Legislative Council Chairman Leung Kwan-Yen vetoed Member Lam Siu-lu's urgent oral questioning on the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line train accident at tomorrow's meeting, saying that the question did not meet the "urgent nature" requirement in the "Rules of Procedure".
Lin Xiaolu requested the Chairman of the Legislative Council to approve, in accordance with Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure, to propose a proposal on the train accident on the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line on December 5, 2022 at the Legislative Assembly held tomorrow without prior notice. Urgent oral inquiries.
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The chairman of the Legislative Council, Leung Kwan-yan, replied to Lin Xiaolu through the Legislative Council Secretariat, saying that the recent train accidents on the MTR have caused people to worry about the safety of the railway service. The above-mentioned accidents have caused the train service of the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line to be blocked during the morning rush hour, and a large number of passengers have been affected. , the Chairman is also concerned about this.
However, according to Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure, an urgent question must meet two conditions: "urgent in nature" and "significantly related to the public".
Based on Lin Xiaolu's question mainly asking about factual information, and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has asked the MTR Corporation to complete the investigation of the accident in a short period of time and submit a detailed investigation report, the MTR also stated that it will launch an in-depth special project on the two recent train accidents Investigate and review existing asset management and maintenance systems.
Therefore, Chairman Liang Junyan believes that although the matter of questioning "has a great relationship with the public", even if it is raised in a future Legislative Council meeting, it will not lose its meaning.
In addition, the Subcommittee on Railway Matters of the Legislative Council just discussed with the government authorities and the MTR Corporation the train accident on the Tsuen Wan Line on 13 November at its meeting on December 2. A comprehensive and in-depth discussion of the accidents and the safety of rail services in general.
Therefore, it is considered that Lin Xiaolu's question does not meet the condition of "urgent nature" in Article 24(4) of the "Rules of Procedure".
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