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Written by: Ruimin Zhai
2020-01-15 19:33
Last updated: 2020-01-15 19:33The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Law Chi-kwong, proposes that the "Amendment to the Employment Ordinance" which will increase maternity leave, bypasses the House Committee of the Legislative Council and submits it to the Human Services Committee for deliberation. The Legislative Council continued its debate on the motion today (15th). Democratic Party Huang Biyun questioned that the Human Resources Committee had only 18 members and that other members would be denied the right to hear motions. The Chairman of the Human Services Committee, He Qiming, told the media after the meeting that any Member who is concerned about the motion is welcome to join, and he can simply give the chairman a proxy.
Chairman Liang Junyan adjourned the meeting at about 7 pm, and the motion has not yet been voted on.
Huang questioned repeated discussions: the nature of the two discussions is different
Democratic Party Huang Biyun reviewed the documents and pointed out that the Human Resources Committee had discussed the extension of maternity leave as early as October 2018. It is now necessary to reverse the function of the Panel, re-discuss the bill that has been discussed by the Committee, and give it overriding meetings The ability to conduct deliberations sets a bad precedent that undermines the rules of procedure. In addition, the Human Affairs Committee has only 18 members and more than 70 members of the Legislative Council. Huang Biyun questioned whether other members could only watch without amendments, depriving some members of the right to hear motions, and shocked the original parliamentary procedural ideas.
The Chairman of the Human Services Committee, He Qiming, responded to the media by welcoming all those who wished to join the committee. In the past, it has also been customary to allow members to join the committee halfway. Members only need to give the chairman a simple proxy. Regarding Huang Biyun's allegation that the relevant issues were repeatedly discussed in the Human Affairs Committee, He Qiming disagreed, thinking that the previous discussion was only policy-oriented, and the current bypass of the internal conference will be tried. It is believed that it will focus on the discussion and consideration of legal texts. Emphasis is the secondary choice of the internal meeting.
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions He Qiming said that if the motion is passed, it will be the first time that the Legislative Council will consider the motion with the Panel. Therefore, it will plan to convene a special meeting to discuss detailed solutions. (Photo by Yu Junliang)
He Qiming: Legal advice from the Secretariat will be sought
He Qiming also pointed out that if the motion is passed, it will be the first time that the Legislative Council will consider the bill with the Panel. Therefore, it will plan to convene a special meeting to discuss detailed handling methods, including the powers and responsibilities of the Commission. It will then seek legal advice from the Legislative Council Secretariat. Members of parliament who are interested in working with mothers are called upon to support the motion.
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, Lu Songxiong, questioned the people saying that the motion was not in a hurry, and asked whether the mothers could not have children for the time being, and criticized the people for saying "off the ground" and "coolness."
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