All things in politics︱This year's first non-binding motion hit the rocks, and He Junyao was ridiculed and flipped the old motion?

The Legislative Council resumed its session today (16th) to deal with outstanding matters after yesterday's government restructuring, including two non-binding motions by Members.

Among them, Ho Kwan-yao's motion on "revitalizing the MPF system" from the electoral committee, requiring wage earners to purchase medical insurance with MPF contributions, was rejected due to insufficient support, becoming the first member of the new Legislative Council to be rejected without Binding motion.

When NDP Li Dongguo spoke, he even pointed out that Ho's motion "cooked noodles" was the same as Ho's motion three years ago, but only changed the figures a little.

Ho Kwan-yiu's motion to "revitalize the MPF system" was rejected due to insufficient support.

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Ho: If you think that you love the country and Hong Kong, you will definitely not talk about it.

When He Junyao opened his speech, he also admitted that a similar motion was proposed three years ago.

He described the use of MPF to purchase medical insurance to "drain and release the flood" from future medical pressures, so as to avoid "money in the bank and people in heaven".

He pointed out that when a similar motion was proposed in 2019, it was supported by more than a dozen opposition members. He complained that in today's Legislative Council, "I think I love the country and Hong Kong, so I will definitely not talk about it." , only to realize that many MPs could not support it.

During their speeches, many Members questioned the effectiveness of the proposal in the motion, thinking that even though there is much room for improvement in the current MPF system, it does not mean that another sum of money should be drawn from the MPF.

Kwok Wai-keung of the Federation of Trade Unions said, "Those who don't think about the overall situation are not enough to think about one area." MPF is one of the pillars of the retirement protection system and cannot support the suggestion of early appropriation of MPF. The method should be optimized instead of "pushing" it. The FTU will continue to put forward other suggestions for improving the MPF.

In his speech, Lai Tung-kwok pointed out: "Maybe citizens with a clear mind already feel that this motion is familiar and correct, and Mr. Ho also proposed the motion of "revitalizing the Mandatory Provident Fund" in 2019, and the content of the two motions is almost the same I want to open up the MPF system so that the public can buy medical insurance, but this time I will update the relevant data of the MPF.” He pointed out that since the establishment of the MPF system in 2000, the average annual rate of return has also been 3.6%. , higher than the average inflation of 1.8%.

Chen Haolian: To increase the use, we must consider whether the assets can meet various needs

Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Chan Ho-lam, pointed out that the MPF has always played the role of the second pillar of the overall retirement protection system in Hong Kong, providing mandatory retirement savings for the working population in Hong Kong, and other pillars of retirement protection, such as social Benefits and personal savings complement each other.

He believes that if MPF is to be used for paying medical insurance premiums or medical expenses in addition to retirement savings, it is necessary to consider whether the MPF assets of scheme members can be used without increasing contributions and offsetting retirement savings. meet different financial needs.

In the final motion, the 40 seats in the Election Committee and the 50 seats in direct elections and functional constituencies failed to obtain the approval of more than half of the members present and were rejected.

MPs advocate comprehensive statistics on migrants to facilitate the formulation of talent policies in the future

The meeting also dealt with the "Strengthening and Consolidating Hong Kong's Status as an International Financial Center and Enhancing Hong Kong's Competitiveness" proposed by Pakatan Harapan Lam Kin-fung.

Members' speeches focused on how to give full play to the advantages of an international financial center in various aspects and integrate into the overall situation of national development.

Some people are also concerned about the demand for talents. The election committee, Wu Jiezhuang, pointed out that talents are a key factor in the overall competitiveness of Hong Kong, especially in the face of an aging population and emigration tide in Hong Kong, but the government does not have complete figures on emigration. Explaining Hong Kong's prospects is not enough. First, we must comprehensively collect data on emigration, and then we can formulate appropriate policies and improve the living environment in Hong Kong.

The motion was finally passed by secret ballot.

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