Economy

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. I am very grateful to Mr Frankie YICK for proposing today’s motion so that the issue of Hong Kong as a regional logistics hub can be discussed in this Council. Before 2004, Hong Kong had the world’s greatest container throughput. Unfortunately, with the rise of container …

Motion on “Reinforcing Hong Kong’s Status as a Regional Logistics Hub” (2023.01.18) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. I thank Ir CHAN Siu-hung for proposing today’s motion. Green transport development is the general trend. In 2021, the Government published such strategies as the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles (“EVs”), setting the target of ceasing new registration of fuel-propelled cars by 2035, …

Motion on “Promoting the Development of Green Transport” (2023.01.11) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. In my capacity as the Chairman of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Taxation on Specified Foreign-sourced Income) Bill 2022 (“the Bill”), I now brief the Council on the main deliberations of the Bills Committee. The Bill seeks to amend the Inland Revenue Ordinance so …

Motion on “Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Taxation on Specified Foreign-sourced Income) Bill 2022” (2022.12.14) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. Despite the rapid development of the country and the sweeping changes in society, many foreigners still have misconceptions about the country because the foreign media have long viewed China from a negative perspective, and many people believe it to be true. Recently, I had the honour to …

Motion on “Comprehensively Understanding the Country’s Development and Telling Good Stories of China and Hong Kong, China” (2022.12.14) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. I speak in support of the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) (Amendment) Bill 2022 (“the Bill”). The Bill seeks to take forward the establishment of the Preparatory Office of the International Organization for Mediation (“the Preparatory Office”) in Hong Kong by the Central Authorities, and grant …

Motion on “International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) (Amendment) Bill 2022” (2022.12.07) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. The lack of upward mobility for young people has been a problem plaguing Hong Kong for years, which has also given rise to many negative social impacts, including the emergence of anti-social sentiments among young people which had been used to fuel the “Occupy Central” movement …

Motion on “Formulating a Policy and a Blueprint on Facilitating Young People’s Upward Mobility” (2022.11.23) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. Hong Kong is an international financial centre and the financial industry has been its main artery; all industries strive when the financial industry thrives. In the past years, the trade war, “black-clad violence” and the epidemic have impaired Hong Kong and hit various sectors of the …

Motion Debate on the 2022 Policy Address (2022.11.17) Read More »