COUNCIL MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

	Year 2003 - 2004
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Questions(Year 2002 - 2003)

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October 2002	9	10^*	16	23	30
November 2002	6	13	20	27
December 2002	4	11 & 12	18
January 2003	8^*	9^*	15, 16 & 17^#	22
February 2003	12 & 13	19	26
March 2003	5^#	12	19 & 20
April 2003	2 & 3^#	9^#	30
May 2003	7	14	15^*	21	28
June 2003	11	18	25 & 26	26^*
July 2003	2, 3 & 4	9 & 10

* No Questions scheduled for such meetings
# Only written 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

Council meeting on 9.10.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	IP Kwok-him	Fire safety of the main doors of public housing units	Oral
Q. 2	YEUNG Sum	Cut in government expenditure in the next few years	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Implementation of the principle of sustainable development	Oral
Q. 4	CHAN Yuen-han	Statistics of unemployed young people	Oral
Q. 5	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Patients' Choice Items Scheme implemented by the Hospital Authority	Oral
Q. 6	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Discrimination in the recruitment of teachers based on their religious belief	Oral
Q. 7	HO Chung-tai	Hygienic condition of the interior of public transport	Written
Q. 8	LAU Kong-wah	Selection of building materials for public works projects	Written
Q. 9	TO Kun-sun, James	Statistics on applications for One-way Exit Permits on grounds of reunion with spouses	Written
Q. 10	HO Chun-yan	Chest medical service in Tuen Mun	Written
Q. 11	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Fare concessions offered to the disabled by public transport operators	Written
Q. 12	HO Chung-tai	Provision of Native-English Speaking teachers and English language teaching assistants	Written
Q. 13	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Licensing of swimming pools	Written
Q. 14	MA Fung-kwok	Scrapping Incentive Scheme	Written
Q. 15	LEUNG Fu-wah	Road excavation works along cycling tracks and sidewalks on both sides of Sha Tin Hoi	Written
Q. 16	YEUNG Yiu-chung	General situation and future of village schools	Written
Q. 17	Kenneth TING	Outlook of the economy of Hong Kong	Written
Q. 18	IP Kwok-him	Standard of facilities provided for conference rooms of District Councils	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Yuen-han	Business visitors from the Mainland	Written
Q. 20	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Term of office and ranking of the Chairperson of EOC	Written

Council meeting on 16.10.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Howard YOUNG	Poor air quality in Tung Chung	Oral
Q. 2	HO Chung-tai	Industrial safety of demolition works for unauthorized structures	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Kong-wah	Money laundering	Oral
Q. 4	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Water dripping nuisance caused by air-conditioners in PRH units	Oral
Q. 5	LEUNG Yiu-chung	The authority's monitoring the activities of an exhibition held at City Hall	Oral
Q. 6	HUI Cheung-ching	The proposal to build a cross-border bridge connecting Hong Kong and western part of Pearl River Delta	Oral
Q. 7	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	AFCD's efforts in controlling termites and mosquito	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Insufficient recreational and sports facilities in Tung Chung and Tin Shui Wai North	Written
Q. 9	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Plan to widen Tai Tam Road	Written
Q. 10	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Appointment of members of consultative and statutory bodies	Written
Q. 11	Kenneth TING	Presentation of accrual of interests on debts	Written
Q. 12	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Police's handling of protests	Written
Q. 13	HO Chung-tai	Collection of umbilical cord blood by the Hong Kong Red Cross	Written
Q. 14	Kenneth TING	Negative-equity assets	Written
Q. 15	NG Leung-sing	Dengue fever outbreak	Written
Q. 16	WONG Sing-chi	Statistics on the Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme	Written
Q. 17	LAU Wong-fat	Recovery of batteries for recycling	Written
Q. 18	LAU Chin-shek	High mercury content of personal hygiene products	Written
Q. 19	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Quality of bottled water	Written
Q. 20	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Appointment of Commissioner of ICAC	Written

Council meeting on 23.10.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	MA Fung-kwok	Right of mortgagors in the choice of the insured amount when taking out fire insurance for their mortgaged properties	Oral
Q. 2	NG Leung-sing	Claims on traffic accidents involving government vehicles	Oral
Q. 3	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Expenditure and claims relating to the Airport Core Programme projects	Oral
Q. 4	CHEUNG Man-kwong	The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury's compliance with the Code for Principal Officials under the Accountability System	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chun-yan	Consultation arrangement for the legislative proposals to implement Article 23 of Basic Law	Oral
Q. 6	SIN Chung-kai	The proposed Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with the Mainland	Oral
Q. 7	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Disposal of unsold HOS flats	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Air quality in Tung Chung	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Yuen-han	Requirement for installation of supply tank in buildings	Written
Q. 10	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Unpaid salaries	Written
Q. 11	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Enforcement of the "obligatory headlamp" stipulation	Written
Q. 12	HO Chung-tai	Ground floor shops not displaying building numbers	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Students of driving schools given shorter queuing time for driving tests	Written
Q. 14	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Statistics on transfer by overcrowded PRH tenants	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Chinese language proficiency of secondary school leavers and university graduates	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Protection of consumers' rights and interests in various types of contracts for the supply of goods	Written
Q. 17	CHAN Kwok-keung	Adjustment of provisional tax payable by civil servants in the light of salary reduction	Written
Q. 18	LAU Kong-wah	Radioactivity of vegetables	Written
Q. 19	LAU Chin-shek	Television broadcast on buses	Written
Q. 20	LAU Kong-wah	Clearance of unauthorized rooftop structures and rehousing of the tenants concerned	Written

Council meeting on 30.10.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Traffic arrangements for Stanley	Oral
Q. 2	CHOY So-yuk	Wastage of drinking water	Oral
Q. 3	Bernard CHAN	Healthy diet for children	Oral
Q. 4	Abraham SHEK	Efforts against persons taking up of employment illegally in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 5	LO Wing-lok	Proposed A&E charge at public hospitals	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Fare differentials between air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses plying the same routes	Oral
Q. 7	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Scheme for the Hospital Authority to take over all general out-patient clinics of the Department of Health	Written
Q. 8	CHU Yu-lin, David	Delayed opening of a bazaar in Sheung Wan	Written
Q. 9	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Reduction in number of classes	Written
Q. 10	TAM Yiu-chung	Business environment of public market stalls	Written
Q. 11	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Outsourcing of crowd control work at border control points	Written
Q. 12	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Concessionary rent-free periods offered to Cyberport tenants	Written
Q. 13	SIN Chung-kai	Outsourcing of IT projects	Written
Q. 14	NG Leung-sing	Tunnel surcharge imposed by mobile phone network operators	Written
Q. 15	TO Kun-sun, James	Applications for One-way Exit Permits on grounds of reunion with spouses	Written
Q. 16	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Promotion of local artistic creation	Written
Q. 17	CHAN Yuen-han	Service for elderly tenants of Housing for Senior Citizens	Written
Q. 18	HO Chung-tai	Mother tongue education	Written
Q. 19	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Effectiveness of the Cyberport project	Written
Q. 20	Abraham SHEK	Delayed maintenance works for a government car park in Central	Written

Council meeting on 6.11.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Kenneth TING	Difficulties encountered by SMEs in securing bank loans	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Visitors from the Mainland under the Group Tour Scheme	Oral
Q. 3	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Impact of road closure and traffic diversion in Tsim Sha Tsui on shop business	Oral
Q. 4	HO Chun-yan	Public consultation on proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chung-tai	Installation of noise barriers	Oral
Q. 6	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Modification of URA's redevelopment projects	Oral
Q. 7	CHOY So-yuk	Use of "alcohol candle" on dining tables in restaurants	Written
Q. 8	Bernard CHAN	MTRC's seeking subsidy from the Government for constructing MTR's South Island Line	Written
Q. 9	CHU Yu-lin, David	Regulation of ice making plants	Written
Q. 10	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Training costs for and employment situation of graduates in the medical, nursing and allied health programmes	Written
Q. 11	SIN Chung-kai	Governments' efforts in promoting open source software	Written
Q. 12	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Statistics on attendance of A&E departments in public hospitals	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Relief for overcrowded households	Written
Q. 14	CHAN Yuen-han	Cross boundary coach service	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Traffic accidents involving professional drivers	Written
Q. 16	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Police's effort against crimes relating to credit cards	Written
Q. 17	HO Chung-tai	Tenants living in non self-contained PRH units	Written
Q. 18	CHOY So-yuk	Holding territory-wide sports competitions in LCSD's venues	Written
Q. 19	CHU Yu-lin, David	Stall rentals of single-operator markets in PRH estates	Written
Q. 20	SIN Chung-kai	Fees payable by tenants and management of single-operator markets in PRH estates	Written

Council meeting on 13.11.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Wong-fat	Use of paving slabs for pavements	Oral
Q. 2	SZETO Wah	Trial scheme for teaching in small classes	Oral
Q. 3	TO Kun-sun, James	Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law	Oral
Q. 4	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Mortgages of residential property	Oral
Q. 5	CHOY So-yuk	Land grants for private clubs	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Arrangements for the third term LegCo functional sector elections	Oral
Q. 7	LEUNG Fu-wah	Broadcasting television programmes of CCTV in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	TAM Yiu-chung	Development of precast concrete structure in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	CHOY So-yuk	Development project in Ngong Ping	Written
Q. 10	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Non-emergency ambulance transfer service of the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 11	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Statistics on revenue and patronage of MTR	Written
Q. 12	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Feasibility of increasing the interconnection of the electricity supply systems of the two power companies	Written
Q. 13	SIN Chung-kai	Human resources of the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute	Written
Q. 14	LAU Kong-wah	Review of the various student travel subsidy schemes	Written
Q. 15	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Lack of statutory plans in some areas	Written
Q. 16	HO Chung-tai	Handling burst water pipes by WSD	Written
Q. 17	SZETO Wah	Financial situation of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority	Written
Q. 18	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Development project in Ngong Ping	Written
Q. 19	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Financing the Hospital Authority's budget deficits	Written
Q. 20	SIN Chung-kai	Research work of the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute	Written

Council meeting on 20.11.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LEUNG Fu-wah	Crack down on illegal employment	Oral
Q. 2	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Exemption of franchised buses from tax on diesel	Oral
Q. 3	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Investment strategy for Quality Education Fund	Oral
Q. 4	LAU Ping-cheung	Construction projects for infrastructures and community facilities	Oral
Q. 5	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Default on rental payments by PRH tenants	Oral
Q. 6	Abraham SHEK	Population policy	Oral
Q. 7	TANG Siu-tong	Passenger flow using the Northern Link	Written
Q. 8	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Details of air pollution management measures	Written
Q. 9	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Complaints against extramural courses of UGC-funded institutions	Written
Q. 10	CHOY So-yuk	Opening hours of toilets in Victoria Park	Written
Q. 11	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Public order in A&E departments of hospitals	Written
Q. 12	CHAN Yuen-han	Provision of services under the Programme of Early Assessment Service for Young People with Psychosis	Written
Q. 13	LAU Kong-wah	Proliferation of monkeys in country parks	Written
Q. 14	SIN Chung-kai	Proposed use of "Thin Client" network system by Government departments	Written
Q. 15	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Road opening works in Tin Shui Wai	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Proposed establishment of a Human Rights Commission	Written
Q. 17	HO Chung-tai	Under-utilization of car parks under the management of the Transport Department	Written
Q. 18	LAU Kong-wah	Threats of terrorist attacks in neighbouring territories	Written
Q. 19	LEUNG Fu-wah	Level of the fares of green minibuses	Written
Q. 20	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Land reserved for building primary and secondary schools	Written

Council meeting on 27.11.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Review of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance	Oral
Q. 2	CHAN Kam-lam	Road maintenance and resurfacing works	Oral
Q. 3	TANG Siu-tong	Impact of the measures to implement the Government's new housing policy on job market of construction industry	Oral
Q. 4	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Staging of petitions outside the Main Wing and East Wing of Central Government Offices	Oral
Q. 5	CHAN Yuen-han	Handling of gas leakage incidents by the Fire Services Department	Oral
Q. 6	SIN Chung-kai	Comments on unemployment rates by an ExCo Member on the eve of formal announcement	Oral
Q. 7	WU King-cheong, Henry	Staffing of Intermediaries Supervision Department of SFC	Written
Q. 8	FOK Tsun-ting, Timothy	Protection of public figures' privacy and the public's right to know	Written
Q. 9	LUI Ming-wah	Administration's restraining the scope of operation of non-franchised bus services	Written
Q. 10	LAW Chi-kwong	Provision of an expensive drug to patients of Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 11	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Dumping of construction and demolition waste at landfills	Written
Q. 12	CHAN Kwok-keung	Statistics relating to unemployed persons receiving CSSA payments	Written
Q. 13	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Statistics on import of and revenue on wine	Written
Q. 14	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Arrangements for division of work after the merger of Education and Manpower Bureau and Education Department	Written
Q. 15	CHOY So-yuk	Application for land grant by Asia Society	Written
Q. 16	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Inspection on the structural safety of buildings after fire	Written
Q. 17	SIN Chung-kai	Telecommunications network facilities in Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre	Written
Q. 18	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Use of refuse chutes in PRH estates	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kong-wah	Problem of speeding among public light bus drivers	Written
Q. 20	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Prevention and cure of cancer	Written

Council meeting on 4.12.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	WONG Yung-kan	Theft cases in supermarkets	Oral
Q. 2	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Persons subject to conditions of stay being subsidized for public health services	Oral
Q. 3	HUI Cheung-ching	The setting up of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Hoisting of the National Flag in primary and secondary schools	Oral
Q. 5	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Progress of establishment of commercial credit reference agency	Oral
Q. 6	YEUNG Sum	Non-issuance of government bonds	Oral
Q. 7	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Regulation of electric skateboards and bicycles	Written
Q. 8	TANG Siu-tong	Long waiting time of hotlines of government departments and public bodies	Written
Q. 9	HO Chun-yan	Notices-To-Quit issued by Housing Department	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	LPG vans	Written
Q. 11	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Vehicle repair garages	Written
Q. 12	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	HA's plan to set up Chinese medicine out-patient clinics	Written
Q. 13	CHOY So-yuk	Applications for private treaty grant	Written
Q. 14	SIN Chung-kai	Review of various telecommunication licence fees	Written
Q. 15	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Problem of abandoned plough oxen	Written
Q. 16	LAU Kong-wah	Air quality in enclosed railway stations	Written
Q. 17	HO Chung-tai	Collection of plastic bags for recycling	Written
Q. 18	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Impact of expenditure reduction on ICAC	Written
Q. 19	HUI Cheung-ching	Establishment of regional headquarters and regional offices in Hong Kong by foreign companies	Written
Q. 20	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Regulation of ice making plants	Written

Council meeting on 11 & 12.12.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAW Chi-kwong	Women health services provided by the Department of Health	Oral
Q. 2	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Procedural requirements for compilation of drafting instructions	Oral
Q. 3	WONG Sing-chi	Funding of sub-degree programmes	Oral
Q. 4	WONG Yung-kan	Implementation of the fishing licence programme	Oral
Q. 5	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Foundation strengthening works for HOS blocks in Tin Shui Wai	Oral
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Illegal activities in the Victoria Park	Oral
Q. 7	YEUNG Sum	Asbestos control for the demolition works for the North Point Estate	Written
Q. 8	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Execution of court orders by bailiffs	Written
Q. 9	HUI Cheung-ching	Shenzhen authorities' plan to construct major logistics park regions	Written
Q. 10	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Schools operating on block grants	Written
Q. 11	TANG Siu-tong	Services of the Water Supplies Department	Written
Q. 12	SIN Chung-kai	Tenancy agreements of container vehicle parks	Written
Q. 13	TANG Siu-tong	Delineation of boundaries for village representative election in 2003	Written
Q. 14	LAU Kong-wah	Head-bashing robberies	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Housing Department 's discarding unused mosaic tiles	Written
Q. 16	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Use of flight awards earned from government passages	Written
Q. 17	LAW Chi-kwong	Cases of depressive illness	Written
Q. 18	CHOY So-yuk	Matters relating to the 66 pieces of government land granted at nominal premium	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Transport arrangements for tourist attractions	Written
Q. 20	HUI Cheung-ching	Shenzhen authorities' plan to provide additional container berths	Written

Council meeting on 18.12.2002

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Quality of programmes broadcast on English channels of free television	Oral
Q. 2	CHAN Yuen-han	Provision of social protection for the self-employed	Oral
Q. 3	TANG Siu-tong	Review of the student travel subsidy schemes	Oral
Q. 4	LAU Kong-wah	Fare concessions for passengers of KCRC and MTR	Oral
Q. 5	LAU Ping-cheung	Outsourcing maintenance of traffic lights	Oral
Q. 6	Bernard CHAN	Extension of no-smoking areas	Oral
Q. 7	LEE Cheuk-yan	Operation of Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Kwok-keung	Illegal operation of car hiring	Written
Q. 9	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Road excavation works on the pavements along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui	Written
Q. 10	TO Kun-sun, James	Applications for using the Central Government Offices compound for public meeting or public processions	Written
Q. 11	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Pilot scheme on the separate collection of dry and wet wastes	Written
Q. 12	LEUNG Fu-wah	Two pieces of land granted to a golf club at nominal land premium	Written
Q. 13	LEE Cheuk-yan	Adjustment of disability allowances	Written
Q. 14	CHOY So-yuk	Protecting the trees at the site of former Marine Police Headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui	Written
Q. 15	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Controlling the growth of Mikania micrantha	Written
Q. 16	SIN Chung-kai	Assisting the local telecommunications and information technology sectors in opening up the Mainland markets	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Health diet for their children	Written
Q. 18	HO Chung-tai	Handling of recyclable wastes in PRH estates	Written
Q. 19	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Allowing individual civil servants to indicate if they consent to salary reduction	Written
Q. 20	TANG Siu-tong	Vetting and approving applications for remission of charges for medical services of public hospitals	Written

Council meeting on 15.1.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Ping-cheung	Concessionary bus-bus interchange schemes	Written
Q. 2	LO Wing-lok	Provision of public facilities for residents in remote areas	Written
Q. 3	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Video-recording of public processions by the Police	Written
Q. 4	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Consultation document on implementing Article 23 of Basic Law	Written
Q. 5	WONG Sing-chi	Non-local students of various universities	Written
Q. 6	Abraham SHEK	Civil servants' applications for reinstatement	Written
Q. 7	YEUNG Sum	Relationship between economic growth and public finance	Written
Q. 8	IP Kwok-him	Students who cross the border to attend schools in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	Bernard CHAN	Handling of ethnic minorities' applications for naturalization as Chinese nationals	Written
Q. 10	WU King-cheong, Henry	Investigations against intermediaries conducted by SFC	Written
Q. 11	NG Leung-sing	Procurement of guns by the Police	Written
Q. 12	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Rules and regulations relating to the People's Liberation Army Garrison stationed in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 13	TAM Yiu-chung	Derailment of a light rail vehicle	Written
Q. 14	CHAN Kwok-keung	Provision of mobile medical services	Written
Q. 15	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Outsourcing winding-up cases by the Official Receiver's Office	Written
Q. 16	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Development of new railway lines	Written
Q. 17	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Construction of the North Lantau Hospital	Written
Q. 18	LEUNG Fu-wah	The rule which invalidates the licences held by driving instructors of authorized driving schools when they cease to work for the schools	Written
Q. 19	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Installation of flashing green countdown displays for vehicles and pedestrians	Written
Q. 20	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Standards of the courses offered by beauty institutions	Written

Council meeting on 22.1.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	TO Kun-sun, James	Conditions imposed on public processions and public assemblies	Oral
Q. 2	TAM Yiu-chung	Police strength in Yuen Long District	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Implementation of co-location of immigration and customs facilities at border control points	Oral
Q. 4	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Protection of the rights of foreign domestic helpers	Oral
Q. 5	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Disposal of clinical waste	Oral
Q. 6	CHENG Kar-foo, Andrew	Insurance companies' delaying compensation to the third party in traffic accidents	Oral
Q. 7	LAU Kong-wah	Security matters in public car parks	Written
Q. 8	Abraham SHEK	Supply and demand of PRH flats	Written
Q. 9	IP Kwok-him	District councillors being harassed after lodging complaints about local problems	Written
Q. 10	Bernard CHAN	Monitoring fund-raising activities	Written
Q. 11	WU King-cheong, Henry	Local and non-local staff of SFC	Written
Q. 12	NG Leung-sing	Prevention of fire on franchised buses while in motion	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Kwok-keung	Drug rehabilitation services	Written
Q. 14	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Handling reports of unknown gases	Written
Q. 15	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Waste separation bins placed at public places	Written
Q. 16	LEUNG Fu-wah	Applications for change in land use by non-profit-making organizations	Written
Q. 17	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Partitioned PRH flats	Written
Q. 18	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Bus-bus interchange schemes implemented by franchised bus companies	Written
Q. 19	SIN Chung-kai	Provision of telecommunications service to exhibitors of the International Telecommunications Exhibition	Written

Council meeting on 12 & 13.2.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LI Fung-ying	Wage level and rest days for workers employed by government service contractors	Oral
Q. 2	TSANG Yok-sing	Ethnic minorities	Oral
Q. 3	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Allocation of PRH flats to elderly households	Oral
Q. 4	NG Leung-sing	The services of RTHK	Oral
Q. 5	LAW Chi-kwong	Collaboration with non-governmental organizations in organizing waste recovery activities	Oral
Q. 6	WONG Sing-chi	Safety of underground gas pipes	Oral
Q. 7	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Cases of obtaining CSSA payments by deception	Written
Q. 8	LAU Wong-fat	Relaxing the restrictions imposed on the Frontier Closed Area	Written
Q. 9	CHAN Kam-lam	Regulation of the accountancy profession	Written
Q. 10	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Implementation of the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Ordinance	Written
Q. 11	LAU Ping-cheung	Enactment of law to resolve the problem of missing or illegible Government leases and grants	Written
Q. 12	LEUNG Fu-wah	Departmental quarters for the disciplined services	Written
Q. 13	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Deferring railway development	Written
Q. 14	LEE Cheuk-yan	Default payment of wages	Written
Q. 15	WU King-cheong, Henry	Provision of pre-installed electrical appliances for HOS flats	Written
Q. 16	TAM Yiu-chung	Provision of medical and elderly services for the frail elderly	Written
Q. 17	Abraham SHEK	Guesthouses and service apartments converted from office buildings	Written
Q. 18	TO Kun-sun, James	Statistics on Mainlanders settling in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Road safety involving vehicles carrying out maintenance and cleaning work on highways	Written
Q. 20	CHAN Kwok-keung	Long-term unemployed people	Written

Council meeting on 19.2.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LAU Wong-fat	Safety of pedestrian refuges	Oral
Q. 2	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Selective prosecution of the organizers of an unauthorized procession	Oral
Q. 3	HO Chung-tai	Concessionary interchange schemes implemented by MTR Corporation Limited	Oral
Q. 4	HO Chun-yan	Handling public meetings and public processions for which notifications have not been given in accordance with the law	Oral
Q. 5	SIN Chung-kai	Vetting and approving entry visa applications by Taiwan officials	Oral
Q. 6	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Charging for Accident & Emergency service	Oral
Q. 7	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Work of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong	Written
Q. 8	LAW Chi-kwong	Provision of waste separation bins on each floor of every block in PRH estates	Written
Q. 9	NG Leung-sing	Vaccination of the local population against smallpox	Written
Q. 10	WU King-cheong, Henry	The grade of "lift operators" in the civil service establishment	Written
Q. 11	TAM Yiu-chung	Provision of noise enclosures for two sections of the Route 5 Extension	Written
Q. 12	TANG Siu-tong	Remedial works for two PRH blocks in Tin Yuet Estate	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Kwok-keung	Skills Upgrading Scheme	Written
Q. 14	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Income and expenditure of foreign domestic helpers	Written
Q. 15	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Statistics on the One Company One Job Campaign	Written
Q. 16	LEUNG Fu-wah	Altering the uniforms and accoutrements of disciplined staff	Written
Q. 17	CHOY So-yuk	Cleaning of smeared trees	Written
Q. 18	SIN Chung-kai	Assisting SMEs in bidding for government information technology service contracts	Written
Q. 19	LAU Kong-wah	Shops operating in an unscrupulous way	Written
Q. 20	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Post-operative mortality rates of patients	Written

Council meeting on 26.2.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LEE Chu-ming, Martin	Regulation of listed companies	Oral
Q. 2	Abraham SHEK	Selection of railway company to operate the new Shatin to Central Link	Oral
Q. 3	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Purchase of Dongjiang water	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Yiu-chung	Cancellation of a scheduled liver transplant	Oral
Q. 5	CHOW LIANG Shuk-yee, Selina	Crimes targeted at visitors	Oral
Q. 6	TIEN Pei-chun, James	Business activities undertaken by Mainlanders who enter Hong Kong on Two-way Exit Permits	Written
Q. 7	HO Chung-tai	Electronic schoolbags	Written
Q. 8	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Use of flushing cisterns with two different discharge volumes	Written
Q. 9	HO Chun-yan	Provision of default guarantee for various subsidized home purchase schemes	Written
Q. 10	LAW Chi-kwong	Allowing spouses who have elected to be separately assessed to separately apply for calculation of their payable taxes based on "personal assessment"	Written
Q. 11	IP Kwok-him	Regulation of advertisement signboards	Written
Q. 12	NG Leung-sing	Information security for computer systems in schools	Written
Q. 13	CHAN Yuen-han	Cases of injuries caused by the public facilities in PRH estates	Written
Q. 14	WU King-cheong, Henry	Maintaining the order and fairness of the financial markets	Written
Q. 15	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Recent outbreak of pneumonia cases in Guangdong Province	Written
Q. 16	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Nutrient composition and hygiene standard of school lunchboxes	Written
Q. 17	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Implementation of the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Ordinance	Written
Q. 18	CHOY So-yuk	The plan to build a sewage treatment plant at Ngong Ping	Written
Q. 19	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Handling of withered trees on government land	Written

Council meeting on 5.3.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Cross-border liaison about medical and health services	Written
Q. 2	HO Chun-yan	Immigration clearance time for foreigners	Written
Q. 3	Abraham SHEK	New public transport fare adjustment mechanism	Written
Q. 4	CHAN Yuen-han	Effects of abolishing the minimum brokerage rate rule	Written
Q. 5	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Cases of denial of import of live chickens found to have been infected with H5 avian flu virus	Written
Q. 6	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Voluntary Early Retirement Programme implemented by Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 7	CHOY So-yuk	Use of phone cards to make calls	Written
Q. 8	SIN Chung-kai	Applications from IT sector made under the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme for entry to work in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	HO Chung-tai	Rising number of cases of obtaining CSSA payments by deception	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kong-wah	Compensation for police officers who die accidentally while on duty	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Introduction of the new land use zoning "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Rural Use"	Written
Q. 12	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Implementation of a provision of the Nurses Registration Ordinance for the election of some members to the Nursing Council of Hong Kong	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Promotion of police officers who handled demonstrations	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Industrial accidents involving scaffoldings	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Keeping the furnishings of public rental housing units under Housing Authority for new tenants	Written
Q. 16	SIN Chung-kai	Occupancy of Science Park	Written
Q. 17	LO Wing-lok	Promotion and recruitment of senior executive staff by the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 18	LAW Chi-kwong	Forensic Pathology Service of the Department of Health	Written
Q. 19	Bernard CHAN	Erection of structures on historical sites	Written
Q. 20	CHU Yu-lin, David	Monitoring banks' charges for securities services	Written

Council meeting on 12.3.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	TSANG Yok-sing	Handling emergency situations in MTR and KCR	Oral
Q. 2	Abraham SHEK	Quality of prospective teachers	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Ping-cheung	Impact of a serious earthquake	Oral
Q. 4	YEUNG Sum	Service of Hospital Authority under budget squeeze	Oral
Q. 5	CHOY So-yuk	Civil Service Overseas Education Allowance	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Kong-wah	Fare structure of the East Rail	Oral
Q. 7	WONG Sing-chi	Outsourcing of the work of Architectural Services Department	Written
Q. 8	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Young mothers	Written
Q. 9	LAW Chi-kwong	Provision of services and the manpower in public hospitals	Written
Q. 10	TAM Yiu-chung	Aircraft noise	Written
Q. 11	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Handling of financial matters by hostel staff homes on behalf of the residents who are mentally impaired	Written
Q. 12	SIN Chung-kai	Investigation of computer crimes	Written
Q. 13	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Abuse of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund	Written
Q. 14	HO Chung-tai	Handling of compressed gas cylinders	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Cases of wrong prosecutions for red-light or speeding offences	Written
Q. 16	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Banned movies	Written
Q. 17	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Conservation of electricity	Written
Q. 18	HO Chung-tai	Provision of study rooms	Written
Q. 19	TO Kun-sun, James	Property management of a PRH estate with both owner-occupiers and tenants governed by a single DMC	Written
Q. 20	Howard YOUNG	Restrictions imposed by the Mainland authorities on temporary residents in Guangdong Province touring Hong Kong	Written

Council meeting on 19 & 20.3.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Access to the Mainland aviation market	Oral
Q. 2	IP Kwok-him	The Government's shelving the construction of MTR West Hong Kong Island Line Phase 2	Oral
Q. 3	LAU Hon-chuen, Ambrose	Economic integration with the Pearl Diver Delta	Oral
Q. 4	LAW Chi-kwong	Treatment of chemical wastes	Oral
Q. 5	HO Chung-tai	Solar-powered irrigation for vegetation	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Proposal to replace light duty diesel vehicles with petrol vehicles	Oral
Q. 7	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Holders of foreign passports refused to be issued entry visas or entry on arrival	Written
Q. 8	WONG Sing-chi	Preservation of privately owned buildings with conservation value	Written
Q. 9	TANG Siu-tong	Compilation of Social Security Assistance Index of Prices	Written
Q. 10	CHAN Kwok-keung	Prospect of non-civil service contract staff upon expiry of their contracts	Written
Q. 11	SIN Chung-kai	Vulnerability of SMEs to computer attacks	Written
Q. 12	LAU Kong-wah	Outbound group tours charging low prices	Written
Q. 13	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Accreditation charges for overseas academic qualifications	Written
Q. 14	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Provision of public libraries in accordance with the planning standard concerned	Written
Q. 15	HO Chung-tai	Continuing Education Fund	Written
Q. 16	TANG Siu-tong	Progress of plan to build a community hall in Tin Shui Wai North	Written
Q. 17	CHAN Kwok-keung	Organ donation	Written
Q. 18	LAU Kong-wah	Air quality and temperatures in train compartments	Written
Q. 19	CHEUNG Yu-yan, Tommy	Prosecutions of unlicensed food establishments	Written
Q. 20	MA Fung-kwok	Policies impacting on childbirth	Written

Council meeting on 2.4.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Howard YOUNG	Proposed application of the Container Security Initiative for ocean-going containers to air cargoes	Written
Q. 2	EU Yuet-mee, Audrey	Default cases in various loan schemes for tertiary students	Written
Q. 3	Abraham SHEK	Fringe benefits for civil servants	Written
Q. 4	LEUNG Yiu-chung	Corporatization of business premises under the Housing Department	Written
Q. 5	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Sale and purchase of duty-not-paid light diesel oil	Written
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Unauthorized display of bills or posters	Written
Q. 7	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Protection of health care workers against atypical pneumonia	Written
Q. 8	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Two-way Exit Permit holders giving birth in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	SIN Chung-kai	Work of HKCERT	Written
Q. 10	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Ensuring the ICAC to function independently	Written
Q. 11	HO Chung-tai	Fire caused by improper disposal of cigarette ends	Written
Q. 12	LAU Kong-wah	Shenzhen - Hong Kong Land Boundary Police Co-operation Scheme	Written
Q. 13	Howard YOUNG	The iPermit Scheme for Taiwan residents to apply for and receive entry permits through the Internet	Written
Q. 14	CHOY So-yuk	Replacement of pavement railings	Written
Q. 15	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	The Chief Executive's consultation with the Executive Council on the Appropriation Bill 2003	Written
Q. 16	HO Chung-tai	Disposal of computers by the Police	Written
Q. 17	LAU Kong-wah	Protection gear for personnel responsible for escorting cash and valuables	Written
Q. 18	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	New tender requirements for gas filling stations	Written
Q. 19	SIN Chung-kai	Procurement and disposal of computers by the disciplined services	Written
Q. 20	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Policies on oil reserves	Written

Council meeting on 9.4.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Legal aid applications in respect of litigations concerning human rights	Written
Q. 2	LEUNG Fu-wah	Cessation of ferry service between Kowloon and Macau by a company	Written
Q. 3	LI Wah-ming, Fred	Regulation of the domestic gas market	Written
Q. 4	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Mobile library service	Written
Q. 5	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Payment of accident and emergency service charge by cash in foreign currencies	Written
Q. 6	LAW Chi-kwong	Amending the Domestic Violence Ordinance according to the recommendation of the Law Reform Commission	Written
Q. 7	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Lack of bank branches or automated teller machines in some PRH estates	Written
Q. 8	SIN Chung-kai	IT related courses under the Skill Upgrading Scheme	Written
Q. 9	HO Chung-tai	Improving the design of bus and tram stops and termini	Written
Q. 10	LAU Kong-wah	Keeping the furnishings and installations in shop premises in public housing estates	Written
Q. 11	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Provision of holiday bungalows for civil servants	Written
Q. 12	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Legal aid applications in respect of litigations concerning anti-discrimination legislation	Written
Q. 13	CHOY So-yuk Cash	rebate programme under the Demand Side Management Agreements	Written
Q. 14	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Monitoring of service standard of private hospitals and the transparency of their charges	Written
Q. 15	LAU Kong-wah	Cases of vehicles theft	Written
Q. 16	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Passenger clearance at boundary crossings	Written
Q. 17	HO Chung-tai	Pilot scheme for senior form students in secondary schools	Written
Q. 18	Abraham SHEK	Nanotechnology-related researches and commercialization of the research results	Written
Q. 19	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Expenditure relating to Waste Separation and Recovery Programme	Written
Q. 20	Abraham SHEK	Employment and training of local domestic helpers	Written

Council meeting on 30.4.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	MAK Kwok-fung, Michael	Government measures to combat atypical pneumonia	Oral
Q. 2	MA Fung-kwok	Dissemination of information relating to atypical pneumonia	Oral
Q. 3	CHEUNG Man-kwong	Procedure for resignation of principal officials and withdrawal of such resignation	Oral
Q. 4	NG Leung-sing	Allowing residents in Guangdong Province to visit Hong Kong individually	Oral
Q. 5	TANG Siu-tong	Foundation strengthening and remedial works for public housing in Tin Shui Wai	Oral
Q. 6	CHOY So-yuk	Use of paving slabs for pavements	Oral
Q. 7	LAU Ping-cheung	Fair handling in selection of contractor for the Tamar development project	Written
Q. 8	LEE Cheuk-yan	Statistics on outsourced cleaning and security services	Written
Q. 9	LAU Kin-yee, Miriam	Shortage of parking spaces for coaches and goods vehicles	Written
Q. 10	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Statistics on consultancy studies commissioned by government on formulation and assessment of policies	Written
Q. 11	CHAN Yuen-han	Difficulties encountered by elderly persons and mobility-handicapped persons in using security and public facilities of PRH blocks	Written
Q. 12	Abraham SHEK	Assisting the construction industry in participation of overseas construction projects	Written
Q. 13	LEUNG Fu-wah	Incumbent periods of directorate grade officers in Government	Written
Q. 14	LI Wah-ming, Fred	New income recognition approach adopted by Hong Kong Electric Company Ltd	Written
Q. 15	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	A school's refusal to lend out school premises for public examination at the day of the examination	Written
Q. 16	LI Ka-cheung, Eric	Road excavation works carried out on the pavements along Nathan Road and King's Road	Written
Q. 17	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Repair work for public housing flats	Written
Q. 18	SIN Chung-kai	Local access charges	Written
Q. 19	LAU Wai-hing, Emily	Alleviation of the air pollution caused by emissions from public transport	Written
Q. 20	LAU Kong-wah	Economic integration among Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta Region	Written

Council meeting on 7.5.2003

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	CHU Yu-lin, David	Consultancy agreements and construction projects of the Government	Oral
Q. 2	MA Fung-kwok	Seeking the Central People's Government's assistance when Hong Kong is unfairly treated by overseas authorities	Oral
Q. 3	HUI Cheung-ching	Alleviate the adverse impact of atypical pneumonia outbreak on the business environment	Oral
Q. 4	FUNG Kin-kee, Frederick	Enforcement of legislation against spitting	Oral
Q. 5	WONG Sing-chi	Containing the spread of diseases through drainage pipes	Oral
Q. 6	LAU Ping-cheung	New survey for old schedule lots in the New Territories	Oral
Q. 7	LEUNG LAU Yau-fun, Sophie	Nurture a reading culture among children	Written
Q. 8	NG Leung-sing	"Private services" of the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 9	HO Sau-lan, Cyd	Immigration service standing orders	Written
Q. 10	LEUNG Fu-wah	The plan to attract students studying abroad to return to live and work in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 11	CHOY So-yuk	Resurfacing of North Point section of Island Eastern Corridor	Written
Q. 12	CHAN Wai-yip, Albert	Estate agents' practice of displaying recommended or test counter-office prices for residential properties put up for sale	Written
Q. 13	SIN Chung-kai	Malpractices in providing external telecommunications licences