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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2020-11-17 15:55
Last update date: 2020-11-17 15:55
The Legislative Council Committee on Commerce and Industry held a meeting today (17th). Zhang Yuren, a member of the Legislative Council of the Catering Industry, proposed a proposed legislative bill to amend the "Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance" to provide information to those facing losses due to the implementation of the Public Health Emergency Regulations Temporary relief measures include suspension of enforcement of creditors and other civil legal rights.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Qiu Tenghua, who attended the meeting, responded that after consulting various government departments in detail on the proposal, he believed that it involved public expenditure, government operations or systems, and did not meet the requirements of the Basic Law, and did not agree to amend the regulations.
The Legislative Council Member of the Catering Sector Zhang Yuren proposed to amend the "Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance" (Chapter 599) as a proposed Member's Bill. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Tenghua, expressed his disapproval of this method of assistance.
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In addition, the establishment of a sub-committee on the promotion of Hong Kong’s economy is expected to report to the Business Affairs Committee within half a year after its establishment.
In addition, Tommy Cheung, a member of the catering industry of the Legislative Council, proposed to amend the Proposed Member's Bill of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Chapter 599), proposing to provide temporary relief measures for those suffering and losses due to the government's implementation of public health emergency regulations , Including the suspension of enforcement of creditors and other civil legal rights provisions, so that small and medium enterprises have breathing space.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Tenghua, who attended the meeting, said that he has consulted the Financial Secretary and other departments in detail on the motion and reiterated that any private regulations must not involve public expenditure, government operations or systems, otherwise the Chief Executive’s written consent is required, and the government believes that this amendment will Involving government policies and expenditures, it does not agree to make changes in this way.
Qiu Tenghua explained that some of the current contracts stipulate that the amount of rent is linked to sales and operating performance. In addition, retired owners or companies mainly collect rents. If the law requires that the contract is not required to be fulfilled, it is difficult to deal with.
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