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OFFICIAL RECORD of PROCEEDINGS Thursday, 20 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 8593 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Thursday, 20 March 2014 The Council continued to meet at half-past Two 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 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. 8594 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 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. 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. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KWOK-HUNG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 8595 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. THE HONOURABLE KENNETH LEUNG 8596 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 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 ─ 20 March 2014 8597 MEMBERS ABSENT: THE HONOURABLE ABRAHAM SHEK LAI-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KA-LAU THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG KWOK-CHE PUBLIC OFFICERS ATTENDING: THE HONOURABLE GREGORY SO KAM-LEUNG, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE HONOURABLE RAYMOND TAM CHI-YUEN, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AND MAINLAND AFFAIRS THE HONOURABLE LAI TUNG-KWOK, S.B.S., I.D.S.M., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY MR LAU KONG-WAH, J.P. UNDER SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AND MAINLAND AFFAIRS CLERKS IN ATTENDANCE: MISS FLORA TAI YIN-PING, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MISS ODELIA LEUNG HING-YEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MRS PERCY MA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL 8598 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 MEMBERS' MOTIONS PRESIDENT (in Cantonese): Council will now continue with the debate on the motion moved under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance. MOTION UNDER THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) ORDINANCE Continuation of debate on motion which was moved on 19 March 2014 MR ALAN LEONG (in Cantonese): President, Honourable Members who spoke yesterday indicated that the dismissal of LI Wei-ling might merely be a case involving the internal operation of a commercial organization and there was no need to make a big fuss of the matter, let alone deploying the "imperial sword" of the Council, that is, invoking the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (the P&P Ordinance) to conduct an inquiry. Let us try to make reference to some objective facts and examine if the argument can be substantiated. The "removal" of radio hosts enjoying great popularity in the Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited (Commercial Radio) tends to occur once every 10 years. I remember very clearly that 10 years ago in 2004, WONG Yuk-man and Albert CHENG were forced to take themselves off the air. Today, 10 years later, LI Wei-ling was first made to quit her original post as the host for a morning radio programme and switch to host another one in the evening, and was then eventually dismissed. Is this too much of a coincidence? It is of course due to the fact that for Commercial Radio, both 2004 and 2014 are years of significance for its licence renewal. Can such cases be described as mere personnel changes or even personnel disputes within a commercial organization? Furthermore, this is not only a simple recurrence of similar events after an interval of 10 years, but a case encompasses a series of incidents since Albert CHENG and WONG Yuk-man having taken themselves off the air 10 years ago. President, as we have seen in the last few years, Sam NG was "expelled" by Radio Television Hong Kong in November 2011 and subsequently in March 2012, during a televised election debate for the Fourth Term Chief Executive Election, Henry TANG accused LEUNG Chun-ying to his face of suggesting to the Executive Council that in the renewal of licence for Commercial Radio, the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 8599 opportunity should be taken to fix the organization. As we all know, LEUNG Chun-ying won the election eventually. In November 2012, Albert CHENG was forced to leave the Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited (DBC) on the ground of commercial disputes but as the President may recall, a DBC shareholder, Mr WONG Cho-bau, has disclosed that LI Wei-ling was disliked by the "Western District" and the relevant audio recording has been made public. In March 2013, Document No. 9 was issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and later in June 2013, CHEN Ping, publisher of iSun Affairs Weekly, was savagedly beaten after work. In the same month, an axe was placed on the scene when criminal damage was caused to the residence of Jimmy LAI, owner of Next Media, seemingly as a gesture of intimidation. Between June and July 2013, Apple Daily newspapers were burnt in an arson attack and then in July, SHIH Wing-ching, owner of am730, was attacked in his car and the window of the vehicle was smashed with a hammer. In September 2013, there was a hacker attack on House News and President, in January this year, SHIH Wing-ching revealed that advertisements on am730 were being lifted. In the same month, it was announced that there would be a replacement of the Chief Editor of Ming Pao Daily News (Ming Pao). LI Wei-ling was dismissed in February 2014 and she pointed out at a press conference that she had been reminded by someone close to LEUNG Chun-ying to "be careful about her job". Later, Mr Kevin LAU was violently attacked in the same month. President, given these incidents, is it possible to muddle through with such a simple excuse as "involving the internal operation of a commercial organization"? Why can we not exercise the powers vested in the Council to probe into the dismissal of LI Wei-ling so as to ascertain if Commercial Radio has been pressurized to act in this way so that the renewal of its licence can be secured? Against this background, would it not be self-deceiving and deceptive if, despite some relatively major incidents as I mentioned very roughly and briefly just now having happened in the last 10 years, we still refuse to face the truth and come to the conclusion that an investigation is not necessary since it involves only the internal operation and internal personnel issues of a commercial organization? I would like to remind Honourable Members of the Council that I moved a motion on "Safeguarding editorial independence and autonomy" at the Council meeting of 22 January. The motion, which was passed by the Council, contains the wordings of "the recent post transfer of a veteran and influential journalist by 8600 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 20 March 2014 the media organization to which he belongs has once again aroused the concern of society about the impact on freedom of the press and editorial autonomy; … in this connection, this Council expresses concern".
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