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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (November 19) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, Members will consider a motion under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance.
The motion, to be moved by Ms Cyd Ho, states: "That this Council appoints a select committee to inquire into whether the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Leung Chun-ying, has contravened Article 47 of the Basic Law which stipulates that the Chief Executive must be a person of integrity, dedicated to his or her duties; whether he had accurately declared his holding of shares in DTZ Japan to the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region when he assumed office; and whether the gains from his shares have constituted any conflict of interest with his performance of the duties of the Chief Executive, including but not limited to not issuing a domestic free television programme service licence to Hong Kong Television Network Limited, and other related issues; and that in the performance of its duties the committee be authorised under section 9(2) of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) to exercise the powers conferred by section 9(1) of that Ordinance."
Meanwhile, Mr Ronny Tong will move a motion on constitutional reform. The motion states: "That this Council urges the Government to expeditiously put forward a practical and feasible constitutional reform package."
Ms Emily Lau will move an amendment to Mr Ronny Tong's motion.
Mr Poon Siu-ping will also move a motion on ensuring occupational safety. The motion states: "That, as the number of work injury accidents and fatal industrial accidents in Hong Kong remains high, this Council urges the Government to establish a dedicated committee for comprehensively reviewing the policies on Hong Kong employees' occupational safety and health, including the protection coverage of occupational diseases and improvement of the protection for workers in high-risk occupations (i.e. insurance, compensation, therapy and rehabilitation)."
Mr Tang Ka-piu and Mr Chan Kin-por will move separate amendments to Mr Poon Siu-ping's motion.
Moreover, Mr James To will move a proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance to seek the Council's approval to extend the period for amending the Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Republic of Korea) Order and the Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) (Amendment) Order 2014 laid on the table of LegCo on October 22, 2014 to the meeting of December 10, 2014.
On bills, Members will resume Second Reading debate on the Child Abduction Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2013. If the Bill is supported by Members and receives its Second Reading, it will then go through the Committee stage and be read the third time.
During the meeting, Members will also ask the Government 22 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. Members of the public can also watch or listen the meeting via the web broadcast system on the LegCo Website.
Ends/Monday, November 17, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:01
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