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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

MOTIONS.

Resumption of the following motion by Chairman, Urban Council:

Standing Order No. 22(2)

22(4)

22(12)

22(14)

22(15)

22(16)

"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 Amended 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. 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 a Committee of the Whole Council . . . . No member of a Select Committee or of the Standing Committee of the Whole Council Committees, including Committees 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 a 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 Select Committee of the Whole Council An appellant to the Standing Committee of the Whole Council Meetings of Committees of the Whole Council. Meetings of the Standing Committee of the Council..

Standing Order No. 10(19)

12

12

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Present Wording Amended Wording A Member may at the conclusion of a speech of another Member move without comment "That the question be now put," A Member may at the conclusion of a speech of another Member move without comment "That the subject of debate be referred to or back to Committee," "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. 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 any motion listed in S.O. 10(19). If an amendment is proposed the proposer of the amendment 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. As before but with the addition 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 motion or amendment to the same effect as one which has been lost, or proposed but not seconded, shall be proposed within 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. A Member who has declared an interest as aforesaid shall not, if he remains at the meeting, be entitled to vote on the subject in which he has such interest. A Member who has declared an interest as aforesaid shall not, if he remains at the meeting, be entitled to vote or to propose or second a motion on the subject in which he has such interest. Any Member may ask Whole 8(13) A Member may ask The Council may itself into a Committee of the Whole Council. resolve The Council may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole. 18(2) 10(1) Except with the sanction of the Council in Committee the Whole Except with the sanction of the Council in Committee of

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