Economy

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. Since the development strategy for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) was finalized, Hong Kong’s financial and professional services sectors have been striving to enter GBA for development, but due to different threshold requirements, the progress has not been satisfactory. Regarding the Qianhai Plan promulgated by …

Motion on “Actively Dovetailing with the Qianhai Plan to Expedite the Integration into the Overall Development of the Country” (2022.05.18) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, President. Over the past few years, Hong Kong’s economy has been beset by internal and external problems, and the Treasury has faced unprecedented challenges in terms of revenue. In particular, for the fight against the epidemic, the Government has injected a total of over $200 billion as relief. …

Motion on “Appropriation Bill 2022” (2022.04.28) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, the Policy Address proposes integration into the national development; as the Chief Executive has said, Hong Kong benefits from its proximity to the Mainland. However, it is a pity that Hong Kong has been affected by the “anti-China disruptor forces” and it is not until today since Hong Kong’s …

Motion Debate on the 2021 Policy Address (2022.02.18) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. One of the focuses of this Policy Address is the reorganization of government structure. The Chief Executive has announced in the preliminary plan that the number of Policy Bureaux will be increased from 13 to 15 upon reorganization. I support the reorganization plan in principle, while …

Motion Debate on the 2021 Policy Address (2022.02.17) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): It is learnt that in recent years, digital assets such as non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and virtual currencies have attracted the attention of quite a number of Hong Kong investors. This type of assets can be traded on quite a number of overseas online platforms. Owing to such assets’ extremely volatile …

Council Meetings (Question): Trading of Digital Assets (2022.02.16) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Deputy President, the inexorable spread of the fifth wave of the epidemic has suddenly caused panic in Hong Kong where “zero infection” had been achieved for quite a period of time. According to the projections of the University of Hong Kong, the epidemic will not reach its peak until mid-March, …

Motion Debate on the 2021 Policy Address (2022.02.16) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Thank you, Deputy President. The healthcare system in Hong Kong has always been renowned for its quality service and low cost. However, the ever-increasing demand, coupled with society’s over-reliance on the public healthcare system, has riddled the system with problems over time, which include overly long waiting time of specialty …

Motion on “Ten-year Plan for Primary Heathcare” (2022.01.26) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, according to some people, the fall of Hong Kong started with the Legislative Council. I remember vividly that when Members threw a banana back then, a very senior Member of the pro-democracy camp expressed to me that the Legislative Council was a solemn venue for the enactment of legislation, …

Motion on “Valedictory Motion” (2021.10.27) Read More »

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, I speak in support of the Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”). Although there is the problem of long waiting time with the public healthcare system of Hong Kong, patients in case of acute or serious illnesses can all receive proper treatment immediately and the cost is even …

Motion on “Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill 2021” (2021.10.21) Read More »