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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 2981 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 19 April 1995 The Council met at half-past Two o'clock PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE SIR JOHN SWAINE, C.B.E., LL.D., Q.C., J.P. THE CHIEF SECRETARY THE HONOURABLE MRS ANSON CHAN, C.B.E., J.P. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE HONOURABLE SIR NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD, K.B.E., J.P. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE HONOURABLE JEREMY FELL MATHEWS, C.M.G., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, C.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS SELINA CHOW LIANG SHUK-YEE, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE HUI YIN-FAT, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MARTIN LEE CHU-MING, Q.C., J.P. THE HONOURABLE PANG CHUN-HOI, M.B.E. THE HONOURABLE SZETO WAH THE HONOURABLE TAM YIU-CHUNG THE HONOURABLE ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE EDWARD HO SING-TIN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE RONALD JOSEPH ARCULLI, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MARTIN GILBERT BARROW, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS PEGGY LAM, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE, O.B.E., J.P. 2982 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 THE HONOURABLE LAU WAH-SUM, O.B.E., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LEONG CHE-HUNG, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JAMES DAVID McGREGOR, O.B.E., I.S.O., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS ELSIE TU, C.B.E. THE HONOURABLE PETER WONG HONG-YUEN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP THE HONOURABLE VINCENT CHENG HOI-CHUEN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MOSES CHENG MO-CHI THE HONOURABLE MARVIN CHEUNG KIN-TUNG, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG MAN-KWONG THE HONOURABLE CHIM PUI-CHUNG REV THE HONOURABLE FUNG CHI-WOOD THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE THE HONOURABLE TIMOTHY HA WING-HO, M.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL HO MUN-KA DR THE HONOURABLE HUANG CHEN-YA THE HONOURABLE SIMON IP SIK-ON, O.B.E., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LAM KUI-CHUN DR THE HONOURABLE CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE EMILY LAU WAI-HING THE HONOURABLE LEE WING-TAT THE HONOURABLE ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE FRED LI WAH-MING THE HONOURABLE MAN SAI-CHEONG THE HONOURABLE STEVEN POON KWOK-LIM HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 2983 THE HONOURABLE HENRY TANG YING-YEN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE TIK CHI-YUEN THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN DR THE HONOURABLE SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI, M.B.E., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE YEUNG SUM THE HONOURABLE HOWARD YOUNG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE ZACHARY WONG WAI-YIN DR THE HONOURABLE TANG SIU-TONG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHRISTINE LOH KUNG-WAI THE HONOURABLE ROGER LUK KOON-HOO THE HONOURABLE ANNA WU HUNG-YUK THE HONOURABLE JAMES TIEN PEI-CHUN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALFRED TSO SHIU-WAI THE HONOURABLE LEE CHEUK-YAN ABSENT DR THE HONOURABLE DAVID LI KWOK-PO, O.B.E., LL.D., J.P. THE HONOURABLE NGAI SHIU-KIT, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LAU WONG-FAT, O.B.E., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE PHILIP WONG YU-HONG IN ATTENDANCE MR MICHAEL LEUNG MAN-KIN, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER MR MICHAEL SUEN MING-YEUNG, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS MR JAMES SO YIU-CHO, O.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE 2984 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 MR NICHOLAS NG WING-FUI, J.P. SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS MR MICHAEL DAVID CARTLAND, J.P. SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES MR PETER LAI HING-LING, J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY MR RAFAEL HUI SI-YAN, J.P. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT MRS ELIZABETH MARGARET BOSHER, J.P. SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES MR CANICE MAK CHUN-FONG, J.P. SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS MR KWONG KI-CHI, J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY THE CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR RICKY FUNG CHOI-CHEUNG THE DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL MR LAW KAM-SANG HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 2985 PAPERS The following papers were laid on the table pursuant to Standing Order 14(2): Subject Subsidiary Legislation L.N. No. Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Regulation................................................................................ 116/95 Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) (Appeal Board) Regulation ...................................................... 117/95 Official Languages (Alteration of Text) (Juvenile Offenders Ordinance) Order 1995 ............................ 124/95 Official Languages (Alteration of Text) (Labour Tribunal Ordinance) Order 1995 .............................................. 125/95 Revised Edition of the Laws (Correction of Errors) Order 1995 ............................................................................... 126/95 Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules 1995 ............................................................................... 127/95 Antiquities and Monuments (Declaration of Historical Building) Notice 1995 ............................................. 128/95 Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 1995 (13 of 1995) (Commencement) Notice 1995................................................. 129/95 Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance 1994 (56 of 1994) (Commencement) Notice 1995............................ 130/95 Dumping at Sea Ordinance (18 of 1995) (Commencement) Notice 1995................................................. 131/95 Administrative Instructions for Regulating Admittance and Conduct of Persons (Amendment) Instructions 1995............................................... 132/95 Telecommunication (Amendment) Regulation 1995............................ 133/95 Country Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order 1995 ........................................................ 134/95 2986 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 Port Control (Public Water-Front) Order 1995..................................... 135/95 Building (Planning) (Amendment) Regulation 1995 ........................... 136/95 Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) (Registration of Electors) (Functional Constituencies and Election Committee Constituency) (Appeals) Regulation ........................................ 137/95 Electoral Provisions (Registration of Electors) (Geographical Constituencies) (Appeals) (Amendment) Regulation 1995 ................................................ 138/95 Official Languages (Alteration of Text) (Employment Ordinance) Order 1995...................................... 139/95 Cremation and Gardens of Remembrance (Regional Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1995 ........................................ 140/95 Exhumation (Fees) (Regional Council) (Repeal) Bylaw 1995 .............................................................................. 141/95 Public Cemeteries (Regional Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1995 .............................................................................. 142/95 Sewage Services (Sewage Charge) (Amendment) Regulation 1995 ....................................................................... 143/95 Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Labour Tribunal Ordinance) Order ......................................... (C)26/95 Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Sale of Goods Ordinance) Order............................................. (C)27/95 Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Juvenile Offenders Ordinance) Order ..................................... (C)28/95 Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Dangerous Drugs Ordinance) Order ....................................... (C)29/95 Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Employment Ordinance) Order............................................... (C)30/95 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 19 April 1995 2987 MISCELLANEOUS Initial Report by Hong Kong under Article 19 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Jnhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ADDRESSES Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Inland Revenue Ordinance) Order MR ANDREW WONG: Mr President, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Authentic Chinese Texts, I would like to address the Council on a point of special interest relating to the Official Languages (Authentic Chinese Text) (Inland Revenue Ordinance) Order, which was tabled before the Council on 22 March 1995. Before going into the details, I would like to give some general background. Under the supervision of the Subcommittee on Authentic Chinese Texts, the authentication team of the Legal Service Division of the Council Secretariat has been scrutinizing the draft Chinese translation of the Laws of Hong Kong, prepared by the Attorney General's Chambers and endorsed by the Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee, before such Chinese version is declared authentic by the Governor in Council. As a special task force formed only recently in October 1994, and now consisting of four Assistant Legal Advisers working under the co-ordination of the Senior Assistant Legal Adviser, the authentication team has enabled the authentication process to progress at a rate much higher than was the case before its formation. Take a casual example: during the first two months of 1995, the Chinese translation of approximately 1 250 pages of English text were scrutinized. When one compares this with the previous figure of about 500 pages, being the total output for the first three and a half years of the authentication programme (from April 1991 to September 1994), the increase in productivity is obvious. At the same time, great care is being taken to ensure that quantity is not achieved at the expense of quality. I am glad to say that, as a result of the Legislative Council's prior informal participation, the overall quality of the gazetted authentic Chinese texts has been improved. Nevertheless, one must constantly bear in mind certain limiting factors, namely, the highly technical nature