The Legislative Council held a meeting today (19th), and the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong and the Chairman of the House Committee of the Legislative Council, Mrs Lee Wai-king, introduced two proposed resolutions to authorize a Legislative Council meeting or a committee meeting to, within a specified period, in accordance with the "Rules of Procedure", by means of legislation will decide how to conduct remote meetings.
The motion was finally passed without objection.
Liberal Party Chairman Zhang Yuren believes that the scope of remote meetings should not be limited to the new crown epidemic, but should be expanded to apply to natural disasters, man-made disasters, etc. He recalled that he could not return to the Legislative Council on June 12, 2019, and had to wait in the police station Returning to the Legislative Council, he said he was worried that someone would "unfortunately" capture the Legislative Council in the future, so he believed that the scope of remote meetings should be expanded.
Li Hui-king proposed two proposed resolutions to authorize meetings of the Legislative Council or committees to conduct remote meetings within a specified period in accordance with the "Rules of Procedure" by means of a method determined by the Legislative Council.
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Li Huiqiong said prudent use of power and sunset regulations
Lee Wai-king moved to amend the Rules of Procedure to allow when the President of the Legislative Council or the chairman of a specified committee decides that the Legislative Council or the committee cannot proceed due to an event or occurrence, including an emergency or a threat to public safety, as specified in the resolution Physical meetings can be held remotely through virtual, digital or electronic means as determined by the Legislative Council, and procedures and voting arrangements for conducting remote meetings are also formulated.
At the same time, Li Huiqiong also moved to amend the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance. The resolution will be proposed and passed by the Legislative Council until December 31, 2022. Where the President of the Legislative Council or Rule 93(e) of the Rules of Procedure stipulates The decision of the chairperson of any defined committee that the COVID-19 outbreak has reached a point during that period may be conducted remotely by virtual, digital or electronic means as determined by the President of the Legislative Council as provided by the Rules of Procedure.
Li Huiqiong said that she understood the public concern about the arrangement of remote meetings, and emphasized that the relevant procedures are suitable for the voting of the Basic Law and the quorum arrangement. She also pointed out that the passage of the ordinance does not mean that it will start immediately, and that the epidemic situation is developing rapidly, and the amendment is only for emergency purposes. I believe the President of the Legislative Council And the chairmen of the committees will exercise their powers very cautiously, and reiterate that the Ordinance has a sunset clause.
Xie Weiquan believes that remote conferences should be used in a wider range.
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Xie Weiquan advocates the use of national development programs as backup
Xie Weiquan, a member of the construction, survey, planning and garden sector, believes that remote meetings should be used in a wider range, including large-scale natural disasters, man-made riots, terrorist attacks, etc. He also said that the Legislative Council had been surrounded and blocked in the past, and members could not return to the Legislative Council for meetings. It has been invaded, occupied and ravaged.
Xie Weiquan mentioned that the last Legislative Council used Zoom to hold remote meetings, but he believed that a backup video conference program should be set up to prevent the Legislative Council from being unable to hold remote meetings in the event of an accident with Zoom. He suggested that the Legislative Council could adopt a national Develop and manage video conferencing programs.
Zhang Yuren recalled that the pro-establishment faction could not return to the Legislative Council on June 12, 2019, and had to wait in the police station. I believe it will be difficult to capture the Legislative Council based on family lineage (capture the Legislative Council), but history does not know that it will repeat itself.” After Pakatan Harapan Leung Mei-fun emphasized that the practice is in line with the Basic Law, public opinion and public interests.
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