Year 2003 - 2004
	Year 2002 - 2003
	Year 2001 - 2002
	Year 2000 - 2001

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Questions(Year 2000 - 2001) To view the replies, read the Official Record of Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the relevant Council meeting. To view the wording of questions, click the relevant links in the Subject column below to go to the relevant Agenda for the meeting.

October, 2000	4*	11 *	12 *	18	25 & 26 #
November, 2000	1#	8	15	22	29
December, 2000	6	13	20 & 21
January, 2001	10	17
February, 2001	7	8*	14	21	28
March, 2001	7#	14	28 & 29#
April, 2001	4#	25
May, 2001	2	9	16	23	30
June, 2001	6	13	14*	20 & 21	27
July, 2001	4 & 5	11 & 12

* No Questions scheduled for such meetings
# No Oral Questions scheduled for such meetings

	List of Questions as grouped by :	meeting dates   /   Members' names   /   replying officials
	List on the numbers of Questions and Supplementaries asked by individual Members

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Council meeting on 18.10.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Kenneth TING	Assistance provided to Hong Kong businessmen who encounter difficulties during customs clearance in the Mainland	Oral
Q. 2	HO Chun-yan	Protection of the interests of credit card holders	Oral
Q. 3	CHAN Kam-lam	PRH tenants required to carry out fire protection works before retrofitting the balcony of their units with windows	Oral
Q. 4	LAW Chi-kwong	Container Terminal 9 contractor granted permit to dispose highly contaminated dredged mud in Mainland waters	Oral
Q. 5	CHAN Yuen-han	Policy on granting CSSA payments to family members over 21 who are still attending schools	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Asbestos-containing construction materials used in HOS buildings	Oral
Q. 7	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Collection and uses of rental deposits by the Housing Authority	Written
Q. 8	TAM Yiu-chung	Reviewing the age limit requirement in respect of dependent parent allowance	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Kwok-keung	Cases of withdrawals from the CSSA scheme	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kong-wah	Plan to change the design of traffic signs	Written
Q. 11	LAW Chi-kwong	Environmental concern on the use of rapeseed oil as vehicle fuel	Written
Q. 12	TAM Yiu-chung	Elderly persons applying for CSSA	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Kwok-keung	Termination by statutory bodies of employees who have been declared bankrupt by the Court	Written
Q. 14	Bernard CHAN	Implementation progress of the MPF System	Written
Q. 15	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Liaison Office of the Central People's Government allegedly interferring with the religious freedom in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 16	CHOY So-yuk	Proposals to improve services provided to tourists	Written

Council meeting on 25.10.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Kong-wah	Supply and demand for primary school places	Written
Q. 2	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Plan to standardize weekday and holiday fares for ferry routes plying the outlying islands	Written
Q. 3	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Fresh vegetables being discarded at wholesale markets managed by the Vegetable Marketing Organization	Written
Q. 4	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Monitoring the charging of service fees by mobile telephone service operators	Written
Q. 5	SIN Chung-kai	Promoting applications of Geographical Information Systems within Government departments	Written
Q. 6	LAW Chi-kwong	Statistics on various grants and supplements under the CSSA Scheme	Written
Q. 7	LAU Kong-wah	Helping BNO holders who have encountered difficulties in immigration clearance at overseas border control points	Written
Q. 8	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Progress of separate collection and recycling of household waste	Written
Q. 9	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Reduced supply of HOS flats	Written
Q. 10	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Procedure and time taken for managers and professionals applying to work in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 11	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Plan to develop a new town at Hung Shui Kiu	Written

Council meeting on 1.11.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Adoption of the "green purchasing" policy by government departments	Written
Q. 2	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Complaints in respect of MPF System	Written
Q. 3	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Government's effort to assist professionals in exploring development opportunities outside Hong Kong	Written
Q. 4	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of $200 million for public sector secondary schools to purchase notebook computers for loan to needy students	Written
Q. 5	Howard YOUNG	Guard against abuse of redress channels in respect of discriminatory acts	Written
Q. 6	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Problem of overcrowding in PRH estates	Written
Q. 7	LAU Kong-wah	Age threshold set for student concessionary fares by MTRCL	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Stenches emitting from a nullah in Tin Shui Wai caused by the discharge of untreated pig excretion into it	Written
Q. 9	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Compensation to the former Vice Chancellor of HKU who resigned in September	Written
Q. 10	Bernard CHAN	Trade malpractices of removal companies	Written
Q. 11	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Noise nuisance caused by road traffic	Written
Q. 12	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Breakdown of newly created posts in the Government	Written

Council meeting on 8.11.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Wong-fat	Disposal of tested products by the Consumer Council	Oral
Q. 2	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Inconvenient location of drying racks of units in some PRH estates	Oral
Q. 3	NG Leung-sing	Appointment of members of the public to advisory and statutory bodies	Oral
Q. 4	CHOY So-yuk	Women participation in subcommittees under the Housing Authority	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chung-tai	Training costs of engineering students and employment situation of such graduates	Oral
Q. 6	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Proposal to build a new road between Aberdeen and the Peak	Oral
Q. 7	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Local and Mainland officials visiting each other	Written
Q. 8	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Handling of conflicts among prisoners	Written
Q. 9	HO Chung-tai	Air quality inside MTR train compartments	Written
Q. 10	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Maintenance plans for the grave of the mother of Dr Sun Yat-sen	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Hong Kong as a transit point for human smuggling	Written
Q. 12	WONG Yung-kan	Timing of issuance of Demand for Rates in respect of newly completed buildings	Written
Q. 13	LAU Kong-wah	Crimes and violence in schools	Written
Q. 14	Howard YOUNG	Proposal to relieve congestion at immigration counters at Lo Wu Control Point	Written
Q. 15	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Installation of telecommunication transmitting devices in schools for commercial purposes	Written
Q. 16	LAU Kong-wah	Mainland women engaging in prostitution	Written
Q. 17	SIN Chung-kai	Protection of the privacy of Internet surfers	Written
Q. 18	TANG Siu-tong	Progress of the plan to introduce legislation to solve the problem of missing or illegible Government leases and grants	Written

Council meeting on 15.11.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Plan to subsidize a company to collect plastic household waste in PRH estates	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Statistics on breast cancers	Oral
Q. 3	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Reduction of end-of-contract gratuity payable to contract staff by deducting employer's contributions to MPF Scheme by the Government	Oral
Q. 4	WONG Yung-kan	Plan to designate the waters south of Cheung Chau as a permanent dumping area for construction waste	Oral
Q. 5	LUI Ming-wah	Attracting semiconductor chip manufacturers to set up fabrication plants in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Liaison mechanisms with airlines regarding incidents related to aviation safety	Oral
Q. 7	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Nuisances caused by water dripping from plants of upper floor households	Written
Q. 8	LAU Kong-wah	Nuisances caused by prostitutes soliciting business in public places	Written
Q. 9	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Occupational health protection for employees of noisy entertainment establishments	Written
Q. 10	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Tenants Purchase Scheme	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Monitoring environmental consultancy studies	Written
Q. 12	HO Chung-tai	Maintenance of potable water pipes inside units of PRH estates	Written
Q. 13	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Education for the minority races	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Accident and emergency services of public hospitals	Written
Q. 15	LAW Chi-kwong	Admission of students with special education needs by mainstream schools	Written

Council meeting on 22.11.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHOY So-yuk	Liaison mechanism with the Mainland authorities regarding disposal of contaminated mud in Mainland waters	Oral
Q. 2	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Issuance of pricing guidelines by some trade associations	Oral
Q. 3	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Drug abuses by the youth	Oral
Q. 4	LEUNG Fu-wah	Review the stipulation banning red public light buses to use expressways	Oral
Q. 5	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Deployment of police officers to maintain law and order for public meetings and public processions	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Policy of not reviewing the names of civil servants who are subject to disciplinary actions	Oral
Q. 7	CHOY So-yuk	Crimes related to rave parties	Written
Q. 8	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Guided tours for public and private museums	Written
Q. 9	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	High percentage of population with short-sightedness	Written
Q. 10	HUI Cheung-ching	Competitiveness of the Hong Kong International Airport	Written
Q. 11	LAW Chi-kwong	Statistics on elderly receiving CSSA payments	Written
Q. 12	WONG Sing-chi	Statistics on employment situation of disabled persons	Written
Q. 13	TO Kun-sun, James	The Commissioner of Police exercising the power to accept shorter notice for public meetings and public processions	Written
Q. 14	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Additional medical and nursing staff required for achieving new initiatives in the Policy Objectives	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Theft in food eating places involving credit cards	Written
Q. 16	LI Fung-ying	Foreign domestic helpers undertaking driving duties	Written
Q. 17	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Tailor-made courses organized by the Employees Retraining Board and relevant training bodies	Written
Q. 18	SIN Chung-kai	Implementation of the Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2000	Written
Q. 19	Howard YOUNG	Pots used for saplings	Written
Q. 20	LAU Kong-wah	Cases of child abuses	Written

Council meeting on 29.11.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LUI Ming-wah	Proposal to relax the importation of technical personnels	Oral
Q. 2	LI Kwok-po, David	China's impending accession to the World Trade Organization	Oral
Q. 3	LO Wing-lok	Plan to cut intake of medical students	Oral
Q. 4	TANG Siu-tong	Remedial works for two HOS blocks in Tin Shui Wai	Oral
Q. 5	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Justifications for the Police to allege that bars in Yuen Long are closely related with triads	Oral
Q. 6	Kenneth TING	Recovering duty concessions for ultra-low sulphur diesels	Oral
Q. 7	LEUNG Fu-wah	Survey on the need of household service	Written
Q. 8	Bernard CHAN	Insurance cover for students of subsidized schools	Written
Q. 9	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Comprehensive insurance plan for subsidized schools	Written
Q. 10	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Prevention of spam e-mails	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Odour problem of toilets in the Hong Kong International Airport	Written
Q. 12	LAU Kong-wah	Drug abuses by the youths	Written
Q. 13	Kenneth TING	Promotion of research and development in science and technology	Written
Q. 14	LI Kwok-po, David	Provision of double taxation relief for financial services	Written
Q. 15	LO Wing-lok	Regulation of health food products	Written
Q. 16	LEUNG Fu-wah	Calculation method for work-days lost as a result of labour disputes	Written
Q. 17	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Search for the missing teenager YU Man-hon	Written
Q. 18	LAU Kong-wah	Safety of drugs containing PPA	Written
Q. 19	TANG Siu-tong	Rental policy for shops in public housing estates	Written
Q. 20	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Expenditure incurred for maintaining law and order for public processions and demonstrations	Written

Council meeting on 6.12.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	IP Kwok-him	Fire safety of plastic boards in Lion Rock Tunnel and Aberdeen Tunnel	Oral
Q. 2	TSANG Yok-sing	Dental services provided by the Department of Health	Oral
Q. 3	WONG Sing-chi	Protecting the rights of short-term contract staff of non-governmental social welfare agencies	Oral
Q. 4	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Disturbances caused by aircraft noises in the early hours	Oral
Q. 5	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Determination of the number and prices of HOS units to be sold in the coming year	Oral
Q. 6	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Handling cases of kindergarten and primary school pupils being sexually abused	Oral
Q. 7	LAU Wong-fat	Government departments and public organizations which do not accept verbal complaints	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Yuen-han	Statistics on former CSSA recipients who have ceased receiving CSSA payments after obtaining employment	Written
Q. 9	LI Kwok-po, David	Review of the system for hoisting tropical cyclone warning signals	Written
Q. 10	CHOY So-yuk	Statistics on unallocated PRH units	Written
Q. 11	TAM Yiu-chung	Offer of concessions to elderly by utility companies	Written
Q. 12	LEUNG Fu-wah	Radio broadcast on franchised buses	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Kwok-keung	CSSA cases classified as "lost contact"	Written
Q. 14	Bernard CHAN	Promoting flexitime within and outside the Government	Written
Q. 15	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Acceptance of donations from suppliers of student lunch boxes, uniforms and office equipment	Written
Q. 16	HO Chung-tai	Layoff by companies operating Internet web-sites	Written
Q. 17	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Provision of child-minding services	Written
Q. 18	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Financial arrangements for the Cyberport project	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kong-wah	Cases of non-payment of Government rates	Written
Q. 20	IP Kwok-him	Food labelling	Written

Council meeting on 13.12.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Trial scheme on two-mode teaching in junior secondary schools	Oral
Q. 2	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Review the type of driving licence holders allowed to drive medium good vehicles	Oral
Q. 3	LEUNG Fu-wah	Protection of labour rights and benefits of Government employees on non-civil service contract terms	Oral
Q. 4	HO Chung-tai	Investments in researches in science and technology	Oral
Q. 5	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Policy in which elderly recipients of disability allowance not granted the old age allowance	Oral
Q. 6	CHAN Kam-lam	Management and maintenance of buildings	Oral
Q. 7	NG Leung-sing	Working Holiday Scheme for young people of Hong Kong and with New Zealand	Written
Q. 8	NG Ching-fai	Regulation of health food product	Written
Q. 9	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Redress channel for prostitutes operating one-woman brothels	Written
Q. 10	CHAN Yuen-han	Statistics on low-income CSSA cases	Written
Q. 11	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Proposal to bid for staging the next All China Games in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 12	LAU Wong-fat	Areas of land designated for specified uses that promote conservation or protection of the environment and as water gathering grounds	Written
Q. 13	IP Kwok-him	Provision of computer courses for the elderly	Written
Q. 14	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Review of land resumption practice	Written
Q. 15	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Environmental concern of the use of a dry cleaning solvents	Written
Q. 16	LI Kwok-po, David	Uploading the Gazette onto the Government web-site	Written
Q. 17	TANG Siu-tong	Monitoring road excavation works	Written
Q. 18	SIN Chung-kai	Use of spyware by software manufacturers and Internet web-site operators	Written
Q. 19	Howard YOUNG	Number of persons issued Hong Kong permanent identity cards in accordance with paragraph 2(4) of Article 24 of the Basic Law	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Kwok-keung	Management of the Lai Chi Kok Hospital	Written

Council meeting on 20.12.2000

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Mainland women enter Hong Kong to engage in prostitution	Oral
Q. 2	YEUNG Sum	Change of tariff structure by the Hongkong Electric Company Limited	Oral
Q. 3	LEE Cheuk-yan	Labour protection for employees forced to become self-employed	Oral
Q. 4	SIN Chung-kai	Proposal to request subscription television operators to set aside a channel for broadcasting programmes produced by RTHK and LCSD	Oral
Q. 5	WONG Yung-kan	Monitor the performance of consultants commissioned to conduct Environmental Impact Assessments	Oral
Q. 6	IP Kwok-him	Monitor the service quality of private residential care homes for the elderly	Oral
Q. 7	WU King-cheong, Henry	Consultation on the proposal to remove minimum brokerage commission by April 2002	Written
Q. 8	LAU Ping-cheung	Re-sale of flats under the Home Ownership Scheme, Tenants Purchase Scheme and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Assist small and medium enterprises to overcome financial difficulties	Written
Q. 10	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Review of public rental housing rentals	Written
Q. 11	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Implementation progress of Enhanced Productivity Plan	Written
Q. 12	LAW Chi-kwong	Cases of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease	Written
Q. 13	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Parental education	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Maintenance of slopes on private land	Written
Q. 15	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Provision of public rental housing units for application for transfer by overcrowded households	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Use of private donations received by universities	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Fires caused by faulty household electrical appliances	Written
Q. 18	SIN Chung-kai	Complaints on anti-competitive behaviours received by OFTA	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Applications for land re-grant premium assessments	Written
Q. 20	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Survey on views of directorate officers on ethical standards	Written

Council meeting on 10.1.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	TO Kun-sun, James	Review the rentals of public rental housing units	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Ping-cheung	Government's effort to assist professionals in exploring development opportunities in the Mainland	Oral
Q. 3	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Impact of cross-boundary travel between the residents of Hong Kong and the Mainland on domestic consumption	Oral
Q. 4	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Review of employees' compensation system	Oral
Q. 5	Bernard CHAN	Delay in the setting up of the Council for Sustainable Development	Oral
Q. 6	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Safety of food products containing genetically-modified corn ingredients	Oral
Q. 7	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Demand and supply of LPG filling stations	Written
Q. 8	HO Chun-yan	Statistics on public rental housing estates	Written
Q. 9	NG Leung-sing	Search for new landfills	Written
Q. 10	LI Fung-ying	Cases of medical blunders in public hospitals	Written
Q. 11	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Faulty design of watercloset system in some public rental housing estates	Written
Q. 12	LAU Wong-fat	Impact of advertisement signboards on the dissipation of vehicle emissions on street	Written
Q. 13	TAM Yiu-chung	Impact on the environment and traffic of three concrete batching plants to be built in the vicinity of Tong Yan San Tsuen	Written
Q. 14	CHOY So-yuk	Landscape treatment for government man-made slopes	Written
Q. 15	Howard YOUNG	Utilization of the Government House	Written
Q. 16	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Effectiveness of Education Television programmes	Written
Q. 17	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Regulation of the advertisements and signboards relating to Chinese medicine practice	Written
Q. 18	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Disputes with public works contractors referred to arbitrators	Written
Q. 19	SIN Chung-kai	Educate youngsters about the ethical conduct to be adopted when using the Internet	Written
Q. 20	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Anonymity of a victim of a "specified sexual offence" under the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200)	Written

Council meeting on 17.1.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LUI Ming-wah	Statistics on small and medium enterprises	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Provision of petrol filling stations in existing car parks and on land for other commercial uses	Oral
Q. 3	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Assistance to persons with financial problems	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Sum	Designation of pedestrian precincts	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chun-yan	Allocation of vacant public housing units	Oral
Q. 6	LO Wing-lok	The Airport Authority's acceptance of sponsorship by a tobacco company	Oral
Q. 7	NG Ching-fai	Co-ordination of the work of the Co-ordinated Maintenance of Buildings Scheme and Building Management Co-ordination Committees	Written
Q. 8	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Cases of default payment of wages	Written
Q. 9	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Child abuse problem	Written
Q. 10	LAW Chi-kwong	Rising number of young smokers	Written
Q. 11	YEUNG Yiu-chung	False fire alarms in PRH estates	Written
Q. 12	Howard YOUNG	Nuisances caused to tourists on street by touting activities for fortune-telling	Written
Q. 13	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Regulation of the sale and promotion of health food products	Written
Q. 14	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Regulation of Chinese medicine dispensers	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Duty rosters for officers of the Immigration Department at border control points	Written
Q. 16	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Casualties caused by falling concrete structures or collapsed canopies	Written
Q. 17	HO Chung-tai	Bursting of main aqueducts for conveying Dongjiang water	Written
Q. 18	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Redevelopment plan for Kwun Tong	Written
Q. 19	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Insurance companies' refusal to provide medical insurance coverage to persons with long-term illness	Written

Council meeting on 7.2.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Fair disclosure of company information by listed companies	Oral
Q. 2	TAM Yiu-chung	Environmental pollution caused by the West New Territories Landfill	Oral
Q. 3	HUI Cheung-ching	Assistance for Hong Kong businessman who have investments in the Mainland	Oral
Q. 4	TANG Siu-tong	Remedial works to the foundations of two HOS blocks in Tin Shui Wai	Oral
Q. 5	LI Kwok-po, David	The International Events Fund	Oral
Q. 6	LEE Cheuk-yan	Government departments' use of staffing service of employment agency instead of hiring contract staff directly	Oral
Q. 7	WONG Yung-kan	Implementation of the Dangerous Dogs Regulation	Written
Q. 8	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Financial situation of the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund	Written
Q. 9	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Road safety of vehicle flyovers with two-way traffic	Written
Q. 10	LAU Ping-cheung	Corporatization of the Survey and Mapping Office of the Lands Department	Written
Q. 11	LI Fung-ying	Implementation of the Admission of Talents Scheme	Written
Q. 12	FUNG Kin-yee, Frederick	Proposal to abolish the levy of estate duty	Written
Q. 13	LEUNG Fu-wah	Counselling service for persons aggrieved by financial hardships or family problems provided by SWD	Written
Q. 14	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Management of the AIDs Trust Fund	Written
Q. 15	Bernard CHAN	Discount rates used in cashflow analysis for public works	Written
Q. 16	CHAN Wai-yip, Alber	Safety of vessels sailing in the choppy Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 17	LAW Chi-kwong	Provision of education at senior secondary level or above for persons with disabilities	Written
Q. 18	Howard YOUNG	Licensing work of the Travel Agents Registry	Written
Q. 19	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Incidents of family violence and the problem of orphans arising out of those incidents	Written
Q. 20	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Transfer of prisoners between HKSAR and the Mainland	Written

Council meeting on 14.2.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Progress of the plan to require drivers to switch off the engines of their vehicles while waiting	Oral
Q. 2	SIN Chung-kai	Role of the Hong Kong Productivity Council	Oral
Q. 3	CHAN Yuen-han	Policy on the control of access to and from and development plan of Chung Ying Street	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Basis used in calculating the salary of a serving Senior Graduate Master appointed to a lower-ranked GM post in another school	Oral
Q. 5	LAU Ping-cheung	Monitoring consultancy costs in public works	Oral
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Policy on waste management service contracts upon business assignments	Oral
Q. 7	LEE Cheuk-yan	Reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions by power plants	Written
Q. 8	LO Wing-lok	Issuance of employment visas to Chinese medicine practitioners outside Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	WONG Yung-kan	Quota set for green form applicants for Home Purchase Loan Scheme	Written
Q. 10	TANG Siu-tong	Asbestos control for the demolition works for the Tsuen Wan Seven Streets redevelopment project	Written
Q. 11	TAM Yiu-chung	Control of nuisances caused by building demolition works for the Tsuen Wan Seven Streets redevelopment project	Written
Q. 12	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Work of the Steering Committee on Parent Education	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Removal plan for the Castle Peak Wholesale Marine Fish Market	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Traffic accidents at sub-standard roads	Written
Q. 15	Howard YOUNG	Competition of local fixed wireline-based telecommunication network services markets	Written
Q. 16	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Absence periods set for Old Age Allowance	Written
Q. 17	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Permitting children to receive education at home	Written
Q. 18	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Increasing number of cases in which credit card holders were unable to make credit card repayments	Written
Q. 19	LAW Chi-kwong	Difficulties encountered by a company in setting up charging facilities for electric light buses	Written
Q. 20	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Inadequate power supply installations in the units of estates to be sold under the TPS	Written

Council meeting on 21.2.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	NG Leung-sing	Effectiveness of seawalls with new design	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Kong-wah	Station-skipping incidents of East Rail trains of KCRC	Oral
Q. 3	Kenneth TING	Increasing trend of young children sent abroad for education	Oral
Q. 4	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Health hazards of using mobile phones	Oral
Q. 5	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Disclosure of relevant information in sales leaflets of HOS	Oral
Q. 6	LEUNG Fu-wah	Handling labour disputes and claims by the Labour Department	Oral
Q. 7	FOK Tsun-ting, Timothy	Progress of the project to develop West Kowloon Reclamation	Written
Q. 8	IP Kwok-him	Effectiveness of crowd control operations	Written
Q. 9	LAU Wong-fat	Land premium income in respect of New Territories small houses	Written
Q. 10	TANG Siu-tong	Study on underground water physics	Written
Q. 11	TAM Yiu-chung	Frauds involving the sale of uncompleted village houses	Written
Q. 12	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Deportation and removal of persons	Written
Q. 13	SIN Chung-kai	Eligibility for home loan interest deductions	Written
Q. 14	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Impact of windshear on ascending or descending air crafts	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Disposal and recovery of construction and demolition materials	Written
Q. 16	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Housewives excluded from the Mandatory Provident Funds Scheme	Written
Q. 17	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Refresher courses for serving teachers	Written
Q. 18	LAW Chi-kwong	Service of refuge centres for women	Written
Q. 19	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Feasibility of using green traffic light signal countdown timers in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 20	Howard YOUNG	Flight delays	Written

Council meeting on 28.2.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Congestion at immigration counters at Lo Wu Control Point during peak hours of inbound travel	Oral
Q. 2	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Impact of the departure of the Chief Secretary for Administration on the Review of the Institutional Framework for Public Housing	Oral
Q. 3	WONG Sing-chi	Provision of Secondary One places in North District	Oral
Q. 4	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Storage facilities for radioactive waste	Oral
Q. 5	LO Wing-lok	Safety of Chinese medicines	Oral
Q. 6	CHAN Kam-lam	Alleviating the financial burden of tenants of public rental housing	Oral
Q. 7	Kenneth TING	Measures to promote interest in and understanding of information technology among the public	Written
Q. 8	LEE Cheuk-yan	Labour statistics	Written
Q. 9	WU King-cheong, Henry	Air-raid shelters used for storing radioactive waste	Written
Q. 10	SIN Chung-kai	Review of PNETS charges	Written
Q. 11	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Dismissal of teachers	Written
Q. 12	SIN Chung-kai	OFTA's monitoring radio communications	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Maintenance of slopes	Written
Q. 14	LI Wah-ming, Fred	The aborted scheme to provide private medical services in the vicinity of A & E departments of public hospital	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Education for disabled persons	Written
Q. 16	Howard YOUNG	Traffic accidents in the Mainland involving Hong Kong tourists	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Change of drivers for a bus while carrying passengers	Written
Q. 18	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Planning design of Trunk Road T7	Written
Q. 19	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Training for Civil servants	Written
Q. 20	Kenneth TING	Financing of small and medium enterprises	Written

Council meeting on 7.3.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Increasing cases of Influenza H1N1 virus infection	Written
Q. 2	HUI Cheung-ching	The proposal to build a cross-harbour bridge connecting Zhuhai and Hong Kong	Written
Q. 3	NG Leung-sing	Relocation of cargo working areas on both sides of the Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 4	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Appointment of principal officials from outside the civil service	Written
Q. 5	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Deployment of artificial reefs in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 6	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Arrangements for the holder of the office of Chief Executive after his departure from the office	Written
Q. 7	HO Chung-tai	Facilities for the disabled in public places	Written
Q. 8	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Refurbishment of vacated public housing estate units	Written
Q. 9	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Emergence of drug-resistant bacteria as a result of the overuse of antibiotics	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kong-wah	Management of penal institutions	Written
Q. 11	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Regulation of disposable environmentally-friendly food containers	Written
Q. 12	SIN Chung-kai	Review of the power of the Hong Kong Association of Banks	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Protecting the rights and benefits of ethnic minorities	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Industrial safety in relation to lift shafts	Written
Q. 15	Howard YOUNG	Licensing of guesthouses	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Protection of the right to exercise freedom of assembly	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Juvenile crimes	Written
Q. 18	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Students who cross the border for schooling in Hong Kong every day	Written
Q. 19	WU King-cheong, Henry	Enquiries made by SFC and SEHK on unusual movements in share prices or turnover of listed companies	Written
Q. 20	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Development of village schools	Written

Council meeting on 14.3.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Fees and validity periods of food business licences	Oral
Q. 2	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Privacy concern of government departments conducting searches of memorials by owners' names	Oral
Q. 3	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Incident in which a mentally handicapped man crossed the border without going through the departure formalities	Oral
Q. 4	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	2001 Population Census	Oral
Q. 5	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	The criterion that activities held at LCSD venues should not be critical in nature	Oral
Q. 6	LUI Ming-wah	Reduction of medical students intake in the next triennium	Oral
Q. 7	NG Ching-fai	Development of air cargo business	Written
Q. 8	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Recognition of the academic standards of Project Springboard graduates	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Noise nuisances caused by the sound amplifying systems in schools	Written
Q. 10	HO Chung-tai	The proposal to build an aquarium in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Allegations concerning the fugitive LAI Cheung-sing	Written
Q. 12	LAU Kong-wah	Early completion of the rail link between Shatin and Central	Written
Q. 13	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Selection of films to be screened as the opening films of the Hong Kong International Film Festival	Written
Q. 14	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Interruption of sea water supply to PRH estates	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Self-employment Business Start-up Fund to be set up by the Employees' Retraining Board	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Drink-driving	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Restrictions on retired civil servants taking up employment in public organizations	Written
Q. 18	CHAN Kwok-keung	Throwing of objects from a height	Written
Q. 19	CHOY So-yuk	Discharge into water control zones	Written
Q. 20	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Kindergarten Subsidy Scheme	Written

Council meeting on 28.3.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	SZETO Wah	Supply and demand of housing	Written
Q. 2	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Trade effluent surcharge for restaurants	Written
Q. 3	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Review of the government financial reporting policy	Written
Q. 4	HUI Cheung-ching	Assistance to Hong Kong businessman with investments in Mainland	Written
Q. 5	CHAN Yuen-han	Proactive Registration Campaign for the Elderly	Written
Q. 6	LO Wing-lok	Power of the Chief of Service of public hospitals to suspend the clinical duties of doctors	Written
Q. 7	WU King-cheong, Henry	Fires and explosions of flammable gas installations at vacant squatter areas and vacant illegal structures	Written
Q. 8	WONG Yung-kan	Interception of illegal immigrants entering Hong Kong by sea	Written
Q. 9	NG Ching-fai	Work of the Invest Hong Kong	Written
Q. 10	LI Fung-ying	Hospital Authority's delay in the payment of Government rates	Written
Q. 11	IP Kwok-him	Franchised companies' switch to ultra-low sulphur diesel	Written
Q. 12	LAU Wong-fat	Implementation of Article 40 of the Basic Law	Written
Q. 13	TANG Siu-tong	Cases of pigs being infected with foot-and-mouth disease	Written
Q. 14	CHOY So-yuk	Marine ecology of the coastal waters of Tai Lei Island near Peng Chau	Written
Q. 15	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Composition and operation of the Women's Commission	Written
Q. 16	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Disciplinary actions or prosecutions against civil servants for dereliction of duty	Written
Q. 17	LAW Chi-kwong	Vaccinations for infants	Written
Q. 18	Howard YOUNG	Unlicensed travel agents	Written
Q. 19	SIN Chung-kai	Examinations of private candidates in science, technical and computer subjects	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Expenditure of the ten Airport Core Programme projects	Written

Council meeting on 4.4.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Kong-wah	Tenants Purchase Scheme	Written
Q. 2	TO Kun-sun, James	Security problem of PRH estates included in the Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme	Written
Q. 3	HUI Cheung-ching	Operation of container terminals	Written
Q. 4	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Back tax recovered by the Field Audit Group of the Inland Revenue Department	Written
Q. 5	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Tobacco companies' promotion of tobacco products indirectly through advertisements of non-tobacco products or services	Written
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Reception problem of RTHK's Putonghua channel	Written
Q. 7	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Removing the reservations made in respect of the international human rights treaties when they were extended to Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	LAW Chi-kwong	Implementation of the Chiropractors Registration Ordinance (Cap 428)	Written
Q. 9	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Areas of District Open Space and Local Open Space in Kwun Tong and Wong Tai Sin Districts	Written
Q. 10	Howard YOUNG	Parking problem and unsightly streetscape at the Beach Road	Written
Q. 11	HO Chung-tai	Cross-border infrastructural projects	Written
Q. 12	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Proximity of refuse collection vehicle depots to residential premises	Written
Q. 13	LAU Kong-wah	Search for missing persons	Written
Q. 14	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Environmental concern of the closed aqueduct for conveying potable water to Hong Kong under construction	Written
Q. 15	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Breakdowns on profits tax and salaries tax revenue in 2000-01	Written
Q. 16	HUI Cheung-ching	Helping Hong Kong businessmen operating business in the Mainland	Written
Q. 17	CHOY So-yuk	Conviction rate of pick-pocketing offences involving tourists as victims	Written
Q. 18	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme for PRH estates	Written
Q. 19	HO Chung-tai	Employment of disabled persons	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Protection of private domestic flat owners from wilful defaults on rent payments	Written

Council meeting on 25.4.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHAN Kwok-keung	Extension of the scope of PayThruPost service of the Post Office	Oral
Q. 2	NG Ching-fai	Cost-effectiveness of the public-funded Manufacturing and Technological Database in Southern China and Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 3	CHU Yu-lin, David	Crackdown on the sale of pirated optical discs	Oral
Q. 4	Margaret NG	Introduction of anti-racial discrimination legislation	Oral
Q. 5	FOK Tsun-ting, Timothy	Source of financial fundings for sports activities upon the loss of sponsorships by tobacco companies	Oral
Q. 6	Abraham SHEK	Follow-up on the Report of the Construction Industry Review Committee	Written
Q. 7	LUI Ming-wah	Statistics on the Innovation and Technology Fund	Written
Q. 8	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Hong Kong residents being detained in the Mainland	Written
Q. 9	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Transfer of the provision of the general out-patient service from the Department of Health to the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 10	HO Chun-yan	Granting of Construction Noise Permits to the contractors of the West Rail project	Written
Q. 11	LEE Cheuk-yan	Long waiting time for admission to courses provided by various vocational training bodies	Written
Q. 12	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Progress of corporatization of government departments	Written
Q. 13	CHOY So-yuk	Disclosure of information in Kindergarten Profiles by kindergartens	Written
Q. 14	Kenneth TING	Impact of the decline in property prices on the financing of enterprises	Written
Q. 15	CHAN Yuen-han	The issue of Primary Six students being required to attend secondary schools in other districts	Written
Q. 16	NG Leung-sing	Use of Chinese and English in matters relating to the operation of the stock market	Written
Q. 17	LI Fung-ying	Traffic accidents in the Mainland involving Hong Kong residents	Written
Q. 18	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Projected daily stock transaction volumes used by the Government and SFC when they prepared their budgets	Written
Q. 19	HUI Cheung-ching	Merging overseas offices of the Overseas Hong Kong Economics and Trade Offices, and offices of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Tourism Board located in the same cities	Written
Q. 20	TAM Yiu-chung	Supply of seawater for flushing to Yuen Long District	Written

Council meeting on 2.5.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Bernard CHAN	Impact of a CFA ruling on the employee compensation mechanism	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Wong-fat	Green Island Cement Co Ltd's plan to produce a raw material for manufacturing cement by incinerating waste in the company's plant	Oral
Q. 3	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Measures against pickpockets acting in consortium or as individuals who mainly targeted at tourists	Oral
Q. 4	TAM Yiu-chung	Regulation of golf driving ranges	Oral
Q. 5	LAW Chi-kwong	Shortfall of services provided by refuge centres for women	Oral
Q. 6	HO Chun-yan	Assisting employees to recover unpaid wages	Oral
Q. 7	CHU Yu-lin, David	Regulation of cybercafes	Written
Q. 8	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Disclosure of personal data in their possession by government departments to other departments and public organizations	Written
Q. 9	LAU Ping-cheung	Fair competition in the works contracts for the Shenzhen River Regulation Project	Written
Q. 10	Howard YOUNG	Amendment to the Air Navigation (Hong Kong) Order 1995	Written
Q. 11	NG Ching-fai	Compiling statistics for Hong Kong residents living in the Mainland but commute daily to Hong Kong	Written
Q. 12	CHAN Yuen-han	Provision of sea water for flushing	Written
Q. 13	LEUNG Fu-wah	Number of persons issued with Hong Kong permanent identity cards in accordance with Article 24 of the Basic Law	Written
Q. 14	LI Fung-ying	Protection of employees against discrimination arising from their participation in trade unions	Written
Q. 15	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Provision of a one-off grant to the disabled athletes	Written
Q. 16	HUI Cheung-ching	Expenditure of small and medium enterprises on purchasing authentic computer software	Written
Q. 17	CHOY So-yuk	Pollution of the Tan Shan River in Hok Tau, Fanling by a Government contractor	Written
Q. 18	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Compassionate rehousing scheme	Written
Q. 19	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Redundancy and wage reduction plans of universities	Written
Q. 20	SIN Chung-kai	Progress of Electronic Service Delivery Scheme	Written

Council meeting on 9.5.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHAN Yuen-han	Accommodation for households of subsidized housing undergoing divorce proceedings	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Assisting the professionals to set up offices in the Mainland	Oral
Q. 3	WONG Yung-kan	Handling of dangerous chemicals by tertiary institutions	Oral
Q. 4	IP Kwok-him	Crime risk assessment of stored-value mobile phone cards	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chung-tai	Government's pledge to invest HK$235 billion in infrastructural projects	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Ping-cheung	Progress of planning work for new development areas	Oral
Q. 7	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Overcrowding in the Lo Wu Control Point	Written
Q. 8	CHU Yu-lin, David	Activities of smuggling Mainlanders to foreign countries via Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	HO Chun-yan	Waiting time for the allocation of public rental housing flats	Written
Q. 10	HO Chung-tai	Provision of a rat-free environment for tourist spots	Written
Q. 11	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Advance polling arrangements for Legislative Council general election	Written
Q. 12	TAM Yiu-chung	Management and facilities of the Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool	Written
Q. 13	CHOY So-yuk	Felling of rare and big old tree in Tsimshatsui	Written
Q. 14	LAW Chi-kwong	Public hospitals requesting patients to pay for some medical equipment and supplies	Written
Q. 15	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Selection of banks for providing services to government bureaux and departments	Written
Q. 16	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Service for persons suffering from inherited retinal degenerative diseases	Written
Q. 17	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Management of hawkers and stallholders in cooked food bazaars	Written
Q. 18	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Teaching posts in Government and aided primary schools	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kong-wah Law	enforcement officers in the Mainland and Hong Kong carrying out cross-border duties	Written
Q. 20	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Government cleansing contractors stripping employees of statutory rights and benefits, and employing illegal workers	Written

Council meeting on 16.5.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Engagement of debt collection agencies by financial institutions and estate agents	Oral
Q. 2	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Hygiene conditions of public toilets	Oral
Q. 3	Kenneth TING	Feasibility of joint customs clearance at control points	Oral
Q. 4	LAU Kong-wah	Resolving disputes between land owners and telecommunications service providers about the installation of telecommunication equipment	Oral
Q. 5	LO Wing-lok	Regulation of tobacco advertisements	Oral
Q. 6	LI Fung-ying	Entertainment expenses of the Offices of the Secretaries and bureaux	Oral
Q. 7	YEUNG Sum	Mainland students studying in local tertiary institutions	Written
Q. 8	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Qualification of persons working in private clinics	Written
Q. 9	LUI Ming-wah	Inclusion of the Chinese medicine trade into the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme	Written
Q. 10	CHU Yu-lin, David	Participation in the Registration Scheme for Degradable Containers and Bags	Written
Q. 11	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Acquisition of the status of permanent resident and the right of abode by persons who have come to Hong Kong	Written
Q. 12	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Low level of funding approved by the Innovation and Technology Fund	Written
Q. 13	TAM Yiu-chung	Nuisance caused by a helicopter landing pad in Tai O	Written
Q. 14	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Statistics on the Non-means-tested Loan Scheme	Written
Q. 15	SIN Chung-kai	Statistics on IT personnel of some departments and organizations	Written
Q. 16	HO Chung-tai	Air quality inside taxi	Written
Q. 17	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Monitoring sponsoring bodies in the appointment of school managers, supervisors and principals	Written
Q. 18	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Hostel places for the mentally handicapped	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Broadcast of audio-visual programmes on buses	Written
Q. 20	LAU Kong-wah	Services for youth at risk	Written

Council meeting on 23.5.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Hospital Authority's plans to cut nursing posts in public hospitals	Oral
Q.2	CHOY So-yuk	Disposal of food waste	Oral
Q.3	LO Wing-lok	Control of smoking in sports venues	Oral
Q.4	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Regulation of evil cults by legislation	Oral
Q.5	LAU Ping-cheung	Property management of offices of government departments and statutory bodies in possession of sensitive and confidential information	Oral
Q.6	Howard YOUNG	Cross-border direct bus service	Written
Q.7	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Supports for Hong Kong representatives participating in international cultural and sports activities	Written
Q.8	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Mechanism for adjustment of interest rates for Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for students	Written
Q.9	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Elimination of hawker black spots	Written
Q.10	HO Chung-tai	Designation of pedestrian precincts	Written
Q.11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Residence requirement of CSSA Scheme	Written
Q.12	LAU Kong-wah	Supply of Dongjiang water	Written
Q.13	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Cleaning of beaches not designated as bathing beaches	Written
Q.14	HO Chung-tai	Erection and maintenance of traffic sign posts	Written
Q.15	LAU Kong-wah	Safety of pedestrians when crossing roads	Written
Q.16	Kenneth TING	Assistance rendered to multinational companies by the HKTDC	Written
Q.17	Abraham SHEK	Review on the land use of sites earmarked for development of public housing	Written
Q.18	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Manpower of frontline police officers	Written
Q.19	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Sending and receiving mobile phone short messages between customers of different mobile phone network operators	Written
Q.20	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Security issues in public hospitals	Written

Council meeting on 30.5.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	SIN Chung-kai	Assist the disadvantaged groups in making use of information technology	Oral
Q. 2	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Legislation on protecting employees' right and benefits	Oral
Q. 3	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Direct salaries subsidy for Qualified Kindergarten Teachers	Oral
Q. 4	HO Chung-tai	Progress of the consultancy "Study of Nitrogen Dioxide, Photochemical Smog and Particulates and their Control Measures"	Oral
Q. 5	LAU Kong-wah	Difficulties in immigration clearance encountered by HKSAR passport holders when entering countries which have granted visa-free access to such passport holders	Oral
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Environmental protection for streams with rare or endangered species of fish	Oral
Q. 7	NG Leung-sing	Proposed requirement for listed companies to publish quarterly results	Written
Q. 8	TANG Siu-tong	Prevention of default on medical charges	Written
Q. 9	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Civil servants involved in bankruptcy cases	Written
Q. 10	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Practice of compiling court conviction and acquittal statistics in respect of individual magistrates	Written
Q. 11	HO Chung-tai	Nuisances caused by oil-contaminated mud at the former site of the Kai Tak Airport	Written
Q. 12	LAU Kong-wah	Franchised bus service of routes served by a mix of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Industrial land in urban area	Written
Q. 14	WU King-cheong, Henry	Sale of the second lot of MTRC shares	Written
Q. 15	TANG Siu-tong	Maintenance periods for flats sold under the Tenants Purchase Scheme	Written
Q. 16	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Employers' failure to take out insurance for their employees	Written
Q. 17	CHU Yu-lin, David	Effectiveness of the scheme for separate collection and recovery of waste in public places	Written
Q. 18	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Handling of discarded computers	Written
Q. 19	Kenneth TING	Setting a ceiling on flat prices under the Home Purchase Loan Scheme	Written
Q. 20	TO Kun-sun, James	Regulation and figures on Mainlanders settling in Hong Kong	Written

Council meeting on 6.6.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHU Yu-lin, David	Purchase of luxury saloon cars for senior civil servants	Oral
Q.2	CHAN Kwok-keung	Illegal workers with forged green cards working in construction sites	Oral
Q.3	TAM Yiu-chung	Provision of adequate cultural, leisure and sports facilities in new towns	Oral
Q.4	LEUNG Fu-wah	List of shortfall posts for vetting applications made under the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme	Oral
Q.5	CHAN Kam-lam	Progress of rollout of wireline-based local fixed telecommunications networks	Oral
Q.6	IP Kwok-him	Despatch of water tankers for emergency water supply	Oral
Q.7	LI Kwok-po, David	Information about cross-border committees	Written
Q.8	TO Kun-sun, James	Implementation of Article 24(2)(2) of the Basic Law	Written
Q.9	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Wage reduction and voluntary departure plan of MPFS Authority	Written
Q.10	LAU Kong-wah	Taxi pooling activities	Written
Q.11	CHU Yu-lin, David	Supervision of private schools	Written
Q.12	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Basis for calculating medical unit costs	Written
Q.13	LAU Kong-wah	Water quality of bottled natural mineral water and distilled water	Written
Q.14	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Compensation for industrial and commercial undertakings affected by land resumption	Written
Q.15	LI Fung-ying	Termite problem in public housing units	Written
Q.16	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Suicide statistics	Written
Q.17	YEUNG Sum	Provision of international school places	Written
Q.18	TO Kun-sun, James	Provision of education for children in children's homes	Written
Q.19	HO Chun-yan	Provision of donations to private charitable funds from public funds or other sources by the Administration	Written
Q.20	WONG Sing-chi	Service for young night drifters	Written

Council meeting on 13.6.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	SZETO Wah	Establishment of a human rights institution in accordance with the recommendation of a UN Committee	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Chin-shek	Implementation of the recommendations concerning employee benefits made by a UN Committee	Oral
Q. 3	TO Kun-sun, James	Implementation of the recommendations for prohibition of discrimination made by a UN Committee	Oral
Q. 4	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Undemocratic features of the Legislative Council election which impede the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights	Oral
Q. 5	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Illegal importation of meat	Oral
Q. 6	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Implementation of the recommendation to fight against poverty made by a UN Committee	Oral
Q. 7	Howard YOUNG	Temporary closure of roads by the Police	Written
Q. 8	WONG Sing-chi	Students being bullied at school by schoolmates	Written
Q. 9	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Burglary cases in Harmony Type PRH estates	Written
Q. 10	WU King-cheong, Henry	Publicizing Hong Kong overseas	Written
Q. 11	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Loss of right of abode by persons not of Chinese nationality	Written
Q. 12	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Implementation of the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance (Cap. 469)	Written
Q. 13	LAU Kong-wah	Students taking up summer jobs	Written
Q. 14	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Level of foreign reserves required to maintain currency stability	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Service for night drifters	Written
Q. 16	NG Leung-sing	A software supplier's new licensing scheme	Written
Q. 17	SIN Chung-kai	Operation of the Copyrights Tribunal	Written
Q. 18	LO Wing-lok	Sale of globefish for human consumption	Written
Q. 19	LI Fung-ying	Laundries operated by the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Inspection of newly completed buildings by the Buildings Department before issuing occupation permits	Written

Council meeting on 20.6.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q.1	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Incorporation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into the laws of HKSAR	Oral
Q. 2	LAW Chi-kwong	Possible sex discrimination of exempting some household employees from the MPF Scheme	Oral
Q. 3	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Housing for the elderly	Oral
Q. 4	TO Kun-sun, James	A UN Committee's advice to HKSAR in implementing policies on permanent residence and split families	Oral
Q. 5	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Safety of piling works handled by contractors involved in piling scandals	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Monitoring of the HKMA	Oral
Q. 7	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Industry safety	Written
Q. 8	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Enforcement of judgements made by Mainland courts	Written
Q. 9	TANG Siu-tong	Management of PRH estates by private property services companies	Written
Q. 10	CHOY So-yuk	Delay in opening of a new cycling park in Ma On Shan	Written
Q. 11	LAU Kong-wah	Allowing holders of the Sha Tau Kok Closed Area Permits to use the Sha Tau Kok Control Point	Written
Q. 12	LAW Chi-kwong	Enforcement of the "dipped headlamp" stipulation	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Complaints about the new Hong Kong Central Library	Written
Q. 14	CHOY So-yuk	Golf driving range built by the Hong Kong Sports Development Board	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Hong Kong's ranking in the environmental conditions among Asian territories	Written
Q. 16	CHU Yu-lin, David	Vacancy rates and median rentals of commercial premises in PRH estates and those managed by FEHD	Written
Q. 17	Bernard CHAN	Proposed plan to merge the MPFS Authority and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance	Written
Q. 18	LEUNG Fu-wah	Implementation of the safety management system	Written
Q. 19	LI Fung-ying	Industry safety during thunderstorms	Written
Q. 20	TAM Yiu-chung	Premature defects of the bearing units of the Tsing Ma Bridge	Written

Council meeting on 27.6.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Qualifying examination for insurance intermediaries	Oral
Q. 2	NG Leung-sing	Progress of the Port Development Strategy Review	Oral
Q. 3	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Safety issues of school transport vehicles	Oral
Q. 4	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	List of target buildings maintained by the Home Affairs Department	Oral
Q. 5	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Fire safety in residential care homes for the elderly and school dormitories	Oral
Q. 6	HUI Cheung-ching	Helicopter services between Hong Kong and the Mainland	Oral
Q. 7	SIN Chung-kai	Poor reception of TV signals in some areas	Written
Q. 8	LI Fung-ying	Foreign domestic helpers denied of statutory salaries and benefits	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Yuen-han	Examination arrangements for disabled persons	Written
Q. 10	Kenneth TING	Financing of small and medium enterprises	Written
Q. 11	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Transfer of sentenced persons of the Mainland and the HKSAR to their respective places of residence to serve the remainder of their sentences	Written
Q. 12	CHOY So-yuk	EPD's granting a permit to a contractor for the disposal of contaminated mud in Mainland waters	Written
Q. 13	SIN Chung-kai	Use of mobile phones at border areas	Written
Q. 14	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Declaration of purchases of properties by public officers	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Enforcement against hawking activities in TPS estates	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Malfunctioning of portable screening devices used for on-the-spot breath tests	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Promotion of the Octopus system	Written
Q. 18	CHOY So-yuk	Impact of sand-dredging operations on the marine ecosystem	Written
Q. 19	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Improve the curriculum of secondary schools with a view to improving young people's ability to cope with daily lives	Written
Q. 20	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Large number of children living below the poverty line	Written

Council meeting on 4.7.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Chin-shek	Health hazards posed by LPG taxis on their drivers	Oral
Q. 2	LEE Cheuk-yan	Quality of services of private care-and-attention homes for the elderly	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Encouraging qualified planners and architects to enter the West Kowloon Reclamation Concept Plan Competition	Oral
Q. 4	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Combating shop thefts	Oral
Q. 5	Kenneth TING	Container terminals' practice of demanding consignors to pay high fees on behalf of the shipping company concerned before allowing them to collect cargoes	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Regulation of the sale of lottery tickets by charity organizations	Written
Q. 7	LUI Ming-wah	Statistic on first-time tourists to Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	LO Wing-lok	Bodies of dead babies used in radioactivity experiments without the consent of their families	Written
Q. 9	WU King-cheong, Henry	Levy of estate duty	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kong-wah	Percentages of psychotropic substance abusers	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Language proficiency of English Teachers	Written
Q. 12	Kenneth TING	Invest Hong Kong's services to match local manufacturers with foreign investors and Mainland enterprises	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Progress in amendment of legislation to make them binding on CG offices in HKSAR	Written
Q. 14	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Appointment of young people to advisory boards and committees	Written
Q. 15	LAU Ping-cheung	Safety of slopes which used soil nails	Written
Q. 16	SIN Chung-kai	Access to e-Government services by users of different computer operating systems and Internet browsers	Written
Q. 17	LAU Ping-cheung	Inviting individual institutions, architects or planners to participate in the West Kowloon Reclamation Concept Plan Competition	Written
Q. 18	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Air Services Agreements concluded since January 1999	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Nuisance caused by aircraft noises	Written

Council meeting on 11.7.2001

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Statistics on flats produced and put up for sale by various organizations	Oral
Q. 2	SZETO Wah	Nature of views expressed by the Chief Executive in Question and Answer Sessions of the Legislative Council	Oral
Q. 3	HO Chung-tai	Listing of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Entry and exit procedures for Mainland residents who travel abroad or return to the Mainland via Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 5	CHOY So-yuk	Control the proliferation of climbing plants Mikania micrantha	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Crackdown on crimes involving the use of firearms	Oral
Q. 7	WONG Sing-chi	Assistance rendered to the formation and operation of youth councils	Written
Q. 8	LO Wing-lok	Regulation on the use of laser devices and phototherapy devices	Written
Q. 9	CHU Yu-lin, David	Operating costs of light buses using alternative fuels	Written
Q. 10	Kenneth TING	Low standards of English of some lawyers and barristers	Written
Q. 11	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Statistics on unscrupulous trade practices	Written
Q. 12	SIN Chung-kai	Safety of using mobile phones during thunderstorms	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Public officers' acceptance of preferential treatment in purchasing properties from real estate developers	Written
Q. 14	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Nuisance telephone calls	Written
Q. 15	CHU Yu-lin, David	Effectiveness of enforcement actions against speeding	Written
Q. 16	Kenneth TING	The trend of Hong Kong residents working in the Mainland	Written
Q. 17	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Determination of the optimal level of foreign exchange reserves	Written
Q. 18	LAU Ping-cheung	Permitting vehicles using alternative fuels to operate in the territory	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kong-wah	Law and order in Hong Kong waters	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Yuen-han	Assistance to casual workers of the poultry trades who encountered financial difficulties	Written