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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 2793 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 3 December 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 WONG KWOK-HING, B.B.S., M.H. 2794 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 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, J.P. 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 WONG KWOK-KIN, S.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 ALAN LEONG KAH-KIT, S.C. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KWOK-HUNG THE HONOURABLE ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP THE HONOURABLE WONG YUK-MAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 2795 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 STEVEN HO CHUN-YIN 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, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN CHI-CHUEN THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAN-PAN, J.P. 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 THE HONOURABLE ALICE MAK MEI-KUEN, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE KWOK KA-KI THE HONOURABLE KWOK WAI-KEUNG THE HONOURABLE DENNIS KWOK 2796 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER CHEUNG WAH-FUNG, S.B.S., 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, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE POON SIU-PING, B.B.S., M.H. THE HONOURABLE TANG KA-PIU, J.P. 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, B.B.S. MEMBERS ABSENT: THE HONOURABLE VINCENT FANG KANG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG KWOK-CHE THE HONOURABLE PAUL TSE WAI-CHUN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE NG LEUNG-SING, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE FRANKIE YICK CHI-MING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 2797 PUBLIC OFFICERS ATTENDING: THE HONOURABLE JOHN TSANG CHUN-WAH, G.B.M., J.P. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY MR YAU SHING-MU, J.P. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING MR JAMES HENRY LAU JR., 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 THE HONOURABLE LAI TUNG-KWOK, S.B.S., I.D.S.M., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY THE HONOURABLE EDDIE NG HAK-KIM, S.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION CLERKS IN ATTENDANCE: MR KENNETH CHEN WEI-ON, S.B.S., SECRETARY GENERAL MRS JUSTINA LAM CHENG BO-LING, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL MR ANDY LAU KWOK-CHEONG, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MISS ODELIA LEUNG HING-YEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MR MATTHEW LOO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL 2798 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 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. Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014 ......................................... 141/2014 Employees Retraining Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Notice 2014 ........................................ 142/2014 Other Papers No. 38 ─ Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Report by the Trustee of the Fund for the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 No. 39 ─ Fire Services Department Welfare Fund Report on the Administration of the Fund and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014 No. 40 ─ Emergency Relief Fund Annual Report by the Trustee for the year ending 31 March 2014 No. 41 ─ Independent Police Complaints Council Report 2013/14 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 2799 No. 42 ─ Ocean Park Hong Kong Annual Report 2013-2014 No. 43 ─ Electoral Affairs Commission Report on the Recommended Constituency Boundaries for the 2015 District Council Election Report No. 5/14-15 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments Report of the Bills Committee on Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2014 ADDRESSES PRESIDENT (in Cantonese): Address. Dr LAM Tai-fai will address the Council on the "Report of the Independent Police Complaints Council 2013/14". Independent Police Complaints Council Report 2013/14 DR LAM TAI-FAI (in Cantonese): President, on behalf of the Independent Police Complaints Council (the IPCC), I present its fifth Report since its incorporation in 2009. This Report covers the financial year ending 31 March 2014. In the year 2013-2014, the IPCC scrutinized and endorsed the findings of 2 591 complaint cases involving 4 740 allegations, an increase of 4.1% and a decrease of 2.9% respectively over the previous year. During this period, the three most common allegations were "Neglect of Duty" (with 2 304 counts), "Misconduct/Improper Manner/Offensive Language" (with 1 735 counts) and "Assault" (with 316 counts). These three types of allegations accounted for 91.9% of all allegations made in 2013-2014. 2800 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 Of the allegations endorsed in 2013-2014, 1 318 were fully investigated. Of these, 86 were classified as "Substantiated"; 72 "Substantiated Other Than Reported"; 43 "Not Fully Substantiated"; 557 "Unsubstantiated"; 467 "No Fault" and 93 "False". President, these figures also include 147 allegations of which classification was changed from that earlier conducted by the Police following queries raised by the IPCC. In 2013-2014, the IPCC raised a total of 802 queries and suggestions in respect of the cases endorsed. Among them, 426 queries and suggestions were accepted by the Police. Under the Observers Scheme, 2 471 observations were conducted in 2013-2014, an increase of 22.8% over the previous year. During the reporting period, the IPCC has also interviewed 11 persons to seek clarification from them on matters relating to the investigation reports. In addition to the usual work of monitoring complaint investigations carried out by the Complaints Against Police Office, the IPCC has strengthened the liaison with the Police and other stakeholders on issues of significant public interest. Its aim is to act as a bridge between the Police and all stakeholders, to provide a platform for the exchange of views and to foster better understanding between everyone concerned. President, on behalf of the IPCC, I wish to take the opportunity of tabling this Report in this Council to thank this Council and other stakeholders for their support of the IPCC's work. President, I so submit. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS PRESIDENT (in Cantonese): Questions. First question. Measures to Meet Public Demand for Housing 1. MR LEUNG KWOK-HUNG (in Cantonese): President, quite a number of members of the public have complained to me that as subsidized housing is in short supply, members of the public who are waiting to move in such housing are forced to rent private accommodation. However, despite the implementation of LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 3 December 2014 2801 a series of measures by the Government in recent years to cool down the overheated property market, residential property prices still continue to rise which pushes up rentals continuously, causing members of the public enormous hardship. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the respective expected numbers of public housing estates and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) courts which will be ready for intake within the coming nine months, and set out in a table their names, the districts in which they are located, the numbers of flats to be provided and intake dates; (2) whether it will introduce new measures for cooling down the overheated property market within the coming six months to bring down residential property prices and rentals; if it will, of the details; if not, how the Government addresses the public demand for housing; and (3) given the short supply of subsidized housing, whether the authorities will implement rent control measures again to make rented private accommodation affordable to members of the public; if they will, when they will introduce such measures; if not, what more effective measures the Government has in place to help members of the public rent private accommodation at reasonable rents? SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT AND HOUSING (in Cantonese): President, housing is an important livelihood issue which both the Government and the public are concerned about.