MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, when the Budget this year was being drafted, the trade war between China and the United States was in full swing, and the Hong Kong economy was facing crisis. Under such volatile circumstances, the Financial Secretary has had not only to remain vigilant but also respond to social needs …
Motion on “Appropriation Bill 2019” (2019.04.18) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I am also concerned that JFIU has received 280 000 STRs, but only less that 20% of them, i.e. 44 000 reports, were worth following up. I would like to ask if this reflects a problem of quality with such kind of so-called suspicious transaction reports? This is because …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, global warming has caused extreme weather conditions, hence Hong Kong has been hit by severe typhoons, notably Super Typhoon Mangkhut in September. The damage was unprecedented, with tens of thousands of trees being blown down. The onslaught of Mangkhut has, I believe, aroused public concern about environmental issues. The …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Initially, I had no intention to speak. But after hearing Dr KWOK Ka-ki wagging his tongue so irresponsibly in his speech, I have no choice but to return to the Chamber and respond to him. Unfortunately, Dr KWOK has already left the Chamber. For one thing, he mentioned my name …
Motion on “Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.5) Bill 2018” (2018.11.14) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, even though the views of Mr CHU Hoi-dick and I are poles apart in many areas, I fully support him when he said just now that he has changed his mind. I think the Government really has to deal with the matter seriously. President, I now return to this …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, in the world of the opposition camp, there are only difficulties and crises but no opportunities and hopes. Their so-called alternatives which have been implemented for more than 10 years have taken us to nowhere but a dead alley. However, they still ask us to go down such a …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, today, Members from the opposition camp mainly accuse the President of limiting the number of times a Member could speak and terminating the debate at the time specified by him. Does the President have the power to set time limits for debates and terminate debates at meetings? In …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, around 20 years ago, riding on the successful development of the electronic payment system Octopus―which went on to become the world’s earliest and most successive electronic currency that many a country later emulated―Hong Kong had for a time been regarded as a pioneer of smart city. Regrettably, Hong …
Motion on “Expediting the Promotion of Smart City Development” (2018.07.05) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I submit its Report on the examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2018-2019. The Finance Committee held a total of 21 sessions of special meetings in April this year to examine the Estimates of Expenditure 2018-2019, with the aim of ensuring that the …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, Members of the Legislative Council earlier paid a fact-finding visit to the Bay Area. We have long since heard of the rapid development in the Mainland, but the things we saw with our own eyes this time around really impress us very deeply. We saw many achievements in this …
