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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (November 4) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, Members will debate a motion on extending the application of sections 3 and 8 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to the Chief Executive.
The motion, to be moved by Dr Helena Wong, states: "That the Independent Review Committee for the Prevention and Handling of Potential Conflicts of Interests ('Independent Review Committee') recommended in its report published on May 31, 2012 that the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) be amended to apply sections 3 and 8 of the Ordinance to the Chief Executive; the Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying stated in 2012, when he was the Chief Executive-elect, that he would consider the recommendations in the report seriously and seek to implement them as soon as possible after he took office; however, the Administration has yet to submit to this Council the proposed amendments to the Ordinance; in this connection, this Council urges the Administration to expeditiously submit to this Council an amendment bill on the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance pursuant to the recommendations of the Independent Review Committee to plug the loopholes in the law, so that the Chief Executive will not be above the law which applies to politically appointed officials and civil servants."
Mr Alan Leong, Mr Tam Yiu-chung and Ms Cyd Ho will move separate amendments to Dr Wong's motion.
Dr Chiang Lai-wan will move a motion on strengthening vocational education. The motion states: "That this Council urges the Government to vigorously promote and strengthen vocational education with equal emphasis on 'theory and practice'; at the extramural level, the Government should join hands with industrial and commercial enterprises and different organisations in society to form a 'student internship platform' to provide secondary and tertiary students with different types of internship opportunities, offering young people opportunities of first-hand exposure to the actual situations in different workplaces and facilitating them to select occupations suitable for themselves as early as possible; and at the intramural level, the training programme places and support for career and life planning instructors should be increased to enable instructors to grasp various types of new theories, practical knowledge and counselling skills, with a view to assisting instructors in guiding students to make choices about further studies and career based on their own interests, aspirations and abilities, so as to perfect the policy on career and life planning education."
Mr Ip Kin-yuen, Mr Cheung Kwok-che, Mr Poon Siu-ping, Professor Joseph Lee and Mr Kwok Wai-keung will move separate amendments to Dr Chiang's motion.
Meanwhile, Dr Priscilla Leung, Mr James To, Mr Kenneth Leung and Ms Alice Mak will each move a proposed resolution, and Mr Dennis Kwok will move two proposed resolutions under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance. Dr Leung will move a proposed resolution to extend the period for amending the Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Rules 2012 (Commencement) Notice; the Accountant's Report (Amendment) Rules 2012 (Commencement) Notice; the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Rules 2012 (Commencement) Notice; the Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012 (Commencement) Notice; and the Foreign Lawyers Practice (Amendment) Rules 2012 (Commencement) Notice laid on the table of the Council on October 14, 2015 to the meeting of December 2, 2015.
Mr To will move a proposed resolution to extend the period for amending the Consular Relations (Additional Privileges and Immunities) (Cambodia) Order and the Consular Relations (Additional Privileges and Immunities) (Philippines) Order laid on the table of the Council on October 14, 2015 to the meeting of December 2, 2015.
Mr Leung will move a proposed resolution to extend the period for amending the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Kingdom of Denmark) Order; the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Faroes) Order; the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Greenland) Order; the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Iceland) Order; the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Kingdom of Norway) Order; and the Inland Revenue (Exchange of Information relating to Taxes) (Kingdom of Sweden) Order laid on the table of the Council on October 14, 2015 to the meeting of December 2, 2015.
Ms Mak will move a proposed resolution to extend the period for amending the Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) (Amendment) Regulation 2015 and the Building (Administration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2015 laid on the table of the Council on October 14, 2015 to the meeting of December 2, 2015.
Mr Dennis Kwok will move two proposed resolutions to extend the period for amending the Trainee Solicitors (Amendment) Rules 2015 and the Rules of the High Court (Amendment) (No. 3) Rules 2015, as well as the Rules of the District Court (Amendment) Rules 2015 laid on the table of the Council on October 14, 2015 to the meeting of December 2, 2015.
On bills, Members will resume Second Reading debates on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2015, the Clearing and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2015 and the Supplementary Appropriation (2014-2015) Bill. If the Bills are supported by Members and receive their Second Reading, they will then go through the Committee stage and be read the third time.
During the meeting, Members will also ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk). Please note that the agenda is subject to change, and the latest information about the agenda could be found on the LegCo Website.
Members of the public are welcome to observe the proceedings of the meeting from the public galleries of the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. They may reserve seats by calling 3919 3399 during office hours. Members of the public can also watch or listen the meeting via the "Webcast" system on the LegCo Website.
Ends/Monday, November 2, 2015
Issued at HKT 19:05
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