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MR. STEVEN HUNG Chung-FUN (in Cantonese):-First of all, I want to point out that the questions I am going to ask may be a bit long, but I can assure you that they do pin-point problems.
First, I want to mention that I submitted a document according to the Standing Orders and that document should be deemed as the original version of the questions I am about to ask. However, not long after that submission, the Secretariat asked me to revise it and produced an amended version. I had insisted that the amended version was contrary to the intention of my original submission. Upon mediation by the Secretariat, I finally agreed to cut part of my submission which has become what you see today. As to why 3 versions have surfaced, it is not my intention to find out today.
My first point is if the Chairman can urge the Department to follow my original version and ......
Chairman (in Cantonese):—Please wait. A Member has moved a point of order.
THE HON MOK YING-FAN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, if Mr. Steven HUNG Chung-fun is dissatisfied with the practice of the Secretariat, he can take the case to the Standing Committee of the Whole Council or the Administration Select Committee for discussion. I think it is now time for questions, not for him to express his views about the Secretariat. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Chairman (in Cantonese):~Sorry, Mr. Hung, I agree with Mr. Mok Ying-fan that it is now time for questions, time for one question, one answer and then other follow-ups. If your point had been brought out when you asked the question, it would be more acceptable. As for your comments on the work of the Secretariat and the Standing Orders, I suggest that you raise them at the Standing Committee of the Whole Council or the Administration Select Committee. How do you feel about it?
MR. STEVEN HUNG Chung-FUN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I told you clearly when I started to speak that I am asking questions in accordance with my question and they are genuine follow-up questions. I just raised the first question on whether the Department can give answers to the question as it appears in my original version. That is the first point.
My second point relates to the damage of leisure pools. As stated in the reply document, damages were in three aspects, namely peeling off and floating up of safety mats, loosening of bolts linking the hooks and cracking of ceramic tiles etc. My question is on the extent of damage. Can I be told, for example, of the percentage of peeled off and floated up safety mats, loosened bolts linking the hooks and cracked ceramic tiles? I just want to reiterate that my question is on the extent of damage to the facilities.
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MR. STEVEN Hung Chung-FUN (in Cantonese):-First of all. I want to point out that the questions I am going to ask may be a bit long, but I can assure you that they do pin-point problems.
First, I want to mention that I submitted a document according to the Standing Orders and that document should be deemed as the original version of the questions I am about to ask. However, not long after that submission, the Secretariat asked me to revise it and produced an amended version. I had insisted that the amended version was contrary to the intention of my original submission. Upon mediation by the Secretariat, I finally agreed to cut part of my submission which has become what you see today. As to why 3 versions have surfaced, it is not my intention to find out today.
My first point is if the Chairman can urge the Department to follow my original version and ......
Chairman (in Cantonese):—Please wait. A Member has moved a point of order.
THE HON MOK YING-FAN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, if Mr. Steven HUNG Chung-fun is dissatisfied with the practice of the Secretariat, he can take the case to the Standing Committee of the Whole Council or the Administration Select Committee for discussion. I think it is now time for questions, not for him to express his views about the Secretariat. Thank you, Mr. Chairman,
Chairman (in Cantonese):~Sorry, Mr. Hung, I agree with Mr. Mok Ying- fan that it is now time for questions, time for one question, one answer and then other follow-ups. If your point had been brought out when you asked the question, it would be more acceptable. As for your comments on the work of the Secretariat and the Standing Orders, I suggest that you raise them at the Standing Committee of the Whole Council or the Administration Select Committee. How do you feel about it?
MR. STEVEN Hung Chung-FUN (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I told you clearly when I started to speak that I am asking questions in accordance with my question and they are genuine follow-up questions. I just raised the first question on whether the Department can give answers to the question as it appears in my original version. That is the first point.
My second point relates to the damage of leisure pools. As stated in the reply document, damages were in three aspects, namely peeling off and floating up of safety mats, loosening of bolts linking the hooks and cracking of ceramic tiles etc. My question is on the extent of damage. Can I be told, for example, of the percentage of peeled off and floated up safety mats, loosened bolts linking the hooks and cracked ceramic tiles? I just want to reiterate that my question is on the extent of damage to the facilities.
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