List of questions raised by Members at LegCo meetings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1999-2000) Grouped by replying officials REPLY DATE NAME TYPE QUESTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CS 1999.11.3 Hon CHENG Kai-nam O Applications received by the Legal Aid Department in respect of right of abode issue 1999.11.10 Hon Kenneth TING W Granting of legal aid to non-residents 2000.1.5 Hon Emily LAU W Meetings of the Chief Executive with the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal 2000.2.16 Hon TAM Yiu-chung W Provision of legal aid to owners corporations 2000.2.23 Hon Emily LAU W Meetings of the Chief Executive with the Chief Justice 2000.3.29 Hon Emily LAU W Accountability of the Commissioner, ICAC 2000.4.5 Hon Emily LAU W Declaration of interests of journalists who specialize in reporting news about the stock market and participate in share trading at the same time ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FS 1999.11.24 Hon Bernard CHAN O The Financial Secretary's visit to Las Vegas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S for J 1999.10.13 Hon Emily LAU W Special adviser hired by the Department of Justice 1999.12.8 Hon Emily LAU O Modifying the electoral systems to achieve full compliance with the ICCPR 1999.12.15 Hon TAM Yiu-chung W Cases of solicitors' professional misconducts 2000.3.8 Hon Emily LAU W Publishing the views of the Committee for the Basic Law of the HKSAR 2000.3.29 Dr Hon David LI W Use of lay prosecutors to conduct prosecution at magistracies 2000.4.5 Hon Eric LI W Expert advice sought by the Department of Justice in drafting bills on the regulation of the financial market ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S for H 1999.10.13 Hon CHAN Yuen-han O Residence requirements for applying for public housing allocation and CSSA 1999.10.20 Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung W Median rent-to-income ratios of PRH tenants 1999.10.27 Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai W Quality of PRH flats 1999.10.27 Hon Fred LI W Maintenance of old-type public housing estates 1999.11.3 Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong O Bringing Housing Authority projects under the ambit of Buildings Ordinance 1999.11.17 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Structural safety of On Ning Garden in Tseung Kwan O 1999.11.24 Ir Dr Hon HO Chung-tai W Provisions that can be invoked to prosecute building contractors of Housing Authority for jerry-building practices REPLY DATE NAME TYPE QUESTION 1999.11.24 Hon LEE Wing-tat W Frequent disruptions of sea water supply in several PRH estates in Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Districts 1999.12.1 Hon CHENG Kai-nam O Relative importance of HOS and HPLS in subsidized housing 1999.12.1 Hon LEE Kai-ming W Allocation of clinics in PRHs 2000.1.5 Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong W Hawkers control in public rental housing estates sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme 2000.1.12 Hon LEE Cheuk-yan O Use of pre-fabricated building components in public housing works 2000.1.12 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Fire escapes in PRH estates not complying with safety regulations of the law 2000.3.8 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Substandard piling work of public housing projects 2000.3.29 Hon Fred LI W Problem of low water pressure in some PRH estates 2000.4.5 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Extension of structural safety guarantee period for HOS flats 2000.4.12 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Problem of tenants defaulting on rental payments 2000.5.10 Hon CHOY So-yuk W Extent of subcontracting in public housing works 2000.5.17 Hon CHOY So-yuk W Removal of sanitary wares of new HOS flats by owners 2000.5.17 Hon LAW Chi-kwong W Elderly persons sharing PRH units or facilities with unrelated persons 2000.5.24 Hon TAM Yiu-chung O Quota for singletons applying for loans under the Home Starter Loan Scheme 2000.5.31 Hon LAU Kong-wah O Setting rent revisions of PRH units in accordance with the median rent to income ratio of PRH tenants 2000.5.31 Hon Emily LAU W Management of public housing estates sold under the Tenants Purchase Scheme 2000.6.7 Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung O Housing Department phasing out its departmental quarters 2000.6.7 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Management of TPS estates whose Owners' Corporations have been formed for one year or more 2000.6.7 Hon LEE Wing-tat W Staffing arrangements for Housing Department staff affected by the Housing Authority's scheme for Greater Private Sector Involvement in Estate Management and Maintenance Services 2000.6.21 Hon TSANG Yok-sing O Determination of the number of kindergartens in public housing estates 2000.6.21 Hon MA Fung-kwok O Determination of sale prices of public housing flats 2000.6.21 Hon Fred LI W Poor quality of some Harmony-type public rental housing estates and HOS courts 2000.6.21 Hon TAM Yiu-chung W Allocating additional resources so that all elderly residents sharing PRH units may be allocated with one-person flats 2000.6.26 Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung O Measures to stabilize the property market ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 - REPLY DATE NAME TYPE QUESTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S for S 1999.10.20 Hon LAU Kong-wah W Implementation of the downsizing plan of the Auxiliary Police Force 1999.10.20 Dr Hon LUI Ming-wah W Long queuing time for custom clearance by border-crossing freight vehicles 1999.10.20 Hon Howard YOUNG W Visa-free entry for HKSAR passport holders 1999.10.20 Hon Christine LOH W Emergency response management for natural disasters and serious accidents 1999.10.27 Hon Emily LAU W Earthquakes occurring at or near the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant 1999.10.27 Hon TAM Yiu-chung W Allocation of slots for holding marriage ceremonies at marriage registries 1999.11.3 Hon TAM Yiu-chung O Preventing cases of objects being thrown from a height 1999.11.10 Hon James TO O Commencement of the Interception of Communications Ordinance 1999.11.10 Hon David CHU W Marine police officers who have operated radar equipment suffered from cancer 1999.11.17 Hon Eric LI W Total ban of driving duties performed by foreign domestic helpers 1999.11.24 Dr Hon David LI W Combating cases of head-bashing robbery 1999.12.1 Hon Kenneth TING O Hong Kong residents detained without trial in the Mainland 1999.12.1 Hon James TO W Compensations offered to members of the public in respect of abusive use of power by Police 1999.12.8 Hon LEE Cheuk-yan O A Hong Kong permanent resident arrested in Thailand and deported to the Mainland China 1999.12.8 Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung W Handling of complaints received by Complaints Against Police Office 1999.12.8 Dr Hon David LI W Measures to reduce non-emergency calls to the 999 emergency hotline 1999.12.15 Hon NG Leung-sing W Theft cases occurring in jewellery exhibition venues 1999.12.15 Hon Emily LAU W A Hong Kong resident being tried as a mainlander of Shenzhen 2000.1.5 Hon James TIEN W Business trips to Hong Kong made by Mainland businessmen 2000.1.12 Hon LAU Kong-wah O Robberies in country parks 2000.1.19 Hon Howard YOUNG O Time taken to process visit visa applications by passport holders from Middle East countries 2000.2.23 Hon Cyd HO W Handling complaints about the Immigration Department's service 2000.2.23 Hon Bernard CHAN W Landmines at the border area 2000.3.1 Dr Hon David LI W Review of legislation to counter computer-related crimes - 3 - REPLY DATE NAME TYPE QUESTION 2000.3.8 Hon LAW Chi-kwong W Statistics on persons who came from the Mainland to settle in Hong Kong last year 2000.3.15 Hon Howard YOUNG W HKSAR and BNO passport holders requested to pay extra fees on entry to Bangladesh, which has granted such passport holders visa-free access 2000.3.15 Hon Howard YOUNG W Number of persons issued with Hong Kong permanent identity cards in accordance with Basic Law 24(2)(4) 2000.3.29 Hon SZETO Wah W Drug abuses by the youth 2000.3.29 Hon Cyd HO W Detention of ex-prisoners pending deportation or removal 2000.3.29 Hon LEE Kai-ming W Chemical spills from arriving containers at container terminal 2000.3.29 Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung W TV and films crews being extorted of protection money while shooting on location 2000.4.12 Hon SZETO Wah O Enactment of laws to give effect to Article 23 of the HKSAR Basic Law 2000.5.3 Hon CHENG Kai-nam W The authority not taking back Hong Kong identity cards issued to imported workers when they leave Hong Kong 2000.5.3 Hon Emily LAU W Monitoring the work of the police force 2000.5.10 Hon Albert HO O Mainland law enforcement departments allegedly conducted search operations in Hong Kong 2000.5.10 Hon David CHU W Dumping of undetonated bombs in the sea 2000.5.17 Hon Martin LEE O Exercise of the power to require members of the public to produce identity cards by the Police 2000.5.24 Hon Howard YOUNG O Measures to deal with unruly passengers on board aircrafts arriving in or departing from Hong Kong 2000.5.24 Hon LAU Kong-wah W A Hong Kong resident robbed and died in Shenzhen 2000.5.31 Hon CHOY So-yuk W Possible existence of bombs dropped during the World War II yet to be unearthed 2000.6.7 Hon HUI Cheung-ching W Breakdowns of computer systems at border control points 2000.6.21 Dr Hon TANG Siu-tong O Requirement for organizers of lion dances, dragon dances etc.