Economy – Page 13

Council Meetings (Oral Question): Illegal Carriage of Passengers for Reward (2018.05.16)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, as mentioned by a number of colleagues just now, there is indeed a demand for e-hailing service. I would like to ask if the Government will develop a scheme to impose regulation and restriction that is acceptable to the taxi trade. After all, taxi owners have paid a high …

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Motion on “Appropriation Bill 2018” (2018.05.02)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): First of all, I thank the President for allowing Members to give overall comments on the Budget in this debate session. The Budget serves two main purposes: first, to promote economic development so as to create wealth and employment for society; second, to fairly resolve various livelihood problems by using …

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Motion on “Proposed Resolutions Under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China” (2017.12.15)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, I am greatly affected by filibustering and so I have no reason not to speak. Everyone knows that when Members filibuster, my blood pressure gets higher and higher. Although someone on the Internet wished that I had a stroke soon or cursed me in some other ways, many …

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Council Meetings (Oral Question): Regulating and Facilitating Financial Technology Development (2017.12.06)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, let me first declare that I am an independent non-executive director of the Bank of East Asia. Virtual banks provide banking services mainly through the Internet or electronic transmission and they are characterized by the lack of physical branches. However, HKMA is currently promoting what is called financial inclusion …

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Motion of Thanks (2017.11.08)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, the Policy Address comprehensively examines various important policy areas, and actively follows up various problems. Having assumed office for only several months, the new Government has performed so many tasks, reflecting that the Government is bold and resolute in making Hong Kong better. I sincerely hope that all …

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Motion on Taking Forward the Follow-up Tasks of the Co-location Arrangement at the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (2017.11.02)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, a Member has just brought up the issue of insurance. In fact, for insurance, like “co-location”, there is nothing to worry about. The section of Express Rail Link (“XRL”) operation within Hong Kong’s territory will be managed by the MTR Corporation Limited who will procure third-party insurance under …

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Report of the Finance Committee on the Examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2017-2018 (2017.07.12)

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 2017-2018. The Finance Committee held a total of 21 sessions of special meetings from late March to early April this year to examine the Estimates of Expenditure 2017-2018, with the aim …

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Motion on “Reforming Outdated Legislation and Promoting the Development of Innovation and Technology” (2017.07.05)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): In light of the rapid development of technology, the development of innovation and technology in the next decade, in particular artificial intelligence, will bring dynastic changes to our economy and life in a fashion similar to the industrial revolution which released immense productivity to the world. Therefore, as we can …

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Council Meetings (Oral Question): Regulating of Short Selling Activities (2017.06.28)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, Secretary Prof CHAN will leave the Government very soon, I wish to thank him for maintaining the financial stability of Hong Kong and seriously addressing the concerns and feedbacks of the market on government policies. I believe the Secretary will continue to offer good proposals for Hong Kong’s finance …

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Motion on “Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017” (2017.06.28)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I am glad that the Second Reading debate on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017 (“the Bill”) is resumed today. Over the years, I have been following up on the issue of increasing the seating capacity of public light buses (“PLBs”). I am really delighted that the proposal can …

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