Following is a written reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Ambrose S K Lee, to a question by the Hon Chan Kin-por in the Legislative Council today (July 8): Question: The insurance sector has all along hoped that the Government will list particular insurance products (e.g. products which are investment-linked or with saving element) …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): At present, the most serious problem is that the sale of the lists of telephone numbers is rampant, causing unnecessary nuisance to members of the public. What will the Government do to clamp down on such activities, including the sale of the lists of telephone numbers on the Internet? SECRETARY …
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Kin-por and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council (June 24): Question: In the face of the impact of the financial tsunami, the insurance and finance sectors have been the first to be dealt …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): Regarding the Government’s current review to set new AQOs, may I ask the authorities when the new objectives will be implemented and what the progress is so far? SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (in Cantonese): President, the consultancy should complete its report by the end of the month. I hope to …
Council Meetings (Oral Question): Review the New Air Quality Objectives（2009.06.17） Read More »
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): All right. I would like to ask a question about the last paragraph of the main reply. We all know that purely electric vehicles still have many technical problems to be solved, for example, the vehicle battery charging device requires replacement because of easy ageing, and the mileage and speed …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): At a meeting held by a Bills Committee in the Legislative Council last Saturday on raising tobacco duty, organizations were invited to attend the meeting to express their views on raising the duty, and their response was quite enthusiastic. Representatives of cigarette vendors expressed grave concern that, with the introduction …
MR CHAN KIN-POR (in Cantonese): President, we can see from the main reply that various places in the world, including Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, have enacted different laws and regulations to regulate “drug driving”. Since drug abuse has been rampant in Hong Kong in recent years, I wish to ask …
Council Meetings (Oral Question): Driving under the Influence of Drugs（2009.05.27） Read More »
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Kin-por and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative CouncilApril 29: Question: It is learnt that the Government is now conducting a study on the establishment of an Insurance Authority (IA) independent from the government …
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Kin-por and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Ms Eva Cheng, in the Legislative Council today (April 22): Question: While all the units in Jolly Place and Cheerful Court which are the elderly estates constructed by the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) have …
Council Meetings (Question): Reduce Shortage in Elderly Housing（2009.04.22） Read More »
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Kin-por and a reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, in the Legislative Council March 4: Question:In the first half of last year, the number of occupational injuries and deaths was over 20 000 and, among them, 100 were fatal cases, which …
