The LegCo Reporter
2003-2004 		Issue No. 26 (10 June 2004)


At its meeting on 9 June 2004, the Legislative Council passed the following two bills:

(1)Hong Kong Sports Development Board (Repeal) Bill, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for Home Affairs at Committee Stage.

(2)Airport Authority (Amendment) Bill 2004.


At the same meeting, the Council passed the following four resolutions:

(1)Resolution moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower relating to the Education (Exemption) (Private Schools Offering Non-Formal Curriculum) Order.

(2)Resolution moved by the Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works relating to the Fixed Penalty (Criminal Proceedings) Ordinance.

(3)Resolution moved by Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat relating to the extension of the period for amending the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Legislative Council) (Amendment) Regulation 2004.

(4)Resolution moved by Dr Hon LO Wing-lok relating to the extension of the period for amending the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment) Regulation 2004.


The following motion with no legislative effect was also passed by the Council:

    Motion on "Enhancing the attractiveness of Hong Kong to tourists", moved by Hon Howard YOUNG as amended by Hon CHAN Kam-lam and further amended by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee

    "That, in view of the immense efforts of Hong Kong's neighbouring territories in enhancing the attractiveness of their tourist facilities and the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland next year, this Council urges the Government to step up its external publicity in promoting Hong Kong as an international tourist centre, and to comprehensively review, enhance and strengthen the attractiveness and competitiveness of various ancillary tourist facilities so as to cater for the increasing demands of tourists; at the same time, this Council urges the Hong Kong Government to accelerate its communication with other governments in the Pan-Pearl River Delta ('PPRD') Region to materialize, as early as possible, the co-operation and development in tourism within the PPRD Region, including perfecting the transport infrastructure, improving boundary-crossing facilities and alleviating the congestion problem at the boundary, and synergize the complementary advantages of the various regions, and to reinforce Hong Kong's position as a 'cosmopolitan tourist centre' and devote all its effort to attract more tourists with high spending power to visit Hong Kong."