President, I speak to supplement the content of speeches made by my colleagues of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong. Today in this Council, we have heard very clearly that bid-rigging is a very serious problem, and the community also thinks that the Government should do more to solve the problem.
Speeches & Questions of the Council
It was pointed out by Mr Jeffrey LAM yesterday that the slogan of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) was “drive forward Hong Kong’s economy through commercial and industrial development and help improve people’s livelihood through our professionalism”, whereas “developing the economy and improving people’s livelihood” is its belief.
President, in my capacity as Chairman of the Bills Committee on Clearing and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill 2015 (the Bills Committee), I submit the Bills Committee’s report to this Council and report on the key points of the Bills Committee’s work.
President, first of all, I would like to thank Dr CHIANG Lai-wan and five members who have proposed amendments for their concerns about vocational education in Hong Kong. I always believe that vocational education is an indispensible part of Hong Kong’s education system.
President, in my capacity as the Chairman of the Bills Committee on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015 (the Bills Committee), I submit the Bills Committee’s report to the Legislative Council and report on the main deliberations of the Bills Committee.
President, the “one country, two systems” principle, formulated by our country’s late leader, DENG Xiaoping in the 80s, is not only forward-looking, but also rational and practical. Under the premise of Hong Kong’s return to the Motherland, the principle has a stabilizing effect on Hong Kong people’s confidence in the future. It has been almost 18 years since Hong Kong’s reunification.
President, I am speaking today with a very heavy heart, on behalf of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), in support of the motion concerning the amendment to the method for the selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Deputy President, I move the motion as printed on the Agenda. Deputy President, the occupation movement has evaporated from our streets into the thin air. Unfortunately, the stand-off between the pan-democrats and the Government continues in this Council, resulting in the lacklustre pace in vetting and approving funding applications for infrastructure projects, which has already created an unwarranted situation that
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