The Legislative Council held a general meeting today (18th), after the Pakatan Harapan Leung Mei-fun raised an oral question on "strengthening and improving parliamentary co-operation after the electoral system".
However, some members took the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the government's performance. Among them, Leung Hee of the DAB criticized the government's habit of "submitting documents late" in the past, sometimes submitting documents to the Legislative Council the night before the meeting, and members simply did not have enough time Read and digest content.
Zeng Guowei: We will call on departments to submit documents as soon as possible
In the oral question, Leung Mei-fun asked how to actively and further strengthen the consultation and interpretation of government policies, make good use of the new parliamentary culture after "improving the electoral system", and have a positive interaction with the Legislative Council.
Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, responded that he is pleased to see that the current Legislative Council upholds rational and professional governance in deliberation, and will continue to cooperate fully with Legislative Council members and promote the advantages of Hong Kong's new electoral system to the outside world.
During the questioning, Leung Mei-fun did not forget to praise the members of the new system, "I think the quality of the bills reviewed by the members is high." For example, in government bills or subsidiary legislation, sometimes there are omissions in the use of words, but in general it is difficult to There are changes. In the future, I hope the Government can absorb more views from Members.
Liang Xi later raised a supplementary question, reflecting the government's current habit of "submitting documents to the Legislative Council late". For example, at the Health Services Committee meeting last week, the Government did not submit documents to the Legislative Council until 8:30 the night before the meeting; earlier At the special meeting of the Finance Committee, the government only formally submitted the documents shortly before the meeting. Members simply did not have enough time to read and prepare the questions. It is suggested that the government should set “KPIs” even when the documents are submitted, so that the government will work more seriously and pay more attention to the parliament in the future.
Zeng Guowei pointed out that he was aware of the relevant situation, but explained that the government hopes to be more careful in handling documents and collect opinions from all sides.
Deng Fei, a member of the Election Committee, also took the opportunity to point out that he hoped that the government would not ask members for their opinions at a later stage of formulating policies, but should consult them first during the drafting process.
Tsang Kwok-wai agreed, pointing out that good interaction between the executive and the legislature is the cornerstone of good governance and good governance, and channels for absorbing the views of parliamentarians will be strengthened in the future.
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Councillors concerned about odour problem in Tsuen Wan waterfront
At the meeting, DAB Lin Lin also raised questions and asked the government's solution to the problem of sea water odor in Tsuen Wan.
The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, pointed out that there are many old and new buildings in the Tsuen Wan district, and some sewage may flow into the sea due to misconnection of storm drains.
Chen Heng-pin of the DAB believes that the best solution is to install dry season interceptors at the canal openings to intercept and divert the polluted dry flow of stormwater canals to the sewerage system for treatment. However, according to the government's current timetable, the The relevant projects will be completed in 2028, which is considered too long to be acceptable.
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