Legislative Council Annual Report 2017-2018

Chapter 5 Parliamentary Visit Chapter 5 Parliamentary Visit Parliamentary visit to the United Kingdom and Scotland A Legislative Council delegation led by Hon IP Kin-yuen (Leader) andHon Kenneth LEUNG (Deputy Leader) and comprising eight other Members conducted a parliamentary visit to the United Kingdom ("UK") and Scottish Parliaments in London and Edinburgh respectively from 10 to 14 September 2018. The objectives of the visit were to gain useful knowledge and insights on how these two legislatures dealt with various procedural issues that arose frequently during meetings; understand how the Scottish Parliament maintained relationshipwith its sovereign statewhile preserving autonomy under devolution; and gain first-hand information on issues relating to the UK's exit from the European Union ("Brexit"). In London, the delegation visited the UK Parliament and had meetings with the All Party Parliamentary China Group, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, the Brexit Committee, the International Trade Committee, and theDeputy Speaker of the House of Lords. The delegation also visited the Royal College of Arts and was briefed on the development of creative industry in the UK. Officials from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London briefed Members on their work and hosted a dinner for the delegation with guests from the Hong Kong Association and the Hong Kong Society. In Edinburgh, the delegation visited the Scottish Parliament and held meetings with the Parliamentary Business Team of the Scottish Parliament, and the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee. The delegation also had a tour of the parliamentary building. [  Report of the parliamentary visit] Legislative Council Annual Report 2017-2018 135 134 Legislative Council Annual Report 2017-2018