Chief Executive Carrie Lam issued the last "policy address" in his tenure in October. Recently, he has met with various political parties. Under the main theme of "Farewell to Sub-Houses," different political parties have made suggestions on increasing the supply of land and housing.
Among them, Mak Mei-juan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, proposed a private bill to amend the "Protection of the Harbour Ordinance" to empower the government to reclaim the sea outside the core area of Victoria Harbour. (Written consent)", and there is no intention to "take over" the draft by the government.
Mai Meijuan advocates the establishment of a "central harbour area" for public use that can be reclaimed
Mai Meijuan held a press conference in mid-August and stated that a private bill will be proposed to amend the "Protection of the Harbour Ordinance", which will restrict the scope of reclamation in the Victoria Harbour from the scope revised in 1999 to the scope when the Ordinance was passed in 1997. , Set up a "central seaport area" and empower the Chief Executive in Council to reclaim the sea for "public use".
Members of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions met with Lam Cheng earlier to submit proposals. According to reports, when Mak Mei-juan proposed her private draft, she was categorically rejected by Lam. The government will not take over the draft and propose it on its own.
According to Article 74 of the Basic Law, members of the Legislative Council propose a draft law. Anyone involved in public expenditure or government policy must obtain the written consent of the Chief Executive before proposing it.
As the amendment to the "Harbour Protection Ordinance" is a government policy, it must be proposed with the written consent of the Chief Executive.
Mai Meijuan once proposed a draft for the regulation of sub-house water charges and Lin Cheng approved
In fact, Mak Mei-juan proposed another private bill six months ago, and Mrs Lam gave the green light. At that time, Mak Mei-juan proposed the "Waterworks (Waterworks Regulation) (Amendment) Bill 2021", which prohibits anyone from overtaking The Water Supplies Department sells water to others for a fee to prevent the owners of subdivided houses from overcharging water charges.
The draft was approved in writing by Carrie Lam in early January this year, and passed the third reading in May. Mak Meijuan named her in the Legislative Council to thank Carrie Lam.
A member of the Federation of Trade Unions said that Lam Cheng was tough on amending the "Harbour Protection Ordinance" and did not agree with reclamation in waters outside the Victoria Harbour. Because there are other land available in Hong Kong, he is baffled by reports that the government intends to amend the legislation.
Another Gongji member described that Carrie Lam had "returned to the old fashioned" in the past year and "feeled the most comfortable way to do it." He did not have much hope for her to solve the housing problem.
Lam Cheng has reservations about compressing the procedures of the Town Planning Board
When Lam Cheng attended the public consultation meeting on the policy address last Sunday (22nd), the government would take a multi-pronged approach to find land and reduce the planning, land resumption, and housing construction procedures. The Planning Ordinance has reservations, but it is believed that the "Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance" can be reviewed to find ways to shorten the time in the EIA.
Some politicians mentioned that the proposal to reduce the procedures of the Town Planning Board was first put forward by Financial Secretary Chen Maobo in July. In an interview with the media, he pointed out that the government is studying reducing some of the statutory procedures, including amendments to the Town Planning Ordinance. Improve efficiency, but Lam Cheng does not seem to be inclined to this method. It can be seen that the two popular candidates for the next chief executive have their own stances on speeding up the search for land and housing.
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