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Urban Council Proceedings 市政局議事錄 All AI Reviewed

HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

Mr. CHAN said one thing and I am not sure if I got his message correct. He said, 'New Members should be appointed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to fill any vacancy that arises'. If all Members remain in office, why would there be any vacancies? Did Mr. CHAN expect that some Members might die, resign or be removed from office? Or did he mean to exclude certain Members when he said all Members? Should any vacancy arise, why should the new Member be appointed instead of re-elected? Was Mr. Chan afraid that those Members excluded from 'all Members' would win the support of the voters and be re-elected again?

The only purpose of China to restore the appointment system is to increase control, so as to achieve the goal of 'putting oneself in the dominant position'. In fact, 'putting oneself in the dominant position' means the submissive ones will be appointed, while the opposition will be suppressed.

Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support the motion.

Mr. Kwok Bit-CHUN (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, in the run up to the take-over of the Music Office by the two Municipal Councils, I was selected to run the last leg, i.e. to become one of the two chairmen of the Joint Municipal Councils Management Committee on Music Office. I discharged my duties carefully and cautiously. Fortunately, through the efforts of the two Municipal Councils as well as the assistance of USD and RSD, the Music Office was smoothly taken over on 1 August last year as scheduled. The Chinese name of the Music Office was changed from ‘音樂事務就害處’ to ‘音樂事務處’.

Since the take-over on 1 August last year, I have visited the 5 music centres, 14 bands and orchestras formed by trainees and 2 choirs of the Music Office. Besides attending almost every large concert, I have also read the annual reports of the Music Office and the souvenir programmes of its bands and orchestras over the years. Moreover, I have widely contacted trainees, instructors, parents and even ex-trainees in a bid to gain a thorough understanding of the work of the Music Office. In fact, during Christmas time last month, I accompanied the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra of the Music Office on an exchange and performing tour to Singapore and Malaysia. During the 9-day tour, I became fully aware of the Music Office's past achievements. The response to a large concert held in Kuala Lumpur alone made me realize the high expectations of the local Chinese on the Music Office and the Chinese music circle in Hong Kong. The 1200-seat venue was full, and members of the audience had travelled long distances from all over Malaysia. Some of the audience came from places more than 200 kilometers away, such as Malacca, Kuching, etc. Some even took a 7-hour round-trip in order to attend the concert.

At the Annual Conventional Debate last year, the Chairman mentioned that the Municipal Councils would be able to continue the valuable services being offered by the Music Office. On the surface, we seem to have achieved that. However, after I have learnt about the needs for music training and the mode of operation of

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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 81 Mr. CHAN said one thing and I am not sure if I got his message correct. He said, 'New Members should be appointed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to fill any vacancy that arises'. If all Members remain in office, why would there be any vacancies? Did Mr. CHAN expect that some Members might die, resign or be removed from office? Or did he mean to exclude certain Members when he said all Members? Should any vacancy arise, why should the new Member be appointed instead of re-elected? Was Mr. Chan afraid that those Members excluded from 'all Members' would win the support of the voters and be re-elected again? The only purpose of China to restore the appointment system is to increase control, so as to achieve the goal of 'putting oneself in the dominant position'. In fact, 'putting oneself in the dominant position' means the submissive ones will be appointed, while the opposition will be suppressed. Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support the motion. Mr. Kwok Bit-CHUN (in Cantonese): Mr. Chairman, in the run up to the take-over of the Music Office by the two Municipal Councils, I was selected to run the last leg, i.e. to become one of the two chairmen of the Joint Municipal Councils Management Committee on Music Office. I discharged my duties carefully and cautiously. Fortunately, through the efforts of the two Municipal Councils as well as the assistance of USD and RSD, the Music Office was smoothly taken over on 1 August last year as scheduled. The Chinese name of the Music Office was changed from ‘音樂事務就害處’ to ‘音樂事務處’. Since the take-over on 1 August last year, I have visited the 5 music centres, 14 bands and orchestras formed by trainees and 2 choirs of the Music Office. Besides attending almost every large concert, I have also read the annual reports of the Music Office and the souvenir programmes of its bands and orchestras over the years. Moreover, I have widely contacted trainees, instructors, parents and even ex-trainees in a bid to gain a thorough understanding of the work of the Music Office. In fact, during Christmas time last month, I accompanied the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra of the Music Office on an exchange and performing tour to Singapore and Malaysia. During the 9-day tour, I became fully aware of the Music Office's past achievements. The response to a large concert held in Kuala Lumpur alone made me realize the high expectations of the local Chinese on the Music Office and the Chinese music circle in Hong Kong. The 1200-seat venue was full, and members of the audience had travelled long distances from all over Malaysia. Some of the audience came from places more than 200 kilometers away, such as Malacca, Kuching, etc. Some even took a 7-hour round-trip in order to attend the concert. At the Annual Conventional Debate last year, the Chairman mentioned that the Municipal Councils would be able to continue the valuable services being offered by the Music Office. On the surface, we seem to have achieved that. However, after I have learnt about the needs for music training and the mode of operation of Page 367 of 485 Page 367 of 485

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Page 367 of 405 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 81 Mr. CHAN said one thing and I am not sure if I got his message correct. He said, 'New Members should be appointed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to fill any vacancy that arises'. If all Members remain in office, why would there be any vacancies? Did Mr. CHAN expect that some Members might die, resign or be removed from office? Or did he mean to exclude certain Members when he said all Members? Should any vacancy arise. why should the new Member be appointed instead of re-elected? Was Mr. Chan afraid that those Members excluded from 'all Members' would win the support of the voters and be re-elected again? The only purpose of China to restore the appointment system is to increase control, so as to achieve the goal of 'putting oneself in the dominant position'. In fact, *putting oneself in the dominant position' means the submissive ones will be appointed, while the opposition will be suppressed. Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support the motion. Mr. Kwok Bit-CHUN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, in the run up to the take- over of the Music Office by the two Municipal Councils, I was selected to run the last leg, i.e. to become one of the two chairmen of the Joint Municipal Councils Management Committee on Music Office. I discharged my duties carefully and cautiously. Fortunately, through the efforts of the two Municipal Councils as well as the assistance of USD and RSD, the Music Office was smoothly taken over on 1 August last year as scheduled. The Chinese name of the Music Office was changed from‘音樂事務就害處’to‘音樂事務處、 Since the take-over on 1 August last year. I have visited the 5 music centres, 14 bands and orchestras formed by trainees and 2 choirs of the Music Office. Besides attending almost every large concert, I have also read the annual reports of the Music Office and the souvenir programmes of its bands and orchestras over the years. Moreover, I have widely contacted trainees, instructors, parents and even ex- trainees in a bid to gain a thorough understanding of the work of the Music Office. In fact, during Christmas time last month, I accompanied the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra of the Music Office on an exchange and performing tour to Singapore and Malaysia. During the 9-day tour, I became fully aware of the Music Office's past achievements. The response to a large concert held in Kuala Lumpur alone made me realize the high expectations of the local Chinese on the Music Office and the Chinese music circle in Hong Kong. The 1 200-seat venue was full, and members of the audience had travelled long distances from all over Malaysia. Some of the audience came from places more than 200 kilometers away, such as Malacca, Kuching, etc. Some even took a 7-hour round-trip in order to attend the concert. At the Annual Conventional Debate last year, the Chairman mentioned that the Municipal Councils would be able to continue the valuable services being offered by the Music Office. On the surface, we seem to have achieved that. However, after I have learnt about the needs for music training and the mode of operation of Page 367 of 485 Page 367 of 485

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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL

Mr. CHAN said one thing and I am not sure if I got his message correct. He said, 'New Members should be appointed by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to fill any vacancy that arises'. If all Members remain in office, why would there be any vacancies? Did Mr. CHAN expect that some Members might die, resign or be removed from office? Or did he mean to exclude certain Members when he said all Members? Should any vacancy arise. why should the new Member be appointed instead of re-elected? Was Mr. Chan afraid that those Members excluded from 'all Members' would win the support of the voters and be re-elected again?

The only purpose of China to restore the appointment system is to increase control, so as to achieve the goal of 'putting oneself in the dominant position'. In fact, *putting oneself in the dominant position' means the submissive ones will be appointed, while the opposition will be suppressed.

Mr. Chairman, with these remarks, I support the motion.

Mr. Kwok Bit-CHUN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, in the run up to the take- over of the Music Office by the two Municipal Councils, I was selected to run the last leg, i.e. to become one of the two chairmen of the Joint Municipal Councils Management Committee on Music Office. I discharged my duties carefully and cautiously. Fortunately, through the efforts of the two Municipal Councils as well as the assistance of USD and RSD, the Music Office was smoothly taken over on 1 August last year as scheduled. The Chinese name of the Music Office was changed from‘音樂事務就害處’to‘音樂事務處、

Since the take-over on 1 August last year. I have visited the 5 music centres, 14 bands and orchestras formed by trainees and 2 choirs of the Music Office. Besides attending almost every large concert, I have also read the annual reports of the Music Office and the souvenir programmes of its bands and orchestras over the years. Moreover, I have widely contacted trainees, instructors, parents and even ex- trainees in a bid to gain a thorough understanding of the work of the Music Office. In fact, during Christmas time last month, I accompanied the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra of the Music Office on an exchange and performing tour to Singapore and Malaysia. During the 9-day tour, I became fully aware of the Music Office's past achievements. The response to a large concert held in Kuala Lumpur alone made me realize the high expectations of the local Chinese on the Music Office and the Chinese music circle in Hong Kong. The 1 200-seat venue was full, and members of the audience had travelled long distances from all over Malaysia. Some of the audience came from places more than 200 kilometers away, such as Malacca, Kuching, etc. Some even took a 7-hour round-trip in order to attend the

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