Rules of Procedures -- Part I

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF
THE PROVISIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MADE BY THE PROVISIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
ON 12 APRIL 1997.

PART I
RULES OF ORDER

44. Decision of Chair Final

      The President in Council, the Chairman in a committee of the whole Council or the chairman of any standing or select committee shall be responsible for the observance of the rules of order in the Council and committee respectively. His decision on a point of order shall be final.

45. Order in Council and Committee

   (1) The President, the Chairman of a committee of the whole Council or the chairman of any standing or select committee, after having called the attention of the Council or the committee to the conduct of a Member who persists in irrelevance or tedious repetition of his own or other Members' arguments in the debate, may direct him to discontinue his speech.

   (2) The President, the Chairman of a committee of the whole Council or the chairman of any standing or select committee shall order a Member whose conduct is grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the Council or the committee for the remainder of that meeting; and the Clerk shall act on orders received by him from the Chair to ensure compliance with this order.