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RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG

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(8) A member who has spoken to a question may again be heard to offer explanation of some material part of his speech which has been misunderstood, but he must not introduce new matter.

(9) A member who has spoken may speak again when a new Question has been proposed from the chair such as a proposed amendment.

(10) Any member who dissents from the opinion of the majority may, if he give notice forthwith of his intention to do so, lay upon the table a statement of the grounds of his dissent, either at the same or a subsequent meeting of the Council.

(11) His Majesty's name shall not be used to influence the Council.

(12) The conduct of His Majesty, members of the Royal Family, the Governor or Administrator, members of the Council, and judges or other persons engaged in the Administration of justice, shall not be raised except upon a substantive motion; and in any amendment, question to a member, or remarks in a debate on a motion dealing with any other subject, any reference to the conduct of the persons afore- sid shall be out of order.

17.-RELEVANCY IN DEBATE

(1) Debate upon any motion, bill or amendment shall be relevant to such motion, bill or amendment.

(2) Where an amendment proposes to leave out words and insert other words instead of them, debate upon the first question proposed on the amendment may include both the words proposed to be left out and those proposed to be inserted.

(3) On an amendment proposing to leave out words or to insert words debate shall be confined to the omission or insertion of such words respectively.

18. ANTICIPATION

(1) It shall be out of order to make a motion or move an amendment dealing in anticipation with the subject of a bill or other matter appointed in the Order of Business for consideration: and an amendment shall also be out of order if it deal in anticipation with the subject matter of a motion of which notice has been given.

(2) A matter appointed in the Order of Business; or a motion or amendment of which notice has been given, shall not be anticipated in any other debate.

19. TERMINATION OF DEBATE

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(1) No member may speak to any question after the same has been fully put by the President or Chairman.

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A question is fully put, when the President or Chairman has collected the voices both of the ayes and of the noes.

20. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

By the indulgence of the Council, a member may make a personal explanation, although there be no question before the Council, but no debatable matter may be brought forward, or debate arise, upon the explanation.

21.-PRESIDENT TO BE HEARD WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

Whenever the President, or the Chairman, rises during a debate, any member then speaking, or offering to speak, must if standing sit down, and must in any case refrain from speaking, and the Council or committee is to be silent so that the President, or the Chairman, may be heard without interruption.