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The LegCo Reporter
2003-2004
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Issue No. 29 (5 July 2004)
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At its meeting on 30 June, 2 and 3 July 2004, the Legislative Council passed the following six bills:
| (1) | Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2003, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands at Committee Stage.
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Waste Disposal (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2003, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works at Committee Stage.
| | (3) | Construction Workers Registration Bill, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works at Committee Stage.
| | (4) | Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2003, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works at Committee Stage.
| | (5) | Clearing and Settlement Systems Bill, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury at Committee Stage.
| | (6) | United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2003, with amendments proposed by the Secretary for Security at Committee Stage.
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At the same meeting, the Council passed the following two resolutions:
The following two motions with no legislative effect were also passed by the Council:
| (1) | Motion on "Qualifications framework for employees", moved by Hon LI Fung-ying as amended by Hon CHAN Yuen-han
"That, as the Government has decided to establish a qualifications framework for employees in a number of industries to upgrade the competitiveness of the workforce so as to match the direction of Hong Kong's future long-term economic development, this Council urges the Government to take the following actions:
| | (a) | before implementing the relevant policy, comprehensively consult labour unions, business associations and relevant organizations on the formulation of the qualifications framework and details of its implementation;
| | (b) | develop a vocational-skills based qualifications framework in accordance with the practical situations of the trades, and study the establishment of an exemption mechanism for serving employees, so as to ensure that the qualifications framework does not create immense pressure on them; and
| | (c) | consider introducing other complementary measures to encourage employers to support the qualifications framework, such as offering tax concessions for employers who make arrangements for their employees to attend training and enrichment courses that meet the requirements of the qualifications framework."
| | (2) | Motion on "Promoting Pan-Pearl River Delta regional co-operation and development", moved by Hon IP Kwok-him as amended by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun and further amended by Hon SIN Chung-kai
"That, as the Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Co-operation Framework Agreement, signed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, nine provinces/regions in the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, opens up a new scenario for economic integration and sustained development in the region and provides a more convenient and broader platform for Hong Kong's trades and industries to further expand their investments and develop markets in the Mainland, which is conducive to the development of Hong Kong's manufacturing and service industries, this Council urges the Government to attach great importance to the Agreement and grasp the business opportunities it brings about, enhance liaison with the nine provinces/regions and Macao, exert efforts to promote understanding of the Agreement among various sectors of the local business community, adopt effective measures to give impetus to the implementation and development of the Agreement, strengthen the co-operativeness in high value-added industries, and protect Hong Kong businessmen's intellectual property rights in the Mainland, so as to reinforce the further development of the local manufacturing industry and Hong Kong's position as a financial, logistics and commercial centre in the Region, as well as to facilitate the economic development of Hong Kong and create more employment opportunities."
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