director, AIDS Concern
(1998 - present)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
92•Member, Provisional Urban
Council (1997-99)
•Director, Senior Citizen
Home Safety Association
(1997 - present)
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah, JP
Date of Birth: 4 April 1938
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•M.Sc.
•Ph.D.
•P .Eng./C.Eng.
Occupation:
Businessman
Public Service:
•Chairman, Parliamentary
Liaison Subcommittee,
Legislative Council
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Economic Services,
Legislative Council
•Vice President, The
Chinese Manufacturers’
Association of Hong Kong
•Honorary Chairman, The
Hong Kong Electronics
Industries Association
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Electronics Industry
Training Board
•Member, Electronics
Committee, Hong Kong
Industry and Technology
Development Council
•Member, the Hong Kong
Productivity Council•Member, Hong Kong
International Arbitration
Center
•Member, Trade Advisory
Board
•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•Member, Election Council
for Hong Kong Deputies tothe Ninth National People’s
Congress of the People’s
Republic of China
•Member, Shandong
Political Consultative
Congress
•Vice President, Shandong
Province General Chamber
of Commerce
•Council Member,
Vocational Training
Council of Hong Kong
•Member, Mandatory
Provident Fund Schemes
Authority
•Member, Electronics
Committee, Hong Kong
Trade Development
Council
Hon NG Leung-sing, JP
Date of Birth: 11 July 1949
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Heung To Middle School
•Diploma, University of East
Asia, MacauOccupation:
Vice Chairman, China and
South Sea Bank Limited
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Finance
Committee, Legislative
Council
•Deputy Chairman,
Establishment
Subcommittee, Legislative
Council
•Trustee, Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
Government Land Fund(1988-97)
•Chinese Representative,
Sino-British LandCommission (1988-97)
•Member, Corporate and
Employee Contribution
Programme OrganizingCommittee of Hong Kong
Community Chest (1992 -
present)
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority (1996 -
present)
•Director, Bank of China
Group Charitable
Foundation (1996 -present)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Member, First Legislative
Council (1998-2000)
•Committee Member, The
Hong Kong Council of
Social Service (1999 -present)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
93•Member, the Council and
the Court of Lingnan
University (1999 - present)
•Member, Admission of
Talents Scheme Selection
Committee (1999 -present)
•Member, Mandatory
Provident Fund SchemesAdvisory Committee (1999
- present)
•Committee Member, The
Hong Kong Chinese
Importers’ and Exporters’
Association (2001 -present)
•Committee Member,
Fisheries DevelopmentLoan Fund AdvisoryCommittee (2001 -
present)
Prof Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.07.2001)
Date of Birth: November 1939
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.E. (Chemical) and M.Sc.
(Chemistry), University of
Melbourne, Australia
•Ph.D. (Chemistry),
University of British
Columbia, Canada
Occupation:
Dean of Science and Chair
Professor in Chemistry , HongKong Baptist UniversityPublic Service:
Political Participation
Hong Kong/China:•Member, Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•Member, Preliminary
Working Committee for thePreparatory Committee for
the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region(1994-96)
•Member, Selection
Committee for the FirstGovernment of the Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
•Hong Kong Deputy to the
Ninth National People’s
Congress of the People’sRepublic of China (1998-
2003)
Hong Kong:
•Chairman, Panel on
Environmental Affairs,Legislative Council
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Member, First Legislative
Council (1998-2000)
Professional, Academic and
OthersHong Kong:
•Member, Research Grants
Council, University GrantsCommittee (UGC)•Member, Panel on Physical
Science and Engineering,
Research Grants Council,UGC (1993)
•Chairman, Physical Science
Panel, The First ResearchAssessment Exercise,
Research Grants Council,
UGC (1994)
•Member, Board of
Directors, Hong Kong
Industrial TechnologyCentre Corporation (1998-
2001)
•Member, Board of
Directors, Hong Kong
Science and Technology
Parks Corporation (2001-03)
•Member, Advisory
Committee, Hong Kong
Institution ofBiotechnology (1996 -
present)
•Chairman, Society of Hong
Kong Scholars (1986,
1990, 1993 and 1994)
•Founding Member and
Honorary Secretary , Hong
Kong Institution of Science
(1992-96)
•Vice-President, Hong Kong
Institution of Science
(1996-2000)
•President, Hong Kong
Institution of Science
(2000-02)
•Director, Institute for
Promotion of Chinese
CultureAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
94•Vice-Chairman,
Preparatory Committee of
the InternationalConference on Chinese
Culture in the Next
Millennium
•Adviser, Information
Service Centre of
Professional Studies
•Member, Basic Law
Promotion Steering
Committee
•Member, Complaints
Committee, Independent
Commission AgainstCorruption
•Member, Council of Hong
Kong University of Scienceand Technology
•Member, Council of
Advisors on Innovation
and Technology
China:
•Director, Chinese Culture
Research Institute
•Director, Society for the
Promotion of InternationalTechnology of China
•Trustee, Chun Hua
Eradication of Poverty byScience and Technology
Award Scheme (in
collaboration with StateScience and Technology
Commission, China) (1993
- present)•Elected by the Foundation
for Underdeveloped
Regions in China in their
Ό਷ɤɽҧமًʩ፯ᑘ‘
project as one of the ten
individuals to be awardedthe title “fu pin zhuang
yuan” ҧமًʩ‘ 㕐for
highly distinguishedcontribution towards the
nation’s efforts in helping
the underdevelopedregions (1994)
Hon Margaret NG
Date of Birth: 25 January 1948
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.A., The University of
Hong Kong
•M.A., The University of
Hong Kong
•Ph.D., Boston University
•B.A. (Law), University of
Cambridge
•P .C.LL. (Law), The
University of Hong Kong
•Barrister-at-Law
Occupation:
Barrister
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Administration of Justice
and Legal Services,
Legislative Council (1995-97) (1998 - present)•Deputy Chairman,
Committee on Rules of
Procedure, LegislativeCouncil (1998 - present)
•Member, Operations
Review Committee,Independent Commission
Against Corruption
•Member, Panel of Lay
Assessors (1979-81)
•Member, Shatin District
Advisory Board (1980-81)
•Member, Shatin District
Board (1981-82)
•Member, Management and
Operations Committee,
Hong Kong Housing
Authority (1980-83)
•Member, Citizen’s Advisory
Committee on Community
Relations, Independent
Commission AgainstCorruption (1981-83)
•Member, Executive Council
of The Hong Kong Councilof Social Service (1984-85)
•Adjudicator, Obscene
Articles Tribunal (1987-88)
•Member, Public Relations
Committee for The
Community Chest of HongKong (1989-90)
•Part-time Member, Central
Policy Unit (1989-90)(1991-92)
•Member, Standing
Committee on LanguageEducation and Research
(1996)
•Member, Town Planning
Appeal BoardAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
95•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97) (1998-
2000)
Hon James TO Kun-sun
Date of Birth: 11 March 1963
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•LL. B., The University of
Hong Kong
•Solicitor of Hong Kong
Court
Occupation:
Solicitor
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Security , LegislativeCouncil
•Chairman, Panel on
Security , LegislativeCouncil (1998-2000)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1991-97)
•Elected Member, Sham
Shui Po District Board
(1991-94)
•Elected Member, Yau Tsim
Mong District Council
(1999 - present)
•Member, Fight Crime
Committee (1992 -
present)
•Member, Action
Committee Against
Narcotics (1994 - present)
•Member, Managing Board,
Land Development
Corporation (1996-2001)•Member, Investor
Education Advisory
Committee, Securities andFutures Commission
(1998-2001)
•Founding Member, United
Democrats of Hong Kong
(1990-95)
•Founding Member,
Democratic Party (1995 -
present)
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
Date of Birth: 15 September1954
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor of Social Science,
The Chinese University ofHong Kong (1978)
•Registered Teacher
Occupation:
•Teacher
•Member of the Legislative
Council
Public Service:
•Member, Legislative
Council (1991-97) (1998 -
present)
•Member, Education
Commission (1993 -
present)
•Council Member, The
Chinese University of Hong
Kong (1998 - present)
•President, Hong Kong
Professional Teachers’
Union•Member, Standing
Committee, Hong Kong
Alliance in Support ofPatriotic Democratic
Movements of China
•Member, Executive
Committee, Democratic
Party
•Member, Central
Committee, Democratic
Party
Hon HUI Cheung-ching, JP
Date of Birth: 4 September1942
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Foshan University
Occupation:
Company Director
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Commerce andIndustry , Legislative
Council
•Director, Exchange Fund
Investment Limited
•Member, Small and
Medium EnterprisesCommittee
•Adviser, Po Leung Kuk
•President and Honorary
President, The Hong Kong
Chinese Importers’ and
Exporters’ Association
•Member, Standing
Committee, The Hong
Kong Progressive AllianceAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
96•Deputy , the Eighth
Guangdong People’s
Congress
•Member, the Sixth and
Eighth Chinese People’s
Political ConsultativeConference of Guangdong
Province
•Vice Chairman, Water
Safety , The Hong Kong Life
Saving Society
•Life Honorary President,
Hong Kong Winter
Swimming Association
•Member, The China
Overseas Friendship
Association
Hon CHAN Kwok-keung
Date of Birth: 17 January 1946
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Honorary Fellow Member,
Hong Kong Institution of
Textile and Apparel
•Higher Certificate in Textile
Technology , Hong Kong
Polytechnic
Occupation:
Associate Director, ClothingIndustry Training Authority
Public Service:
•Chairman, Establishment
Subcommittee, Legislative
Council
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Manpower, Legislative
Council•Member, Legislative
Council (1998 - present)
•Member, Standing
Executive Committee of
The Hong Kong Federation
of Trade Unions
•Vice-Chairman, Hong
Kong Wearing Apparel
Industry Employees’General Union
•Member, Social Policy
Committee of The HongKong Federation of Trade
Unions
•Member, Social Affairs
Committee of The Hong
Kong Federation of Trade
Unions (1994-2000)
•Member, Right and Benefit
Committee of The Hong
Kong Federation of Trade
Unions (1994-2000)
•Director, The HKFTU
Hong Ling Foundation for
the Well-being of theElderly Limited
•Member, Employees
Retraining Board
•Director, The Hong Kong
Mortgage Corporation
Limited
•Member, Construction
Advisory Board
Hon CHAN Yuen-han, JP
Date of Birth: 15 November1946
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Hoi Luk Fung School•San Kiu Middle School
•Chack Kwan Middle
School
•Higher Diploma, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic
University and Hong KongBusiness Management
Society
•B.A. in Philosophy ,
Guangdong Science and
Research University
•University of Warwick
Occupation:
Trade Union Officer
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Welfare Services,Legislative Council (2000-
01)
•Chairman, Panel on
Welfare Services,
Legislative Council (1998-
2000)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Chairman, Panel on
Housing, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Manpower, Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Vice-Chairman, The Hong
Kong Federation of Trade
UnionsAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
97•Chairman, Hong Kong
Department Stores and
Commercial Staff GeneralUnion
•Member, Standing
Committee, DemocraticAlliance for Betterment of
Hong Kong (1992 -
present)
•Director, Education
Advancement Society for
Workers in Hong Kong andKowloon
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
(1994-97)
•Special Representative of
All-China Women’s
Federation
•Member, Eastern District
Board (1988-91)
•Member, Selection
Committee for the FirstGovernment of the Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region
•Member, Mandatory
Provident Fund Schemes
Advisory Committee (1998- present)
•Member, Hong Kong
Productivity Council(1994-95)
•Honorary Chairman,
Federation of Hong Kong,Kowloon and New
Territories Public Housing
Estate Residents andShopowners Organization
•Councillor of Management,
Lok Kwan Social ServiceCompany Limited•Trustee, Hong Kong-China
Relation Strategic
Development ResearchFund
•Chairperson of Sau Ming
Primary SchoolManagement Committee
Hon Bernard CHAN
Date of Birth: 11 January 1965
Education and Professional
Qualifications:Bachelor of Arts, Pomona
College, California, USA
Occupation:
•Executive Director, Asia
Financial Group
•Executive Director, Asia
Insurance Co. Ltd.
•Executive Director, Asia
Commercial Bank Ltd.
•Executive Director, Asia
Investment Services Ltd.
Public Service:
Industry Service
•Member, Insurance
Advisory Committee
•Member, Mandatory
Provident Fund SchemesAdvisory Committee
•Member, Insurance
Intermediaries QualityAssurance Scheme Steering
CommitteeCommunity Service
•Member, Chinese People’s
Political ConsultativeConference, Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous
Region
•Chairperson, The Hong
Kong Council of Social
Service
•Chairman, Standing
Committee on Disciplined
Services Salaries andConditions of Service
•Director, The Hong Kong
Mortgage Corporation Ltd.
•Director, Securities and
Futures Commission
•Member, Process Review
Panel for the Securities andFutures Commission
•Member, Standing
Committee on LanguageEducation and Research
•Member, Vocational
Training Council
•Member, Business Advisory
Group
•Member, Hong Kong
Sports Development Board
•Member, Estate Agents
Authority
•Member, Elderly
Commission
•Member, Fight Crime
Committee
•Director, The Community
Chest
•Director, The Chinese
General Chamber of
CommerceAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
98•Director, Hong Kong Chiu
Chow Chamber of
Commerce
•Director, Hong Kong
United Youth Association
•Director, Chiu Chow
Association Secondary
School
•Council Member, Lingnan
University
•Council Member, Oxfam
Hong Kong
•Chairman, Oxfam
Trailwalker Advisory
Committee
•Vice Chairman, Shantou
Youth’s Federation
•Executive Committee
Member, Business andProfessional Federation of
Hong Kong
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
Date of Birth: 22 January 1949
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Hong Kong Technical
College (now known asThe Hong Kong
Polytechnic University)
(1971)
Occupation:
Full-time Councillor
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Housing, Legislative
Council
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority•Board Member, Urban
Renewal Authority
•Director, Exchange Fund
Investment Limited
•Council Member, The
Chinese University ofHong Kong
•Chairman, Kwun Tong
Resident Union
•Member, Kwun Tong
District Council
•Standing Committee
Member, Democratic
Alliance for Betterment of
Hong Kong
•Vice President, Kowloon
Federation of Associations
•Director, Kowloon City ,
Kwun Tong and Wong TaiSin Residents Association
Company Limited
•Deputy Chairman, Finance
Committee, Legislative
Council (1998-2000)
•Chairman, Panel on Trade
and Industry , Legislative
Council (1998-2000)
•Chairman, Panel on
Manpower, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Accounts Committee,
Provisional LegislativeCouncil (1997-98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Kwun Tong Provisional
District Board Member
(1997-99)•Elected Member, Kwun
Tong District Board (1988-
97)
•Hong Kong District Affairs
Adviser (1994-97)
•Member, Bilingual Laws
Advisory Committee
(1995-97)
Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun, SBS, JP
Date of Birth: 9 October 1945
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Mathematics andComputer Science,University of Illinois, USA
Occupation:
•Director, Bay Apparel
Limited
•Director, Golden Emblem
Investment Company
Limited
•Director, Golden Harvest
Dyeing & Weaving Factory
Limited
•Director, Fong Shing
Cotton Mill (Hong Kong)
Limited
•Director, Tai Fong Dyeing
& Weaving Factory
Limited
•Director, Simcoe
Investment LimitedAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
99Public Service:
Present Service
•Chairman, Panel on Health
Services, Legislative
Council
•Member, Panel on
Commerce and Industry ,
Legislative Council
•Member, Panel on Welfare
Services, Legislative
Council
•Member, Committee on
Members’ Interests
•Member, Bills Committee
on Securities and FuturesBill and Banking
(Amendment) Bill 2000
•Member, Bills Committee
on Drug DependentPersons Treatment and
Rehabilitation Centres
(Licensing) Bill
•Member, Bills Committee
on Fire Safety (Buildings)
Bill
•Member, Subcommittee on
Dangerous Drugs
Ordinance (Amendment ofFirst Schedule) (No. 2)
Order 2000
•Director and General Com
Member, Textile Council of
HK Ltd
•Co-founder, Education
Aboard Services (Hong
Kong) Limited
•Chairperson, Women’s
Commission
•Honorary President,
Federation of Hong KongGarment Manufacturers•Director, Federation of
Hong Kong Garment
Manufacturers
•Member, Hong Kong
Regional Advisory
Committee, HospitalAuthority
•Council Member and
Director, The Hong KongInstitute of Directors
Limited
•Member, Hospital
Authority
•Member, Administration
and Operation Meeting,Hospital Authority
•Member, Finance
Committee, HospitalAuthority
•Member, Medical Services
Development Committee,
Hospital Authority
•Member, Public Meeting,
Hospital Authority
•Member, Planning
Committee, Hospital
Authority
•Member, Audit Committee,
Hospital Authority
•Trustee, Charitable
Foundation, HospitalAuthority
•Permanent Adviser, Yan
Chai Hospital
•Chairman, Hospital
Governing Committee,
Queen Mary Hospital
•Permanent Member, The
Chinese General Chamber
of Commerce•Member, Textiles Advisory
Board
•Patron Member, The
Textile Institute (Hong
Kong Section)
•Vice-Chairman, Hong
Kong Chinese Women’s
Club
•Honorary President and
Founding Member, Hong
Kong Federation of
Women
•Chairman, Chi Lin Trust
Fund for the Aged
Committee
•Member, Chi Lin Elderly
Service Management
Committee
•Member, Council and
Court, Hong Kong Baptist
University
•Member, Personnel
Committee, Hong Kong
Baptist University
•Founding Senior Member,
Foundation for Educational
Development and
Research, The University ofHong Kong
•Founder, Elementary
Charitable Foundation
•Permanent Honorary
President, Friends of Hong
Kong Association Limited
•Member, Steering
Committee for the
“Campaign to Promote theImage of the Textiles and
Clothing Industry”Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
100•Member, Law Reform
Commission of Hong Kong
•Founder and Chairman,
The Young Entrepreneurs
Development Council
Limited
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Chinese Textile Mills
Association
•Member, Disaster Relief
Fund Advisory Committee
•Member, The American
Chamber of Commerce in
Hong Kong
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Chiu Chow Chamber
of Commerce Limited
•Honorary President, Chiu
Yang Residents Associationof Hong Kong Limited
•Permanent Honorary
President, Central DistrictKai-Fong Welfare
Association Limited
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Environmental
Industry Association
•Honorary President,
Federation of Hong Kong
Guangdong Committee
Organizations Limited
•Honorary President, Hong
Kong Shunde Xing Tan
Clansmen AssociationLimited
•Honorary President, The
Overseas Teo Chew YoungEntrepreneurs AssociationPast Service :
•Councillor, First Legislative
Council of the Hong KongSpecial Administrative
Region (1998-2000)
•Councillor, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, Panel on Trade
and Industry (1998-2000)
•Member, Panel on Health
Services (1998-2000)
•Member, Panel on
Environmental Affairs,
Legislative Council (1998-2000)
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Public Service,Legislative Council (1998-2000)
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Manpower, ProvisionalLegislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, Assessment Panel
on Energy Efficient
Building Award Scheme
(1997)
•Member, Travel Industry
Council Appeal Panel
(1998-99)
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Regional Advisory
Committee of HospitalAuthority (1996-97)
•Member, Provisional
Hospital Authority (1988-90)
•Chairman, Human
Resources Committee,Hospital Authority (1990-
94)•Chairman, Supporting
Services Development
Committee, HospitalAuthority (1994-95)
•Member, Standing
Committee, HospitalAuthority (1990-95)
•Director, Board of
Directors, Yan ChaiHospital (1983-84)
•Vice Chairman, Board of
Directors, Yan ChaiHospital (1984-85)
•Chairman, Board of
Directors, Yan ChaiHospital (1985-86)
•Chairman, Hospital
Governing Committee,Castle Peak Hospital(1994-97)
•Member, Hospital
Governing Committee,Hong Kong Buddhist
Hospital (1991-97)
•Chairman, Hospital
Governing Committee,
Tsan Yuk Hospital (1993-
94)
•Chairman, Maryknoll
Medical and Welfare
Association (1987-88)
•Adjudicator, Immigration
Tribunal (1986-94)
•Member, Central Policy
Unit (1993-95)
•Adjudicator, Registration of
Persons Tribunal (1987-88)
•Member, Regional Services
Appeals Board (1990-96)
•Member, Federation of
Hong Kong Garment
Manufacturers (1997)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
101•Member, Hospital
Governing Committee,
Tsan Yuk Hospital (1994-99)
•Voting Member, Board of
Governors, Our Lady ofMaryknoll Hospital
Limited (1988-99)
•Member, Human Resources
Committee, Housing
Authority (1996-99)
•Director, Queen Mary
Hospital Charity Limited
(1997-2000)
•Chairman, Human Organ
Transplant Board (1996-
2000)
•Honorary Treasurer and
Executive CommitteeMember, Maryknoll
Medical and Welfare
Association (1982-2000)
•Member, Textiles and
Clothing Committee,
Industry and TechnologyDevelopment Council,
Industry Department
(1993-99)
•Vice-Chairman and
Member, United Nations
Children’s Fund (1986-2000)
•Chairperson, Steering
Committee for the“Campaign to Promote the
Image of the Textiles and
Clothing Industry” (1998-99)
•Member, Administrative
Appeals Board (1994-2000)•Chairman, New Territories
Regional Advisory
Committee, HospitalAuthority (1997-2001)
•Vice-Chairman, Ladies
Committee, InternationalFestival of Dance
Academics (1990)
Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
Date of Birth: 19 May 1953
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.A. (Hons.), University of
Essex, UK
•Post-graduate Certificate in
Education, The University
of Hong Kong
Occupation:
Teacher
Public Service:
•Member, Kwai Tsing
District Board/DistrictCouncil (1985 - present)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97) (1998 -present)
•Executive Committee
Member, Neighbourhoodand Workers Service
Centre
•Member, The Frontier
•Standing Committee
Member, Hong Kong
Alliance in Support ofPatriotic Democratic
Movements of China (1990
- present)Hon SIN Chung-kai
Date of Birth: 15 June 1960
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•M.B.A., The Chinese
University of Hong Kong
•Bachelor of Science, The
University of Hong Kong
•Member, Hong Kong
Computer Society
•Member, Association for
Computing Machinery
•Member, Hong Kong
Intellectual Property
Society
•Member, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics
Engineers
•Research Board Member,
Alliance for Converging
Technology
Occupation:
Assistant Information
Technology Project Manager
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Information Technology
and Broadcasting,
Legislative Council
•Deputy Chairman,
Committee on Members’
Interests, LegislativeCouncil
•Member, Information
Infrastructure AdvisoryCommittee, Information
Technology and
Broadcasting Bureau(1998-2002)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
102•Member, Advisory
Committee on Code of
Practice for RecognizedCertification Authorities
(2000-02)
•Member, Information
Technology Task Force,
Equal Opportunities
Commission (2000 -present)
•Member, Steering
Committee of the HongKong Education City (2000
- present)
•Member, Mandatory
Provident Fund Schemes
Advisory Committee
(1998-2001)
•Director, Hong Kong
Mortgage Corporation
Limited (1999-2002)
•Member, Kwai Tsing
District Board (1985 -
present)
•Member, Legislative
Council (Information
Technology) (1998-2000)
•Member, Legislative
Council (New Territories
South) (1995-97)
•Chairman, Kwai Tsing
District Board (1994-99)
•Member, Regional Council
(1988-94)
•Member, Advisory Board of
the Hong Kong Wireless
Technology IndustryAssociation (2001 -
present)•Member, Steering
Committee, Information
Security and ForensicsSociety (2000-02)
•Member, Working Group
on Web-enabling Women,Home Affairs Department
(2000 - present)
•Member, Advisory Board of
Hong Kong Silicon
Valley .com (Hong Kong
Chapter) (2000 - present)
•Honorary Member, Hong
Kong External
TelecommunicationsServices Association (1999
- present)
•Adviser, Information and
Software IndustryAssociation (1999 -
present)
•Council Member, Hong
Kong University of Science
and Technology (2001-04)
•Member, Investor
Education Advisory
Committee, Securities and
Futures Commission(2001-02)
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority (2001 -present)
•Member, TV Program
Advisory Panel, RadioTelevision Hong Kong
(2000-02)Hon Andrew WONG
Wang-fat, JP
Date of Birth: 11 December
1943
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•B.A. (Hons.), The
University of Hong Kong
•M.P .A., Syracuse University ,
USA
Occupation:
•Member, Legislative
Council, Hong Kong
Special AdministrativeRegion (New Territories
East)
•Honorary Professor of
Government and PublicAdministration, The
Chinese University of
Hong Kong
Public Service:
Political•Chairman, Panel on
Constitutional Affairs,
Legislative Council (1998 -present)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Elected President,
Legislative Council (1995-97)
•President, Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association,Hong Kong Branch (1995-
97)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
103•Member, Legislative
Council (for New
Territories South-East)(1995-97)
•Chairman, Finance
Committee, LegislativeCouncil (1994-95)
•Member, Executive Council
(1991-92)
•Member, Legislative
Council (for New
Territories East) (1991-95)
•Member, Legislative
Council (for New
Territories East) (1988-91)
•Convenor, Constitutional
Development Panel,
Legislative Council (1986-94)
•Member, Legislative
Council (for New
Territories East) (1985-88)
•Chairman, Finance
Committee, Shatin District
Board (1982-91)
•Member, Shatin District
Board (1981-94)
•Member, Shatin District
Advisory Board (1979-81)
Others
•Member, Court of The
University of Hong Kong
(1985 - present)
•Ex-officio Executive
Committee Member,
Heung Yee Kuk (1989 -present)
•Justice of the Peace (1989 -
present)•Chairman, Insurance
Agents Registration Board,
the Hong Kong Federationof Insurers (1997 - present)
•Member, Insurance
Intermediaries QualityAssurance Scheme Steering
Committee (1999 -
present)
•Member, Travel Industry
Council Appeal Panel
(1999 - present)
•Member, Council of The
Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts (1999 -present)
•Member, Convocation
Standing Committee, TheUniversity of Hong Kong(1983 - present)
•Chief Editor, Convocation
Newsletter, The Universityof Hong Kong (1980 -
present)
Dr Hon Philip WONG
Yu-hong
Date of Birth: 23 December
1938
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•M.Sc. (Engineering),
University of California,
USA
•J.D. (Law), Southland
University , USA
•Ph.D. (Engineering),
California Coast University ,
USAOccupation:
•Chairman and Chief
Executive, Winco PaperProducts Company Limited
Public Service:
•Chairman, Finance
Committee, Legislative
Council
•Deputy , National People’s
Congress of the People’s
Republic of China
•Treasurer, The Chinese
General Chamber of
Commerce, Hong Kong
•Member, Hong Kong Trade
Development Council
Hon WONG Yung-kan
Date of Birth: 10 August 1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:Diploma in Modern
Management, South China
Teacher’s University
Occupation:
Fisherman
Public Service:
•Hong Kong District Affairs
Adviser (1995-97)
•Member, Tai Po District
Board/District Council(1991-97) (1999-2003)
•Member, Tai Po Provisional
District Board (1997-99)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
104•Member, Agriculture,
Fisheries, Commerce and
Industries Committee, TaiPo District Board/Council
(1985-2003)
•Member, Traffic and
Transport Committee, Tai
Po District Board/Council
(1991-2003)
•Member, Environmental
Improvement and Works
Committee, Tai Po DistrictBoard (1991-97)
•Member, Recreation, Sports
and Cultural AffairsCommittee, Tai Po District
Board (1991-97)
•Member, Social Services
Committee, Tai Po DistrictBoard/Council (1991-
2003)
•Convenor, Working Group
for Elderly Project, Social
Services Committee, Tai Po
District Board (1996-98)
•Member, Fish Marketing
Advisory Board
•Member, Advisory
Committee on Agriculture
and Fisheries
•Chairman, Aquaculture
Sub-committee, Advisory
Committee on Agriculture
and Fisheries
•Member, Livestock Sub-
committee, Advisory
Committee on Agricultureand Fisheries
•Member, Capture Fisheries
Sub-committee, AdvisoryCommittee on Agriculture
and Fisheries•Member, Wetland Advisory
Committee
•Member, Working Group
on Fisheries Management
•Member, Fisheries
Development Loan FundAdvisory Committee
•Member, Working Group
on Artificial Reefs
•Member, Mainland
Fishermen Deckhands
Appeal Board
•Member, Working Group
on Close Fishing Season in
the South China Sea
•Vice-Chairman, New
Territories Association of
Societies
•Member, District Fight
Crime Committee, Tai Po
•Chairman, Joint
Committee of Hong KongFishermen’s Organizations
•Chairman, Federation of
Fishermen’s Co-operativeSocieties of Tai Po District
New Territories Limited
•Director, The Unlimited
Liabilities Co-operative
Society of Tai Po Hand-
liner Fishermen
•Chairman, New Territories
Fishermen Fraternity
Association
•Chairman, Federation of
Hong Kong Aquaculture
Associations
•President and Chief
Executive, Tai Po Dragon
Boat Race Committee•Vice Chairman, Tai Po
District Resident’s
Association
Hon Jasper TSANG
Yok-sing, JP
Date of Birth: 17 May 1947
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•B.A., The University of
Hong Kong (1968)
•Cert. Ed., The University of
Hong Kong (1981)
•M. Ed., The University of
Hong Kong (1983)
Occupation:
Full-time Legislator
Public Service:
•Chairman, Committee on
Rules of Procedure,Legislative Council
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Administration ofJustice and Legal Services,
Legislative Council (1998 -
present)
•Member, National
Committee of the Chinese
People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference
•Council Member, Open
University of Hong Kong
•Member, English Schools
Foundation
•Supervisor, Pui Kiu Middle
SchoolAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
105Hon Howard YOUNG, JP
Date of Birth: 30 March 1948
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.Sc. (Economics) Part I,
London University
•British Diploma in
Marketing
•Member, Chartered
Institute of Marketing, UK
Occupation:
General Manager, Industry
and Hong Kong Affairs,
Cathay Pacific Airways
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Information Technologyand Broadcasting,
Legislative Council
•Member, Southern District
Board
•Member, Legislative
Council (1991-97) (1998 -present)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Member, Preparatory
Committee for the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
(1995-97)
•Member, Election
Committee for the First
Legislative Council of theHong Kong Special
Administrative Region•Member, Advisory
Committee on Travel
Agents
•Member, Copyright
Tribunal
•Member, Tourism Strategy
Group
•Member, Rehabilitation
Advisory Committee
•Member, Complaints
Committee, Independent
Commission AgainstCorruption
•Member, Town Planning
Appeals Board
•Member, Executive
Committee, Outward
Bound Trust of Hong Kong
•Member, Central
Committee, Liberal Party
Dr Hon YEUNG Sum
Date of Birth: 22 November1947
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B. Soc. Sc (The University
of Hong Kong)
•M.A. (University of York,
UK)
•Ph.D (The University of
Hong Kong)
Occupation:
University Lecturer
(Department of Social Work
and Social Administration,The University of Hong Kong)Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Education, LegislativeCouncil
•Board Member, Society for
Community Organization
•Committee Member,
Education Action Group
•Executive Committee
Member, Hong Kong
Alliance in Support of
Patriotic DemocraticMovements of China
•Member, Executive
Committee, DemocraticParty
•Member, Central
Committee, DemocraticParty
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung, BBS
Date of Birth: 7 November1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Chinese Y.M.C.A. College
•B. Soc. Sci., The Chinese
University of Hong Kong
•Diploma in Education, The
Chinese University of
Hong Kong
Occupation:
Principal, Heung To MiddleSchool
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Education, Legislative
Council (2000-01)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
106•Hong Kong Deputy to the
Ninth National People’s
Congress of the People’sRepublic of China
•President, Hong Kong
Federation of EducationWorkers
•Adviser, Wen Wei Po
•Adviser, Hong Kong
Commercial Daily
•Vice Chairman,
Independent PoliceComplaints Council
•Vice Chairman, Joint
Committee for thePromotion of the Basic Law
of Hong Kong
•Member, Education
Commission
•Member, Preparatory
Committee of General
Teaching Council
•Chairman, Sham Shui Po
School Liaison Committee
(1997-2001)
•Honorary Adviser, Hok Yau
Club (1999-2001)
•Member, Tung Wah Group
of Hospitals Advisory
Board
•Vice-Chairman, Hong
Kong Chinese Reform
Association
•Executive Committee
Member, Green China
Foundation
•Director, Project Hope
Return to School
•Honorary President,
Kowloon Federation ofAssociations•Chairman, Civil Education
Fund of Hong Kong
Federation of EducationWorkers
Hon LAU Chin-shek, JP
Date of Birth: 12 September1944
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Senior Secondary Level
Occupation:
Legislative Councillor
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Manpower, LegislativeCouncil
•Director, Hong Kong
Christian Industrial
Committee
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Confederation of Trade
Unions
•Executive Member, Hong
Kong Alliance in Support
of Patriotic DemocraticMovements of China
•Spokesman, Coalition to
Monitor Public Transportand Utilities
•Board Member, Hong Kong
Marrow Match Foundation
•Member, Court of The
University of Hong KongHon LAU Kong-wah
Date of Birth: 22 June 1957
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•St. Paul’s College
•Sir Robert Black College of
Education
•B. Phil., University of
Exeter, UK
•M. Phil., City Polytechnic
of Hong Kong
Occupation:
Legislative Councillor
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Security , LegislativeCouncil (2000-01)
•Member, Shatin District
Council
•Member, Central
Committee, Democratic
Alliance for Betterment of
Hong Kong
•Convenor, Civil Force
Hon LAU Wong-fat, GBS, JP
Date of Birth: 15 October
1936
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Ling Shan College
Occupation:
Chairman, Wing Tung Yick
(Holdings) LimitedAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
107Public Service:
•Member, National
Committee of the ChinesePeople’s Political
Consultative Conference
(1993 - present)
•Chairman, Heung Yee Kuk
(1980 - present)
•Chairman, T uen Mun
District Board (1982 -
present)
•Chairman, T uen Mun Rural
Committee (1972 -
present)
•Member, The Drafting
Committee for The Basic
Law of the Hong Kong
Special AdministrativeRegion
•Member, The Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•Member, The Preliminary
Working Committee forThe Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
•Member, Legislative
Council (1985-97)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Chairman, Provisional
Regional Council (1997-99)
•Member, Regional Council
(1985-97)•President, The Hong Kong
Girl Guides Association,
Tuen Mun District
•President, The Scout
Association of Hong Kong,
Tuen Mun District
•Member, Yan Oi Tong
Advisory Board
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU
Kin-yee, JP
Date of Birth: 27 April 1947
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.A. Hons., The University
of Hong Kong
•Solicitor, Supreme Court of
Hong Kong
•Solicitor, Supreme Court of
England
•Barrister and Solicitor,
Supreme Court of Victoria,Australia
•Diploma in Chinese Law,
University of East Asia
Occupation:
•Solicitor and Notary Public
•China-Appointed Attesting
Officer
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Transport, LegislativeCouncil (1998 - present)
•Chairman, Committee on
Members’ Interests,Provisional Legislative
Council (1997-98)•Chairman, Panel on
Transport, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Chairman, Committee on
Members’ Interests,Legislative Council (1995-
97)
•Chairman, Panel on
Transport, Legislative
Council (1991-97)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1988-97)
(Transport and
CommunicationConstituency) (1995-97)
•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
•Chairman, Security and
Guarding Services Industry
Authority
•Chairman, Standing
Committee on Disciplined
Services Salaries and
Conditions of Service(1991-2000)
•Chairman, Correctional
Services Children’sEducation Trust Committee
(1990-99)
•Member, Fight Crime
Committee (1989-2001)
•Member, The Law Reform
Commission of Hong Kong(1990-96)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
108•Chairman, Subcommittee
on Guardianship and
Custody of The LawReform Commission of
Hong Kong
•Member, Regional Council
(1986-91)
•Member, Hospital
Governing Committee,Kowloon Hospital
•Member, Hong Kong Port
and Maritime Board
Hon Ambrose LAU
Hon-chuen, GBS, JP
Date of Birth: 16 July 1947
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor of Laws (Hons.),
University of London
•Solicitor of Hong Kong
•Solicitor of the Supreme
Court of England and
Wales
•Notary Public
•China-Appointed Attesting
Officer
Occupation:
Solicitor and Notary Public
Public Service:
Present Service
•Chairman, Panel on
Financial Affairs,
Legislative Council
•Member, The National
Committee of the Chinese
People’s Political
Consultative Conference•Chairman, The Hong Kong
Progressive Alliance
•Justice of the Peace
•Member, The Board of the
Urban Renewal Authority
•Director, The Board of
Lung Kong World
Federation School (Hong
Kong) Ltd.
Past Service
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, The Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region(1995-97)
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
(1993-97)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Member, The Consultative
Committee on the NewAirport and Related
Projects (1991-98)
•Member, The Preliminary
Working Committee for
the Preparatory Committee
for the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
(1993-95)
•President, The Law Society
of Hong Kong (1992-93)
•Chairman, The Central and
Western District Board(1988-94)
•Member, The Advisory
Committee on LegalEducation (1991-95)•Member, The Board of
Review on Inland Revenue
(1985-96)
•Member, The Bilingual
Laws Advisory Committee
(1988-97)
•Member, the Court of The
University of Hong Kong
(1998-2000)
•Member, The Managing
Board of the Land
Development Corporation(1992-2001)
•Chairman, The Board of
Review on Education(1993-2001)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, JP
Date of Birth: 21 January 1952
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.A., Broadcast Journalism,
University of Southern
California, USA
•M. Sc., International
Relations, London School
of Economics and Political
Science, University ofLondon, UK
Occupation:
Legislative Councillor
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Accounts Committee,
Legislative Council
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Constitutional Affairs,
Legislative CouncilAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
109•Directly Elected Legislative
Councillor (1991-97) (1998
- present)
•Vice-Chairperson, Hong
Kong Journalists
Association (1988-89)
•Chairperson, Hong Kong
Journalists Association
(1989-91)
Hon CHOY So-yuk
Date of Birth: 10 October1950
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Master of Philosophy , The
University of Hong Kong
(1978)
•Bachelor of Science
(Hons.), The University of
Hong Kong (1974)
Occupation:
Merchant
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Home Affairs,Legislative Council
•Chairman, Panel on Home
Affairs, Legislative Council(1998-2000)
•Chairman, Panel on
Information Policy ,Provisional Legislative
Council (1997-98)•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the HongKong Special
Administrative Region
•Member, Eastern District
Council
•Member, Appeal Board of
Travel Industry Council ofHong Kong
•Political Consultative
Member, Fujian Province
•Deputy Secretary General,
Board of Directors,
Overseas ChineseUniversity of China
•Permanent Honorary
Chairman, South ChinaAthletics Association
•Honourable Chairman, Yin
Ngai Central Council
•Honorary Vice President,
Hong Kong Federation of
Women
•Honorary Chairman, Hong
Kong Eastern District
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
•Director, Fujian Middle
School, Hong Kong
•Vice Chairman, the
Fukienese Association,
Hong Kong
•Permanent Honorary
Chairman, Gee T uck
General Association Hong
Kong Limited
•Honorary Chairman, Hong
Kong Youth AssociationHon Andrew CHENG
Kar-foo
Date of Birth: 28 April 1960
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
B.A., M.A., M.Ed., P .C.LL,Practising Solicitor
Occupation:
Solicitor
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on Home
Affairs, Legislative Council
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97) (1998 -
present)
•Member, Tai Po District
Council (1999 - present)
•Member, Home School
Cooperation Committee,
Education Department(1994 - present)
Hon SZETO Wah
Date of Birth: 28 February1931
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Queen’s College
•Grantham College of
Education
•Evening School of Higher
Chinese Studies
Occupation:
Full-time LegislatorAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
110Public Service:
•Member, Legislative
Council (1985-97) (1998 -present)
•Member, Provisional Urban
Council
•Member, Urban Council
(1995-97)
•Member, Executive
Committee, Democratic
Party
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Alliance in Support of
Patriotic Democratic
Movements of China
•Chief Secretary , Hong Kong
Confederation of Trade
Unions (1990-92)
•President, Hong Kong
Professional Teachers’
Union (1974-90)
•Vice-President, Hong Kong
Professional Teachers’
Union (1990-96)
•Chairman of Senate, Hong
Kong Professional Teachers’
Union
•Chairman, Chinese
Textbooks Committee
(1986-96)
Hon Timothy FOK
Tsun-ting, SBS, JP
Date of Birth: 14 February
1946
Education and Professional
Qualifications:University of Southern
California, USAOccupation:
Merchant
Public Service:
•Member, National
Committee of the ChinesePeople’s Political
Consultative Conference
•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
•President, Sports
Federation and OlympicCommittee of Hong Kong,
China
•President, Hong Kong
Football Association
•President, Hong Kong
Sports Press Association
Hon LAW Chi-kwong, JP
Date of Birth: 1 November1953
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
B.Soc. Sc., M.S.W ., M.B.A.,D.S.W ., R.S.W .
Occupation:
Social Work Teacher
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Welfare Services,
Legislative Council
•Member, Legislative
Council (Social Welfare
Functional Constituency)(1995-97) (1998 - present)•Member, Social Welfare
Advisory Committee (1995
- present)
Professional Bodies
•Board Member, Hong Kong
Social Workers Association
(1982-86, 1988-90, 1995 -
present)
•Board Member, Social
Workers Board of
Registration (1997 -present)
Community Service
•Executive Committee
Member, Hong Kong
Council of Social Service(1990-94) (1995 - present)
•Chairman, Committee on
Client Information
Systems, Hong KongCouncil of Social Service
(1991 - present)
•Member, Social Work
Training and Manpower
Planning Committee, Hong
Kong Council of SocialService (1982-86, 1991-
95, 1996 - present)
•Chairman, Information
Technology Committee,
Hong Kong Council of
Social Service (1998 -present)
•Chairman, Senior Citizen
Home Safety Association(1996 - present)
•Member, Research and
Development Committee,Hong Kong Federation of
Youth Groups (1993 -
present)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
111•Member, Management
Committee, Boys’ and
Girls’ Clubs Association ofHong Kong (1998 -
present)
•Honorary Secretary ,
Democratic Party (1994-
2000)
•Vice-Chairman,
Democratic Party (2000 -
present)
Hon TAM Yiu-chung, GBS, JP
Date of Birth: 15 December1949
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Australia National
University , Centre forContinuing Education,
studied “Adult Education”
•London School of
Economics and Political
Science, University of
London, studied “TradeUnion Studies”, UK
•Honorary Life Fellow,
Institute of CommercialManagement, UK
Occupation:
•Trade Union Officer
•Vice-Chairman, Hong
Kong Federation of TradeUnionsPublic Service:
•Member, Executive Council
•Chairman, Employees
Retraining Board
•Chairman, Elderly
Commission
•Chairman, Panel on Public
Service, Legislative Council
•Member, Vocational
Training Board
•Member, Standing
Commission on CivilService Salaries and
Conditions of Service
•Member, Complaints
Committee, Independent
Commission Against
Corruption
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong, JP
Date of Birth: 26 September
1942
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•M.B.B.S., University of
Adelaide, Australia
•F .R.C.S., Edinburgh, UK
•F .R.C.P .S., Glasgow, UK
•F .H.K.A.M. (Surgery)
•F .H.K.C.S.
Occupation:
Medical Practitioner
Public Service:
•Chairman, Panel on
Planning, Lands andWorks, Legislative Council•Chairman, Yuen Long
District Council
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Chairman, Panel on Health
Services, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-
98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (Elected Member
New Territories WestConstituency) (1992-95)
•Member, Provisional
Regional Council
•Member, Regional Council
(1986-88)
•Yuen Long District Board
Member (1980-91)
•Member, Municipal
Services Appeals Board
•Member, Administrative
Appeals Board
•Member, Hospital
Governing Committee,Tuen Mun Hospital
•Permanent Adviser and
former Chairman, Pok OiHospital
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
•Council Member, The
Chinese University of
Hong Kong (1997-98)
•Justice of the Peace
•Court Member, The
University of Hong Kong
•Member, Antiquities
Advisory BoardAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
112Hon Abraham SHEK
Lai-him, JP
Date of Birth: 24 June 1945
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
B.A. and Dip. Ed., Universityof Sydney , Australia
Occupation:
Director
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Transport, Legislative
Council
•Member, Antiquities
Advisory Board (1996 -
present)
Hon LI Fung-ying, JP
Date of Birth: 2 December
1950
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Tertiary Education
Occupation:
Full-time Legislator
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Public Service,
Legislative Council
•Member, Equal
Opportunities Commission
•Member, Task Force on
EmploymentHon Henry WU
King-cheong, BBS
Date of Birth: 23 August 1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Master of Applied Science,
University of Toronto,
Canada
Occupation:
Merchant/Executive Director
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Financial Affairs,Legislative Council
•Member, Eastern District
Council
•Chairman, Eastern District
Fight Crime Committee
•Member, Council of The
Hong Kong PolytechnicUniversity
•Member, Environmental
Campaign Committee
•Director, Board of The
Ocean Park Corporation
•Member, Statistics
Advisory Board
• Member, Board of Trustees
of The Lord WilsonHeritage Trust
•Vice Chairman,
Guangdong Daya BayNuclear Power Station/Ling
Ao Nuclear Power Station
Nuclear Safety ConsultativeCommittee•Standing Committee
Member, The Chinese
General Chamber ofCommerce
•Chairman, Executive
Committee of The Boys’and Girls’ Clubs
Association of Hong Kong
•Director, Hong Kong PHAB
Association
•Chairman, Board of Hong
Kong Dance CompanyLimited
•Director, Friends of Hong
Kong Association
•Standing Committee
Member, Hong Kong Pei
Hua Education Foundation
•Honorary Permanent
President, The Chinese
Gold and Silver Exchange
Society
•Permanent Honorary
President, Hong Kong
Stockbrokers Association
•Trustee Member, Hong
Kong Tennis Foundation
Ltd.
Hon Tommy CHEUNG
Yu-yan, JP
Date of Birth: 30 September
1949
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
Pepperdine University (B.Sc.,
M.B.A.)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
113Occupation:
•Chairman, Goldearn
Consultants Ltd.
•Chairman, Syto Trading
and Investment Ltd.
•Chairman, Citiway
Development Ltd.
•Deputy General Manager,
World Trade Centre ClubHong Kong
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Food Safety and
Environmental Hygiene,Legislative Council
•Member, Eastern District
Council of the Hong KongSpecial AdministrativeRegion
•Member, Liquor Licensing
Board
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Catering Industry
Association
•Honorary Life President,
The Association of
Restaurant Managers Ltd.
•Convener and Spokesman,
Restaurant Trade TES
Concern Group
•Vice Chairman, Hong Kong
Eye Foundation
•Member, Quality Tourism
Services Council
•Advisor, Association of
Better Business andTourism Services
•Member, Chinese Cuisine
Training Institute TrainingBoard•Committee Member,
Diocesan Boys’ School
Hon Michael MAK
Kwok-fung
Date of Birth: 23 August 1955
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Registered Mental Nurse
(1980)
•Certificate in Medical
Psychology (1988)
•Certificate in AIDS
Counselling (1991)
•Post Registration Diploma
in Nursing Administration,The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University
(1995)
•Master of Health Services
Management, University of
Ballarat of Australia (2000)
Occupation:
•Legislative Councillor
(Health Services) (full-
time)
•Lecturer of University of
Ballarat of Australia (part-
time)
•Department Operations
Manager, Kwai Chung
Hospital (part-time)
Public Service:
•Executive Member,
Association of Hong KongNursing Staff (1991 -
present)•Department Operations
Manager of a public
hospital (1994 - present)
•Volunteer, Hong Kong
AIDS Foundation (1991 -
present)
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
Date of Birth: 3 March 1955
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor of Arts
•Bachelor of Social Work
•Master of Social Work
Occupation:
Full-time Councillor
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Public
Works Subcommittee,
Legislative Council
•Member, Tsuen Wan
District Board/District
Council (1985 - present)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1991-97)
•Member, Regional Council
(1986-95)
Hon LEUNG Fu-wah, MH, JP
Date of Birth: 21 October1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor, University of
JinanAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
114•Certificate in Social
Studies, The University of
Hong Kong
Occupation:
Unionist
Public Service:
•Vice Chairman, The Hong
Kong Federation of Trade
Unions (HKFTU)
•Director, Rights and
Benefits Committee, The
HKFTU
•Vice Chairman, Hong Kong
and Kowloon Rubber and
Plastic Workers General
Union
•Adviser, Association of
Managerial, Clerical and
Technical Employees in
Manufacturing Industry
•Member, Labour Advisory
Board (1991-2000)
•Member, Employees
Retraining Board (1992-
99)
•Member, Guangdong
Committee of the Chinese
People’s Political
Consultative Conference
•Member, Occupational
Safety and Health Council
(1992-95)
•Member, Hong Kong
Productivity Council
(1995-99)Dr Hon LO Wing-lok
Date of Birth: 13 September
1954
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•St. Paul’s College (Primary)
(1961-67)
•St. Paul’s College
(Secondary) (1967-74)
•Faculty of Medicine, The
University of Hong Kong
(1974-79)
•M.B.B.S. (HK) (1979)
•M.R.C.P . (UK) (1984)
•D.T.M. & H. (London)
(1985)
•F .H.K.C.P . (Fellow of Hong
Kong College of
Physicians) (1991)
•F .H.K.A.M. (Medicine)
(Foundation Fellow of
Hong Kong Academy ofMedicine) (1993)
•F .R.C.P . (Edinburgh)
(1997)
Occupation:
Medical Practitioner
Public Service:
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Health Services,
Legislative Council
•Council Member, The
Hong Kong Society for
Infectious Diseases (1996 -
present)
•The Hong Kong Medical
Association
– President (2000-02)– Vice-President (1998-
2000)– Council Member (1997-
98)
•Member, The Medical
Council of Hong Kong
(1999 - present)
•Member, Subcommittee on
Infectious Disease, The
Hong Kong College of
Physicians (1999-2001)
•St. James’ Settlement of
Hong Kong
– Member, Management
Committee for the
Adult Health Promotion
Centre
– Member, Advisory
Committee on
Residential Services
•Hong Kong Council on
Smoking and Health
(COSH)
– Member (1.10.1997 -
present)
– Chairman, Working
Group on the Quit(Tobacco Smoking)
Campaign (1998 and
2000)
– Chairman, Publicity and
Community
Involvement Committee
– Chairman, Working
Group for the 1999
World No Tobacco DayActivities (1999)
•Member, Hospital
Governing Committee ofT ung Wah East Hospital,
Hospital Authority
(28.8.1997 - present)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
115•Trailwalker (1994-99)
– Co-ordinator of the
Hong Kong MedicalAssociation for
Trailwalker. Mobilized
more than 100members of the medical
profession to participate
in this charity walk andcollectively raised
HK$2.8 million for
charity over the 5 years
– Member, Trailwalker
Advisory Committee (8/
2000 - 8/2001)
•Member, Steering
Committee on Healthy
Living, the Government ofthe Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region (5/
1998 - present)
•Member, Election
Committee (Medical Sub-
sector) for the election of
the Legislative Council ofthe Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
(1998)
•Member, Scientific
Committee of the Hong
Kong Advisory Council onAIDS (1999 - present)
•Member, Advisory Council
on Food andEnvironmental Hygiene
(1.4.2000 - present)
•Vice-Chairman,
Independent Police
Complaints Council (2001
- present)Hon WONG Sing-chi
Date of Birth: 11 October
1957
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•Bachelor Degree in Social
Work
•Registered Social Worker
Occupation:
Registered Social Worker
Public Service:
•Member, North District
Council (1991-94) (2000 -present)
•Member, Regional Council
(1995-99)
Hon Frederick FUNG
Kin-kee
Date of Birth: 17 March 1953
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•B.A. (Hons.) in Social
Policy and Public
Administration, Bradford
University , UK (1982)
Occupation:
•Tutor, City University of
Hong Kong Continuous
and Professional Education
•Columnist of The Oriental
Daily News and the Sun
DailyPublic Service:
Political Experience
•Founder and Chairman,
Hong Kong Association for
Democracy and People’s
Livelihood (1986 - present)
Experience on Community
Organizations and Societies
•President, Concern for
Sham Shui Po People’s
Livelihood (1984 - present)
•Community Organizer,
Society for Community
Organization (1976-79)
Experience on China-Hong Kong
Relation
•Member, Election Council
for Hong Kong Deputies tothe Nineth NationalPeople’s Congress of the
People’s Republic of China
(1997 - present)
•Member, Preparatory
Committee for the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
(1996-97)
•Member, Selection
Committee for the First
Government of the Hong
Kong SpecialAdministrative Region
(1996-98)
•Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
(1994-97)
•Member, Hong Kong Basic
Law ConsultativeCommittee (1985-89)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
116Parliamentary Experience
• Elected Member,
Legislative Council (2000-2004)
•Elected Member, Sham
Shui Po District Council(2000-2003)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Elected Member,
Legislative Council (1991-97)
•Elected Member, Sham
Shui Po District Board(1988-91)
•Elected Member, Urban
Council (1983-95)
Experience on Cultural Affairs
•Chairman, Performing
Companies Sub-committeeof Urban Council (1985-
95)
•Vice Chairman, Culture
Select Committee of Urban
Council (1984-95)
•Board Member, Hong Kong
Philharmonic Society
(1984-85)
Experience on Housing Affairs
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Housing, LegislativeCouncil/Provisional
Legislative Council (1991-
98)
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority (1990-
98)•Director, Hong Kong
People’s Council on Public
Housing Policy (1982-89)
Experience on Educational
Affairs
•Tutor, City University of
Hong Kong Continuous
and Professional Education
(1998 - present)
•General Education Co-
ordinator, The University
of Hong Kong (2/1999 - 8/2000)
Hon IP Kwok-him, JP
Date of Birth: 8 November1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Hon Wah Middle School
•Bachelor, South China
Normal University
Occupation:
Principal Assistant
Public Service:
•Member, Central and
Western District Board/
District Council
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority
•Member, Building
Committee, Hong KongHousing Authority
•Deputy Chairman,
Democratic Alliance forBetterment of Hong Kong
(DAB)•Member, Central and
Standing Committee, DAB
•Chairman, Hong Kong
Island West Office, DAB
•Convenor, Legislative
Council Caucus, DAB
•Convenor, Provisional
Legislative Council Caucus,
DAB
•Vice-Chairman, Association
of the Hong Kong Island
Ltd.
•Vice-Chairman, Association
of the Hong Kong Central
and Western District Ltd.
•Vice-Chairman, Kennedy
Town Kaifong Association
•Vice-Chairman, Mount
Davis Kaifong Associationof Hong Kong
•Honorary Adviser, Hong
Kong Kwun LungResidents Association
•Member, Central and
Western District Recreationand Sports Association
•Member, District Fight
Crime Committee, Centraland Western District
(1993-2000)
•Member, The Legislative
Council Commission
(1995-97)
•Member, Court of The
University of Hong Kong
(1995-98)
•Member, Legislative
Council (1995-97)
•Member, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
117•Deputy Chairman, House
Committee, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Honorary Chairman,
Western District LicensedHawkers Friendly
Association
•Honorary Chairman, Hong
Kong and Kowloon
Merchants and Hawkers
Association
•Honorary Chairman,
Anglo-Chinese Vegetable
Wholesale MerchantsAssociation Ltd.
•Member, Area Committee,
Kennedy Town
•Hong Kong District Affairs
Adviser (appointed by
China) (1994-98)
•Chairman, Sun Way
Mansion Owners’
Corporation (1990-95)
•Adviser on Club Affairs,
Hok Yau Club (1997-2000)
•Member, Caritas
Community CenterKennedy Town Advisory
Committee (1995-97)
•Chairman, Select
Committee to Inquire into
the Circumstances
Surrounding the Departureof Mr LEUNG Ming-yin
from the Government and
Related Issues, LegislativeCouncil (1996-97)
•Chairman, Panel on Public
Service, Legislative Council(1995-97)•Chairman, Panel on Public
Service, Provisional
Legislative Council (1997-98)
•Honorary Adviser, Local
Geotechnical Engineers’Association, Civil
Engineering Department
(1995-97)
•Member, Action
Committee Against
Narcotics
•Member, Court of The
University of Hong Kong
Hon LAU Ping-cheung
Date of Birth: 3 October 1951
Education and Professional
Qualifications:•Hong Kong Polytechnic
(now known as The Hong
Kong PolytechnicUniversity), Higher
Diploma in Quantity
Surveying (1974)
•Master of Science Degree in
Construction Project
Management, TheUniversity of Hong Kong
(1990)
•Fellow, The Hong Kong
Institute of Surveyors
•Registered Professional
Surveyor
•Member, The Hong Kong
Institute of Arbitrators
•Authorized Person
Surveyor under the
Buildings Ordinance•Fellow, The Royal
Institution of Chartered
Surveyors
•Member, The Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators
Occupation:
Quantity Surveyor
Public Service:
Major Professional Activities
•President, The Hong Kong
Institute of Surveyors
(1996-97)
•Chairman, The Royal
Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (Hong Kong
Branch) (1996-97)
•Chairman, Surveyors
Registration Board of Hong
Kong (1995-96)
Promotion of Professional
Services
•Chairman of Board of
Directors, JointProfessional Centre, Joint
Professional Coalition
(2000-01)
•Member, Trade
Development Council
(TDC) Professional ServicesAdvisory Committee (1996
- present)
•Convenor, TDC
Infrastructure
Development Services
Promotion Working Group(2000 - present)
•Convenor, Hong Kong
Institute of SurveyorsSubcommittee on
Independent QuantityAppendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
118Surveyors’ Role in
Infrastructure Projects
(1998-2000)
•Member, Advisory Council,
Hong Kong International
Arbitration Centre (1997 -present)
Community Service
•Deputy Chairman, Panel
on Planning, Lands and
Works, Legislative Council(2000 - present)
•Member, The Community
Chest Dress Casual DayOrganizing Committee
(1996 - present)
•Honorary Adviser, Po
Leung Kuk ProjectDevelopment and Property
Management Committee
(1997-98)
•Honorary Adviser, Capital
Works Project, Provisional
Urban Council (1998-99)
•Member, Tourism
Development Steering
Committee, Hong KongTourist Association (HKTA)
(1996-97)
•Member, HKTA Task Force
on Aquatic Stadium Study
(1997-2000)
•Member, Contractors
Registration Preparation
Committee, Buildings
Department (BD) (1997-98)
•Member, Contractors
Registration Committee,BD (1998-2001)
•Member, ConstructionAdvisory Board (CAB)
(1999-2002)
•Member, Contracts
Committee, CAB (1999-
2001)
•Member, Appeal Panel,
Estate Agents Authority ,
Housing Bureau (1999-
2000)
•Co-opted Member,
Building and Development
Committee, ConstructionIndustry Training
Authority (CITA) (1999 -
present)
•Member, Cost and
Environment
Subcommittee,Construction IndustryReview Committee (CIRC)
(2000)
•Member, Election
Committee for 1998
Legislative Council
Election
•Member, Election
Committee for 2000
Legislative CouncilElection
•Non-executive Director,
Urban Renewal Authority(2001)
•Member, Advisory Group
on Road Openings (2001 -present)
Education Promotion
•External Examiner,
Department of Building
and Construction, CityUniversity of Hong Kong
(1997-99)•Honorary Adviser,
Professional Diploma in
Real Estate Administration,SPACE, The University of
Hong Kong (1998 -
present)
•Academic Advisory
Committee, Post-Graduate
Diploma in Real EstateDevelopment and Quantity
Surveying, SPACE, The
University of Hong Kong(1998 - present)
•Council Member, City
University of Hong Kong(2001-03)
Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee,
SC, JP
(since 11.12.2000)
Date of Birth: 11 September
1953
Education and Professional
Qualifications:
•St. Francis Canossian
College (1960-70)
•St. Paul’s Co-Educational
College (1970-72)
•LL.B. (Hons.), The
University of Hong Kong
(1972-75)
•LL.M., University of
London (1975-76)
•College of Law (Bar Finals)
(1976-77)
•Called to the Bar in
England (1977)
•Called to the Bar in Hong
Kong (1978)Appendix 2 • Members’ Biographies
119•Called to the Inner Bar in
Hong Kong (1993)
•Senior Counsel (1997)
Occupation:
Barrister
Public Service:
•Legal Adviser, The Hong
Kong 1095th Eastern
Optimistic Scout Group
(5.3.2001)
•Chairman, Appeal Tribunal
Panel (Buildings), Planning
and Lands Bureau(1.12.2000-30.11.2003)
•Chairman, Appeal Board
Panel (Consumer GoodsSafety), Commerce andIndustry Bureau
(20.10.1999-19.10.2001)
•Deputy Chairman, Inland
Revenue Board of Review,
Finance Bureau (3.1.1995-
31.12.2003)
•Member of Justice, Hong
Kong Section of the
International Commissionof Jurists (1999)
•Member, Provisional
Council on ReproductiveTechnology (1995-2000)
•Patron, St. John’s Cathedral
HIV Education Centre(1999)
•Member, Board of Advisers
for the British CheveningScholarships in Hong Kong
(1999)•Member, Management
Committee of Consumer
Legal Action Fund,Consumer Council
(6.12.1994-5.12.2000)
•Chairman, Hong Kong Bar
Association (16.1.1997-
20.1.1999)
•Chairman, Sub-Committee
on Civil Liability for Unsafe
Products, Law Reform
Commission (1995-98)
•Member, Sub-Committee
on Description of Flats on
Sale, Law ReformCommission (1992-98)
•Member, Hong Kong
Housing Authority(1.4.1994-31.3.1996)
•Member, Consumer
Council (1.1.1989-
31.12.1995)
•Member, Board of
Education (1.7.1991-
30.6.1995)Appendix 3
Passage
First Reading through
Bills Gazette Date Date LegCo DateBills Passed
1201. Rehabilitation Centres Bill 5.10.2000 18.10.2000 2.5.2001
2. Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2000 29.9.2000 18.10.2000 27.6.2001
3. Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2000 5.10.2000 18.10.2000 8.11.2000
4. Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and 20.10.2000 1.11.2000 25.4.2001
Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Bill
5. Adaptation of Laws Bill 2000 27.10.2000 8.11.2000 20.12.20006. Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) 27.10.2000 8.11.2000 20.12.2000
Bill 2000
7. Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2000 1.12.2000 13.12.2000 4.4.2001
8. Prior of the Order of Cistercians of the 29.9.2000 13.12.2000 10.1.2001
Strict Observance Incorporation &
(Amendment) Bill 2000 5.10.2000
9. Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks 8.12.2000 20.12.2000 4.4.2001
Corporation Bill
10. Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous 8.12.2000 20.12.2000 7.2.2001
Amendments) (No. 2) Bill 2000
11. Education (Amendment) Bill 2000 22.12.2000 10.1.2001 4.4.2001
12. Hong Kong Tourist Association 5.1.2001 17.1.2001 14.3.2001
(Amendment) Bill 2001
13. Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2001 9.2.2001 14.2.2001 16.5.2001
14. Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) 16.2.2001 28.2.2001 4.7.2001
Bill 2001
15. Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Bill 16.2.2001 28.2.2001 12.7.2001Appendix 3 • Bills Passed
Passage
First Reading through
Bills Gazette Date Date LegCo Date
12116. Appropriation Bill 2001 2.3.2001 7.3.2001 4.4.2001
17. Merchant Shipping (Registration) 23.2.2001 14.3.2001 4.4.2001
(Amendment) Bill 2001
18. Interest Rates (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2.3.2001 14.3.2001 4.4.2001
Bill 2001
19. Chief Executive Election Bill 9.3.2001 14.3.2001 11.7.2001
20. Attachment of Income Orders 23.3.2001 4.4.2001 4.7.2001
(Amendment) Bill 2001
21. Revenue Bill 2001 6.4.2001 25.4.2001 20.6.2001
22. Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2001 6.4.2001 25.4.2001 20.6.200123. Revenue (No. 3) Bill 2001 6.4.2001 25.4.2001 12.7.2001
24. Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) 27.4.2001 2.5.2001 20.6.2001
Bill 2001
25. Post Secondary Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2001 25.5.2001 6.6.2001 27.6.2001
26. Employment (Amendment) Bill 2001 25.5.2001 6.6.2001 27.6.200127. Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited 25.5.2001 13.6.2001 12.7.2001
(Merger) Bill &
1.6.2001
28. The Bank of East Asia, Limited Bill 1.6.2001 13.6.2001 12.7.2001
&
8.6.2001
29. Supplementary Appropriation (2000-2001) 8.6.2001 20.6.2001 12.7.2001
Bill 2001Appendix 4
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and ResultMotion Debates Held
12218 October
2000“Impoverishment of marginal
workers” moved byHon CHAN Yuen-han
amendment proposed by
Hon WONG Sing-chiThe original motion: “That, in view of the
aggravation of the problem of poverty and theincreasing number of ‘marginal workers’ in Hong
Kong, this Council urges the Government to face
up to the plight of marginal workers and to put inplace the following measures to alleviate their
hardship:
(a) implementing an economic development
strategy that ‘prioritizes the provision of
employment’, for example by promoting thewaste recycling and recovery industries,
developing community and personal services,
as well as strengthening the assistance forsmall and medium-sized enterprises, so as tocreate employment opportunities for the
unemployed and provide opportunities for
the low-salaried and less skilled workers tofind better jobs and improve their livelihood;
(b) introducing progressive tax bands for profits
tax, so as to improve social services and
reduce the disparity in the living standards
between the rich and the poor;
(c) implementing a ‘re-employment support
scheme’ and, in the long run, considering theestablishment of a more comprehensive
unemployment protection system to provide
unemployed workers with financial securityand opportunities for participating in skills
enhancement training while they are seeking
employment, thereby facilitating their re-joining the workforce;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
123(d) reviewing expeditiously the existing labour-
related legislation with a view to safeguardingthe rights and interests of marginal workers
who are in difficulties, for example, by
abolishing the requirement that only thoseemployees who have worked continuously for
the same employers for four weeks and at
least 18 hours a week will be protected underthe Employment Ordinance, so as to prevent
employers from evading their responsibility
for providing employment protection to theiremployees; and
(e) re-structuring the framework for providing
training for workers, pooling the trainingresources, as well as encouraging trade
associations and labour unions to play an
active role in training workers.”
and the proposed amendment to the motion were
negatived.
18 October2000“Creating employment
opportunities” moved by
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
amendment proposed by
Hon Howard YOUNGThe original motion: “That, in view of the
persistently high unemployment rate in Hong
Kong and the increasing number of low-income
earners, this Council urges the Government to:
(a) encourage employers, through tax concessions,
to create more new jobs and offer them to theunemployed who have undergone training;
(b) assist the socially-disadvantaged groups to set
up community co-operative societies, so as to
create jobs and posts to provide services for
the local community;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
124(c) legislate for a quota system for the employment
of the disabled, so as to increase their chanceof getting employed;
(d) create the posts of teaching assistants and
information technology co-ordinators; and
(e) set up referral centres for part-time domestic
helpers so as to create more part-time
employment opportunities for women.”
and the proposed amendment to the motion were
negatived.
25 October
2000“Motion of Thanks” moved by
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
amendment proposed by
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanThe original motion: “That this Council thanks the
Chief Executive for his address.” and the proposedamendment to the motion were negatived.
8 November2000“Enhancing the welfare for the
elderly” moved byHon YEUNG Yiu-chung
amendments proposed by
Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeThe original motion: “That, in view of the
aggravation of the problems of ageing populationand impoverishment of the elderly in Hong Kong,
this Council urges the Government to adopt
effective measures to enhance the welfare for theelderly; these measures should include:
(a) processing separately the cases of
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
(CSSA) for the elderly and the general CSSA
cases, as well as relaxing the assets limit forelderly CSSA applicants, so as to benefit more
elderly persons;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
125(b) maintaining the existing application
mechanism for the old age allowance,increasing the rate of the allowance to an
appropriate level and relaxing the absence
rule on the allowance received by the elderlysettling in their hometown;
(c) extending the Portable CSSA Scheme to places
on the Mainland outside Guangdong and
relaxing the eligibility criteria for the Scheme;
and
(d) strengthening and improving the services of
multi-service centres, social centres, day carecentres and health centres for the elderly , soas to provide medical care, community care,
as well as cultural and recreational services
etc. for the elderly in Hong Kong.”
was carried.
8 November
2000“Terminating the appointment
of the Senior Special Assistantto the Chief Executive” moved
by
Hon Margaret NGThe motion: “That the Chief Executive should
terminate the appointment of Mr Andrew LO asSenior Special Assistant to the Chief Executive
having regard to the fact that Mr LO has completely
lost public credibility through the evidence he gaveto the Independent Investigation Panel appointed
by the University of Hong Kong and the manner in
which he gave the evidence.” was negatived.
15 November
2000“Rental subsidy” moved by
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
amendment proposed by
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeThe original motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to formulate a rental subsidy policy ,
whereby rental subsidies are offered to eligible
families which have been on the Waiting List forpublic housing for a period of time.” and the
proposed amendment to the motion were negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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12615 November
2000“Extending the effective period
of concessionary duty rate forultra low sulphur diesel”
moved by
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee
amendment proposed by
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingThe motion as amended by Hon Fred LI Wah-
ming: “That this Council urges the Government toextend the effective period of the concessionary
duty rate of $1.11 per litre for ultra low sulphur
diesel (ULSD) to 31 December 2001, and to devisea regulatory mechanism to prevent oil companies
from reaping profits through the concessionary
duty rate; at the same time, the Governmentshould expeditiously conduct a review before
deciding on an appropriate duty level for ULSD for
the year 2002.” was carried.
22 November2000“Increasing the support to
District Council members”moved by
Hon IP Kwok-him
amendments proposed by
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
Hon Albert HO Chun-yanHon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeThe original motion: “That, as District Council
(DC) members are representatives of public opinionwith extensive contacts at the grassroots level, this
Council urges the Government to adopt the
following measures to increase the support to DCmembers:
(a) creating a post at the rank of Assistant
Director in every executive department to
directly assist DC members in handling
complaints;
(b) requiring the heads of bureaux and executive
departments to meet DC members on aregular basis, so as to enable DC members to
understand the Government’s blueprint for
governing Hong Kong;
(c) perfecting the mechanism for DC members to
be involved in and give views on majorprojects to be implemented in their respective
districts prior to the submission of these
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127(d) setting up a mechanism for the Government
to consult DC members when planning thescope, design and construction programme of
the projects to be implemented in their
respective districts;
(e) appointing DC members to the committees
responsible for managing public facilities intheir respective districts, so as to enhance
their role in district management;
(f) appointing the 519 DC members to the
Government’s advisory structure;
(g) increasing to $20,000 the monthly accountable
allowance for DC members;
(h) granting DC members a one-off accountable
allowance of $50,000 for setting up their
offices;
(i) including DC members in the precedence list
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region; and
(j) increasing the support provided by district
offices to DCs, including providing additionalmanpower and office facilities.”
and the proposed amendments to the motion were
negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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12829 November
2000“Abolishing the age
requirement for dependentparent allowance” moved by
Hon WONG Sing-chiThe motion: “That, as the serious unemployment
situation in Hong Kong has forced many people toretire early , this Council urges the Government to
abolish the age requirement that a dependent
parent must reach the age of 60 to qualify for thedependent parent allowance, so that all taxpayers
with dependent parents are eligible to claim such
allowance, thereby providing an incentive fortaxpayers to provide for their parents who are
under the age of 60 and are unemployed or have
no income, so as to alleviate their financialburden.” was negatived.
“Opposing the surge of fees
and charges” moved byHon CHAN Kam-lam
amendments proposed by
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
Hon LAU Chin-shek
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun29 November2000The original motion: “That, while the public have
yet to benefit from the slight improvement in HongKong’s economy , the Government and a considerable
number of public and private organizations have
chosen to propose increases in fees and charges atthis stage, thereby aggravating the burden on the
public; in this regard, this Council urges the
Government to face up to the surge of fees andcharges, and continue to freeze Government fees
and charges which have a direct impact on people’s
livelihood; at the same time, this Council calls onthe public utilities to go through the hard times
with the public by freezing their fees and charges.”
and the proposed amendments to the motion werenegatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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1296 December
2000“Smart identity card” moved by
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
amendments proposed by
Hon IP Kwok-himHon James TO Kun-sunThe original motion: “That this Council expresses
grave concern over the issues arising from thesmart identity card scheme, relating to security ,
privacy as well as the public’s rights to choose and
to know, and urges the Government to implementthe scheme only after such issues have been
satisfactorily resolved; at the same time, if data not
already contained in existing identity cards (otherthan fingerprints) are to be stored on the smart
identity cards, this Council considers that the
Government must submit the relevant proposals tothis Council for endorsement, and offer the public
the right to choose the data to be stored on their
smart identity cards.” and the proposed amendmentsto the motion were negatived.
6 December2000“Railway development strategy”
moved by
Hon LAU Chin-shek
amendments proposed by
Hon LAU Kong-wah
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tongThe motion as amended by Hon LAU Kong-wah
and Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong: “That this Councilurges the Government to expeditiously implement
the new railway projects proposed in the “Railway
Development Strategy 2000” published in May thisyear and, in particular, to adopt various measures
to strive for the completion by 2008 of the Shatin
to Central Link (comprising the East KowloonLine, the fourth cross-harbour rail link and the Tai
Wai to Diamond Hill Link) and the West Hong
Kong Island Line; the Government should alsodetermine as soon as possible the schedule for
constructing the Port Rail Line and the Regional
Express Line; at the same time, when planning theimplementation of new railway projects, the
Government should expeditiously carry out
environmental impact assessments; conductextensive consultation on railway alignments and
the locations of railway stations; and review existing
legislation and the policy-making mechanism inorder to ensure more efficient coordination of theAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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13013 December
2000“Drug abuse among young
persons” moved by
Hon James TO Kun-sun
amendment proposed by
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yeeThe motion as amended by Hon Mrs Selina
CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee: “That, in view of therecent trend of psychotropic substance abuse among
young persons many of whom indulge in drug
abuse when visiting places of entertainment in theMainland and bring drugs into Hong Kong, andhaving regard to the drug abuse problem stemming
from the growing popularity of rave parties in
Hong Kong, this Council urges the Government to:
(a) work out expeditiously with the Mainland
authorities a co-operative mechanism andstrategy to curb the problem of young persons
abusing drugs in the Mainland, as well as
stepping up the efforts to block the inflow ofdrugs to Hong Kong;
(b) examine corresponding measures, such as
regulating the organization of rave parties
through licensing, for combating drug abuse
in such parties;
(c) consider imposing heavier penalties on persons
who illegally traffic and possess psychotropicsubstances;
(d) enhance publicity and education in schools
and to parents in order to prompt them to
face up to the harms of psychotropic substanceviews of the relevant departments, so that the
construction of new railways can take betteraccount of the needs for environmental protection
and social development, and fully reflect the
wishes of the public; besides, the Governmentshould also devise a compensation mechanism
which is fair and reasonable to the affected
landowners.” was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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131abuse, so that they will guide young persons
to refrain from abusing psychotropicsubstances;
(e) inject more resources to enhance outreach
social work services, so as to guide young
persons to resist dangerous drugs;
(f) put in resources to analyze the trends of drug
abuse and disseminate such information
regularly , so that frontline staff can be betterinformed of the latest trends of drug abuse
among young persons; and
(g) adopt more effective publicity measures to
increase young persons’ awareness of the
harms of psychotropic substance abuse.”
was carried.
13 December
2000“Deposit insurance system”
moved byHon Albert HO Chun-yan
amendment proposed by
Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanThe motion as amended by Hon Tommy CHEUNG
Yu-yan: “That this Council urges the Governmentto expeditiously implement a deposit insurancesystem, which is cost-effective and easy fordepositors to understand, for effectively protectingsmall depositors, and to formulate appropriatecomplementary measures aiming at reducing therisk of moral hazard.” was carried.
20 December2000“Public Order Ordinance”
moved bythe Secretary for Security
amendments proposed by
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon Emily LAU Wai-hingThe original motion: “That this Council considers
that the Public Order Ordinance’s existing provisionsrelating to the regulation of public meetings andpublic processions reflect a proper balance betweenprotecting the individual’s right to freedom ofexpression and right of peaceful assembly , and thebroader interests of the community at large, andthat there is a need to preserve these provisions.”
was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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13210 January
2001“Prohibiting smoking” moved
byHon Bernard CHAN
amendments proposed by
Dr Hon LO Wing-lok
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanThe motion as amended by Dr Hon LO Wing-lok:
“That, in view of the hazards of passive smoking,this Council urges the Government to review the
current position in enforcing the existing Smoking
(Public Health) Ordinance and to conduct studieson the necessity for and feasibility of designating
more public places as no-smoking areas; in the
course of the studies, the Government shouldensure that the public are fully consulted and their
views are included in the study report.” was
carried.
The motion as amended by Hon Andrew CHENG
Kar-foo: “That, as the Government ignored publicopinions and the professional advice of greengroups when it formulated the Strategic Sewage
Disposal Scheme (“the Scheme”), and a series of
errors have arisen since the commencement of thePhase I projects, causing substantial losses to the
economy , environment, people’s livelihood and
society , such as the continuous increase inconstruction costs of the projects due to repeated
delays and the unusual ground settlement in
Tseung Kwan O affecting many buildings andcausing losses to the public, this Council expresses
deep regret and urges the Government to:
(a) conduct a serious and thorough investigation
to ascertain if there was any dereliction of
duties on the part of the departments, officials,consultancy firms and contractors then
responsible for the Scheme;
(b) expeditiously conduct an independent
investigation to assess the impacts of the
unusual ground settlement on the relevantbuildings and residents and the losses they
suffer;10 January
2001“Strategic Sewage Disposal
Scheme” moved byHon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
amendments proposed by
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133(c) make reasonable arrangements for or offer
compensation to the groups or individualswho have suffered consequential losses;
(d) provide a 20-year guarantee for the structure
of the housing estates affected by land
subsidence, such as Tong Ming Court and
Beverly Garden, and shoulder the maintenanceresponsibilities arising from the unusual
ground settlement;
(e) extend the period of back assignment at the
original price for the flats affected by land
subsidence from two years to three years;
(f) re-according residents who have back-assigned
their flats affected by land subsidence the
priority green form, green form or white formstatus to which they were originally entitled;
(g) enhance the transparency of the process for
selecting environmental consultancy firms so
as to avoid any conflict of interest and
enhance their accountability , with a view toensuring the standard of the consultancy
studies;
(h) conduct an overall risk assessment of the
proposals made by the International Review
Panel regarding the remaining works of theScheme; and
(i) widely consult the public and green groups.”was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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13417 January
2001“Expediting the incorporation
of Chinese medicine into thepublic health care system”
moved by
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-lin
amendments proposed by
Dr Hon LO Wing-lokHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-funThe motion as amended by Hon Mrs Sophie
LEUNG LAU Yau-fun: “That this Council urges theGovernment to adopt effective measures to expedite
the incorporation of Chinese medicine into the
public health care system, including:
(a) providing the impetus for the Hospital
Authority , in addition to operating Chinesemedicine out-patient clinics, to expedite the
introduction of Chinese medicine services,
including clinical research and treatment, inhospitals under its management;
(b) allocating additional resources for local tertiary
institutions to offer more professional courseson Chinese medicine, so as to nurture talents
and enhance the standard of the profession;
(c) implementing the proposal for the
establishment of an Institute for Chinese
Medicine, and attracting the private sector toconduct researches in Chinese medicine and
develop the Chinese medicine industry in
Hong Kong;
(d) promoting exchanges and co-operation
between the regulatory bodies of health careprofessions in western medicine and the
Chinese Medicine Council to encourage the
combined application of Chinese and westernmedicines;
(e) vigorously facilitating the exchange of
professional knowledge and experience
between Chinese medicine organizations in
the Mainland and overseas countries and theChinese medicine sector in Hong Kong; andAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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135(f) apart from recognizing the statutory status of
Chinese medicine practitioners, granting themtheir due statutory rights.”
was carried.
17 January
2001The motion: “That, in view of the limited reserves
of fossil fuels, which render their prices susceptibleto changes in supply and demand in the world
market or to manipulation by certain countries and
organizations, and as the consumption of suchfuels also leads to environmental pollution, it is
necessary for Hong Kong to actively develop and
utilize renewable energy resources; this is not onlya way to identify and make the best use of localscientific and technological research talents and
natural resources, but is also in line with
Government policies on innovation and technology ,as well as the principle of sustainable development;
as such, this Council urges the Government to
adopt the following measures as soon as possible toexpedite the development of renewable energy
resources and their introduction into Hong Kong:
(a) actively formulating a policy on the
development of renewable energy resources,
and making use of Hong Kong’s advantageson various fronts, including its natural
environment, availability of the relevant
scientific and technological research talents,free flow of information, advanced com-
munication equipment, sound financing
services and close co-operation with theMainland in scientific and technological
research and development, so that Hong
Kong will become a leader rather than just afollower in the development and utilization of
renewable energy resources; and“Developing renewable energy
resources” moved byIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
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136(b) apart from policy support, providing sufficient
financial support to facilitate researches inand development of renewable energy
resources, and promoting the necessary pilot
projects.”
was carried.
7 February
2001“T wo-mode teaching” moved
byHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanThe motion: “That, as the Education Department
has formed a steering committee to study two-mode teaching and will launch a pilot scheme later,
this Council urges the Government to:
(a) clarify the objectives and content of the pilot
scheme on two-mode teaching;
(b) explain how the pilot scheme will tie in with
the existing policy on the medium of
instruction; and
(c) undertake that the pilot scheme will not
depart from the existing policy on the medium
of instruction, puzzle the public and createdifficulties for the education sector.”
was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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1377 February
2001“Youth unemployment” moved
byHon WONG Sing-chiThe motion: “That, as the youth unemployment
rate has not dropped correspondingly with theupturn in the economy and the problem of youth
unemployment is becoming increasingly serious,
and may become a long-term social problem thatwill seriously affect the future development of
young people, this Council urges the Government
to expeditiously set up a task force to conduct adetailed study of the problem, formulate a
comprehensive policy on the employment and
training of young people, and to steer and co-ordinate the relevant work of the various
Government departments, so as to enhance the
competitiveness of young people, increase theiremployment opportunities and ameliorate theproblem of youth unemployment.” was carried.
14 February2001“Protecting the interests of
small depositors of banks”
moved by
Hon LAU Chin-shek
amendments proposed by
Hon CHAN Kam-lamHon Albert HO Chun-yanThe motion as amended by Hon CHAN Kam-lam:
“That this Council is concerned about the substantial
increase in charges by some banks on their small
depositors, and its impact on the elderly and thedisadvantaged groups in the community; to enhance
the transparency of the charging policies of banks
and protect the interests of depositors, this Councilurges the Government and the Hong Kong Monetary
Authority to review the relevant provisions in the
Code of Banking Practice, so as to enhance thetransparency of fee revisions by banks, and examine
at the same time the empowerment of the Hong
Kong Monetary Authority to protect consumers ofbanking services.” was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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13814 February
2001“Proposals for the next Budget”
moved byDr Hon YEUNG Sum
amendments proposed by
Hon CHAN Yuen-han
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunThe original motion: “That, as the general public
has not yet been able to benefit from the recoveryof the economy , this Council urges that, in drawing
up the Budget for the next fiscal year, the
Government should, having regard to its hugefiscal reserves and the growth in the economy ,
correspondingly increase Government spending
and study the feasibility of the following taxationmeasures, in order to relieve the tax burden on the
lower and middle classes and give an impetus to
environmental protection:
(a) increasing the amount of home loan interest
deduction;
(b) introducing a mechanism for salaries tax
allowances to be adjusted annually in line
with the rate of inflation and to remainunchanged in times of deflation;
(c) abolishing the standard rate of salaries tax and
setting the maximum marginal rate of salaries
tax at a level similar to the rate of profits tax;
(d) introducing a progressive profits tax system
with two tax bands; and
(e) promoting green tax reform, on the basis of
the tax shifting principles as far as possible,
and with the aim of not increasingGovernment’s overall revenue, changing the
modes of production of enterprises and the
public’s spending habits through financialincentives.”
and the proposed amendments to the motion were
negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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13921 February
2001“Conditions of employment
offered by subvented
organizations and contractors
of Government projects orservices” moved by
Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
amendment proposed by
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chungThe motion as amended by Hon YEUNG Yiu-
chung: “That this Council urges the Government to
require that the conditions of employment offered
by subvented organizations and contractors ofGovernment projects or services to their staff
should comply with the minimum standards of
employment, including reasonable wages andworking hours, provision of rest days, paid leave
and termination benefits, etc., so as to enable the
staff to enjoy the full employment protection andbenefits conferred by legislation; at the same time,
the Government should explore ways of ensuring
that the remuneration and benefits for the staffconcerned will not be subject to unreasonable
exploitation.” was carried.
21 February
2001“Negative assets” moved by
Hon Howard YOUNG
amendments proposed by
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeHon Albert HO Chun-yan
Hon CHAN Kam-lamThe motion as amended by Hon Albert HO Chun-
yan: “That, as the local property market is stillbeset by the problem of negative assets, which not
only undermines local people’s desire for
consumption and investment and puts pressure onthe stability of the financial market, but also
adversely affects the overall economy of Hong
Kong, thereby causing plights among many middle-class people, small and medium enterprises and
people with negative assets, this Council urges the
Government to expeditiously adopt effectivemeasures to improve the situation, including:
(a) reviewing Hong Kong’s overall policy and,
providing appropriate assistance to people
with negative assets and, at the same time,
formulating a clear and stable housing policy ,honouring its pledge to build not less than
50,000 public housing units each year
primarily for renting out, and affirming theimportance of the Home Ownership Scheme
in assisting people who cannot afford private
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140(b) urging the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to
encourage banks to adopt a tolerant policy
towards people with negative assets, such as
allowing a grace period for recovering fromthem the differences between the amounts of
the mortgage loans and the market prices of
the flats, offering to those households whorepay their mortgage loans regularly an interest
rate close to the level for new property ,
extending the period of repayment and, as atemporary measure, allowing them to repay
the interest, but not the principal, of the
loans; and
(c) urging the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to
encourage banks to adopt similar mortgage
policies for both new and second-hand
property .”
was carried.
The motion: “That, in view of the Government’s
undertaking to launch public works projects costing
$240 billion in the next few years, and in order to
avoid any delays which will render the economyand people’s livelihood not being able to fully
benefit from the projects and cause difficulties to
the relevant industries in matching their manpowersupply with the implementation of projects,
resulting in professionals and workers being
confronted with problems such as wage reduction,redundancy and underemployment, this Council
urges the Government to:
(a) adopt vigorous measures to expedite the
implementation of infrastructural, construction
and maintenance projects under planning andthose previously undertaken by the two former
municipal councils; and28 February
2001“Expediting the
implementation of public
works projects” moved by
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141(b) formulate a reasonable and proper
implementation schedule for the projects, soas to create ample and stable employment
opportunities and facilitate the further recovery
of Hong Kong’s economy .”
was carried.
28 February
2001“Human resource policy”
moved by
Prof Hon NG Ching-fai
amendment proposed by
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongThe motion as amended by Hon CHEUNG Man-
kwong: “That, as there are a lot of problems
regarding the supply of human resources andrelated policies while Hong Kong is undergoing a
new cycle of economic transformation, this Council
urges the Government to expeditiously formulate acomprehensive long-term human resource policy
that is able to keep pace with social and economic
developments, with a view to enhancing thequality of local talents and Hong Kong’s
competitiveness, sustaining the development of the
local economy , creating more employmentopportunities, and narrowing the gap between the
rich and the poor, so that people from all walks of
life can benefit from economic prosperity; thepolicy should include:
(a) expeditiously providing additional resources
for implementing measures to improve basic
education, including reducing the class size in
primary and secondary schools and subsidizingearly childhood education, reviewing university
education and the research work of the
universities, and stopping curtailing thefunding for universities to ensure that, with
sufficient resources, they can nurture quality
talents who meet the needs of the time,conduct researches of a high standard, and
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142researches among the industrial and
commercial sectors, Government departmentsand the universities;
(b) reviewing the manpower training programmes
currently provided by various Government
departments and subvented organizations,
examining the directions of various types ofmanpower training, and strengthening the
interaction and co-ordination between
Government departments and subventedorganizations, so as to enhance the cost-
effectiveness of training programmes and
enable everyone to pursue life-long learningthrough different channels, thereby increasingtheir opportunities for horizontal and vertical
mobility in the job market; and
c) without affecting the employment
opportunities and remuneration of local
people, improving the existing mechanismfor admitting more effectively professionals
from overseas and the Mainland, and
correspondingly formulating complementarymeasures to attract talents to stay and develop
their career in Hong Kong.”
was carried.
14 March
2001“Consultation Document on
Health Care Reform” moved by
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yeeThe motion: “That this Council notes the
Consultation Document on Health Care Reform.”
was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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143The original motion: “That, as small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) have yet to benefit from therecovery of the economy , this Council urges the
Government to adopt measures and spare no effort
to alleviate their difficulties; the measures shouldinclude:
(a) in order to reduce the operating costs of
SMEs, expeditiously and suitably relaxing the
restrictions on the use of industrial premises,
encouraging further introduction ofinternationally recognized quality certification
services in the market, providing greater
financial support in such areas as manpowertraining, marketing and the application ofinformation technology , encouraging franchised
companies to lower their fees and charges and
to engage in healthy competition, as well asstriving to maintain a simple tax system;
(b) exploring additional means to ease the
financing problem of SMEs, including using
part of the balance of the guarantee amount
under the Special Finance Scheme for SMEsto set up a credit fund for SMEs before the
establishment of the Commercial Credit
Reference Agency , examining the feasibility ofrelaxing the underwriting policy of the Hong
Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
and enhancing its guarantor function in SMEs’applications for bank loans; and14 March
2001“Alleviating the difficulties of
small and medium enterprises”moved by
Hon HUI Cheung-ching
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144The motion: “That, as the establishment of a
commercial credit reference agency (CCRA) willhelp to increase the financing channels for small
and medium enterprises and reduce authorized
lending institutions’ reliance on collateral, thisCouncil urges the Government and the Hong Kong
Monetary Authority to expeditiously conclude the
study on issues such as the CCRA ’s functions,structural framework, mode of operation, pace of
development as well as the scope of information to
be shared among lending institutions and theirpowers and responsibilities, and to put forward
specific proposals for promoting a consensus among
the financial sector and the enterprises on how theCCRA scheme should be implemented.” was carried.25 April 2001 “Expediting the establishment
of a commercial creditreference agency” moved by
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen
25 April 2001 “Effective protection of
statutory rights and benefits ofemployees” moved by
Hon LEUNG Fu-wah
amendment proposed by
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanThe original motion: “That, although the
Employment Ordinance has been in force for manyyears, it still happens that employees are often
denied statutory compensation in the event of
labour disputes; and in view of the changes in theemployment patterns in Hong Kong, employment-
related ordinances need to be amended accordingly
so that more employed persons are protected bylaw; in this regard, this Council urges the
Government to:(c) expeditiously establishing economic and trade
offices in the Mainland, especially inGuangdong Province, for proactively gathering
complaints by Hong Kong businessmen about
the policies and laws of the Mainland, andreferring them to the relevant Mainland
authorities for action.”
was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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145(a) relax the definition of “continuous contract”
in the Employment Ordinance to reasonablycover all paid employees, including part-time
employees;
(b) extend the applicability of the Employment
Ordinance to Government employees on non-
civil service contract terms; and
(c) impose punitive measures on employers who
deliberately delay making statutory payments,such as the severance payment, so as to
ensure effective protection of the statutory
rights and benefits of employees.”
and the proposed amendment to the motion were
negatived.
2 May 2001 “Establishing the technology
industries processing zone”moved by
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wahThe motion: “That, as countries are scrambling to
develop high-technology and high value-addedindustries in order to strengthen their economic
base and enhance their competitiveness, this Council
urges the Government to designate land forestablishing the technology industries processing
zone, with a view to revitalizing the local
manufacturing industry , promoting exports andcreating job opportunities, thereby giving impetus
to the development of the local economy .” was
negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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1462 May 2001 “Treatment of terminal
patients” moved byDr Hon LO Wing-lokThe motion: “That, as the treatment of terminal
patients has aroused considerable controversy invarious places over the world, and a country has
already introduced legislation to decriminalize
euthanasia and bring it under regulation, whilesome other places have legislated for a total
prohibition of euthanasia, this Council urges the
Government to attend to the treatment of terminalpatients in Hong Kong and to study the need to
establish a regulatory mechanism.” was negatived.
The original motion: “That, as the credibility of the
existing mechanism for handling complaints
concerning medical incidents is being questioned
by various sectors of the community , and thepublic have no confidence in the ability of the
mechanism to handle complaints in a fair and
independent manner, this Council urges theGovernment to immediately take measures to
improve the existing mechanism, including
reforming the Medical Council of Hong Kong’scomposition, operation and procedures for handling
complaints; this Council also urges the Government
to set up an independent mechanism for handlingcomplaints concerning medical incidents.” and the
proposed amendment to the motion were negatived.9 May 2001 “Mechanism for handling
complaints concerning medical
incidents” moved by
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
amendment proposed by
Hon Howard YOUNGAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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14716 May 2001 “The 4 June incident” moved
by
Hon SZETO WahThe motion: “That this Council urges that: the 4
June incident be not forgotten and the 1989 pro-
democracy movement be vindicated.” was negatived.
16 May 2001 “Family policy” moved by
Hon LAW Chi-kwong
amendment proposed by
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeThe original motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to formulate a comprehensive family
policy so as to establish a “family-oriented” society
and encourage the community to attach moreimportance to the family; to this end, the
Government should:
(a) introduce a “family impact assessment” system,
with a view to assessing the impact of existing
and future social policies, legislation andmeasures on the family;
(b) formulate labour laws and policies that
facilitate employees in taking care of their
family members;9 May 2001 “Landscaped development and
greening policy” moved byHon LAU Ping-cheungThe motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to immediately review the distributionof the natural and landscape resources in Hong
Kong for the purpose of formulating a territory-
wide landscaped development and greening policy ,and to designate a policy bureau to monitor and
co-ordinate the effective implementation of the
policy by various Government departments incarrying out town planning and infrastructural
projects, in order to achieve the goal of sustainable
development; at the same time, the Governmentshould improve the existing conditions of the
urban areas through re-planning and other measures
so as to enhance the quality of the livingenvironment.” was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
14823 May 2001 “Conserving valuable and old
trees” moved byHon CHOY So-yukThe motion: “That, as currently the Government
does not have a set of effective measures toconserve trees and, as a result, various kinds of
trees in the territory , such as those which are
exceptionally old and big, rare and valuable and ofhistorical value and of significance, may be
destroyed, damaged or removed for development
or other reasons, this Council urges the Governmentto put forward more effective measures which
accord with the preservation and conservation of
such valuable and old trees.” was carried.(c) through tax concessions, encourage family
members to discharge more effectively theirfunction of taking care of one another;
(d) strengthen the co-operation between schools
and parents, so that they may become partners
in nurturing the younger generation; and
(e) increase the social welfare support for people
who have to take care of their disadvantaged
families.”
and the proposed amendment to the motion were
negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
14923 May 2001 “Opposing Japan’s textbooks
distorting history” moved byHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singThe motion: “That this Council strongly condemns
the recent approval by Japan’s Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the
history textbooks for lower secondary schools
written by a right-wing group, which brazenlydistort the historical facts of Japan’s invasion of its
neighbouring countries during the Second World
War and embellish Japan’s acts of aggression; thisCouncil considers that the Japanese Government
must totally abandon militarism, face up to the
historical facts, and offer its sincere apologies andreasonable compensation to the countries and
people who were subjected to its invasion during
the Second World War.” was carried.
30 May 2001 “Attracting eligible persons
from the Mainland to investand spend money in Hong
Kong” moved by
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
amendment proposed by
Hon Margaret NGThe original motion: “That, in order to further
promote Hong Kong’s economic development, thisCouncil urges the Government to step up
discussions with the relevant Mainland authorities,
with a view to exploring measures to admit eligiblepersons from the Mainland to invest and take up
residence in Hong Kong and to attract high-income
earners from the Mainland to spend money inHong Kong, including:
(a) in addition to the existing One Way Permit
Quota System which is mainly for family
reunion, exploring the introduction of a
points system for admitting eligible personsfrom the Mainland to invest and take up
residence in Hong Kong; andAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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15030 May 2001 “Assisting owners’ corporations
and mutual aid committees tooperate” moved by
Hon TAM Yiu-chung
amendment proposed by
Hon James TO Kun-sunThe original motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to strengthen the support services forowners’ corporations (OCs) and mutual aid
committees (MACs), provide more professional
training to members of OCs and MACs, andexamine the provision of more protection for suchmembers, so as to enhance more active participation
by residents in building management; furthermore,
the Government must increase the overallmanpower of the District Building Management
Liaison Teams in various districts and upgrade
their professional standard, so that the teams canactively participate in solving the problems faced
by OCs and MACs, with a view to improving
building management and enabling the public tolive and work in contentment.” was carried.
6 June 2001 “Bridging the digital divide”
moved byHon SIN Chung-kaiThe motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to explore and examine the issue ofthe digital divide in Hong Kong and to expeditiously
formulate effective policies and measures, in order
to promote the co-operation among privateenterprises, charitable and non-profit-making bodies
and Government departments in bridging the
digital divide and assisting the disadvantagedgroups in assimilating into the digital era.” was
carried.(b) examining whether the current entry
restrictions on Mainland visitors can be relaxed,particularly the issuance of multiple entry
permits to high-income earners in the Pearl
River Delta Region, thereby facilitating theircoming to Hong Kong to travel and spend
money .”
was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
1516 June 2001 “The avian flu incident” moved
byHon WONG Yung-kan
amendment proposed by
Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanThe motion as amended by Hon Tommy CHEUNG
Yu-yan: “That, as the recent outbreak of avian fluin Hong Kong has forced the Government to carry
out another mass slaughter of chickens, thereby
seriously affecting people’s livelihood and theoperation of the poultry trade, in order to prevent
as far as possible a further outbreak of avian flu in
the territory and to ensure that the trade cancontinue with its operation, this Council urges the
Government to improve the existing operating
environment of the trade and perfect the poultryquarantine system and the sanitary conditions in
markets; the relevant measures may include:
(a) consulting the relevant Mainland authorities
about strengthening and strictly enforcing the
quarantine for imported poultry , ensuring that
inspection and certification standards in thewholesaling and conveyance of chickens are
enforced, and adopting a “through-train” mode
of conveyance in order that the source ofvirus can be accurately traced and, at the
same time, the risk of imported chickens
being infected during the process ofconveyance can be reduced, so as to ensure
that imported poultry meet safety standards;
(b) introducing a labelling system for local poultry
to facilitate identification of their origin;
(c) improving the sanitary conditions in markets,
for instance, by implementing a system
whereby the sale of live and fresh chickens istemporarily suspended in markets at intervals,
for the purpose of cleaning chicken stalls and
cages thoroughly;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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152(d) renovating and improving the existing
ventilation systems and other facilities inmarkets; and
(e) properly handling the follow-up work on the
current slaughter of chickens so as to reduce
the impact on the trade and its operators.”
was carried.
13 June 2001 “Reviewing the Mandatory
Provident Fund System”moved by
Hon CHAN Kwok-keung
amendment proposed by
Hon Bernard CHANThe original motion: “That, as the Mandatory
Provident Fund (“MPF”) System has beenimplemented for half a year, this Council urges the
Government to conduct a review of the System,
which must include:
(a) lessening the burden on low-income earners
in making contributions;
(b) improving the industry schemes to ensure
that industry members are protected;
(c) expeditiously setting up separately a statutory
universal retirement protection scheme forpersons not covered by the MPF System; and
(d) plugging the other loopholes in the relevant
legislation and solving the problems relating
to employer-employee relationships caused by
the implementation of the MPF System
and, having regard to the outcome of the review, to
amend the relevant legislation as soon as possible.”and the proposed amendment to the motion were
negatived.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
15313 June 2001 “Tenants Purchase Scheme”
moved byHon LAU Kong-wah
amendments proposed by
Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
Hon Albert HO Chun-yanThe original motion: “That, in order to improve the
Hong Kong Housing Authority’s Tenants PurchaseScheme (“TPS”) and satisfy the needs of public
housing residents, this Council urges the Housing
Authority to:
(a) expeditiously announce its plan for the sale of
public housing flats after 2003;
(b) extend the TPS to cover other types of public
housing blocks apart from Trident blocks;
(c) ensure that, before the sale of housing estates
under the TPS, all the necessary repair andmaintenance works are completed; and
(d) consult the residents concerned on the contents
of the deeds of mutual covenant for TPSestates not later than three months prior to
the receipt of their letters of intent to buy the
flats.”
was carried.
20 June 2001 “Preventing and reducing
suicide” moved byHon Michael MAK Kwok-fung
amendment proposed by
Hon CHOY So-yukThe motion as amended by Hon CHOY So-yuk:
“That, as the problem of suicide has becomeserious in Hong Kong in recent years, this Council
urges the Government to set up a task force for
formulating effective strategies to prevent andreduce suicide, which include:
(a) allocating more resources to enhance the
counselling services provided by the Social
Welfare Department and various social service
agencies;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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154(b) enhancing publicity and education in order to
instil in members of the public, particularlythe young people, the positive values of
cherishing their lives; and
(c) strengthening various studies on the problem
of suicide, such as the causes of suicide, the
backgrounds and psychological conditions ofthe people who committed suicide and the act
of copycat suicide, and using them as the
basis for formulating the relevant strategies.”
was carried.
20 June 2001 “Quality of Dongjiang water”
moved byHon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
amendments proposed by
Hon LAU Kong-wah
Hon LAW Chi-kwongThe motion as amended by Hon LAW Chi-kwong:
“That, whilst Dongjiang has become Hong Kong’smajor source of potable water supply , the pollutant
level of the raw water of Dongjiang often exceeds
the standards, and that the cost of more than HK$2billion a year for purchasing Dongjiang water has
not been appropriately spent on the construction
of sufficient water treatment facilities in theDongjiang basin, resulting in the quality of the
Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong not being
able to fully meet the standards stipulated in thewater supply agreement; at the same time, the
current construction of the closed aqueduct, which
is being supported by the Hong Kong Governmentthrough an interest-free loan of HK$2.3 billion, not
only fails to safeguard the quality of the water
supplied to Hong Kong, but also disrupts the localecological environment and may pollute the fresh
foods supplied to Hong Kong; in view of the
above, this Council expresses concern and urgesthe Government to:Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
155(a) strengthen co-operation with the Guangdong
Authorities in order to monitor and announceregularly the adverse effects of the works on
the closed aqueduct on the local ecological
environment, and to formulate appropriatemitigation measures;
(b) propose to the Guangdong Authorities that
the cost of purchasing Dongjiang water be
appropriately spent on the construction of
sufficient water treatment facilities in theDongjiang basin, and that the enforcement,
planning and management work be enhanced,
so that the water quality fully meets thestandards;
(c) ensure that the water quality standards and
the legal and economic liabilities where thepollutant level exceeds the standards, are
stated clearly in any new water supply
agreement between Hong Kong andGuangdong;
(d) strengthen co-operation with the Guangdong
Authorities on waterworks, as well as introduce
more flexible terms and stipulate more clearly
the obligations and rights of each party inpolicy co-ordination and financial
arrangements regarding the distribution of the
quantity of water to be supplied, safeguardsfor water quality and environmental protection;
(e) ensure that any large-scale joint waterworks
projects with the Guangdong Authorities in
future will be commensurate with the principle
of sustainable development, and that extensivepublic consultation will be conducted before
undertaking such projects; andAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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156(f) expeditiously formulate policies on recycling
water resources, optimizing the use of localwater sources and water conservation, and to
conduct studies on alternative water sources.”
was carried.
27 June 2001 “Increasing the opportunities
for tertiary education” movedby
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
amendment proposed by
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chungThe motion as amended by Hon YEUNG Yiu-
chung: “That, with regard to the Government’splan to achieve a 60% tertiary education
popularization rate within 10 years, this Council
urges the Government to:
(a) provide sufficient educational resources to
ensure that while tertiary education is beingdeveloped, the quality of basic education will
continue to be enhanced;
(b) ensure that the qualifications and quality of
the various degrees conferred by the tertiary
institutions, including the bachelor’s degree,the associate degree, the professional diploma
and the higher diploma, are recognized;
(c) ensure that the new associate degree courses
dovetail with the local and overseas bachelor’s
degree courses, and provide more universityplaces so that the increasing number of
graduates from associate degree courses can
enrol in university degree courses;
(d) formulate a progression schedule to ensure
that local tertiary education places are increasedannually , in order to realize the target tertiary
education popularization rate;Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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157(e) provide adequate assistance to students, so
that young people who have the ability toreceive tertiary education will not fail to
complete their studies due to financial
difficulties; and
(f) actively promote the development of private
universities.”
was carried.
27 June 2001 “Through train to Shenzhen”
moved byHon LAU Kong-wah
amendment proposed by
Hon WONG Sing-chiThe motion as amended by Hon WONG Sing-chi:
“That, to relieve the congestion caused by theincrease in travellers crossing the border between
Lo Wu and Shenzhen, this Council urges the
Government to consider advancing the completiondate of the Northern Link, and exploring with the
relevant Mainland authorities the feasibility of
providing other additional cross-border passengerrail lines, including the feasibility of operating an
express rail line between Sheung Shui or other
districts and Shenzhen, and a Hung Hom-Shenzhenthrough train service.” was carried.
4 July 2001 “Reviewing the compensation
policy on land resumption”moved by
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yipThe motion: “That, as the resumption of land by
the Government for infrastructural projects ordevelopment will affect the original agricultural,
industrial or commercial development on the land
and will even lead to the closure of manyenterprises, this Council urges the Government to
expeditiously review the compensation policy on
land resumption and the relevant administrativearrangements in order to assist as far as possible
the operators who are affected by the resumption
and reduce its impact on them, thereby ensuringthat they can continue with or resume their
operations.” was carried.Appendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
Date of Subject of Motion Wording of Motion
Meeting and Mover and Result
1584 July 2001 “Expeditiously improving flood
prevention and relief work”moved by
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong
amendment proposed by
Hon WONG Sing-chiThe original motion: “That, as the Government has
failed to effectively monitor the implementationand progress of flood prevention works, resulting
in residents in various districts of Hong Kong
(especially the North and North West NewTerritories) suffering losses due to serious flooding,
this Council requests the Government to
expeditiously improve flood prevention and reliefwork, including:
(a) closely monitoring the implementation of
various flood prevention projects, which
include preventing the blockage of drainage
channels by mud and gravel from work sites,temporary facilities, construction materialsand machinery , etc.;
(b) improving the existing mechanisms for land
resumption, compensation and rehousing, and
allocating additional resources to speed up
the flood prevention projects while, at thesame time, adopting measures to safeguard
against delays of such projects due to the
shortage of funds and inadequate technologyon the part of the contractors;
(c) thoroughly investigating the causes of recurrent
flooding in various areas over the years, and
formulating a comprehensive contingency plan
covering flood forecasting, flood preventionand relief work;
(d) identifying the responsibilities of the parties
concerned for the recent occurrence of
widespread flooding, and assisting the affected
residents in seeking reasonable compensation;andAppendix 4 • Motion Debates Held
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159(e) expeditiously cleaning up the environmental
blackspots which affect the flood preventionprojects in the New Territories, and stepping
up maintenance and clearance works on
drainage systems before the approach of therainy season.”
was carried.
11 July 2001 “The cosmopolitan city” moved
byHon Martin LEE Chu-mingThe motion: “That, acknowledging that if Hong
Kong is to be developed into a first-classcosmopolitan city comparable to New York or
London, the Government cannot confine itself to
promoting a knowledge-based economy , producinghighly-talented people and cultivating a healthy
natural environment, this Council calls upon the
Government to urgently take effective measures toestablish a political system based on universal
suffrage, a tradition of respect for human rights
and the rule of law, and a social system thatupholds social justice and the dignity of the
individual which no cosmopolitan city can do
without.” was negatived.
11 July 2001 “Expediting the development
of the logistics industry”moved by
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouThe motion: “That this Council urges the
Government to expedite the development of thelogistics industry , thereby giving impetus to the
recovery of the local economy .” was carried.Appendix 5
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Subcommittees and Select Committee
160FINANCE COMMITTEE
I. Establishment
Subcommittee
Hon CHAN Kwok-keung
(Chairman)
Hon NG Leung-sing
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou
(up to 8.11.2000)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Eric LI Ka-cheung
Dr Hon David LI Kwok-po
Hon Margaret NGHon CHEUNG Man-kwong
Hon HUI Cheung-ching
Hon Bernard CHAN
Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Howard YOUNG
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yuk
Hon SZETO Wah
Hon LI Fung-yingHon Henry WU King-cheong
Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung
Hon LEUNG Fu-wahDr Hon LO Wing-lok
Hon LAU Ping-cheung
(up to 2.11.2000)
II. Public Works
Subcommittee
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai (Chairman)
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon Fred LI Wah-mingProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon WONG Yung-kanHon LAU Kong-wahHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon LAW Chi-kwongHon TAM Yiu-chungDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-himHon LAU Ping-cheung
COMMITTEE ON
MEMBERS ’ INTERESTS
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-lin
(Chairman)
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon NG Leung-singHon Bernard CHANHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
COMMITTEE
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung
(Chairman)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(Deputy Chairman)Dr Hon David CHU Yu-lin
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon LAU Kong-wahHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
COMMITTEE ON RULES
OF PROCEDURE
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing
(Chairman)
Hon Margaret NG
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon NG Leung-singHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Henry WU King-cheongHon IP Kwok-him
BILLS COMMITTEES
Bills Committee onImmigration (Amendment)Bill 2000
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Margaret NGHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee(up to 6.11.2000)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGHon LAU Kong-wahHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 2.1.2001)Appendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
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161Bills Committee on Land
Registration (Amendment)Bill 2000
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
(Chairman)
Hon Margaret NGHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon IP Kwok-himHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on
Dangerous Goods(Amendment) Bill 2000
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon HUI Cheung-chingHon LAU Kong-wahHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 2.1.2001)
Bills Committee on
Adaptation of Laws Bill2000
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Andrew WONG
Wang-fat
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukBills Committee on Education
(Amendment) Bill 2000
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
(Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon YEUNG SumHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Drug
Trafficking and OrganizedCrimes (Amendment) Bill2000
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Hon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon David LI Kwok-poHon NG Leung-singHon Margaret NGHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon Bernard CHANHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-him
Bills Committee on Inland
Revenue (Amendment) Bill2000
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(up to 19.11.2000)Hon CHAN Kam-lam
Hon SIN Chung-kaiHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 2.1.2001)
Bills Committee on
Employment (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2000
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon LEE Cheuk-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(up to 25.2.2001)
Hon LI Fung-yingHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LEUNG Fu-wahHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on
Gambling (Amendment) Bill2000
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
(Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon CHOY So-yukHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
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162Hon TAM Yiu-chung
Hon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 2.1.2001)
Bills Committee on Dutiable
Commodities (Amendment)Bill 2000
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
Bills Committee on Public
Health and MunicipalServices (Amendment) Bill
2001
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon WONG Yung-kanHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon WONG Sing-chiHon Audrey EU Yuet-meeBills Committee on The
Ombudsman (Amendment)Bill 2001
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on
Attachment of IncomeOrders (Amendment) Bill2001
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHOY So-yukHon LAW Chi-kwongDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon LI Fung-yingHon WONG Sing-chiHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Revenue
(No.3) Bill 2001
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Henry WU King-cheongBills Committee on Revenue
Bill 2001 and Revenue(No.2) Bill 2001
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon YEUNG SumHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
Bills Committee on
Copyright (Suspension ofAmendments) Bill 2001
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon LUI Ming-wahProf Hon NG Ching-faiHon Margaret NGHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon YEUNG SumHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon SZETO WahHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingHon LAW Chi-kwongHon Audrey EU Yuet-meeAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
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163Bills Committee on Massage
Establishments(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon Margaret NGHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon LAU Kong-wahDr Hon TANG Siu-tong
Bills Committee on Hong
Kong Tourist Association(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon Howard YOUNG
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon NG Leung-singHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon CHAN Kam-lamDr Hon YEUNG SumHon CHOY So-yukHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon LEUNG Fu-wah
Bills Committee on Hong
Kong Court of Final Appeal(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yanHon Martin LEE Chu-mingDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on
Mandatory Provident FundSchemes (Amendment) Bill2001
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon NG Leung-singDr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon Margaret NGHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Bernard CHANHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon TAM Yiu-chungHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon LEUNG Fu-wahHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Road
Traffic Legislation(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LEUNG Fu-wahBills Committee on
Telecommunications(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Howard YOUNGHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
Bills Committee on Banking
(Amendment) Bill 2001
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing
(Chairman)
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon David LI Kwok-poHon NG Leung-singHon Margaret NG
(up to 26.6.2001)
Hon Bernard CHANHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Henry WU King-cheong
Bills Committee on Dutiable
Commodities (Amendment)Bill 2001
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
164Bills Committee on
Companies (CorporateRescue) Bill
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon Albert HO Chun-yanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon CHOY So-yukHon LI Fung-yingHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Karaoke
Establishments Bill
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGHon LAU Kong-wahHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Chief
Executive Election Bill
Hon IP Kwok-him
(Chairman)
Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunDr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Cyd HO Sau-lanIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-taiHon Martin LEE Chu-ming
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon NG Leung-singProf Hon NG Ching-faiHon Margaret NGHon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Yuen-hanDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon YEUNG SumHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon SZETO WahHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingHon TAM Yiu-chungHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LEUNG Fu-wahDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on
Rehabilitation Centres Bill
Hon CHOY So-yuk
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon James TO Kun-sunHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon LAU Kong-wahHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Henry WU King-cheongHon WONG Sing-chiBills Committee on Fixed
Penalty (Public CleanlinessOffences) Bill
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon LEUNG Yiu-chung
(up to 25.4.2001)
Hon WONG Yung-kanHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(up to 2.5.2001)
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon WONG Sing-chiHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Hong
Kong Science andTechnology ParksCorporation Bill
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon LUI Ming-wahProf Hon NG Ching-faiHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon CHOY So-yukHon LAU Ping-cheungAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
165Bills Committee on Fire
Safety (Buildings) Bill
Hon IP Kwok-him
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon CHOY So-yukHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Bills Committee on Drug
Dependent PersonsTreatment andRehabilitation Centres(Licensing) Bill
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Chairman)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon LAW Chi-kwongDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon IP Kwok-him
Bills Committee on Securities
and Futures Bill and Banking(Amendment) Bill 2000
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Chairman)
Hon Margaret NG
(Deputy Chairman)Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon David LI Kwok-poHon NG Leung-singHon James TO Kun-sunHon Bernard CHANHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 2.1.2001)
PANELS
I. Panels
Panel on ManpowerHon LAU Chin-shek
(Chairman)
Hon CHAN Kwok-keung
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon LEE Cheuk-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon LEUNG Yiu-chungHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon SZETO WahHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon LI Fung-yingHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LEUNG Fu-wahHon Frederick FUNG Kin-keePanel on Commerce and
Industry
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou
(Chairman)
Hon HUI Cheung-ching
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon NG Leung-singProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon CHAN Kam-lamHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon SIN Chung-kaiHon CHOY So-yukHon Henry WU King-cheong
Panel on Public Service
Hon TAM Yiu-chung
(Chairman)
Hon LI Fung-ying
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanHon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon LEUNG Fu-wah
Panel on Administration of
Justice and Legal Services
Hon Margaret NG
(Chairman)
Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing
(Deputy Chairman)Appendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
166Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
Hon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon James TO Kun-sunHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
Panel on Home Affairs
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
(Chairman)
Hon CHOY So-yuk
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Albert HO Chun-yanProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 28.2.2001)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon LAU Wong-fatHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-him
Panel on Transport
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee
(Chairman)
Hon Abraham SHEK Lai-him
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Albert HO Chun-yanIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon Mrs Selina CHOWLIANG Shuk-yeeHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon LAU Chin-shekHon LAU Kong-wah
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon TAM Yiu-chungDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon WONG Sing-chiHon LAU Ping-cheung
Panel on Housing
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon NG Leung-singHon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon LEUNG Yiu-chungHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon YEUNG SumHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon SZETO WahHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeHon IP Kwok-himHon LAU Ping-cheung
Panel on Security
Hon LAU Kong-wah
(Chairman)
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon Margaret NGHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-him
Panel on Constitutional
Affairs
Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat
(Chairman)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Margaret NGHon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon HUI Cheung-chingHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon YEUNG SumHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon SZETO WahHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 21.12.2000)
Panel on Food Safety and
Environmental Hygiene
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
(Chairman)
Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Albert HO Chun-yanHon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon SIN Chung-kaiHon WONG Yung-kanHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singDr Hon YEUNG SumAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
167Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon LAU Kong-wahHon SZETO WahHon LAW Chi-kwongHon TAM Yiu-chungHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-him
Panel on Financial Affairs
Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen
(Chairman)
Hon Henry WU King-cheong
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Albert HO Chun-yanHon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon David LI Kwok-poHon NG Leung-singHon James TO Kun-sunHon Bernard CHANHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
Panel on Education
Dr Hon YEUNG Sum
(Chairman)
Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Eric LI Ka-cheungProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon LEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon LAU Kong-wahHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon SZETO WahHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon WONG Sing-chiHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 21.12.2000)
Panel on Planning, Lands
and Works
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong
(Chairman)
Hon LAU Ping-cheung
(Deputy Chairman)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon WONG Yung-kanHon LAU Wong-fatHon Timothy FOK
Tsun-ting
Hon TAM Yiu-chungHon Abraham SHEK
Lai-him
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon IP Kwok-him
Panel on Economic Services
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING
Woo-shou
Hon Eric LI Ka-cheungDr Hon David LI Kwok-po
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Howard YOUNGHon LAU Chin-shekHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon CHOY So-yukHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 21.12.2000)
Panel on Information
Technology andBroadcasting
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Chairman)
Hon Howard YOUNG
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouDr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon CHAN Kwok-keungDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingHon LAW Chi-kwong
Panel on Welfare Services
Hon LAW Chi-kwong
(Chairman)
Hon CHAN Yuen-han
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
168Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Dr Hon YEUNG SumHon CHOY So-yukHon LI Fung-yingHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon WONG Sing-chiHon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
Panel on Health Services
Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun(Chairman)
Dr Hon LO Wing-lok
(Deputy Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Fred LI Wah-ming
(up to 24.10.2000)
Hon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Bernard CHANHon WONG Yung-kan
(up to 4.1.2001)
Dr Hon YEUNG SumHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon LAW Chi-kwongDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon LI Fung-yingHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
(up to 14.1.2001)
Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fungPanel on Environmental
Affairs
Prof Hon NG Ching-fai
(Chairman)(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Deputy Chairman)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Eric LI Ka-cheung
(up to 9.2.2001)
Hon Bernard CHANHon WONG Yung-kanHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon LAW Chi-kwongHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
(since 21.12.2000)
II. Subcommittees of Panels
Panel on Home Affairs
Subcommittee on review ofthe Building ManagementOrdinance
Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Albert HO Chun-yanHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon CHOY So-yukHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon IP Kwok-himPanel on Home Affairs
Subcommittee to studydiscrimination on theground of sexual orientation
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Chairman)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
Panel on Transport
Subcommittee on mattersrelating to theimplementation of railwaydevelopment projects
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee
(Chairman)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon CHAN Kwok-keungHon LAU Chin-shekHon LAU Kong-wahHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon WONG Sing-chiHon LAU Ping-cheung
Panel on Housing
Subcommittee on RehousingArrangements for ResidentsAffected by Clearance ofTemporary Housing Areas,Squatter Areas and CottageAreas
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHAN Yuen-hanAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
169Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon SZETO WahHon Frederick FUNG Kin-keeHon IP Kwok-him
Panel on Education
Subcommittee on increase inpost-secondary educationopportunities
Dr Hon YEUNG Sum
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwongHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon SZETO WahHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon WONG Sing-chiHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Panel on Health Services
Subcommittee onimprovements to themedical complaintsmechanism
Hon LAW Chi-kwong
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Dr Hon YEUNG SumHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon LI Fung-yingHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokSUBCOMMITTEES OF
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Subcommittee on subsidiarylegislation relating torevision of fees and chargesgazetted on 10 November2000
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon LAU Chin-shekHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee
Subcommittee on subsidiary
legislation relating torevision of fees and chargesgazetted on 24 November2000
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanSubcommittee on subsidiary
legislation relating torevision of fees gazetted on8 December 2000
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Howard YOUNGHon CHOY So-yukHon Abraham SHEK Lai-him
Subcommittee on
Waterworks (Amendment)Regulation 2000
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kai
Subcommittee on the
Dangerous Drugs Ordinance(Amendment of FirstSchedule) (No. 2) Order2000
Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG
LAU Yau-fun
Hon LAW Chi-kwongHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungDr Hon LO Wing-lokHon IP Kwok-himAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
170Subcommittee on Dangerous
Drugs, IndependentCommission AgainstCorruption and Police Force(Amendment) Ordinance2000 (68 of 2000)(Commencement)Notice 2001
Hon James TO Kun-sun
(Chairman)
Hon LAU Kong-wahHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Michael MAK Kwok-fung
Subcommittee on Fixed
Penalty (CriminalProceedings) (Amendment)(No.3) Regulation andResolution of the LegislativeCouncil (L.N. 206 of 2000)(Commencement)Notice 2000
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon LEE Cheuk-yanHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Bernard CHANHon LEUNG Yiu-chungHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon CHOY So-yukHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooHon LAW Chi-kwongDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Henry WU King-cheongHon IP Kwok-himSubcommittee on Prison
(Amendment) Rules 2000,Immigration (VietnameseMigrants) (DetentionCentres) (Amendment)Rules 2000 and Probation ofOffenders (Amendment)Rules 2000
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Chairman)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon LAU Kong-wahHon Emily LAU Wai-hing
Subcommittee on subsidiary
legislation relating torevision of fees gazetted on5 January 2001
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen
Subcommittee on subsidiary
legislation relating torevision of fees gazetted on12 January 2001
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenSubcommittee on Estate
Agents (Licensing)(Amendment)Regulation 2001
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon Bernard CHANHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon CHOY So-yukHon Henry WU King-cheongHon IP Kwok-himHon LAU Ping-cheung
Subcommittee on Solicitors
(Professional Indemnity)(Amendment) Rules 2001
Hon Margaret NG (Chairman)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yanHon Martin LEE Chu-mingHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon Bernard CHANHon Jasper TSANG Yok-singHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Audrey EU Yuet-meeHon MA Fung-kwok
Subcommittee on Factories
and Industrial UndertakingsOrdinance (Cap. 59)(Appointed Day underSection 6BA(17)) Notice
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan
(Chairman)
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon HUI Cheung-chingHon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon Andrew CHENG Kar-fooAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
171Hon LI Fung-ying
Hon LEUNG Fu-wah
Subcommittee on Public
Health (Animals and Birds)(Chemical Residues)Regulation and HarmfulSubstances in Food(Amendment) Regulation2001
Dr Hon LO Wing-lok
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon WONG Yung-kanHon TAM Yiu-chungHon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yanHon Michael MAK Kwok-fung
Subcommittee on Prevention
of Copyright Piracy(Notices) Regulation
Hon Timothy FOK Tsun-ting
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon SIN Chung-kaiHon CHOY So-yukHon Henry WU King-cheong
Subcommittee on Proposed
Resolution under Section 29of the Pharmacy and PoisonsOrdinance
Hon CHAN Kam-lam
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunDr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yeeHon CHAN Yuen-han
Hon SIN Chung-kaiHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LAU Ping-cheung
Subcommittee on
Telecommunications(Method for DeterminingSpectrum Utilization Fees)(Third Generation MobileServices) Regulation andTelecommunications(Designation of FrequencyBands Subject to Payment ofSpectrum Utilization Fees)Order
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
(Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Eric LI Ka-cheungHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon SIN Chung-kaiHon Howard YOUNGHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Albert CHAN Wai-yip
Subcommittee on
Occupational Safety andHealth (Display ScreenEquipment) Regulation
Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon Cyd HO Sau-lanIr Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanHon HUI Cheung-chingHon SIN Chung-kaiHon YEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yeeHon LI Fung-yingHon Henry WU King-cheongHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LEUNG Fu-wahDr Hon LO Wing-lok
SUBCOMMITTEES OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Subcommittee on the draftCopyright (Suspension ofAmendments) Bill 2001
Hon SIN Chung-kai
(Chairman)
Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shouHon James TIEN Pei-chunHon Cyd HO Sau-lanProf Hon NG Ching-faiHon Margaret NGHon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee
Hon HUI Cheung-chingHon CHAN Kam-lamHon LEUNG Yiu-chung
(up to 25.4.2001)
Hon Howard YOUNGHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon CHOY So-yukHon Timothy FOK Tsun-tingHon LAW Chi-kwongHon Audrey EU Yuet-mee
Subcommittee on Overseas
Duty Visits undertaken byPanels and OtherCommittees
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW
LIANG Shuk-yee(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chunAppendix 5 • Membership of Committees, Bills Committees,
Panels, Subcommittees and Select Committee
172Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah
Hon SIN Chung-kaiHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon Howard YOUNGHon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuenHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon IP Kwok-him
Subcommittee on Members’
Remuneration andOperating ExpensesReimbursement
Hon NG Leung-sing
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon LEUNG Yiu-chungHon Howard YOUNGHon YEUNG Yiu-chungHon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo
Subcommittee to follow up
the outstanding capitalworks projects of the formermunicipal councils
Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong
(Chairman)
Hon Cyd HO Sau-lanHon Fred LI Wah-mingHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon Andrew WONG Wang-fatHon WONG Yung-kanHon LAU Wong-fatHon Albert CHAN Wai-yipHon LEUNG Fu-wah
(up to 14.11.2000)
Hon WONG Sing-chiHon IP Kwok-himHon LAU Ping-cheungParliamentary Liaison
Subcommittee
Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah
(Chairman)
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(Deputy Chairman)
Dr Hon David CHU Yu-linHon Fred LI Wah-mingProf Hon NG Ching-fai
(up to 14.7.2001)
Hon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Kwok-keungHon Howard YOUNGHon CHOY So-yuk
SELECT COMMITTEE
Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee
(Chairman)
Hon Albert HO Chun-yan
(Deputy Chairman)
Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO
Chung-tai
Hon LEE Cheuk-yanDr Hon LUI Ming-wahHon James TO Kun-sunHon CHAN Yuen-hanHon CHAN Kam-lamDr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hongHon Howard YOUNGDr Hon TANG Siu-tongHon Abraham SHEK Lai-himHon Michael MAK Kwok-fungHon LAU Ping-cheungHon Audrey EU Yuet-meeAppendix 6
Redress Information System: Nature and Outcome of Cases
Completed between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001
173Nature of Completed Cases
Complaint 248 23.6%
Appeal 1 0.1%
Request for Assistance 398 37.9%Proposal/View 313 29.8%
Enquiry 39 3.7%
Private/Subjudice 40 3.8%
Civil Service Matter 10 1.1%
Total 1,049 100.0%Outcome of Complaint Cases
Resolved 87 31.5%
Suitable Assistance Given 77 31.0%Information Given/
Referrals Made 53 21.4%
Not Pursued 31 12.5%
Outcome of Appeal Cases
Resolved 0 0.0%
Suitable Assistance Given 1 100.0%
Information Given/
Referrals Made 0 0.0%
Not Pursued 0 0.0%
Outcome of Request for Assistance Cases
Resolved 72 18.1%
Suitable Assistance Given 125 31.4%
Information Given/
Referrals Made 173 43.5%
Not Pursued 28 7.0%
Overall Outcome of Completed Cases
Resolved 178 17.0%
Suitable Assistance Given 220 21.0%
Information Given/
Referrals Made 351 33.5%
Not Pursued 300 28.5%
Total 1,049 100.0%Appendix 7
Redress Information System: Annual Statistics Report
between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001
174Appendix 7 • Redress Information System: Annual Statistics Report
between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001
175Outcome A : Resolved
B : Suitable assistance givenC : Information given / referrals made
D : Not pursued
Nature: Complaint Appeal Request for assistance Proposal/View Enquiry Private/Sub-judice Civil Service Matter Total
O u t c o m e : AB C DA BC D ABC D ABC DABC DABCDA BC D
Government Policy Bureaux/Departments
HOUSING DEPARTMENT 35 29 7 1 0 0 0 0 44 66 100 2 0 1 12 12 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 325
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 9 6 1 0 0 3 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
I M M I G R A T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 61 500 00 0 06 9 3 103900 1 0000 00 01 0 4 5
LANDS DEPARTMENT 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 41
T R A N S P O R T D E P A R T M E N T 57 100 00 0 51 2 0 711510 0 0000 00 00 0 3 6
FOOD & ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 33
HONG KONG POLICE FORCE 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 29
H O M E A F F A I R S D E P A R T M E N T 21 100 00 0 46 4 0 002400 4 0000 00 00 0 2 8
CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION’S OFFICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
LABOUR DEPARTMENT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21
SECURITY BUREAU 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21
BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
PLANNING & LANDS BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14
LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
TRANSPORT BUREAU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
HEALTH & WELFARE BUREAU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ENVIRONMENT & FOOD BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S OFFICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
HOUSING BUREAU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
LEISURE & CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
CIVIL SERVICE BUREAU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
HOME AFFAIRS BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
D E P A R T M E N T O F H E A L T H 02 100 00 0 00 1 0 000100 1 0000 00 00 0 6
D E P A R T M E N T O F J U S T I C E 00 000 00 0 00 0 0 010200 1 0000 20 00 0 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
EDUCATION & MANPOWER BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FINANCIAL SERVICES BUREAU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
P L A N N I N G D E P A R T M E N T 11 000 10 0 00 1 0 100000 0 0000 00 00 0 5
ECONOMIC SERVICES BUREAU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
H I G H W A Y S D E P A R T M E N T 10 000 00 0 20 1 0 000000 0 0000 00 00 0 4
H K M O N E T A R Y A U T H O R I T Y 01 000 00 0 00 0 0 001200 0 0000 00 00 0 4
OFFICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
CUSTOMS & EXCISE DEPARTMENT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY BUREAU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FINANCE BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
F I R E S E R V I C E S D E P A R T M E N T 11 000 00 0 00 0 0 000000 0 0000 00 00 0 2
MARINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
OFFICIAL RECEIVER’S OFFICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
T V & E N T E R T A I N M E N T L I C E N S I N G A U T H O R I T Y 10 000 00 0 00 0 0 010000 0 0000 00 00 0 2
WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
C E N S U S & S T A T I S T I C S D E P A R T M E N T 10 000 00 0 00 0 0 000000 0 0000 00 00 0 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
H K O B S E R V A T O R Y 00 000 00 0 00 0 0 000000 0 1000 00 00 0 1
INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COUNCIL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & BROADCASTING BUREAU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
REGISTRATION & ELECTORAL OFFICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WORKS BUREAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sub-total 86 72 48 18 0 1 0 0 71 121 169 13 16 10 79 153 1 1 29 1 0 0 1 10 1 1 3 5 910
Independent Organizations
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
J U D I C I A R Y 01 000 00 0 00 1 2 000100 0 0000 60 00 0 1 1
MANDATORY PROVIDENT FUND SCHEMES AUTHORITY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
CONSUMER COUNCIL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
HK COUNCIL ON SMOKING & HEALTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HK TOURIST ASSOCIATION (up to 31.3.2001) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
OFC OF PRIVACY COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONAL DATA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
O F F I C E O F T H E O M B U D S M A N 01 010 00 0 00 0 0 000000 0 0000 00 00 0 2
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
S u b - t o t a l 04 5 1 00 00 0 11 2 4 112 1 400 2 0000 70 00 0 5 4
Non-Government Organizations
NON-GOVERNMENT 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 2 2 29 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 75
H K H O U S I N G S O C I E T Y 10 000 00 0 01 0 0 000000 0 0000 00 00 0 2
LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
BROADCASTING AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HK JOCKEY CLUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
S u b - t o t a l 11 030 00 0 03 2 1 1 023 3 200 5 0021 1 90 00 0 8 5
Total 87 77 53 31 0 1 0 0 72 125 173 28 17 13 84 199 1 1 36 1 0 2 2 36 1 1 3 5 1049Statistical Breakdown, by Government Policy Bureaux/Departments, Independent Organizations and Non-Government Organizations, ofCompleted CasesAppendix 8
Visitors
1765 October 2000
Mr Walter Noel,
Minister forIntergovernmental Affairs
for the District of Virginia
Waters, Canada
17 October 2000
Mr Marc Vandenborre,
Director-General, Customs
and Excise Administration,
Ministry of Finance,Belgium
17 October 2000
Senator the Hon Peter Cook,
Deputy Leader of the
Opposition in the Senate,and Shadow Minister forTrade, Australia
18 October 2000
Delegation of the People’s
Government of Inner
Mongolia AutonomousRegion to Hong Kong:
Mr Liu Xingzhu
Mr Liu Jun
Mr Wang Chuke
Mr Fan YoukaiMr Niao Liji
Mr Wang Fengqi
Mr Ya SaningMr Huang Wen
Mr Su Qing
Mr Wang ZhenghaiMr Lu Yingshi19 October 2000
Mr Hans Olav Ostgaard,
Assistant Secretary General,Ministry of Justice, Norway
23 October 2000
HE Heraldo Munoz
Valenzuela,
Chilean Vice Minister ofForeign Affairs
24 October 2000
Mr Wang Julu,
Deputy Secretary-General,
National Committee,Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference,
People’s Republic of China
25 October 2000
Delegation led by
Mr Wu Anfu,Director of the Economic
Crime Investigation
Department of the Ministryof Public Security , People’s
Republic of China:
Mr Liu Dong
Mr Ni Ruiping
Ms Hu Xiaomin
25 October 2000
Delegation of the Federation
Council of Russia:
Mr Vladimir N Tikhomirov
Mr Yuri I VechkasovMr Vladimir M Platonov
Mr Leonid I Kovalskiy
Mr Vladimir M AzbukinMr Anatoliy S Voronin
26 October 2000
Mr Yuan Yin,
Chief Director, Secretariat of
the General Office of TheState Council, People’s
Republic of China
26 October 2000
Ms Gabriele Tsürtz,
Head of Division, ExternalEconomic Relations,
Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs, Austria
27 October 2000
Delegation of the Economic
Crime InvestigationDepartment of the Ministry
of Public Security , People’s
Republic of China:
Mr Liu Dong
Mr Tong DejunMr Cao Haibo
Ms Hu Xiaomin
Mr Ni RuipingMr Cai Hongwei
Mr Han Jie
Mr Han TaoMr Wei Wei
Mr Qiu Shuwei
Mr Jin XiaohuiMr Huang JihengAppendix 8 • Visitors
177Mr Xia Weining
Mr Li Sanhong
Mr Fan JunMr Qin Ziyi
Mr Chen Xinqiong
Mr Bian WeirongMr Zhou Yilei
Mr Qian Bo
31 October 2000
Mr Brink Lindsey ,
Director, Centre for TradePolicy Studies, Cato
Institute, United States of
America
1 November 2000
Mr Anthony Murphy ,
Director of Copyright,Department of Trade and
Industry , United Kingdom
2 November 2000
Mr Mats Ringborg,
Director-General for Trade,Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Sweden
4 November 2000
Delegation of the European
Parliament:
Mr Per Gahrton
The Lord InglewoodMrs Evelyne Gebhardt
Mr David Robert Bowe
Mr Joan Colom I NavalMrs Brigitte Langenhagen
Mrs Elly Plooij-Van GorselMr Francesco Enrico Speroni
Mr Struan Stevenson
7 November 2000
Dr Morris Goldstein,
Dennis Weatherstone SeniorFellow, Institute for
International Economics,
United States of America
7 November 2000
Delegation of the Institute of
China Supervision, People’s
Republic of China:
Mr Liu Chunjin
Mr Qu Bangxin
Mr Wu GaoxingMr Zhang DekuanMr Wang Liuming
Mr Wang Ping
Mr Li TanshengMr Cao Jinshan
Mrs Huang Enchan
Mrs Li Wanjun
7 November 2000
Delegation led by
Mr Liang Weifa,
Director General,
Department of ForeignTrade and Economic Co-
operation of Guangdong
Province, People’s Republicof China:
Ms Qu Nini
Mr Chen Qiu Yan
Mr Ma HuaMr Peng Jianguo
Mr Lan An
Mr Zheng ZehuiMr Mei Qijie
9 November 2000
Atty Enrique P Esteban,
President, Center for
Research andCommunication,
the Philippines
10 November 2000
Professor Martti Mäntylä,
Director of Research,Helsinki Institute for
Information Technology ,
Finland
13 November 2000
Dr Donald Straszheim,
President, Milken Institute,United States of America
20 November 2000
Delegation of State Duma of
Russia:
Mr Alexander A Sizov
Mr Alexander I Gamanenko
Mr Sergey P BudazhapovMr Viktor I Alksnis
Mr Vladimir P Lukin
Mr Nikolay P BrusnikinMr Victor P Voitenko
Mr Ivan A Ivlev
Mr Yury Y MikheevMr Vladimir P Zakharov
Ms Natalya B MiraAppendix 8 • Visitors
17821 November 2000
Delegation from Xinjiang
22 November 2000
Mr Knut Hohfeld,
Secretary General,International Association of
Insurance Supervisors,
based in Basel, Switzerland
22 November 2000
Mr Guo Huo,
Deputy Director-General,
Administration Bureau,
Ministry of InformationIndustry , People’s Republic
of China
24 November 2000
Mr Carl Dieter Spranger,
Member of Parliament,
Germany
27 November 2000
Mr Renzo Rosso,
Head of Division III, the
Directorate-General for Asia
and Oceania, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Italy
27 November 2000
Ms Kerry Dumbaugh,
Specialist in Asian Affairs,
Foreign Affairs andNational Defense Division,
Congressional
Research Service,United States of America28 November 2000
Mr James Frierson,
Chairman, TennesseeWorld Trade Center,
United States of America
7 December 2000
Mr David Loevinger,
Director, Office of EastAsian Nations, Office of
International Affairs,
Department of Treasury ,United States of America
7 December 2000
Mr Zhao Yongji,
Deputy Minister of Public
Security , People’s Republicof China
11 December 2000
Delegation led by
Mr Robert M Hertzberg,
California Assembly
Speaker, United States ofAmerica:
Mr Tony Cardenas
Ms Sarah Reyes
Ms Charlene Zettel
Ms Wilma Chan
11 December 2000
Mr Steven Clemons,
Executive Vice President,
the New America
Foundation, United Statesof America13 December 2000
Mr T u Guangshao,
Secretary General of theChina Securities Regulatory
Commission, People’s
Republic of China
14 December 2000
Mr Steven Clemons,
Executive Vice President,
New America Foundation,
United States of America
23 December 2000
Delegation led by
Mr Bruno Le Roux,
President of the France/
China Friendship Comity ,National Assembly , France:
Mr Jacques Brunhes
Mr Michel HerbillonMr Patrice Martin-Lalande
Mrs Anne Meyer
Mr Jérôme Pasquier
9 January 2001
The Parliamentary Delegation
on Economic Affairs, the
Netherlands:
Mr Pieter-Jan Biesheuvel
Mr Rik Hindriks
Mr Jan GelukMr Gerd Leers
Mr Jan van Walsem
Mr Mohammed RabbaeMrs Patricia TielensAppendix 8 • Visitors
1799 January 2001
Ambassador Charles Dunbar,
President, ClevelandCouncil on World Affairs,
United States of America
10 January 2001
Ms Laurence Dubois-
Destrizais,Permanent Representative
of France to the World
Trade Organisation, Geneva
11 January 2001
Dr Alice Rivlin,
Senior Fellow, Economic
Studies, The Brookings
Institution, United States ofAmerica
12 January 2001
Professor Virginia Bonoan-
Dandan, Chairperson
Mr Paul Hunt,
Rapporteur, Committee onEconomic, Social and
Cultural Rights, the United
Nations
12 January 2001
Mr Cheng Faguang,
Deputy Commissioner,
State Administration of
Taxation, People’s Republicof China16 January 2001
Dr Colin Gellatly ,
Director-General, Premier’sDepartment, New South
Wales, Australia
18 January 2001
Mr Li Zhilun,
Vice Minister, Ministry ofSupervision, People’s
Republic of China
18 January 2001
South African Parliamentary
Delegation of the ForeignAffairs Portfolio Committee:
Mr K Moloto
Mr G MngomezuluMr M Ramgobin
Dr P Jordaan
Mr C EglinMs N Cindi
Ms I Mars
Dr P Mulder
22 January 2001
Mr Ross Cameron,
Member of Parliament,
Australia
30 January 2001
Professor Marcelo de Paiva
Abreu,Department of Economics,
Catholic University of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil8 February 2001
Mr William Collins,
President and CEO, OttawaCentre for Research and
Innovation, Canada
9 February 2001
Justice P N Bhagwati and
Ms Christine Chanet,Representatives of the
Human Rights Committee,
the United Nations
13 February 2001
Professor David Flint,
Chairman, Australian
Broadcasting Authority ,
Australia
13 February 2001
Mr Zhang Junfeng,
Counsellor of Labour,People’s Republic of China
Permanent Mission in
Geneva
14 February 2001
Mr Yoshiji Nogami,
Deputy Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, JapanAppendix 8 • Visitors
18015 February 2001
Professor Zhang Li,
Director-General of theNational Center for
Education Development
Research, Ministry ofEducation, People’s
Republic of China
16 February 2001
Mrs Sophia Leung,
Member of Parliamentand Chairperson of the
Canada – Hong Kong
Parliamentary FriendshipGroup
Mr Jim Kariagianis,
Member of Parliament,Canada
19 February 2001
Ms Monika Schulz-Strelow,
Managing Director, BAO
Berlin, Germany
20 February 2001
Dr Veronica Lacey ,
President and CEO, TheLearning Partnership,
Canada
22 February 2001
Mr John Jamian,
Executive Director, Detroit/Wayne County Port
Authority , United States of
America22 February 2001
Parliamentary delegation from
the Western Cape,South Africa:
Mr W Doman
Ms A Rossouw
Mr R King
Mr D SilkeMs L Brown
Mr L Ramatlakane
Mr R WilliamsMs N Phenduka
Mr J Retief
26 February 2001
Ms Li Yihui,
Vice Director,Environmental ProtectionBureau of Guangdong
Province, People’s Republic
of China
27 February 2001
Mr Liu Liqing,
Postmaster General of State
Post Bureau, People’s
Republic of China
1 March 2001
Mr Patrick Low,
Director, Office of the
Director-General, World
Trade Organisation, Geneva2 March 2001
Mr Gil Galvão,
Director-General, Ministryof Justice, Portugal
5 March 2001
Mr Jerry Lampert,
President and CEO,
Business Council of BritishColumbia, Canada
7 March 2001
Mr Maurice Newman,
Chairman of the Australian
Stock Exchange, Australia
7 March 2001
Hon Lawerence MacAulay ,
Solicitor General of Canada
Mr David Nicholson
Ms Alana Pattenson
Mr Tom Ryan
8 March 2001
Dr James G McGann,
Senior Fellow, Foreign
Policy Research Institute,
United States of America
9 March 2001
Mr Torben Kornbech
Rasmussen,
Director General,
Department of HigherEducation, Ministry of
Education, DenmarkAppendix 8 • Visitors
1819 March 2001
Mr Isao Kubota,
Vice President, UrbanDevelopment Corporation,
Japan
12 March 2001
Mr Torrey Whitman,
President, China Institutein America,
United States of America
13 March 2001
Dr Mary Ruggie,
Professor of Sociology ,Columbia University ,
United States of America
13 March 2001
Dr Pos M Hutabarat,
Director, Bilateral Trade
Corporation I, Ministry ofIndustry and Trade,
Indonesia
14 March 2001
Mr Chen Haiju,
Director General, Air TrafficManagement Bureau, Civil
Aviation Administration of
China, People’s Republic ofChina
15 March 2001
Dr John Ruggie,
Assistant Secretary General,
United Nations15 March 2001
Dr John Wiebe,
President and CEO, AsiaPacific Foundation of
Canada, Canada
16 March 2001
Professor Kenneth Lieberthal,
Departments of PoliticalScience and Business
Administration,
University of Michigan,United States of America
19 March 2001
Delegation of the Economic
Development Alliance for
Business in California,United States of America:
Hon Keith Carson
Hon Gus MorrisonHon Judy Zlatnik
Ms Susan Muranishi
Mr Robert SakaiMs Jan Perkins
Ms Rosie Rios
Ms Allison RosenbergMr Gary Craft
20 March 2001
Mr Maurice Kennedy ,
Counsellor of Permanent
Representation of Ireland tothe European Union,
Ireland27 March 2001
Dr Lee Jin-Soon,
former President, KoreaDevelopment Institute,
Korea
10 April 2001
Mrs Sophia Leung,
Member of Parliament,Parliamentary Secretary for
National Revenue,
Chairperson, Canada –Hong Kong Friendship
Group, Canada
11 April 2001
Mrs Ria Oomen-Ruijten,
Member of EuropeanParliament
11 April 2001
Delegation from Estonia:
Mr Andres Tarand
Mr Ulo NugisMr Vladimir Velman
Mrs Liis Klaar
Mr Andrei BirovMrs Riina Otsepp
Mr Tarvo Raid
19 April 2001
Delegation of US
Congressional Staffers,United States of America:Appendix 8 • Visitors
182Mr Richard H Houghton
Mr Tom S M Loo
Mr Mark W MorehouseMr Wayne M Morrison
Ms Katharine V Mottley
Ms Kimberly G NelsonMr Mike Nelson
Mr Michael J Prucker
Ms Mary F ValentinoMs Catherine C Willis
Mr R D Folsom
Ms Millie Kiang
23 April 2001
Meeting with the
Parliamentary Delegation of
the Kingdom of the
Netherlands:
Mr Frits Korthals Altes
Mr Jacob Kohnstamm
Mrs Paula SwenkerMrs Saskia Noorman-den Uyl
Mr Gert-Jan Oplaat
Mr Jacob ReitsmaMr Theo Stroeken
Mr Chris Baljé
23 April 2001
Delegation of the German
Parliament:
Dr Hermann Otto Solms
Mrs Ulrike FlachMr Bernd Reuter
Mr Pflüger26 April 2001
Delegation of the Budget
Committee and delegationof the Committee on
Labour and Social Affairs of
the German Parliament:
Mrs Waltraud Lehn
Mrs Antje-Marie SteenDr Norbert Dittrich
Mr Holger Michael
Ms Svenja StrobelMr Julius Louven
Mr Adolf Ostertag
Mr Ottmar SchreinerMrs Angelika Krüger-Leissner
Mrs Brigitte Lange
Mrs Brigitte BaumeisterDr Thea DückertMr Martin Frey
Dr Jürgen Morhard
Mrs Tanja Diehl
27 April 2001
Dr Morton Rosenberg,
Specialist in American
Public Law of the
Congressional ResearchService, Library of
Congress, United States of
America
3 May 2001
Mr Jean-Yves Gateaud,
Member of the National
Assembly , France22 May 2001
Mrs Mary Francis,
Director General,Association of British
Insurers,
United Kingdom
24 May 2001
Mr Duncan Gay ,
Deputy Leader of the
Opposition, Legislative
Council, New South Wales,Australia
28 May 2001
Mr Dirk Jan van Houten,
Special Envoy of Minister of
Foreign Affairs of theNetherlands
29 May 2001
Delegation of the Federation
Council of Russia:
Ms Tamara A Pushkina
Mr Vladimir N Karev
Ms Elena S Molochkova
Mr Vladimir A TorlopovMr Mikhail I Semenov
Mr Leonid I Bindar
4 June 2001
Hon Phil Goff,
New Zealand Minister ofForeign Affairs and TradeAppendix 8 • Visitors
1837 June 2001
Delegation of officials of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,People’s Republic of China:
Mr Gao Feng
Ms Zhou Xiaoling
Ms Lu Xu
Mr Wang LutongMs Bian Lixin
Ms Jiang Jie
Mr Peng WenlinMr Hu Bin
12 June 2001
Mr André Maman,
Member of the French
Senate
13 June 2001
Mainland lawyers under the
Practical Training Schemefor Young Chinese Lawyers
2001:
Mr Li Bo
Mr Wan Yingjun
Mr Xu LihuaMs Yang Yulan
Mrs Luo Jie
Mrs Wang XiaoniMrs Liu Yanju
Mr Han Deke
Mr Tang ShichunMrs Wei Mingxia
Miss Song Xiaojun
Mr Zeng Jun19 June 2001
Professor Jane Jaquette,
Bertha Harton Orr Professorin the Liberal Arts and
Professor of Politics,
Occidental College, UnitedStates of America
21 June 2001
Mr Li Baodong,
Director-General, The
Department of InternationalOrganisations and
Conferences, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, People’sRepublic of China
21 June 2001
Dr Abraham Lowenthal,
Founding President, Pacific
Council on International
Policy , United States ofAmerica
5 July 2001
Mr Joseph Borich,
Executive Director,
Washington State ChinaRelations Council, United
States of America
9 July 2001
Mr Fritz-Harald Wenig,
Director (Trade defenceinstruments), Directorate
General for Trade, European
Commission10 July 2001
Delegation of the German
Parliament Committee ofFinancial Affairs:
Mrs Susanne Jaffke
Mr Adolf Roth
Mr Hans Georg Wagner
Mr Hans-Eberhard UrbaniakMr Hans Jochen Henke
Prof Dr Christa Luft
Mr Kurt Rossmanith
12 July 2001
Mr Minoru Shikita,
Chairman, Asia Crime
Prevention Foundation,
Japan
23 July 2001
Mr Hans van Baalen,
Member of the House ofRepresentatives of the States
General of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands
24 July 2001
Mr Christopher Barbieri,
President, Vermont
Chamber of Commerce,
United States of America
26 July 2001
Mr Yuan Zheng,
Director of Environmental
Protection Bureau of
Guangdong Province,People’s Republic of ChinaAppendix 8 • Visitors
18427 July 2001
Mr Michael McKenna,
Assistant Secretary ,Enterprise Competitiveness
Division, Department of
Enterprise, Trade andEmployment, Ireland
2 August 2001
Mr Norbert von Hofmann,
Head of China Desk,
International Department,Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung,
Germany
10 August 2001
Professor Alfred van Staden,
Director of the NetherlandsInstitute of InternationalRelations (Clingendael), the
Netherlands
17 August 2001
Delegation of the Israeli
Parliament:
Mr Zè ev Boim
Prof Naomi Chazan MeretzMr Efi Oshaya
22 August 2001
Mr Graham Kelly ,
Chair of Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade SelectCommittee, New Zealand23 August 2001
Mr Carl-Johan Westholm,
President, SwedishFederation of Trade,
Sweden
31 August 2001
Mr K Tuljanand Singh,
Secretary , LegislativeAssembly of one of the
Indian States of Andhra
Pradesh
3 September 2001
Mr Michael Leighton,
Member of the Legislative
Assembly of the Victorian
Parliament, Australia
4 September 2001
Dr John Rielly ,
former President of TheChicago Council on Foreign
Relations, United States of
America
14 September 2001
Mr Murray Sherwin,
Deputy Governor, Reserve
Bank of New Zealand18 September 2001
Delegation from the Ministry
of Justice, People’s Republicof China:
Mr Wang Lixian
Ms He Min
Mr Di Zhichao
Mr Xiao ZhiqingMr Luo Houru
Ms Li Zhijie
27 September 2001
Mr Gary Crooke,
QC, Chairperson, NationalCrime Authority , Australia
28 September 2001
Delegation led by Professor
Wang Longde,
Vice Minister of Health,
People’s Republic of China:
Mr Qi Xiaoqiu
Mr Zhao TonggangMr Zhao Zilin
Ms Yao Xiaoxi
Mr Wang LijiMr Bi Wan-hanAppendix 9
The Legislative Council Commission and its Committees
185THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL COMMISSION
Terms of Reference
1. To provide through the
Secretariat administrative
support and services to the
Council.
2. To provide office accommod-
ation to Members of the
Council and staff of the
Secretariat.
3. To supervise the operation
of the Secretariat.
4. To produce an official report
of all proceedings in the
Council and in anycommittee of the whole
Council.
5. To perform such other duties
as the Council may by
resolution determine.
Membership
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG
Shuk-yee (Deputy Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
Hon Fred LI Wah-ming
Hon NG Leung-singHon HUI Cheung-ching
Hon Bernard CHAN
Hon Howard YOUNGHon YEUNG Yiu-chung
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
Hon LAW Chi-kwongHon Henry WU King-cheong
Hon IP Kwok-himCommittee on Personnel
Matters
Terms of Reference
(1)To consider personnel
matters including staffing
resources, appointment,
promotion, dismissal,grading, duties, remun-
eration and other terms and
conditions of service of staffof the Secretariat which
require the attention of the
Commission;
(2)To approve appointments
including acting appoint-
ments with a view to
promotion of officers atChief Assistant Secretary
level and above; and
(3)To monitor progress of
appointment and personnel
matters delegated to the
Secretary General.
Membership
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai
(Chairman)
Hon HUI Cheung-chingHon YEUNG Yiu-chung
Committee on Facilities
and Services
Terms of Reference
(1)To consider the accommod-
ation requirements of the
Council and the Secretariat;
(2)To assess the needs of the
Council and of individualMembers for services and
facilities for the conduct of
Council business;(3)To formulate solutions for
meeting needs identified at
(1) and (2);
(4) To consider financial matters
relating to (1) to (3) above,
and approve procurement
of fixed assets costing above$500,000 but not exceeding
$2,000,000; and
(5)To monitor the progress
and developments relatingto the above items.
Membership
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai
(Chairman)
Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
Hon NG Leung-sing
Hon Bernard CHAN
Hon Howard YOUNG
Hon Emily LAU Wai-hingHon LAW Chi-kwong
Hon Henry WU King-cheong
Hon IP Kwok-him
Committee on Members’
Operating Expenses
Terms of Reference
(1)To advise on administrative
matters relating to Members’operating expenses; and
(2)To review the LegCo
Secretariat’s decisions on
Members’ claims for operatingexpenses reimbursements.
Membership
Hon Mrs Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai
(Chairman)
Hon Mrs Selina CHOW LIANG
Shuk-yee
Hon Fred LI Wah-mingAppendix 10
Organization Chart of the Legislative Council Secretariat
(as at 30 September 2001)
186Appendix 10 • Organization Chart of the Legislative Council Secretariat (as at 30 September 2001)
187Head, Research and
Library ServicesMs Eva LIU
Chief PublicInformation OfficerMiss Kathleen LAU
Principal AssistantSecretary (Administration)Mrs Anna LOResearch and Library Services DivisionResearch Officers
Mr Jackie WUMr CHEUNG Wai-lamMs Vicky LEEMs Elyssa WONG
Mr CHAU Pak-kwan
Secretary General
Mr Ricky FUNG
Deputy Secretary GeneralMr LAW Kam-sangThe
LegislativeCouncilCommissionCouncil Business
Division 1
Council BusinessDivision 2
Council BusinessDivision 3
Public InformationDivision
ComplaintsDivision
AdministrationDivision
Legal ServiceDivisionSenior Assistant SecretariesMs Connie SZETOMrs Mary TANGMs Erin TSANGMrs Eleanor CHOWMs Alice AUMrs Queenie YU
Mr TSANG Siu-cheungMs Anita SITMs Sarah YUEN
Chief Assistant SecretariesMiss Becky YUMr Andy LAUMiss Polly YEUNGMrs Florence LAM
Miss Salumi CHANMiss Odelia LEUNG
Senior Assistant SecretariesMiss Betty MAMs Joanne MAKMr Paul WOOMs Dora WAIMr Raymond LAMMr Stanley MA
Miss Yvonne YUMiss Mary SOMiss Irene MAN
Chief Assistant SecretariesMrs Sharon TONGMiss Flora TAIMrs Percy MAMs Doris CHAN
Mrs Constance LI
Senior Assistant SecretariesMr Arthur LEUNGMr Colin CHUIMiss Sandy CHUChief Assistant SecretariesMrs Betty LEUNGMs Miranda HON
Senior Public Information OfficersMr Simon WONGMs Sharon CHUNGMs Emily PANG
Senior Assistant SecretariesMiss Erica WONGMrs Pandora CHANMs YUE Tin-poMs Mable CHAN
Mr Charles FOO
Chief Assistant Secretary (Complaints)Mrs Vivian KAM
Information Technology ManagerMr CHAN Wai-kwongSenior Assistant SecretariesMs Betty FONG Mr Matthew LOO
AccountantMr Joseph KWONG
Assistant Legal AdvisersMs Bernice WONGMiss Anita HOMiss Connie FUNGMr Stephen LAM
Mr Arthur CHEUNGMr KAU Kin-wahAssistant SecretaryGeneral 1Ms Pauline NG
Assistant SecretaryGeneral 2Mrs Justina LAM
Assistant SecretaryGeneral 3Mr Ray CHAN
Translation andInterpretation DivisionSenior Translation OfficersMs NG Wan-kingMiss Christabel CHIUMr George LOMs Winnie CHANMr Daniel AUMiss Lucie CHAUMiss Tammy LEUNGMs Pollyanna CHUNGMs Gloria MAMs Virginia CHANMiss Margaret LIMs Loretta WOO
Miss Linda CHANMrs Suzanne LIMr WONG Kin-bunMiss Rebecca LOUIEMiss Anita CHANMiss Iris TSUIMs Tamus HONMr Philip YUMiss Vivian LEEMs LAM Kit-hing
Head (Translation and Interpretation)Mr Kenneth WONGChief Translation OfficersMr Peter CHUNGMrs Angelica CHUNGMr CHAN Wing-hong
Senior Assistant
Legal AdviserMr LEE Yu-sungLegal AdviserMr Jimmy MA