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Council Meetings (Question): Measures to Improve MPF Scheme (2013.11.06)

President, the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) engaged a consultant to study on the trustees of mandatory provident fund (MPF) and administration costs of MPF. The relevant report was published last year, recommending a number of measures to improve the MPF system, including promotion of computerization in the relevant processing to reduce costs and …

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Council Meetings (Oral Question): Law-enforcement Actions to Conduct Stop-and-searches and Check Identity Cards by Police Officers (2013.10.30)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): I think stop and question and stop and search actions are effective in fighting crimes. As the Vice-Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC), I know that many complaints are related to the use of foul language or impolite treatment, and as a matter of fact, these cases are …

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Council Meetings (Question): Impact of Shanghai Free Trade Zone on Hong Kong (2013.10.30)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, recently, the State Council announced the launch of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Scheme to set up the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ). The objectives of setting up FTZ include liberalization of the Renminbi (RMB) capital accounts, implementation of a taxation policy which promotes investment, and development …

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Council Meetings (Oral Question): March on 1 July（2013.07.17）

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Many members of the public are highly concerned about the number of participants in the 1 July march, and a number of media organizations also pointed out on the following day that if the organizer released a figure which was way too exaggerated, it would lead to the question of …

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Council Meetings (Oral Question): Public Consultation on Constitutional Reform（2013.07.17）

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, concerning consultation on constitutional reform, I think the Government should spend more time on formulating a good proposal, rather than proceeding hastily. The SAR Government often emphasizes that it will allow sufficient time for consultation. Can the Secretary explain in detail all the required steps in the consultation on …

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Council Meetings (Question): Enforcement of Marking Scheme for Estate Management Enforcement in Public Housing Estates（2013.07.03）

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, the Marking Scheme for Estate Management Enforcement in Public Housing Estates (the MarkingScheme) currently covers 28 misdeeds. Public rental housing (PRH) estate and interim housing (IH) households who are found to have committed any of the misdeeds will be allotted three to 15 points according to the degree of …

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Council Meetings (Question): Working Holiday Scheme (2023.06.26)

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, Hong Kong has implemented the Working Holiday Scheme (the Scheme) with New Zealand and Australia since 2001 so that bilateral cultural ties as well as tourism promotion and development can be enhanced. Under the Scheme, Hong Kong young people aged between 18 and 30 may visit these countries for …

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Council Meetings (Question): Assisting Insurance Industry in Developing Business in Qianhai（2013.06.19）

MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Chinese): President, the work for establishing Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen (Qianhai) is in progress, and it is expected that by 2020, Qianhai will become internationalized with a first-rate modern service industry system. According to the Overall Development Plan on Hong Kong/Shenzhen Cooperation on Modern Service …

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Council Meetings (Question): Retirement of disciplined grades civil servants（2013.05.29）

Question: Under the existing New Pension Scheme or the Civil Service Provident Fund (CSPF) Scheme, the prescribed retirement ages for civil servants of the disciplined grades (disciplined service officers), which are set at 55 or 57 (depending on their ranks), are lower than the normal retirement age of 60 for civil servants of civilian grades. …

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Council Meetings (Question): Fire service installations and equipment（2013.05.08）

Question: A Number 4 alarm fire broke out at South Horizons, Ap Lei Chau on April 11 this year. It has been reported that the firefighting efforts encountered difficulties, including fire appliances being unable to enter the access roads in the vicinity of the fire scene, insufficient water pressure from the building’s fire hydrants, as …

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