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LC Paper No. CB(3) 671/19-20
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MINUTES
No. 29
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Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 11:00 am
and Thursday 9 July 2020 at 9:00 am
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Attendance
The attendance of Members, public officers and Clerks is in the Official Record of
Proceedings.
Laying of Papers on the Table of the Council
Two items of subsidiary legislation laid on the Table of the Council and 28 other
papers tabled under Rule 21(2) of the Rules of Procedure (“RoP”) were in
Appendix 1.
Addresses
The Members presenting the papers addressed the Council respectively.
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Request for moving an adjournment motion under RoP 16(2)
Dr Hon Helena WONG rose to request permission to move an adjournment
motion under RoP 16(2). The meeting was suspended for the President to consider the
request. After consideration, the President did not accede to Dr WONG’s request and
explained his decision to the Council.
Questions
Six oral questions (i.e. Questions 1 to 6) were put by the Members, and oral replies
given by the public officers to the main and supplementary questions put by Members.
Written replies to Questions 7 to 22 were supplied to Members.
Request for moving an adjournment motion under RoP 16(2)
Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki rose to request permission to move an adjournment
motion under RoP 16(2). The meeting was suspended for the President to consider the
request. After consideration, the President did not accede to Dr KWOK’s request and
explained his decision to the Council.
Government Bills
Second Reading (debate to resume), consideration by committee of the whole Council
and Third Reading
－ Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 : Secretary for Labour and
Welfare
The Council continued the Second Reading debate on the Bill. After Members and the
public officer had spoken, the question on the Second Reading of the Bill was put and
agreed to. The Bill was read the second time and committed to a committee of the
whole Council.
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The Council became committee of the whole Council and considered the Bill.
The provisions of the Bill and amendments thereto were debated and voted in
accordance with the relevant debate and voting arrangements and the relevant
provisions of RoP. During the consideration of the Bill, the following questions were
put:
Order of questions put
Decisions taken
(details of division,
if any)
－ Clauses 1 to 5 and 7 to 12 standing part of the Bill
Passed
(Appendix 2)
－ Motion moved without notice by Hon MA Fung-kwok
to shorten the duration of the division bell for further
divisions in respect of the provisions of or amendments
to the Bill
Passed
(Appendix 3)
－ Hon Vincent CHENG’s amendment to clause 6
Negatived
(Appendix 4)
－ Clause 6 standing part of the Bill Passed
(Appendix 5)
－ Public officer’s amendments to clauses 13 and 14
Passed
－ Clauses 13 and 14 as amended standing part of the Bill
Passed
The Council then resumed. The public officer reported that the Bill had been passed
by committee of the whole Council with amendments. The question on the motion
that the report made under RoP 58(12) by the public officer be adopted by this Council
was proposed, put and agreed to (details of division in Appendix 6). The Bill was
ordered to be set down for Third Reading under RoP 59. The question on the Third
Reading of the Bill was proposed. After Members had spoken, the question on the
Third Reading of the Bill was put and agreed to (details of division in Appendix 7).
The Bill was read the third time and passed.
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－ Limited Partnership Fund Bill : Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
The Second Reading debate on the Bill resumed. After Members and the public officer had spoken, the question on the Second Reading of the Bill was put and agreed to (details of division in Appendix 8). The Bill was read the second time and committed to a committee of the whole Council. The Council became committee of the whole Council and considered the Bill. The provisions of the Bill and amendments thereto were debated and voted in accordance with the relevant debate and voting arrangements and the relevant provisions of RoP. During the consideration of the Bill, the following questions were put:
Order of questions put
Decisions taken (details of division,
if any)
－ Clauses 1 to 23, 25 to 34, 36 to 88 and 90 to 122, and Schedules 1 to 3 standing part of the Bill
Passed (Appendix 9)
－ Motion moved without notice by Hon Starry LEE to
shorten the duration of the division bell for further divisions in respect of the provisions of or amendments to the Bill
Passed (Appendix 10)
－ Public officer’s amendments to clauses 24, 35 and 89
Passed (Appendix 11)
－ Clauses 24, 35 and 89 as amended standing part of the
Bill
Passed (Appendix 12)
The Council then resumed. The public officer reported that the Bill had been passed by committee of the whole Council with amendments. The question on the motion that the report made under RoP 58(12) by the public officer be adopted by this Council was proposed, put and agreed to (details of division in Appendix 13). The Bill was ordered to be set down for Third Reading under RoP 59. The question on the Third Reading of the Bill was proposed, put and agreed to (details of division in Appendix 14). The Bill was read the third time and passed.
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－ Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Profits Tax Concessions for Insurance-related Businesses) Bill 2019
: Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
The Second Reading debate on the Bill resumed. Members spoke in the debate. Next meeting The President declared that the next Council meeting would be held on 15 July 2020 at 11:00 am. The Council was adjourned at 6:52 pm on 9 July 2020.
(Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen) President
Legislative Council Chamber Legislative Council Complex, Hong Kong 19 August 2020
Council meeting of 8 July 2020
Laying of Papers on the Table of the Council
Subsidiary legislation
Legal Notice No.
1. Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulation 2020 (gazetted on 30 June 2020)
137 of 2020
2. Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulation 2020 (gazetted on 30 June 2020)
138 of 2020
Other papers 3. The Standing Committee on Legal Education and Training
Annual Report 2019 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 (published on 30 June 2020)
4. Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation Annual Report 2019-20 (including Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report) (published on 30 June 2020)
5. Hong Kong Trade Development Council Annual Report 2019/20 (including Finances and Independent Auditor’s Report) (published on 30 June 2020)
6. Prisoners’ Welfare Fund Report by the Commissioner of Correctional Services on the administration of the Fund for the year ended 31 March 2020 (including Financial Statements and Report of the Director of Audit) (published on 30 June 2020)
7. Report of changes made to the approved Estimates of Expenditure during the fourth quarter of 2019-20 Public Finance Ordinance : Section 8(8)(b) (published on 3 July 2020)
Appendix 1
8. Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Report of the Trustee on the Administration of the Fund, Financial Statements and Report of the Director of Audit for the year ended 31 March 2020 (published on 3 July 2020)
9. Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Annual Report 2019 and Reports of ICAC Advisory Committees (published on 3 July 2020)
10. ICAC Complaints Committee Annual Report 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
11. The Ombudsman, Hong Kong Annual Report 2019/20 (including Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report) (published on 3 July 2020)
12. Finance Committee Report on the examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2020-2021 (published on 3 July 2020)
13. Report of the Legislative Council Investigation Committee established under Rule 49B(2A) of the Rules of Procedure in respect of the motion to censure Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding (published on 6 July 2020)
14. Minority report on the investigation into the matter stated in the motion moved under Rule 49B(1A) of the Rules of Procedure to censure Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding (published on 6 July 2020)
15. Report of the Legislative Council Investigation Committee established under Rule 49B(2A) of the Rules of Procedure in respect of the motion to censure Hon HUI Chi-fung (published on 6 July 2020)
16. Minority report on the investigation into the matter stated in the motion moved under Rule 49B(1A) of the Rules of Procedure to censure Hon HUI Chi-fung (English version only) (published on 6 July 2020)
17. Report of the Bills Committee on Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
18. Report of the Bills Committee on Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
19. Report of the Bills Committee on Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
20. Report of the Bills Committee on Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2018 (published on 3 July 2020)
21. Report of the Bills Committee on Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
22. Report of the Bills Committee on Road Traffic Legislation (Parking Spaces) (Amendment) Bill 2019 (published on 3 July 2020)
23. Report of the Panel on Environmental Affairs 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
24. Report of the Panel on Security 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
25. Report of the Panel on Development 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
26. Report of the Panel on Welfare Services 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
27. Report of the Panel on Housing 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
28. Report of the Panel on Economic Development 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
29. Report of the Panel on Public Service 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
30. Report of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs 2019-2020 (published on 6 July 2020)
