The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (May 28) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debate on the Air Passenger Departure Tax (Amendment) Bill 2025 will resume. If the Bill is supported by Members and receives its Second Reading, it will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bill and its report is adopted by the Council, the Bill will be set down for the Third Reading.

     The Second Reading debates on the Firearms and Ammunition (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill 2024 will also resume. If the Bills are supported by Members and receive their Second Reading, they will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bills and their reports are adopted by the Council, the Bills will be set down for the Third Reading.

     On Members' motions, Mr Leung Man-kwong will move a motion on reviewing the hawker management policy and invigorating the local economy. The motion is set out in Appendix 1. Mr Kwok Wai-keung will move an amendment to Mr Leung's motion.

     Mr Yang Wing-kit will move a motion on reviewing the development strategy for public markets. The motion is set out in Appendix 2. Mr Michael Tien, Ms Chan Yuet-ming and Mr Tang Ka-piu will move separate amendments to Mr Yang's motion.

     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). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the "Webcast" system on the LegCo Website. To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats.

Ends/Monday, May 26, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:29

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