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News: The Legislative Council drafted a resolution to extend the Zoom video to the formal committee members and continue to exempt from liability

2021-01-04T23:16:54.139Z


Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some informal meetings of the Legislative Council have switched to Zoom video meetings earlier, but the meetings are not subject to the "Rules of Procedure" and the speeches of members are not protected by the "Privilege Law". As the epidemic has not slowed down


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Written by: Peng Zhuowei

2021-01-05 07:00

Last update date: 2021-01-05 07:00

Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some informal meetings of the Legislative Council have switched to Zoom video meetings earlier, but the meetings are not subject to the "Rules of Procedure" and the speeches of members are not protected by the "Privilege Law".

As the epidemic has not slowed down, the Legislative Council's Committee on Rules of Procedure will hold a special meeting on Wednesday (6th). The news indicates that the meeting will discuss Zoom video meetings and expand to other formal committee meetings.

According to people familiar with the matter, it is expected that the resolution will be passed on the same day, and it will be submitted to the internal meeting for deliberation this Friday, and then submitted to the Legislative Council meeting. It will be processed at the meeting next Wednesday as soon as possible and will be adopted for the first time at the Security Affairs Committee next Friday.

As for the earlier proposal by some pro-formation members that a "red card appearance" mechanism should be developed to deal with members who behaved in disorder at the meeting, it is reported that it will be discussed at the regular meeting of the Rules of Procedure Committee next Tuesday (12th). Since the project has reached consensus among most members, It is expected to be approved soon.

The Legislative Council’s Committee on Rules of Procedure will meet. According to sources, the meeting will discuss the extension of the Zoom video meeting to other formal committee meetings.

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Only applicable to non-voting meeting members whose speeches are protected by the Privilege Act

At present, some of the Legislative Council Panel's policy briefings on the "Policy Address" are using Zoom for meetings, including the policy briefing of the Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee held yesterday.

Legislative Council Chairman Leung Junyan said earlier that the technology developed for using Zoom meetings is mature, but because online meetings are informal, they are not restricted by the Rules of Procedure, and Members’ speeches are not protected by the Privilege Law.

At that time, Liang Junyan also "left a line", saying that the legal adviser would continue to study the gradual implementation of online meetings.

The Rules of Procedure Committee will hold a special meeting on Wednesday (6th). It is understood that the meeting will discuss and formulate resolutions to extend the scope of Zoom meetings to all committees. Members speaking at the Zoom meeting will be subject to the "Powers and Privileges of the Legislative Council" The law guarantees, but the Legislative Council meeting, internal meetings and financial accounting are still not included.

The source emphasized that this change does not involve the revision of the "Rules of Procedure."

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If meeting voting is involved, physical meetings are still required

As for how to solve the voting problem at the Zoom meeting, the news stated that most of the projects of the various committees are only "movement" discussions, but if the meeting involves voting, physical meetings are still required, and Zoom video meetings will not be used.

Some members of the Rules of Procedure Committee expect that the relevant resolutions will be passed at Wednesday’s meeting, and will be submitted to the internal meeting for deliberation this Friday, and then submitted to the Legislative Council meeting. It will be passed at the meeting next Wednesday at the earliest and will be the first time at the Security Affairs Committee next Friday use.

Legislative Council Chairman Leung Junyan said earlier that since Zoom online conferences are informal, they are not subject to the "Rules of Procedure" and Members' speeches are not protected by the "Privilege Law".

But at that time he also "left behind the line", saying that the legal adviser would continue to study the gradual implementation of online meetings.

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The Security Affairs Committee has prepared two-handedly or used Zoom for the first formal meeting

The Security Affairs Committee will discuss the proposal to introduce the crime of voyeurism next Friday. The agenda is legally binding. It is reported that the chairman of the Committee, Keqin Chen, has prepared with both hands. If the resolution is passed by then, the meeting will be held with Zoom. If the amendment is not made in time A physical meeting will be held.

Tian Beichen, a member of the Rules of Procedure Committee and the Real Political Roundtable, said that he has not read the meeting documents for the time being. He is concerned about how the chairman should deal with the provisional motions of members at a formal committee meeting. He hopes that the Legislative Council Secretariat will answer them at the Wednesday meeting.

Tian Beichen, a member of the Rules of Procedure Committee and the Real Political Roundtable, said that he has not read the meeting documents for the time being. He is concerned about how the chairman should handle if a member of the committee proposes a temporary motion at a formal committee meeting.

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