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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows:

"I have no information about these reported improvements to the Vehicular Ferry concourses, but, irrespective of them, I shall be pleased to follow up your suggestion. I understand that the main offenders are unlicensed hawkers."

THE CHAIRMAN moved the following resolution:

Standing Order No.

22(2)

22(4)

22(12)

22(14)

22(15)

22(16)

15

"Resolved that the Standing Orders of this Council adopted at the meeting of the Council held on 28th June, 1955 be amended as follows:

Present Wording

There shall be a permanent Select Committee of the Whole Council for the purpose of considering and determining matters referred to it under para. (14) of this standing order.

No member of a Select Com- mittee or of a Committee of the Whole Council

Committees, including Com- mittees of the Whole Council

Any matter which is or has been under consideration by a Select Committee may be referred to a Committee of the Whole Council . . .

An appellant to the Select Committee of the Whole Council

Meetings of Committees of the Whole Council.

may resolve

The Council itself into a Committee of the Whole Council.

Amended Wording

There shall be a Standing Committee of the Whole Council for the purpose of considering and determining matters referred to it.

No member of a Select Committee or of the Standing Committee of the Whole Council

Committees, including the Standing Committee of the Whole Council

Any matter which is or has been under consideration by a Select Committee may be referred to the Standing Committee of the Whole Council

An appellant to the Standing Committee of the Whole Council

Meetings of the Standing Committee of the Whole Council

The Council may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole.

HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

Standing Order No.

Present Wording

Except with the sanction of the Council in Committee... .

10(1)

10(19)

12

12

13

8(13)

A Member may at the conclusion of a speech of another Member move with- out comment "That the question be now put,"

The proposer of a motion shall have a right to reply at the close of the debate upon such motion, immediately before it is put to the vote, or before the motion "That the debate be adjourned to the next meeting", "That the debate be adjourned sine die", or "That the Council do now adjourn", is put.

If an amendment is proposed the proposer of the amend- ment shall have no right of reply but the proposer of the original motion shall be entitled to exercise his right of reply, if he so wishes, at the close of the debate on the amendment.

No motion to rescind any resolution passed, and no motion or amendment to the same effect as one which has been lost, or proposed but not seconded, shall be pro- posed within

A Member may ask

Amended Wording

Except with the sanction of the Council in Committee of the Whole.

A Member may at the conclusion of a speech of another Member move with- out comment "That the sub- ject of debate be referred to or back to a Committec," "That the question be now put,"

The proposer of a motion shall have a right of reply at the close of the debate upon such motion, immediately before it is put to the vote, or before any motion listed in S.O. 10(19).

As before but with the addi- tion of "without prejudice to his right of reply should the amendment not be adopted. If the amendment is adopted then the right of reply in the debate on the amended motion passes to the mover of the amendment".

No motion to rescind any resolution passed, and no motion or amendment to the same effect as one which has been lost, or proposed but not seconded, and motion to the same effect as one which has been passed, shall be proposed within

Any Member may ask

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