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LC Paper No. CB(3) 834/17-18

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

MINUTES

No. 37

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Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 20 June 2018 at 11:00 am and Thursday 21 June 2018 at 9:00 am

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Attendance The attendance of Members, public officers and Clerks is in the Official Record of Proceedings. Tabling of Papers The following papers were laid on the table under Rule 21(2) of the Rules of Procedure (“RoP”): 1. No. 112 - Construction Industry Council

Annual Report 2017 (published on 15.6.2018)

2. Report No. 16/17-18 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments (published on 15.6.2018)

3. Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018 (published on 15.6.2018)

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Questions Six oral questions as set out on the Agenda (i.e. Questions 1 to 6) were put by the Members and oral replies were given by the public officers. Written replies to Questions 7 to 22 as set out on the Agenda were supplied to Members. Government Bills First Reading and Second Reading － Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018 : Secretary for Labour and Welfare After the Bill was read the first time and ordered to be set down for Second Reading under RoP 53(3), the public officer moved the Second Reading of the Bill. The question on the Second Reading of the Bill was proposed and the debate was adjourned. The Bill was referred to the House Committee in accordance with RoP 54(4). Second Reading (Debate to resume), Consideration by Committee of the Whole Council and Third Reading － Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2)

Bill 2018 : Secretary for Commerce and

Economic Development The debate on the Second Reading of the Bill, which was moved on 11 April 2018, resumed. 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. The Council became committee of the whole Council and considered the Bill. The provisions of the Bill and amendments thereto as set out on the Agenda 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:

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Order of questions put

Decisions taken (details of division,

if any)

－ Clauses 1 to 4, 6 and 7 stand part of the Bill

Passed

－ The public officer’s amendment to clause 5 Passed

－ Clause 5 as amended stand 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 amendment. 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. 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. The Bill was read the third time and passed. Government Motion Proposed resolution under the Import and Export Ordinance The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development moved the motion as set out on the Agenda. The question on the motion was proposed. After a Member and the public officer had spoken, the question on the motion was put and agreed to. Members’ Motions Proposed resolutions under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan, Hon Holden CHOW, Hon Charles Peter MOK and Hon Frankie YICK moved the four motions as set out on the Agenda respectively. The questions on the four motions were proposed, put and agreed to respectively. As Hon Holden CHOW’s motion had been passed, Hon James TO withdrew his proposed resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance as set out on the Agenda.

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Motion on “Cross-boundary elderly care” Hon LEUNG Che-cheung moved the motion as set out on the Agenda. The question on the motion was proposed. A joint debate on the motion and the amendments was held. After movers of the amendments, Members and the public officer had spoken, the following questions were put:



if any)

－ Amendment moved by Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG as set out on the Agenda

Negatived (Appendix 1)

－ Motion moved without notice by Hon Starry LEE to shorten the duration of the division bell for further divisions in respect of this motion and its amendments

Passed

－ Amendment moved by Hon WONG Kwok-kin as set out on the Agenda


－ Amendment moved by Hon Alvin YEUNG as set out on the Agenda


－ Hon LEUNG Che-cheung’s motion Negatived (Appendix 4)

Motion on “Developing venues and creating room to support the development of local culture, arts, recreation and sports” Hon MA Fung-kwok moved the motion as set out on the Agenda. The question on the motion was proposed. A joint debate on the motion and the amendments was held. After movers of the amendments, Members and the public officers had spoken, the following questions were put:



if any)

－ Amendment moved by Hon Mrs Regina IP as set out on the Agenda

Passed (Appendix 5)

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if any)

－ Motion moved without notice by Hon Starry LEE to shorten the duration of the division bell for further divisions in respect of this motion and its amendments

Passed

－ Revised amendment moved by Hon Tanya CHAN as set out in the Official Record of Proceedings

Passed (Appendix 6)

－ Revised amendment moved by Hon LAU Kwok-fan as set out in the Official Record of Proceedings

Passed (Appendix 7)

－ Revised amendment moved by Hon AU Nok-hin as set out in the Official Record of Proceedings


－ Hon MA Fung-kwok’s motion as amended Negatived (Appendix 9)

Next meeting The President declared that the next Council meeting would be held on 27 June 2018 at 11:00 am. The Council was adjourned at 1:35 pm on 21 June 2018.

President

Legislative Council Chamber Legislative Council Complex, Hong Kong 1 August 2018

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