MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. This Policy Address is the first one of the new-term Government under the leadership of Chief Executive John LEE. Challenged by profound changes unseen in a century, Hong Kong has become disoriented over the past few years. Loopholes in the governance systems gradually emerged, the economy …
Motion Debatte on the 2022 Policy Address (2022.11.16) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. I am grateful to Dr Dennis LAM for proposing today’s motion, which gives Members an opportunity to study and discuss the spirit of the 20th National Congress, and the development opportunities presented by the 20th National Congress to Hong Kong. I support today’s motion. The 20th …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. I am very grateful to Dr TAN Yueheng for proposing today’s motion and will support his motion. In the past, I have spoken on many occasions about Hong Kong’s green development, so today I will focus my speech on the development of voluntary carbon markets (“VCMs”). Global …
Motion on “Expediting the Development of Green Transformation in Hong Kong” (2022.11.03) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. First of all, I have to thank Ms Carmen KAN for proposing this meaningful motion which I support. E-Government services, put simply, mean promoting the extensive use of digital technologies by the Government to improve the efficiency of governance, thereby achieving the objective of providing convenience …
Motion on “Legislating on Digital Economy and E-Government Services” (2022.10.27) Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President, and many thanks to Mr YIM Kong for proposing the motion today. I support the proposal of the joint development of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Boundary Control Points Economic Belt (“the BCPs Economic Belt”). In fact, this proposal has been included in the important work of the …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. On behalf of the Finance Committee, I submit its Report on the examination of the Estimates of Expenditure 2022-2023. The Finance Committee held a total of 21 sessions of special meetings in mid-April this year to examine the Estimates of Expenditure 2022-2023, with the aim to ensure …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. In the face of fierce global competition and rapid changes in the international landscape, Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre will be further challenged. If Hong Kong is to maintain its edge, it must enhance its competitiveness. I am grateful to Mr Jeffrey LAM for …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. Hong Kong is hoarding a huge amount of fiscal reserves. The Government deployed $220 billion in 2015 to set up the Future Fund (“FF”) for placement in longer-term investments with a view to securing higher returns, so as to cope with the financial pressure arising from …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): In the 1970s and 1980s, vocational education was indeed quite prevalent in Hong Kong. However, given the northern migration of industries, coupled with the development of Hong Kong into a financial centre, the significant increase in university places and other factors, parents all want their children to go to university …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. Hong Kong’s economic structure has long been in an unbalanced state, which mainly relies on finance, real estate, professional services industries, etc., making the economic foundation of Hong Kong not sound enough, members of the public not able to fully share the fruits of prosperity, and the …
