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The following is issued on behalf of Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (December 12) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, Members will debate a motion on the vote of no confidence in the Chief Executive.
The motion, to be moved by Mr Wu Chi-wai states: "That, this Council has no confidence in the Chief Executive, Mr Leung Chun-ying."
Meanwhile, Members will debate a motion on urging the Government to regulate health food products. The motion, to be moved by Dr Joseph Lee states: "That at present, there are countless and multifarious health food products in the market, and the number of people consuming health food products also increases gradually, but the existing legislation is neither comprehensive nor stringent, failing to effectively regulate health food products in many respects, such as safety, efficacy and ingredients, etc.; moreover, members of the public do not know much about health food products, and health food products not up to standard are definitely no less harmful to the human body than drugs, and even pose direct threat to public health; in this connection, this Council urges the Government to expeditiously and comprehensively regulate health food products and ensure that their safety and efficacy, etc. are assessed, tested and monitored comprehensively before their introduction to the market, and at the same time, to enhance public awareness of health food products, so as to protect public health more effectively."
Ms Alice Mak, Mr Vincent Fang and Mr Alan Leong will move separate amendments to Dr Joseph Lee's motion.
Mr Ronny Tong will also move a motion under Rule 49E(2) of the Rules of Procedure. The motion, states: "That this Council takes note of Report No. 7/12-13 of the House Committee laid on the Table of the Council on December 12, 2012 in relation to the subsidiary legislation and instrument(s) as listed below:
(1) Banking (Capital) (Amendment) Rules 2012
(2) Banking (Specification of Multilateral Development Bank) (Amendment) Notice 2012
(3) Banking (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (Commencement) Notice 2012
(4) Telecommunications (Determining Spectrum Utilization Fees by Auction) (Amendment) Regulation 2012
(5) Telecommunications (Designation of Frequency Bands subject to Payment of Spectrum Utilization Fee) (Amendment) Order 2012
(6) Mediation Ordinance (Commencement) Notice."
During the meeting, Members will also ask the Administration 20 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo website (www.legco.gov.hk). Please note that the agenda is subject to change, and the latest information about the agenda could be found in the LegCo website.
Members of the public are welcome to observe the proceedings of the meeting from the public galleries of the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. They may reserve seats by calling 3919 3399 during office hours. Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Members of the public can also watch or listen the meeting via the web broadcast system on the LegCo website.
Ends/Monday, December 10, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:20
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