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Council Meetings (Oral Question): Taking out Insurance for Taxis (2020.06.10)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): The ever-rising insurance premiums for taxis are surely bothering the taxi sector. In reality, however, the insurance industry is being harassed. Even though the insurance premiums have been increasing, the taxi insurance market is in fact incurring losses year after year. As mentioned by the Secretary just now, the market …

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Motion on “National Anthem Bill” (2020.06.04)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Chairman, I speak in opposition to the 21 amendments proposed by four Members. The National Anthem Bill (“the Bill”) is very simple with only 14 clauses and three schedules. It is not very different from the existing National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance. It merely seeks people’s respect for the …

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Motion on “Appropriation Bill 2020” (2020.05.07)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Chairman, today I have listened to the speeches by many Members of the constructive camp, including those having just delivered their speeches, namely Mrs Regina IP, Ms Elizabeth QUAT and the tall guy Mr Stephen HO. They made such excellent remarks. But I feel it is unfortunate that now many …

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Motion on “Appropriation Bill 2020” (2020.04.23)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, over the past year Hong Kong has come under the impact of the trade war between China and the United States, social turmoil and the novel coronavirus one after another, and our society and economy have been seriously affected. These days quite a number of companies are already on …

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Motion on “Continuation of Debate on Motion Which Was Moved on 9 January 2020 Under Rule 54(4) of the Rules of Procedure that the Second Reading Debate on the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 be Adjourned and the Bill Be Referred to the Panel on Manpower Instead of the House Committee” (2020.01.16)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): The controversy arising from the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 this time around is due to the fact that the House Committee needs to have its Chairman elected for the new session before it can deal with its normal work. The agenda is actually very simple as there is only one …

Motion on “Continuation of Debate on Motion Which Was Moved on 9 January 2020 Under Rule 54(4) of the Rules of Procedure that the Second Reading Debate on the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 be Adjourned and the Bill Be Referred to the Panel on Manpower Instead of the House Committee” (2020.01.16) Read More »

Council Meetings (Question): Petrol Pump Prices (2020.01.15)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, it has been reported that while international crude oil prices have dropped by nearly half from the peak in 2014, local petrol pump prices have gone up instead of going down over the same period and even hit record high time and again. A website which monitors global oil …

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Motion Under Article 73(5) and (10) of the Basic Law to Summon the Secretary for Justice and Director of the Chief Executive’s Office to Produce Papers and Testify (2019.12.12)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I have just heard the speech of Mr Dennis KWOK, and now he sits down to listen to me. He said he did not know whether the Secretary for Justice went to London for promoting arbitration or for her own business. He found it odd and could not understand …

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Council Meetings (Question): Theft of Dangerous Chemicals From University Laboratories (2019.12.11)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, it has been reported that the laboratories of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (“CUHK”) and two other universities were intruded into one after the other by radical demonstrators last month, and some dangerous chemicals therein were stolen. The poisonous and dangerous chemicals stolen from CUHK include 17.5 litres …

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Motion Under Article 73(9) of the Basic Law to Form an Independent Investigation Committee to Investigate the Charges Against the Chief Executive for Serious Breach of Law and/or Dereliction of Duty (2019.12.05)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I have listened to the speeches made by a number of Members from the opposition camp. Actually, despite their impassioned delivery, I may conclude them with two phrases: presenting the outcome as the causes and confounding right and wrong. Over the years, the opposition camp has been distorting and …

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Motion on “Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2019” (2019.11.28)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, the Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 (“the Bill”) under consideration today originally only concerned miscellaneous amendments, including amendments to the lists of persons comprising functional constituencies (“FCs”), the relief of minor errors or omissions in election returns and the way nomination forms are to be submitted by candidates. …

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