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OFFICIAL RECORD of PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 16 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 9993 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 16 April 2014 The Council met at Eleven o'clock MEMBERS PRESENT: THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE JASPER TSANG YOK-SING, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALBERT HO CHUN-YAN THE HONOURABLE LEE CHEUK-YAN THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN THE HONOURABLE CHAN KAM-LAM, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG YIU-CHUNG DR THE HONOURABLE LAU WONG-FAT, G.B.M., G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE EMILY LAU WAI-HING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE TAM YIU-CHUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ABRAHAM SHEK LAI-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE TOMMY CHEUNG YU-YAN, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE VINCENT FANG KANG, S.B.S., J.P. 9994 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-HING, B.B.S., M.H. PROF THE HONOURABLE JOSEPH LEE KOK-LONG, S.B.S., J.P., Ph.D., R.N. THE HONOURABLE JEFFREY LAM KIN-FUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ANDREW LEUNG KWAN-YUEN, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG TING-KWONG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE RONNY TONG KA-WAH, S.C. THE HONOURABLE CYD HO SAU-LAN THE HONOURABLE STARRY LEE WAI-KING, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LAM TAI-FAI, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAK-KAN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN KIN-POR, B.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE PRISCILLA LEUNG MEI-FUN, S.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KA-LAU THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG KWOK-CHE THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-KIN, B.B.S. THE HONOURABLE IP KWOK-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS REGINA IP LAU SUK-YEE, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE PAUL TSE WAI-CHUN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALAN LEONG KAH-KIT, S.C. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 9995 THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KWOK-HUNG THE HONOURABLE ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP THE HONOURABLE WONG YUK-MAN THE HONOURABLE CLAUDIA MO THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL TIEN PUK-SUN, B.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JAMES TIEN PEI-CHUN, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE NG LEUNG-SING, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE STEVEN HO CHUN-YIN THE HONOURABLE FRANKIE YICK CHI-MING THE HONOURABLE WU CHI-WAI, M.H. THE HONOURABLE YIU SI-WING THE HONOURABLE GARY FAN KWOK-WAI THE HONOURABLE MA FUNG-KWOK, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHARLES PETER MOK THE HONOURABLE CHAN CHI-CHUEN THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAN-PAN DR THE HONOURABLE KENNETH CHAN KA-LOK THE HONOURABLE CHAN YUEN-HAN, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG CHE-CHEUNG, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. 9996 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 THE HONOURABLE KENNETH LEUNG THE HONOURABLE ALICE MAK MEI-KUEN, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE KWOK KA-KI THE HONOURABLE KWOK WAI-KEUNG THE HONOURABLE DENNIS KWOK THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER CHEUNG WAH-FUNG, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE FERNANDO CHEUNG CHIU-HUNG THE HONOURABLE SIN CHUNG-KAI, S.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE HELENA WONG PIK-WAN THE HONOURABLE IP KIN-YUEN DR THE HONOURABLE ELIZABETH QUAT, J.P. THE HONOURABLE MARTIN LIAO CHEUNG-KONG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE POON SIU-PING, B.B.S., M.H. THE HONOURABLE TANG KA-PIU DR THE HONOURABLE CHIANG LAI-WAN, J.P. IR DR THE HONOURABLE LO WAI-KWOK, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHUNG KWOK-PAN THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER CHUNG SHU-KUN, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. THE HONOURABLE TONY TSE WAI-CHUEN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 9997 PUBLIC OFFICERS ATTENDING: THE HONOURABLE MRS CARRIE LAM CHENG YUET-NGOR, G.B.S., J.P. THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION THE HONOURABLE JOHN TSANG CHUN-WAH, G.B.M., J.P. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE HONOURABLE RIMSKY YUEN KWOK-KEUNG, S.C., J.P. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE PROF THE HONOURABLE ANTHONY CHEUNG BING-LEUNG, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING THE HONOURABLE TSANG TAK-SING, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS THE HONOURABLE MATTHEW CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR LABOUR AND WELFARE PROF THE HONOURABLE K C CHAN, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY THE HONOURABLE RAYMOND TAM CHI-YUEN, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AND MAINLAND AFFAIRS MR JOHN LEE KA-CHIU, P.D.S.M., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY THE HONOURABLE EDDIE NG HAK-KIM, S.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION THE HONOURABLE PAUL TANG KWOK-WAI, J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE DR THE HONOURABLE KO WING-MAN, B.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND HEALTH 9998 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 THE HONOURABLE WONG KAM-SING, J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MR GODFREY LEUNG KING-KWOK, J.P. UNDER SECRETARY FOR COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLERK IN ATTENDANCE: MR KENNETH CHEN WEI-ON, S.B.S., SECRETARY GENERAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 9999 PRESIDENT (in Cantonese): Will the Clerk please ring the bell to summon Members to the Chamber. (After the summoning bell had been rung, a number of Members entered the Chamber) TABLING OF PAPERS The following papers were laid on the table under Rule 21(2) of the Rules of Procedure: Subsidiary Legislation/Instruments L.N. No. Road Traffic (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulation 2014 ........................................................................ 48/2014 Road Traffic Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 5) Order 2014 ........................................................................ 49/2014 Road Traffic Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 9) Order 2014 ........................................................................ 50/2014 Other Papers No. 94 ─ Financial Reporting Council Annual Report 2013 No. 95 ─ Report No. 62 of the Director of Audit on the results of value for money audits - April 2014 Report No. 16/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments 10000 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Supplementary Labour Scheme 1. MR JEFFREY LAM (in Chinese): President, quite a number of employers have relayed to me that industries such as the construction, retail and catering, care services, and so on, have all along been plagued with the problem of insufficient labour supply, resulting in an increase in their operating costs. They have also pointed out that the application procedures of the Supplementary Labour Scheme (the Scheme) under which employers may apply for labour importation are not only complicated but also very time-consuming. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the total number of cases of employers approved for importation of labour since the Scheme was implemented in 1996; the current number of workers employed to work in Hong Kong under the Scheme, and their median monthly wage; (2) of the industry from which the highest number of applications under the Scheme was received in the past three years, together with the relevant number of such applications and, among them, the number of approved cases; (3) of the time normally taken to complete the vetting-and-approval process of an application; whether the Labour Advisory Board (LAB) has capped the number of workers allowed to be imported by an individual enterprise; if it has, of the reasons for that; and (4) in addition to the endorsement by LAB in last month of the Government's proposal to expedite the process of importing workers for public works projects, whether the Government has considered simplifying the vetting-and-approval process of the Scheme and lowering the application conditions; if it has, of the details; if not, the reasons for that? LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 10001 SECRETARY FOR LABOUR AND WELFARE (in Chinese): President, my reply to the question raised by Mr Jeffrey LAM is as follows: (1) The Labour Department (LD) has not kept records on the total number of approved cases since implementation of the Supplementary Labour Scheme (SLS) in 1996. From 2011 to 2013, there were respectively 980, 1 942 and 1 847 imported workers approved under SLS. According to information from the Immigration Department, there were altogether 2 976 imported workers under SLS in Hong Kong as at end 2013. The number of imported workers approved last year with breakdown by job title and median monthly wage is at Annex. (2) From 2011 to 2013, most applications received annually by the LD under SLS came from the elderly care sector. In the above three years, employers of the sector applied to import 771, 1 233 and 1 069 care workers (elderly service) respectively. The corresponding numbers of imported workers approved were 431, 864 and 651. (3) Processing for the majority of SLS applications can be completed within around four months. However, the actual time required to process each application is affected by various factors (for instance, whether the applicant employer has provided sufficient information or requested to change the application details during processing, and whether special trade tests need to be administered for local job seekers during the open recruitment period, and so on). If the vacancies involve novel job titles or specific skills, the LD needs more time to consult relevant Policy Bureaux or government departments, training bodies, accreditation authorities, and so on, for their expert advice on setting the reasonable wages, entry requirements, work scopes, and so on, in respect of the job titles concerned. SLS has not prescribed a quota ceiling of imported workers for the labour market as a whole or for individual sectors. 10002 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 16 April 2014 (4) The Government has all along reviewed and streamlined the vetting criteria and procedures under SLS having regard to practical circumstances.
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