Council Meetings

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	Year 1998 - 1999
	Year 1999 - 2000

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Questions(Year 1998 - 1999) 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.

July, 1998	2*	8	15	22	29
September, 1998	9	16	23	30
October, 1998	7*	8*	14	21 & 22#
November, 1998	4#	11	18	25
December, 1998	2	9	16
January, 1999	6	13	14*	20	27
February, 1999	3	10
March, 1999	3#	10	24 & 25#	31   #
April, 1999	21	28
May, 1999	5	6*	12	19	26
June, 1999	2	9	16	23	30
July, 1999	7, 8 & 9	14, 15 & 16

* 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 8.7.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon James TO	Improving the complaints against police system	Oral
Q. 2	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Operation of the new airport in the event of typhoons	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Howard YOUNG	Unlicensed guesthouses	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Emily LAU	Hong Kong people who have been denied issuance of Home Visit Permits	Oral
Q. 5	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Employment visa requirement in respect of immediate family members of foreigners working in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 6	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Regulation of securities companies	Oral
Q. 7	Hon NG Leung-sing	Projected supply of public housing	Written
Q. 8	Hon Fred LI	Importation of live chickens into Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Penalties imposed on contractors involved in jerry-building practices	Written
Q. 10	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Termite problem in public housing estates	Written
Q. 11	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Measures to prevent students from being physically abused by teachers	Written
Q. 12	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Companies engaged in industrial production that went bankrupt or closed down	Written
Q. 13	Hon Christine LOH	Issues concerning the Draft Central District (Extension) OZP	Written
Q. 14	Hon Howard YOUNG	The "millennium bug"	Written
Q. 15	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Measures to ensure the provision of satisfactory service by New World Bus	Written
Q. 16	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Securities company clients applying for compensation under the Securities Compensation Fund	Written
Q. 17	Hon Fred LI	Ageing of the MTR system	Written
Q. 18	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Assisting graduates from teacher education programmes in seeking employment	Written

Council meeting on 15.7.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 0	Hon James TIEN	Air freight services at the new airport	Oral
Q. 1	Hon Fred LI	Provision of community services to rural areas	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Foreign domestic helpers overstaying in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Andrew CHENG	Labour disputes arising from the hoisting of tropical cyclone warning signal no. 8 and rainstorm black warning	Oral
Q. 4	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Shortening the waiting time for various kinds of subvented homes for the elderly	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Michael HO	HA's funding application for replacing medical equipment	Oral
Q. 6	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Class sizes in primary and secondary schools	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Applications under the Industrial Support Fund	Written
Q. 8	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Suspension of stock trading	Written
Q. 9	Hon Christine LOH	The new gas-fired power plant on Lamma Island	Written
Q. 10	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Statistics on unemployed people among the middle class	Written
Q. 11	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Measures to enhance the coordination and collaboration between the academic sector and the information technology industry	Written
Q. 12	Hon Andrew CHENG	Progress of the introduction of the Octopus system to public transport	Written
Q. 13	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Inadequate loading capacity of manhole covers in PHEs	Written
Q. 14	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	The Lok Ma Chau Crossing	Written
Q. 15	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Slopes situated within school boundaries	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Inadequate piling work for the NE passenger concourse at the new airport	Written
Q. 17	Hon LEE Kai-ming	The loan to the Thai Government	Written
Q. 18	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Vacant commercial premises and market stalls in PHEs	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Fatalities and casualties relating to the construction of the new airport and the connecting road network	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Casualties relating to the Airport Core Programme projects	Written

Council meeting on 22.7.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Impact of the media on young people	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Applications under the Credit Guarantee Scheme	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Andrew CHENG	Advancing the commencement of the 3 priority railway projects	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Kenneth TING	Monitoring terminal handling charges	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Emily LAU	Differential rates charged by some bars and clubs	Oral
Q. 6	Hon LEE Wing-tat	The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Sessions	Oral
Q. 7	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Supply and demand of places in various types of special schools	Written
Q. 8	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Findings of the EPD's feasibility study on the installation of noise mitigation facilities for existing roads	Written
Q. 9	Hon Emily LAU	Air pollution on roads	Written
Q. 10	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Expansion of the Pok Oi Hospital	Written
Q. 11	Dr Hon David LI	The Education Department's requirement that school staff aged 60 or above should retire	Written
Q. 12	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Noise caused by air traffic along the new flight path	Written
Q. 13	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Public works projects undertaken by the piling contractor suspected to be involved in non-compliance with approved building plans	Written
Q. 14	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Implementation of the recommendation on school-based management in the Education Commission Report No. 7	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Failure of the Airport Railway Tung Chung Line on 8 July 1998	Written
Q. 16	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Statistics on postgraduate students in local universities	Written
Q. 17	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Facilities for use by taxi drivers in the new airport	Written
Q. 18	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Disturbances caused by aircraft noise	Written

Council meeting on 29.7.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	The Supplementary Labour Scheme	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Impact of the suspension of air freight services on the Hong Kong economy	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Cases of Enterovirus 71 infection	Oral
Q. 4	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	The impact of the completion of the Lindingyang Bridge on Hong Kong's import and export industry	Oral
Q. 5	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Right of abode in Hong Kong for Mainland-born adult children of Hong Kong permanent residents	Oral
Q. 6	Hon LAU Chin-shek	Use of the site and facilities of the vacated Kai Tak airport	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Impact of the suspension of land sales	Written
Q. 8	Hon Emily LAU	Impact of the devaluation of Renminbi on Hong Kong dollar	Written
Q. 9	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Provision of private housing units on land not sold by auction or tender	Written
Q. 10	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Impact of aircraft noise on schools	Written
Q. 11	Hon James TIEN	Unemployment among young people	Written
Q. 12	Hon Fred LI	Transport arrangements for passengers taking the first and last passenger flights	Written
Q. 13	Hon Kenneth TING	The bank's present credit squeeze policy	Written
Q. 14	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Applications for charging land use from agricultural land to building land	Written
Q. 15	Hon Fred LI	Reasons for the increases in textbook prices	Written
Q. 16	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Revised housing supply in the light of the suspension of land sales	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Monitoring the prices of textbooks	Written
Q. 18	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Prosecutions against illegal workers and the people employing them	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	A company's petition for the return of confiscated goods	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Pornographic webpages on the Internet	Written

Council meeting on 9.9.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Construction of a multi-storey carpark in Stanley	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Construction of West Rail Mei Foo Station at Lai Chi Kok Park	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Albert HO	Illegal collection of debts	Oral
Q. 4	Prof Hon NG Ching-fai	Freeze on tuition fees for tertiary institutions	Oral
Q. 5	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Handling of medical incidents	Oral
Q. 6	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Assistance to businessmen working in the mainland	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Smuggling of chilled poultry into Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Licence application for operating a restaurant in the basement of a building	Written
Q. 9	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Impact of the chaotic cargo handling situation in the new airport on the supply of pharmaceutical products	Written
Q. 10	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Listing of Government-owned infrastructural facilities on the stock exchange	Written
Q. 11	Hon Eric LI	Handling of bankruptcy cases	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Utilization of land in industrial estates	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Subvention to multi-service centres and social centres for the elderly	Written
Q. 14	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Fishing in the water surrounding the new airport	Written
Q. 15	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Entry visa requirements of ethnic Chinese Indonesians	Written
Q. 16	Hon TSANG Yok-sing	Ultra vires acts by Government departments	Written
Q. 17	Hon Howard YOUNG	Assistance to people travelling overseas	Written
Q. 18	Hon Andrew CHENG	Legislation against driving in a negligent manner	Written
Q. 19	Hon Kenneth TING	Control of short-selling activities in the stock and bond markets	Written
Q. 20	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Installation of air-conditioning systems for markets managed by the House Authority and Housing Society	Written

Council meeting on 16.9.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Wrongful grant of financial assistance by SWD	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Train services of Airport Express and Tung Chung Lines	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Albert HO	Utilization of cross-harbour tunnels	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Howard YOUNG	Review of restrictions on installation of neon signboards and electronic flashing signboards	Oral
Q. 5	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Legislation on carriage of heavy machinery	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Fred LI	Relationship between HKSAR and Taiwan	Written
Q. 7	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Utilization of Western Harbour Crossing	Written
Q. 8	Hon Bernard CHAN	Use of the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund	Written
Q. 9	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Improvement works to Hiram's Highway in Sai Kung	Written
Q. 10	Hon Eric LI	Employment of the disabled by the Government	Written
Q. 11	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Contingency measures for contaminated water supply to Hong Kong from the mainland	Written
Q. 12	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Issue of Certificates of Absence of Marriage Record	Written
Q. 13	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Charges for patients seeking emergency medical treatment at the new airport	Written
Q. 14	Hon TSANG Yok-sing	Impact of the court's ruling on the enforcement of CIETAC's decisions in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon David LI	Problem of overcrowding in public hospitals	Written
Q. 16	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Allocation of school places for form six students	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Review of Small House Policy	Written
Q. 18	Hon Albert HO	Researches on traffic accidents occurred in traffic black spots	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Impact of the construction project for the MTR Tsung Kwan O Extension on land development of private lots	Written

Council meeting on 23.9.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon James TIEN	Implementation of Special Finance Scheme	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Regulations governing compensation for interruption of power supply	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Kenneth TING	Recovery of IDD charges by Hong Kong Telecom	Oral
Q. 4	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Weight of schoolbags of primary school students	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Appropriation for the Provisional Urban Council	Oral
Q. 6	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Employers requesting pay reduction from employees	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Obtaining Comprehensive Social Security Assistance by persons from Mainland	Written
Q. 8	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Working conditions of security assistants in private security companies in public housing estates	Written
Q. 9	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Applications for ex gratia payments from the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund	Written
Q. 10	Hon Albert HO	Seizure of taxis for default in repayment of loan	Written
Q. 11	Hon Eric LI	Cross-border trafficking of "Ice"	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Parking spaces for public and private light buses	Written
Q. 13	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Utilization of Housing Authority's multi-storey factory buildings	Written
Q. 14	Hon Howard YOUNG	Charge of rates in respect of advertising stations on walls of buildings and shops	Written
Q. 15	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Impact of retirement of senior officers of the Water Supplies Department on water supply	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon David LI	Recruitment of native-speaking English teachers	Written
Q. 17	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	New quarantine measures for poultry and pigs	Written
Q. 18	Hon Christine LOH	Enhancing the transparency and accountability of advisory and statutory bodies	Written
Q. 19	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Provision of special education	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Emergency medical service at the Restricted Area of the new airport	Written

Council meeting on 30.9.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHAN Kwok-keung	Issuing permits to work in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 2	Prof Hon NG Ching-fai	Implementation of recommendations made in the Education Committee's Report on Review of 9-year Compulsory Education System	Oral
Q. 3	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Removal of underground oil slick at the former Kai Tak Airport	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Andrew CHENG	Interruption of power supply	Oral
Q. 5	Hon James TO	Commencement date of the Interception of Communications Ordinance	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Enforcement actions against sale and publication of pornographic VCDs	Oral
Q. 7	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Home Ownership Scheme	Written
Q. 8	Hon NG Leung-sing	Ownership of town gas pipes	Written
Q. 9	Hon Fred LI	Mental Health (Amendment) Ordinance 1997	Written
Q. 10	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Retention of phone numbers upon change of telephone service providers	Written
Q. 11	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Recouping of unduly paid social security allowances by SWD	Written
Q. 12	Hon Albert HO	River trade terminal in Tuen Mun	Written
Q. 13	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Tourists from Mainland China	Written
Q. 14	Hon Eric LI	Transfer of teachers from the Certified Master grade to Graduate Master grade	Written
Q. 15	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Implementation of recommendations made in the Administration's study on demand of carparking spaces	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Cross board-membership of heads of tertiary institutions and public/private companies	Written
Q. 17	Hon Howard YOUNG	Growth of Civil Service workforce	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Home Starter Loan Scheme	Written
Q. 19	Hon Christine LOH	Study on indoor air quality	Written
Q. 20	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Class sizes of primary and secondary schools	Written

Council meeting on 14.10.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Jumbo market at the Tamar Site	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Short-term tenancies of land in New Territories for industrial undertakings	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Filling of forthcoming job vacancies	Oral
Q. 4	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Use of violence by secondary school students	Oral
Q. 5	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Import of professionals from Mainland China	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Fred LI	Deposits demanded by public utilities	Oral
Q. 7	Hon CHAN Kwok-keung	Hong Kong residents who work, live or get married in Mainland China	Written
Q. 8	Hon Martin LEE	Issuance of consents to assign	Written
Q. 9	Hon Emily LAU	Sports facilities in primary and secondary schools	Written
Q. 10	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Sandwich Class Housing Scheme	Written
Q. 11	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Review of licence conditions for marine fish culture	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Extension of service of school principals upon retirement	Written
Q. 13	Hon NG Leung-sing	Review of stock and futures markets intervention	Written
Q. 14	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Operation of licensed ferry services	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Sub-standard work of the Ting Kau Bridge	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon David LI	Difficulties experienced by schools switching the medium of instruction to Chinese in sourcing good Chinese textbooks and reference books	Written
Q. 17	Hon Howard YOUNG	Measures to facilitate Taiwan Residents to visit Hong Kong	Written
Q. 18	Hon Eric LI	Teachers' training on gifted education	Written
Q. 19	Hon Christine LOH	Reservations and declarations made by the United Kingdom on two international covenants on human rights	Written
Q. 20	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	School places of Primary Six and junior forms of secondary schools	Written

Council meeting on 21.10.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Cyd HO	Sub-letting of Housing Authority's commercial premises	Written
Q. 2	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Car parking fees in public housing estates	Written
Q. 3	Hon James TO	Relocation of the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market	Written
Q. 4	Hon Albert HO	Review of 17 Ordinances binding on the Government but not on relevant PRC organs	Written
Q. 5	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Vaccinations for children from Mainland China	Written
Q. 6	Hon James TIEN	Shortage of containers and inadequate shipping schedules for export	Written
Q. 7	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Statistics on land grant	Written
Q. 8	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Sanctions against damage to drainage systems in New Territories	Written
Q. 9	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Provisions in the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance governing employers' contributions	Written
Q. 10	Hon Eric LI	Eligibility for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance	Written
Q. 11	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Recent measures to strengthen the currency board system	Written
Q. 12	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of air-conditioned bus services provided by franchised bus companies	Written
Q. 13	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Progress of Tenants Purchase Scheme	Written
Q. 14	Hon Eric LI	Errors in the subtitles of television programmes	Written
Q. 15	Hon Howard YOUNG	Regulating inbound touring service	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon David LI	Cost-effectiveness of seafarers training course	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of native-speaking English teachers for secondary schools	Written
Q. 18	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Academic qualification assessment of non-locally earned degrees	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Procurement of notebook computers for primary schools	Written
Q. 20	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Assistance provided for new arrivals from Mainland China	Written

Council meeting on 4.11.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Timothy FOK	Legislation on pirate videotaking in cinemas	Written
Q. 2	Hon LAU Chin-shek	Statistics on requests for information raised under the Code on Access to Information	Written
Q. 3	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Organising Hong Kong film festivals in overseas countries	Written
Q. 4	Hon Bernard CHAN	Quarry at Anderson Road	Written
Q. 5	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Air pollution caused by air-conditioned buses	Written
Q. 6	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Pollution caused by vehicles using different types of fuels	Written
Q. 7	Hon NG Leung-sing	Provision of HOS flats	Written
Q. 8	Hon Albert HO	Involvement of the Exchange Fund in the stock and futures markets	Written
Q. 9	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Provision of hospital services in the north-west region of New Territories	Written
Q. 10	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Compensation in respect of medical accidents	Written
Q. 11	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Abortive landings of aircrafts	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon David LI	Financing the budget deficits	Written
Q. 13	Hon Fred LI	Tariff structure for electricity supplied by the China Light and Power Co Ltd	Written
Q. 14	Hon Eric LI	Publishing of economic data	Written
Q. 15	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Power failure at the Lo Wu Control Point	Written
Q. 16	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Remuneration for heads of tertiary institutions	Written
Q. 17	Hon Emily LAU	Investments of the Land Fund	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Chin-shek	Competition in the market for domestic gas fuels	Written
Q. 19	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Adoption of environment management standards by Government Departments	Written
Q. 20	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Heavy metal and pesticide in imported vegetables	Written

Council meeting on 11.11.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Edward HO	Plot ratio of buildings in Kowloon City District	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Andrew WONG	Performance indicator for the emergency ambulance service	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Bernard CHAN	Allocation of parking spaces for passenger aircrafts in the new airport	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Cyd HO	Counselling service provided by educational psychologists	Oral
Q. 5	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Access facilities for the disabled to buildings and roads	Oral
Q. 6	Hon CHAN Kwok-keung	Occupational safety and health in hospitals	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Frauds associated with trading activities of the local London gold market	Written
Q. 8	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Plans for construction of a new park in Quarry Bay	Written
Q. 9	Hon James TIEN	Applications of Closed Road Permits for Boundary Crossing Vehicles for vehicles commuting between Hong Kong and mainland China	Written
Q. 10	Hon Andrew CHENG	Grants provided by the Hong Kong Sports Development Board	Written
Q. 11	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Pollution caused by styrofoam food containers for serving lunch in whole-day primary schools	Written
Q. 12	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Illiteracy rate in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Fees charged for private agricultural land used for industrial purposes	Written
Q. 14	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Social rehabilitation services	Written
Q. 15	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Assessment of housing demand	Written
Q. 16	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Relief actions for flood in NT north	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Safety of children travellng in nanny vans	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Financing the budget deficits	Written
Q. 19	Hon Fred LI	Interest Rate Rules for bank deposits	Written
Q. 20	Hon Eric LI	Law and order in Lo Wu Bridge	Written

Council meeting on 18.11.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon NG Leung-sing	Bank robberies	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Margaret NG	Trial of crimes committed in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Howard YOUNG	Clearance time for travellers at the Immigration counters of the new airport	Oral
Q. 4	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Marking the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	Oral
Q. 5	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Internet and e-mail usage in Government Departments	Oral
Q. 6	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Vacancy rates of commercial premises of the Housing Authority	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Cyd HO	Assistance in respect of housing and change of schools for battered women and their children	Written
Q. 8	Hon CHAN Kwok-keung	Feasibility study on private sector participation in the supply of water	Written
Q. 9	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Height of buildings used solely for livestock farming purposes	Written
Q. 10	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Day care and residential services for the disabled persons	Written
Q. 11	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Errors in contents of school textbooks	Written
Q. 12	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Domestic water consumption before and after introduction of the sewage charges	Written
Q. 13	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Failure incidents of the Octopus system	Written
Q. 14	Hon Howard YOUNG	Traffic accident incidences of different classes of vehicles	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Counselling work in respect of extra-marital affairs	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon David LI	Provision of child-care centre services for single-parent families receiving CSSA	Written
Q. 17	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Hygiene of lunch boxes provided by food suppliers to schools	Written
Q. 18	Hon Fred LI	Setting up of an insurance system for bank deposits	Written
Q. 19	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Academic qualification of teachers of the Hong Kong Institute of Education	Written
Q. 20	Hon Eric LI	Age of criminal responsibility	Written

Council meeting on 25.11.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Passage regulations for civil servants on duty visits outside Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Privatization of Government assets	Oral
Q. 3	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Incentive measures to attract high-tech companies and to train local high-tech personnel	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Definition of property ownership under the Home Starter Loan Scheme	Oral
Q. 5	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Right and freedom of Hong Kong residents to strike	Oral
Q. 6	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Unregistered tutorial schools	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Michael HO	Abusive use of antibiotics	Written
Q. 8	Hon LAU Chin-shek	Statistics on and complaints mechanism for medical incidents	Written
Q. 9	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Prostitution in respect of Two-way Exit Permit female holders from the Mainland	Written
Q. 10	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Operations of the Hospital Governing Committees	Written
Q. 11	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Access to premises by telecommunication companies to set up telecommunication transmission equipment	Written
Q. 12	Hon Albert HO	Provision of community rehabilitation services for people with a chronically illness	Written
Q. 13	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of physiotherapists in special schools	Written
Q. 14	Hon Christine LOH	Improvement of urban design of streetscape	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Comprehensive Social Security Assistance for single-parent families with financial hardship due to matrimonial breakdown	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Assistance rendered by the Chief Executive for a local businessman pending trial in Taiwan	Written
Q. 17	Hon Fred LI	Work of the Competition Policy Advisory Group	Written
Q. 18	Hon Eric LI	Disposal of plastic waste	Written
Q. 19	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Review of air cargo service	Written
Q. 20	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Education assistance for children of families receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance	Written

Council meeting on 2.12.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Submission of reports by the HKSAR Government under two International Covenants on human rights	Oral
Q. 2	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Radio interference affecting the wireless communications between air traffic control centre and aircrafts in flight	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Appointment of Chairmen and Chief Executives of statutory public bodies	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Emily LAU	Testing for parasites in potable water	Oral
Q. 5	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Immigration policies in respect of Asians holding employment visas and their family members	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Fred LI	Supervising the private homes for the elderly	Oral
Q. 7	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Blackspots in the New Territories for selling duty-not-paid cigarettes	Written
Q. 8	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Tackling the millenium bug problem	Written
Q. 9	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Sending of bills by electronic means	Written
Q. 10	Hon Albert HO	Government's investment in Hang Seng Index options and futures market	Written
Q. 11	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Measures to strengthen Hong Kong as an international financial centre	Written
Q. 12	Hon Michael HO	Keeping and disclosure of medical records	Written
Q. 13	Hon Christine LOH	Controlling vehicle emissions	Written
Q. 14	Dr Hon David LI	Decline in English language standard	Written
Q. 15	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Textbook and stationery grants for primary and secondary schools	Written
Q. 16	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Nuisances caused by the work of MTR Tseung Kwan O Extension	Written
Q. 17	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Homicide and suicide cases involving children	Written
Q. 18	Hon Emily LAU	Provision of laser vision correction surgeries service in public hospitals	Written
Q. 19	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Flooding caused by blockage of rivers in private land	Written
Q. 20	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Private renal dialysis centres	Written

Council meeting on 9.12.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Transport services to and from the new airport	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Kenneth TING	Allegations that Government departments are squandering public funds and some civil servants are discharging their duties perfunctorily	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Financial assistance for students of tertiary institutions	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Follow-up actions on the problems identified in Director of Audit's reports in Government departments	Oral
Q. 5	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Management of the piece of land along the Shenzhen River	Oral
Q. 6	Prof Hon NG Ching-fai	Hygienic conditions of pedestrians' area in Central on Sundays and public holidays	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Redevelopment of the 7 streets in Tsuen Wan by the Land Development Corporation	Written
Q. 8	Hon Michael HO	Recruitment of dental hygienists	Written
Q. 9	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Encryption technology for electronic business	Written
Q. 10	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Establishment of junior staff in public hospitals	Written
Q. 11	Hon Christine LOH	Quality of edible salt	Written
Q. 12	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Trial scheme to employ the disabled in USD catering outlets	Written
Q. 13	Hon Emily LAU	Use of chlorine in water treatment	Written
Q. 14	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Substandard tyres of heavy goods vehicles	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Train failures of the Airport Railway	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Provision of resources for recruiting more teachers in primary and secondary schools	Written
Q. 17	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Noises caused by flying activities by the garrison at the Sek Kong Camp	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Motivating civil servants to conserve electricity in Government offices	Written
Q. 19	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Population statistics and growth	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Relocation of shipyards in Tsing Yi	Written

Council meeting on 16.12.1998

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Feasibility of converting waste to energy sources	Oral
Q. 2	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Waste paper recycling	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Safety of overhead three-phase wires	Oral
Q. 4	Hon David CHU	Implementing the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation	Oral
Q. 5	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Export and re-export trades in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 6	Hon David CHU	Employment situation of young people aged 15-24	Written
Q. 7	Hon Kenneth TING	Expenditure on duty visits outside Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	Hon Bernard CHAN	One-tube-two-way operation of vehicle tunnels	Written
Q. 9	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Statistics and regulations on the employment of foreign domestic helpers	Written
Q. 10	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Refurbishment of vacant public housing estate units	Written
Q. 11	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Issuance of Security Personnel Permit	Written
Q. 12	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Benchmarks for evaluating the progress and success of Digital 21	Written
Q. 13	Hon Christine LOH	Public education on racial discrimination	Written
Q. 14	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Effectiveness of the inverted block tariff structure of CLP in achieving a reduction in electricity consumption	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon David LI	Safety of MTR passengers	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Appointment of successors to directorate posts of WSD	Written
Q. 17	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Air quality in Yuen Long	Written
Q. 18	Hon Christine LOH	70% home ownership rate for Hong Kong	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Inclusion of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the ambit of Prevention of Bribery Ordinance	Written

Council meeting on 6.1.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Ambrose LAU	Employment situation of graduates in Social Work	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Christine LOH	Relations with Taiwan	Oral
Q. 3	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Psychiatric and emotion counselling services	Oral
Q. 4	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Purchase of industrial diesel oil at marine fuelling stations by mainland vessels	Oral
Q. 5	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Sub-standard work of HOS flats in Tin Shui Wai	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Bernard CHAN	Crises management capability of the Civil Service	Oral
Q. 7	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Land reserves of developers	Written
Q. 8	Hon James TO	Granting of political asylums by the Government	Written
Q. 9	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Potential danger caused by unused Lantau-bound toll booths of the Lantau Link	Written
Q. 10	Hon NG Leung-sing	System for granting awards and commendations to civil servants	Written
Q. 11	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Implementation of section 45(2)(c) of Road Traffic Regulations (Public Service Vehicles)	Written
Q. 12	Hon LAU Wong-fat	Traffic accidents involving traffic sign posts	Written
Q. 13	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Protection of privacy and integrity of information transmitted over the Internet	Written
Q. 14	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Textile quota allocation system	Written
Q. 15	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Use of water-cooled air-conditioning systems	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon David LI	Maintaining the competitive edge of Hong Kong as the best place to conduct business	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Food manufacturers for schools	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Impact of financing the construction of the West Rail on fares of the East Rail	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Payment of acting allowances to civil servants	Written
Q. 20	Hon Timothy FOK	Development of the film industry	Written

Council meeting on 13.1.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Ambrose LAU	Safety of using household appliances	Oral
Q. 2	Hon James TIEN	Adjustments to the pay trend surveys before reviewing salaries for the Civil Service	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Review of speed limits for roads	Oral
Q. 4	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Administrative detention of Hong Kong residents in the mainland	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Andrew CHENG	Industrial accidents involving casualties	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Kenneth TING	Monitoring the cost-effectiveness of consultancy studies	Oral
Q. 7	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Job vacancies in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	Hon Michael HO	Consultancy work on financing of medical expenses	Written
Q. 9	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Unlicensed ferry services	Written
Q. 10	Hon NG Leung-sing	Business of the Correctional Services Industry	Written
Q. 11	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Operation of private fitness centres	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Testing and quality of potable water	Written
Q. 13	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Occupation of District Board Members	Written
Q. 14	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Aircraft noise	Written
Q. 15	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Subsidy to the waste paper recycling industry	Written
Q. 16	Hon Christine LOH	The proposed cruise-liner pier in North Point vis-a-vis the overall need to protect the Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Assessment of academic researches	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Emotional quotient of students	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Supervision fees for HOS flats levied by the HA	Written
Q. 20	Hon Emily LAU	Inclusion of the Chief Executive in the ambit of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance	Written

Council meeting on 20.1.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Prof Hon NG Ching-fai	Uses and investment strategies of the Land Fund and the Exchange Fund	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Mechanism to gather and study new economic developments in the mainland	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Safety issues during maintenance of fire-fighting installations	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Howard YOUNG	Immigration policy for tourists from Russia, Eastern European and Middle East countries	Oral
Q. 5	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Suicide cases	Oral
Q. 6	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Structural safety of small houses in New Territories	Oral
Q. 7	Hon HO Sai-chu	Assistance rendered by the Government to the two Hong Kong residents who were kidnapped in Philippines	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Monitoring passengers riding in first class compartments of KCR trains to pay the appropriate fee	Written
Q. 9	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Measures to promote the development of the potentials in culture, arts and sports amongst youngsters	Written
Q. 10	Hon Kenneth TING	Impact of the deflation	Written
Q. 11	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Public interest tests conducted during the proposed acquisition by IMS	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon David LI	Cessation of operation of Scandinavian Airlines in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 13	Hon Emily LAU	Budget cut for acquisition of publications by the HKUST library	Written
Q. 14	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Safety of passengers on MTR platforms	Written
Q. 15	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Collapses of tunnels sewers under construction	Written
Q. 16	Hon Kenneth TING	Assistance to be rendered to the toy manufacturing industry	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Protection of intellectual property rights of information on the Internet	Written
Q. 18	Hon Emily LAU	Over-provision of franchised bus service	Written
Q. 19	Hon Christine LOH	Safety requirements for LPG taxis	Written
Q. 20	Hon Michael HO	Comprehensive policy on primary health care services	Written

Council meeting on 27.1.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Review of woman health centre and maternal and child care centre service	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Fred LI	Implementation of the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance 1997	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Review of management of police officers with psychological problems	Oral
Q. 4	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Additional public holiday for tackling the millenium bug problem	Oral
Q. 5	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Influenza surveillance mechanism	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Howard YOUNG	Avenues for SAR passport holders applying for travel visa to countries which have not set up consulates in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 7	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Investigation into the delay of road works	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Opt-out scheme for organ donations	Written
Q. 9	Hon Michael HO	Seminars for the consultancy study on financing of the Hong Kong health care services	Written
Q. 10	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Hearing tests for school children	Written
Q. 11	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Selection of contractors for new IT projects	Written
Q. 12	Hon Eric LI	Operation of the Language Fund	Written
Q. 13	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Additional English teachers for secondary school adopting Chinese as the medium of instruction	Written
Q. 14	Hon Christine LOH	Removal of charitable body status of some social organizations	Written
Q. 15	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision and quality of education software	Written
Q. 16	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Assessment of non-local courses for study in Hong Kong by HKCAA	Written
Q. 17	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Development of stock trading on the Internet	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Safety of dual-way two-lane flyovers	Written
Q. 19	Hon NG Leung-sing	Seizure of counterfeit goods by the Hong Kong Customs	Written
Q. 20	Hon Emily LAU	10% expansion factor for calculating space requirement of new government offices	Written

Council meeting on 3.2.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon HO Sai-chu	Promotion of football in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 2	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Composition of district councils in countries or territories other than HKSAR	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Impact caused by the proposed Tesung Kwan O West Coast Highway	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Andrew CHENG	MTRC re-structuring its staffing establishment and re-scheduling its train services	Oral
Q. 5	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Layoffs by the MTRC and other public organisations	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Howard YOUNG	Impact caused by construction work of the proposed KCRC railway station in Tsim Sha Tsui East	Oral
Q. 7	Hon James TIEN	Customs declaration for documents imported and exported through express couriers	Written
Q. 8	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Statistics on disabled persons	Written
Q. 9	Hon Michael HO	Figures on births, Caesarean births and infant deaths	Written
Q. 10	Hon Albert HO	Protection of the client's interests against their solicitors' dishonesty, fraudulent acts or fraudulent ommissions	Written
Q. 11	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Long acquisition period for computer products for Government	Written
Q. 12	Hon Eric LI	Financial position of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund	Written
Q. 13	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Payoff of infrastructures	Written
Q. 14	Hon LAU Kong-wah	New measure adopted by the Hong Kong Housing Authority to shorten the recovery period for PRH flats occupied by successful Green Form HOS buyers	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Availability of parking spaces for goods vehicles in Hong Kong Island East	Written
Q. 16	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Assessment and re-registration of air ventilation system contractors	Written
Q. 17	Dr Hon David LI	Additional measures to assist small and medium sized firms with a view to ease unemployment situation	Written
Q. 18	Hon Fred LI	Effects of the proposed Tesung Kwan O West Coast Highway on the tourist spot in Lei Yue Mun	Written
Q. 19	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Effects of the Wassenaar Arrangement on the import of advanced technologies and encryption technology	Written
Q. 20	Hon James TO	Retaining the mid-stream container working facilities in the construction project for the Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Food Market Complex II	Written

Council meeting on 10.2.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Martin LEE	Additions and deletions to Annex III of the Basic Law	Oral
Q. 2	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Employment situation of medical graduates	Oral
Q. 3	Hon James TIEN	The impact of shortening the visa-free visit period for nationals from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh	Oral
Q. 4	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Monitoring the construction work of Housing Department construction sites	Oral
Q. 5	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Air quality inside MTR station concourses, platforms and train compartments	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Howard YOUNG	Tax refund for diplomats who have purchased tax-inclusive air tickets	Oral
Q. 7	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Date and time for civil servants receiving remuneration through different banks	Written
Q. 8	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Statistics in respect of smoky vehicle control scheme	Written
Q. 9	Hon Eric LI	Co-operation with the mainland regulatory bodies to regulate listed China-affiliated companies	Written
Q. 10	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Short-list of Internet service providers for Government Departments	Written
Q. 11	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Charging passengers of tunnel buses for onward rides on other routes during public holidays	Written
Q. 12	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Piracy involving Hong Kong vessels	Written
Q. 13	Hon Eric LI	Appointment of District Board members to advisory committees	Written
Q. 14	Dr Hon David LI	Assisting the unemployed who are receiving CSSA in finding jobs	Written
Q. 15	Hon Howard YOUNG	Recommendations of a study on upgrading service professionalism of tour coordinators	Written
Q. 16	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Use of fresh water for flushing	Written
Q. 17	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Review of selection criteria for immigrants from Mainland	Written
Q. 18	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Height limits for schools	Written
Q. 19	Hon Christine LOH	Air quality in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 20	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Social welfare services for families of elderly only	Written

Council meeting on 3.3.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Edward HO	Submission of building plans for approval by electronic means	Written
Q. 2	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Rape or indecent assault cases	Written
Q. 3	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Regulations for the import of chilled meat	Written
Q. 4	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Out-reaching dental services for the elderly	Written
Q. 5	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Impact of privatisation and corporatisation of Government departments on staff	Written
Q. 6	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Review of tender procedures	Written
Q. 7	Hon NG Leung-sing	Impacts of dwindling sponsorships for the Community Chest on social welfare agencies	Written
Q. 8	Hon Howard YOUNG	Long processing time for liquor licence applications	Written
Q. 9	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Safety in the transport of inflammable goods	Written
Q. 10	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Hazards of using mobile telephones and other electrical appliances at petrol filling stations	Written
Q. 11	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Using civil service pay in computing the budgets for public-funded items	Written
Q. 12	Hon Fred LI	Distribution and safe usage of liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders	Written
Q. 13	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Development of the timber trade	Written
Q. 14	Hon Eric LI	Making the public recognise the importance of innovation and technology for the economic development of the tertiary	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon David LI	Deterring the rising rate of criminal cases	Written
Q. 16	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	In-service language training for English teachers	Written
Q. 17	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Preventing the abuse of the CSSA scheme	Written
Q. 18	Hon Emily LAU	Working/court hours of judges and waiting times of court cases	Written
Q. 19	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Working berths for vessels travelling to/from mainland	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Safety of refuse collection trucks collecting refuse on the streets	Written

Council meeting on 10.3.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon TSANG Yok-sing	The effect of the United States' "Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act" on Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Eric LI	Reassessment of the business plans for proposed infrastructural projects	Oral
Q. 3	Hon FUNG Chi-kin	Bad and doubtful debts of banks	Oral
Q. 4	Hon NG Leung-sing	The Chief Executive's Council of International Advisers meeting	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Michael HO	Controlling improper sale and prescription of viagra	Oral
Q. 6	Hon James TO	Rehousing for cage home occupants	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Albert HO	Progress of the land resumption and construction of the West Rail (Phase I)	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Approving applications for conversion or extension of school premises and investigating school premises	Written
Q. 9	Hon Fred LI	Exercising powers of the Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance (Cap. 264)	Written
Q. 10	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Pager service industry	Written
Q. 11	Hon Christine LOH	Checking of arriving passengers at the airport for illicit articles	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon David LI	Enforcement of the 1-year residence requirement of the CSSA scheme	Written
Q. 13	Hon Emily LAU	Review of the New Territories Small House policy	Written
Q. 14	Hon Eric LI	Programmes related to the LegCo Elections produced by RTHK	Written
Q. 15	Hon Albert HO	The Hong Kong Stock Exchange's mechanism for approving membership applications	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Low appointment rates of women among university academic posts	Written
Q. 17	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Labelling of chilled meat for sale	Written
Q. 18	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Provision of out-patient services during Sundays and public holidays	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Using handheld laser guns for spotting vehicles exceeding speed limits	Written
Q. 20	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	PRH service contractors employing Two-way Exit Permit Holders	Written

Council meeting on 24.3.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Air pollution in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 2	Hon Bernard CHAN	Set up drug evaluation centre in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 3	Hon Michael HO	Discarding unused blood	Written
Q. 4	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Demographic information of new arrivals from the Mainland in 1998	Written
Q. 5	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Pilot scheme for adopting IT in schools	Written
Q. 6	Hon Eric LI	Researches funded by the Research Grants Council	Written
Q. 7	Hon Christine LOH	Proposal to build a Walt Disney theme park in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon David LI	Youngsters' concept towards protection of intellectual property rights	Written
Q. 9	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Unauthorized change of bus routes	Written
Q. 10	Hon Emily LAU	Appointment of women to Government advisory and statutory bodies	Written
Q. 11	Hon Bernard CHAN	Free pick-up area at new airport	Written
Q. 12	Hon Christine LOH	Museum collections managed by Provisional Municipal Councils	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Statistics on cancers	Written
Q. 14	Hon Emily LAU	Refusal by funeral parlours to handle dead bodies of AIDS patients	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Occupancy rates of industrial estates	Written
Q. 16	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Forged travel documents	Written
Q. 17	Hon Michael HO	Use of antibiotics in agricultural and fisheries industries	Written
Q. 18	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Provision of computer book searching and loaning facilities in government and aided secondary schools	Written
Q. 19	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Pensions of retired civil servants	Written
Q. 20	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Auditing the accounts of listed companies	Written

Council meeting on 31.3.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Including health warnings against smoking in non-tobacco product advertisements	Written
Q. 2	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Vacancy position of private flatted factories	Written
Q. 3	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Plans to streamline work procedures and reduce expenditures	Written
Q. 4	Hon SIN Chung-kai	The Millenium celebrations	Written
Q. 5	Hon Christine LOH	Use of duty-not-paid fuels by vehicles	Written
Q. 6	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Incidence of gastric cancer	Written
Q. 7	Hon Emily LAU	Performance of Board of Directors of UGC-funded institutions	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Assessing the effectiveness of Government Office Automation Programme	Written
Q. 9	Hon Christine LOH	Information technology activities operated in industrial buildings	Written
Q. 10	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Installation of retro-fitting screen doors on underground MTR stations	Written
Q. 11	Hon Emily LAU	Appointment of retired ED officials by aided schools	Written
Q. 12	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Feasibility of using electric trolley buses in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 13	Hon Cyd HO	Follow-up actions on non-indigenous villagers having the right to vote in village representative elections	Written
Q. 14	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Spraying of insecticides on rivers near the new airport by the relevant authorities	Written
Q. 15	Hon Andrew CHENG	Rules on qualifications of New Territories village representative elections	Written
Q. 16	Hon David CHU	Gambling activities on the Internet	Written
Q. 17	Hon Michael HO	Services provided by private medical practitioners in private hospitals	Written
Q. 18	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Government's report on the implementation of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in HKSAR	Written
Q. 19	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Sexual assault cases occurring in the premises of tertiary institutions	Written
Q. 20	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	The plan to establish the Urban Renewal Authority	Written

Council meeting on 21.4.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Issuance of Certificate of Compliance	Oral
Q. 2	Hon SZETO Wah	Village representative elections	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Eric LI	Continuation of policies made and contracts entered by the two Provisional Municipal Councils upon expiry of their terms	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Christine LOH	Removal of fixtures by new occupants of HA flats	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Cyd HO	Consultant's Report on Culture, the Arts, Recreation and Sports Services	Oral
Q. 6	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Appointment of managers to school management committees	Oral
Q. 7	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Implementation of the Native-speaking English Teacher Scheme	Written
Q. 8	Hon HO Sai-chu	Maltreatment of persons detained by Police	Written
Q. 9	Hon David CHU	Secondary-one students applying for transfer from Middle schools to Anglo-Chinese schools	Written
Q. 10	Hon CHAN Kwok-keung	Extending the jurisdiction of the Employment Ordinance to cover local employees working on river trade vessels	Written
Q. 11	Hon James TO	Rights of persons detained by Police	Written
Q. 12	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Medical services for children suffering from psychiatric problems	Written
Q. 13	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	High charges for the use of venues of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre	Written
Q. 14	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Rules and regulations on the operation of cranes	Written
Q. 15	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Detection of speeding by vessels	Written
Q. 16	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Progress of consultancy study on Community Rehabilitation Network	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Consultancy study on the Cyberport project	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Quality of Sandwich Class Housing Scheme flats	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Shuttle bus service for Lok Ma Chau Boundary Crossing	Written
Q. 20	Hon Emily LAU	Chances of developing respiratory diseases of students studying in industrial or old urban areas	Wirtten

Council meeting on 28.4.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon David LI	Investment of multi-national companies in other places as a result of the relative strength of HK dollar	Oral
Q. 2	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	The shoe-making industry	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Bernard CHAN	Insurance cover for employees' compensation	Oral
Q. 4	Hon David CHU	Native-speaking English Teachers Scheme	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Albert HO	Traffic arrangement assistance for PLA in Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 6	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Unlicensed Japanese sashimi and sushi food shops	Oral
Q. 7	Hon HO Sai-chu	Chain-handcuffing illegal workers	Written
Q. 8	Hon Cyd HO	Naming of streets	Written
Q. 9	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Quality of potable water in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 10	Hon Kenneth TING	Breakdown of computer systems at the border check points of Mainland customs	Written
Q. 11	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Change of use of land occupied by private flatted factories	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Impact of reclamation projects on safety of vessels cruising at the Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Water depth of the Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 14	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Monitoring the investigations conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission	Written
Q. 15	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Emission of excessive fumes from vessels	Written
Q. 16	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Complete solutions for the Millenium bug problem	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Provision of infrastructure in Government tunnels for telephone service providers	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Installation of sensory devises on the gates of all public bus	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Detention of Hong Kong residents by Mainland authorities	Written
Q. 20	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Labour Department's list of companies with the highest industrial accident rates	Written

Council meeting on 5.5.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Immigration Department's refusal to grant entry visas to 11 persons	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Hiring of contract staff by the Administration	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Supporting the development of Chinese medicine	Oral
Q. 4	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Combating the manufacture and sale of pirated products	Oral
Q. 5	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Supervision of kindergartens	Oral
Q. 6	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Protection of patients' rights	Oral
Q. 7	Hon David CHU	China joining the World Trade Organization	Written
Q. 8	Hon Andrew CHENG	Task Force on Admission of Talents	Written
Q. 9	Hon Kenneth TING	Retraining allowances for full time retraining course	Written
Q. 10	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Moratorium for fishing	Written
Q. 11	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Processing of the Applied Research Fund	Written
Q. 12	Hon NG Leung-sing	Judges hearing cases involving the interpretation of the Basic Law to possess the Chinese language skill	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Rent allowances received by elderly CSSA recipients	Written
Q. 14	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Destruction caused by reclamation works to Victoria Harbour as a natural resource	Written
Q. 15	Hon Fred LI	Contracting out all open-air public car parks in Lei Yue Mun to one operator	Written
Q. 16	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Minimum age requirement for welfare benefits provided to the elderly	Written
Q. 17	Hon Emily LAU	High Court judges leaving the Judiciary	Written
Q. 18	Dr Hon David LI	Hill fires during Ching Ming Festival	Written
Q. 19	Hon Christine LOH	Encouraging Hong Kong studies in all fields of academic researches	Written
Q. 20	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Insurance cover for motor vehicle accidents caused by the Millenium bug problem	Written

Council meeting on 12.5.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Composition of the governing councils of tertiary institutions	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Emily LAU	Safety of genetically-modified food	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Fred LI	Support services for aged carers	Oral
Q. 4	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Termination of building manager's appointments by Owners' Corporations	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Setting up pedestrian precincts	Oral
Q. 6	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Pilot Project on to assist children with special needs to integrate into ordinary schools	Oral
Q. 7	Hon David CHU	Ophthalmology service for the elderly	Written
Q. 8	Hon Andrew CHENG	Installation of the Octopus system	Written
Q. 9	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Separate legislation to regulate industrial safety of the manufacturing industry	Written
Q. 10	Hon Andrew CHENG	Vacant Government premises	Written
Q. 11	Hon Albert HO	Cases of child abuses	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Alternatives to the use of Chlorine in water treatment	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Elderly CSSA recipients granted fee waiver for medical services	Written
Q. 14	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Government employees exempted from provisions of occupational safety-related legislation	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon David LI	Downsizing plan of the Auxiliary Police	Written
Q. 16	Hon Christine LOH	Women studies as a major area of academic research	Written
Q. 17	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Reduction of train frequency by MTRC	Written
Q. 18	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Compulsory retirement and dismissal of teaching staff by tertiary institutions	Written
Q. 19	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Sub-degree teacher training courses	Written
Q. 20	Hon Emily LAU	Enforcement of legislation on industrial safety	Written

Council meeting on 19.5.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Broadband Conveyance Services	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Elderly persons admitted to residential care homes	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Professional conduct of the provisional liquidators	Oral
Q. 4	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Classification of patients at the Accident and Emergency departments according to the urgency of their cases	Oral
Q. 5	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Law enforcement actions by USD and HD staff	Oral
Q. 6	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Exhibition support services of HKTDC	Oral
Q. 7	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Loan repayment of Sandwich Class Housing Loan Scheme and Home Purchase Loan Scheme	Written
Q. 8	Hon Bernard CHAN	CSSA recipients receiving statutory employees' compensations	Written
Q. 9	Hon Andrew CHENG	Leasing of former GSD warehouse	Written
Q. 10	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Wave breaking facilities at the seawalls lining Victoria Harbour	Written
Q. 11	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Maintenance and inspection of structural safety of buildings identified for redevelopment	Written
Q. 12	Hon Albert HO	Investigations conducted by SEHK and SFC	Written
Q. 13	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Disinfection method for Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme	Written
Q. 14	Hon Fred LI	Monitoring fuel prices	Written
Q. 15	Hon Eric LI	Provision of assistance to media watchdog	Written
Q. 16	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Allocation of IT coordinators to schools	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Consultancy study for building legislation and related matters	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Supervision of paper recycling operators in handling waste paper containing personal information	Written
Q. 19	Hon Emily LAU	Appointment of members to the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission	Written
Q. 20	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Licensing of cinemas	Written

Council meeting on 26.5.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Pre-World War II buildings	Oral
Q. 2	Hon James TIEN	Implementation of Disability Discrimination Ordinance	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHAN Wing-chan	Reduction of rateable values of public housing rental	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Plan of building an international performance venue on the West Kowloon reclamation	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Emily LAU	Public reprimand by SFC upon actions in breach of the Takeovers Code	Oral
Q. 6	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Escalators connecting bus-stops at the ground level and covered overhead pedestrian footbridge in Hung Hom	Written
Q. 7	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Substandard building work of public housing	Written
Q. 8	Hon Andrew CHENG	Escorts for school buses	Written
Q. 9	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Freezing rentals of PRH flats	Written
Q. 10	Hon Howard YOUNG	Expanding services of the Post Office	Written
Q. 11	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Action groups to tackle pollution problems	Written
Q. 12	Hon Albert HO	Bus services for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long	Written
Q. 13	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Unauthorised use of personal data	Written
Q. 14	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Examination of company books and records by the SFC	Written
Q. 15	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Exercise of power under s.52 of the Banking Ordinance	Written
Q. 16	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Refusal to grant legal aid for reason of low amount of claims	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Proposed link between Tai Ho Wan and Mui Wo	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Shenzhen Western Corridor	Written
Q. 19	Hon Howard YOUNG	Relocating the Departure Tax Information Centre	Written
Q. 20	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Effect on the marine ecology in the Ma Wan Channel upon the construction of Route No 10	Written

Council meeting on 2.6.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	The Administration requesting the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to interpret the legislative intention and objective of the articles of the Basic Law	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Fred LI	Allocation of PRH clinic premises	Oral
Q. 3	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Salvaging plastic waste in the sea	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Ambrose LAU	Problems caused by computer viruses	Oral
Q. 5	Hon NG Leung-sing	Rationalization of bus stops in Wan Chai	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Mrs Selina CHOW	Sale of duty-not-paid diesels	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Quorum of meetings of Owners Corporations	Written
Q. 8	Prof Hon NG Ching-fai	Transparency of work of the cross-border environmental liaison establishments	Written
Q. 9	Hon SZETO Wah	Necessity of wearing special protective clothing by ambulancemen in transferring AIDS patients	Written
Q. 10	Hon TSANG Yok-sing	Issuance of cross-border bus service licences	Written
Q. 11	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Invasion of computer systems by hackers	Written
Q. 12	Hon Andrew CHENG	Occupational injuries in Government departments	Written
Q. 13	Hon TAM Yiu-chung	Delineation of the districts of allocation of PRH units	Written
Q. 14	Hon Howard YOUNG	Transport arrangement for passengers arriving after operating hours of the Airport Express	Written
Q. 15	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Sewage treatment facilities for the Sham Tseng	Written
Q. 16	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Supply of science, technology, engineering and IT professionals	Written
Q. 17	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Code of Conduct for Investment Advisers and Commodity Trading Advisers	Written
Q. 18	Hon SIN Chung-kai	E-mail addresses as personal data	Written
Q. 19	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Legal aid for victims of medical incidents	Written
Q. 20	Dr Hon David LI	Setting up business coordination offices in the Mainland in response to China's accession to WTO	Written

Council meeting on 9.6.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon NG Leung-sing	Appointment of Commissioner for Tourism	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Proposal to build a cruise liner in North Point	Oral
Q. 3	Hon CHAN Yuen-han	Implementation of Tenants Purchase Scheme	Oral
Q. 4	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Number of and fees charged by solicitors and barristers	Oral
Q. 5	Hon MA Fung-kwok	Production lines permitted for the manufacture of optical discs	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Potential breach of the Basic Law and relevant International Covenant as a result of dissolution of the Provisional Municipal Councils	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Progress of the review of the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance (Cap. 360)	Written
Q. 8	Hon James TO	Water quality standards	Written
Q. 9	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Cessation of appointments of property managers	Written
Q. 10	Hon Andrew CHENG	Purchase of obstetric and gynaecological equipment for Alice Ho Miu Ling Nathersole Hospital	Written
Q. 11	Hon Howard YOUNG	Allowing Chinese passport holders to re-enter Hong Kong after visiting Macau	Written
Q. 12	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Trials on diesel oxidation catalyst	Written
Q. 13	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Services of SWD	Written
Q. 14	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Use of mobile phones in petrol filling stations	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Weights of school children	Written
Q. 16	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Implementation of the Protection of Investors Ordinance (Cap. 335)	Written
Q. 17	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Customs inspection of articles brought into and out of the territory by PLA	Written
Q. 18	Hon Christine LOH	Environmental impact assessment for the Cyberport project	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Abusive use of antibiotics	Written
Q. 20	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Leasing of a piece of land in Tai Hang Sai Village to a private company for building rental units	Written

Council meeting on 16.6.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon David LI	Importation of mainland talents	Oral
Q. 2	Hon James TO	Habitual rental defaulting tenant	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Emily LAU	Declaration of pecuniary interests by Members of the Executive Council	Oral
Q. 4	Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung	Smoky vessels	Oral
Q. 5	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Selection of tenants of Cyberport	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Emily LAU	Senior officials appearing on radio and TV as guest speakers	Written
Q. 7	Hon Timothy FOK	Disney theme park	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Obesity problem	Written
Q. 9	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Compensations for flight delays or cancellations	Written
Q. 10	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Special Finance Scheme for SMEs	Written
Q. 11	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Exhibitions organized by TDC	Written
Q. 12	Hon NG Leung-sing	Contingency plans to deal with earthquake	Written
Q. 13	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Explosions involving used motorcycles	Written
Q. 14	Hon Howard YOUNG	Printing tourist information and providing assistance to tourists in more languages	Written
Q. 15	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Development of a low cost diesel particulate trap	Written
Q. 16	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Courses offered by technical institutes	Written
Q. 17	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	International coding standard for Chinese data stored electronically	Written
Q. 18	Hon Christine LOH	Handling claims for dependent parent or grandparent allowances	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Use of Octopus on public buses	Written

Council meeting on 23.6.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon Emily LAU	Assault on speakers of the City Forum programme	Oral
Q. 2	Hon CHENG Kai-nam	Acid rain problem	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Two-way Exit Permits	Oral
Q. 4	Hon LAU Kong-wah	East Rail Extension - Tai Wai to Ma On Shan	Oral
Q. 5	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Research group to conduct analysis on issues arising from the accession of China to the WTO	Oral
Q. 6	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Health services for women	Written
Q. 7	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Hiring Mainland container truck drivers to undertake cross-border transportation work	Written
Q. 8	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Requesting the Thailand Government to repay loans early	Written
Q. 9	Hon HUI Cheung-ching	Bad-debt cases under the Special Loan Scheme for SMEs	Written
Q. 10	Hon CHAN Kam-lam	Clearance of shops operating on a piece of land managed by USD	Written
Q. 11	Hon LEE Wing-tat	Proposed fare increase for Tai Lam Tunnel	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Impact of industrial disputes on economy	Written
Q. 13	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Safe driving training in lieu of penalties for traffic offences	Written
Q. 14	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Development of broadband Internet	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon David LI	Air pollution in winter	Written
Q. 16	Hon Christine LOH	Collection and disposal of used cooking oil and greasetrap waste	Written
Q. 17	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Concessions and subsidies for the elderly	Written
Q. 18	Hon Emily LAU	Conferring of honorary degrees by local universities	Written

Council meeting on 30.6.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Hon WONG Yung-kan	Safety of imported meat	Oral
Q. 2	Hon Ambrose LAU	Training for IT professionals	Oral
Q. 3	Hon David CHU	Activities to celebrate the new millenium	Oral
Q. 4	Hon CHOY So-yuk	Suicides committed by young persons	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Howard YOUNG	Additional taxi stands in the airport at Chek Lap Kok	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Ambrose CHEUNG	Law and order in Vietnamese refugee/detention centres	Oral
Q. 7	Hon James TIEN	Working visas granted to overseas professionals and executives	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Bulk tariff customers of the CLP	Written
Q. 9	Hon Mrs Miriam LAU	Trials of LPG minibus	Written
Q. 10	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Emissions of nitrogen dioxides by ice resurfacers	Written
Q. 11	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Setting up of transfer stations for buses heading for Central District	Written
Q. 12	Hon Fred LI	Overcrowded households in PRH	Written
Q. 13	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Implementation of s. 168A of the Companies Ordinance	Written
Q. 14	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Professional conduct of teachers	Written
Q. 15	Hon Christine LOH	Water-cooled air-conditioning systems	Written
Q. 16	Hon Emily LAU	Hiring academics from overseas countries	Written
Q. 17	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Cessation of Staggered Hours Discount by MTRC	Written
Q. 18	Hon Ambrose LAU	Civic education as a core subject in primary and secondary school curricula	Written
Q. 19	Hon Howard YOUNG	Accepting credit card payments by the Hospital Authority	Written
Q. 20	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Indoor air quality objectives	Written

Council meeting on 7.7.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon LEONG Che-hung	Testing for Dioxin in food	Oral
Q. 2	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Redevelopment projects of Land Development Corporation	Oral
Q. 3	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Noise nuisances caused by overhead aircrafts	Oral
Q. 4	Hon Albert HO	Exercise of powers conferred by the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344)	Oral
Q. 5	Hon Kenneth TING	Native-speaking English teachers engaging in part time work	Oral
Q. 6	Hon Emily LAU	Indoor air quality	Oral
Q. 7	Hon Ronald ARCULLI	Statistics on enforcement of industrial safety legislation	Written
Q. 8	Hon Ambrose LAU	Effectiveness of "mother-tongue education"	Written
Q. 9	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Statistics on public hospitals	Written
Q. 10	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Collection of maintenance payments by single-parent family CSSA recipients	Written
Q. 11	Hon Howard YOUNG	Unauthorised selling of air tickets	Written
Q. 12	Hon Fred LI	Aviation agreement with central government	Written
Q. 13	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Nuisances caused to primary and secondary schools by building sites, refuse collection points and food outlets	Written
Q. 14	Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG	Youth and family camps in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 15	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Regulation of Internet securities dealers	Written
Q. 16	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Purchase of goods through the Internet	Written
Q. 17	Hon Christine LOH	Implementation of Animals (Control of Experiments) Ordinance	Written
Q. 18	Hon Emily LAU	Disproportionate representation of HKUST on Research Grants Council	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Purchase of new buses by KMB	Written
Q. 20	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Kennedy Town "Five Streets" and Tsuen Wan "Seven Streets" redevelopment projects of LDC	Written

Council meeting on 14.7.1999

Question No.	Raised by	Subject	Type
Q. 1	Dr Hon YEUNG Sum	Public Complaints Committee of the Hospital Authority	Oral
Q. 2	Hon LEE Cheuk-yan	Implementation of the International Labour Convention No. 151	Oral
Q. 3	Hon Andrew CHENG	Transport arrangement for senior officials of the Central People's Government visiting Hong Kong	Oral
Q. 4	Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai	Revision of the Outline Zoning Plan for north-east Lantau	Oral
Q. 5	Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung	Replacement of the Academic Aptitude Test by the Academic Aptitude Assessment	Oral
Q. 6	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Registration of kindergartens	Oral
Q. 7	Hon LEE Kai-ming	Occupational safety in schools	Written
Q. 8	Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah	Exhibition facilities in Hong Kong	Written
Q. 9	Hon Albert HO	Contracting out services by the Government	Written
Q. 10	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Designation of Officials to attend meetings of LegCo	Written
Q. 11	Hon Howard YOUNG	Long processing time for tour group travellers at Man Kam To Border Control Point	Written
Q. 12	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Liaison channels with overseas countries regarding food safety	Written
Q. 13	Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong	Follow-up on cases in which qualifications or adverse statements are added to accounts of listed companies by auditors	Written
Q. 14	Hon SIN Chung-kai	Grassroots voluntary effort in the United States to promote access to Internet by schools	Written
Q. 15	Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong	Consultancy review on food safety	Written
Q. 16	Hon Christine LOH	Shenzhen Western Corridor	Written
Q. 17	Hon Emily LAU	Sale of land by open auction	Written
Q. 18	Hon LAU Kong-wah	Queue jumping at the Lo Wu Border Control Point on the Mainland side	Written
Q. 19	Hon LAW Chi-kwong	Advance payments for CSSA recipient families which are also receiving maintenance	Written