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RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG

(4) Any such notice shall be printed in the form in which it is handed in or delivered.

(5) Motions or amendments sent to the Clerk shall be printed and circulated by him, even if they be matters notice of which is not required, and in the case of amendments to bills shall be arranged so far as may be in the order in which they will be proposed.

(6) A notice given orally in Council, shall not have any force after that sitting of the Council unless it be supplemented by a notice given in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Order.

14.-NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Unless the Standing Orders otherwise direct, notice shall be given of any motion which it is proposed to make with the exception of the following:-

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1. A motion for the confirmation or correction of the minutes of the

Council.

2.

A motion made in committee of the whole Council.

3.

A motion for the adjournment of the Council or of any debate.

4. A motion that a petition be read, printed or referred to a select

5.

committee.

A motion that the report of a standing committee be adopted.

6. A motion that the report of a select committee be referred to a

committee of the whole Council or be printed.

7. A motion for the withdrawal of strangers.

8.

A motion for the suspension of a member.

9. A motion for the withdrawal or postponement of any item in the

Order of Business.

10. A motion for the substitution of another member for a member

nominated to a select committee.

11.

A motion for the reference of any matter to a committee.

12.

A motion for the suspension of any Standing Order.

15.-DISPENSING WITH NOTICE

Notice shall not be dispensed with in the case of a motion or in respect of any other proceeding for which notice is required except with the consent of the President.

16. RULES OF DEBATE

(1) A member desiring to speak in Council shall rise in his place and address his observations to the President.

(2) A member desiring to speak in committee shall address his observations to the Chairman.

(3) If two or more members offer at the same time to speak, the President or Chairman shall call on the member who first catches his eye.

(4) A member must confine his observations to the subject under discussion. (5) Reference shall not be made to any matter on which a judicial decision is pending, in such a way as may prejudice the interests of parties thereto.

(6) No member shall impute improper motives to any other member.

(7) Except when the Council be in committee no member shall speak more than once on any proposition before the Council except in explanation (as provided in paragraph 8 of this Order), or to a point of order, or, in the case of the mover of a substantive motion, in reply, but any member may second a motion or amendment by rising in his place and bowing to the chair without prejudice to his right to speak at a later period of the debate.