HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 4003 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 9 June 1993 The Council met at half-past Two o'clock PRESENT THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE JOHN JOSEPH 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 NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD, C.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 NGAI SHIU-KIT, O.B.E., 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 LAU WONG-FAT, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MARTIN GILBERT BARROW, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LAU WAH-SUM, O.B.E., J.P. 4004 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 DR THE HONOURABLE LEONG CHE-HUNG, O.B.E., 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, J.P. THE HONOURABLE MOSES CHENG MO-CHI THE HONOURABLE MARVIN CHEUNG KIN-TUNG, 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 DR THE HONOURABLE LAM KUI-CHUN DR THE HONOURABLE CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE LAU CHIN-SHEK 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 THE HONOURABLE HENRY TANG YING-YEN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE TIK CHI-YUEN DR THE HONOURABLE SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI, M.B.E., J.P. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 4005 DR THE HONOURABLE PHILIP WONG YU-HONG DR THE HONOURABLE YEUNG SUM 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 ABSENT THE HONOURABLE DAVID LI KWOK-PO, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE EDWARD HO SING-TIN, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE RONALD JOSEPH ARCULLI, J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS PEGGY LAM, O.B.E., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JAMES DAVID McGREGOR, O.B.E., I.S.O., J.P. THE HONOURABLE SIMON IP SIK-ON, J.P. THE HONOURABLE EMILY LAU WAI-HING THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN THE HONOURABLE HOWARD YOUNG, J.P. IN ATTENDANCE MR YEUNG KAI-KIN, C.B.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT MR ALISTAIR PETER ASPREY, O.B.E., A.E., J.P. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY MR RONALD JAMES BLAKE, J.P. SECRETARY FOR WORKS MR CHAU TAK-HAY, J.P. SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY 4006 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 MR ANTHONY GORDON EASON, J.P. SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS MR DONALD TSANG YAM-KUEN, J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY THE CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR CLETUS LAU KWOK-HONG THE DEPUTY CLERK TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR PATRICK CHAN NIM-TAK HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 4007 Papers The following papers were laid on the table pursuant to Standing Order 14(2): Subject Subsidiary Legislation L.N. No. Companies Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules) Regulation 1993 ............................................................................. 187/93 Companies Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules) Order 1993...................................................................................... 188/93 Import and Export (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 1993 ............................................................................. 189/93 Protection of Women and Juveniles (Places of Refuge) (Amendment) Regulation 1993 ...................................................... 190/93 Schedule of Routes (China Motor Bus Company) Order 1993...................................................................................... 191/93 Schedule of Routes (Kowloon Motor Bus Company) Order 1993...................................................................................... 192/93 Schedule of Routes (New Lantao Bus Company) Order 1993...................................................................................... 193/93 Television (Period of Validity of Licence) (Wharf Cable Limited) Order ..................................................................... 194/93 Waterworks (Amendment) Regulation 1993 .............................................. 195/93 Bills of Sale (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 1993................................... 199/93 Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles (Amendment) Regulation 1993 ...................................................... 200/93 Film Censorship (Amendment) Regulation 1993 ....................................... 201/93 Immigration (Amendment) Regulation 1993.............................................. 202/93 Marriage Reform (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 1993................................................................................................ 203/93 4008 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 Marriage Reform (Forms) (Amendment) Regulation 1993................................................................................................ 204/93 Money Lenders (Amendment) Regulation 1993 ........................................ 205/93 Registration of Persons (Amendment) Regulation 1993................................................................................................ 206/93 Births Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 1993 .................................. 207/93 Deaths Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance (Amendment of Fourth Schedule) Order 1993 ............................... 208/93 Declaration of Number of Proposed Districts and Specification of District Names Order 1993................................... 209/93 Marriage Ordinance (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 1993...................................................................................... 210/93 Public Order Curfew (Variation) (No. 2) Order 1993................................. 211/93 Pleasure Grounds (Regional Council) (Amendment) Bylaw 1993 .................................................................................... 212/93 Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance 1993 (38 of 1993) (Commencement) Notice 1993 .................................. 213/93 Telephone (Amendment) Ordinance 1993 (37 of 1993) (Commencement) Notice 1993....................................................... 214/93 Sessional Paper 1992-93 No. 83 — Securities and Futures Commission Annual Report 1992-93 Oath Mrs Anson CHAN took the Legislative Council Oath. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 4009 Oral answers to questions Performance pledges 1. MR ROGER LUK asked (in Cantonese): Will the Administration inform this Council of the progress to date in the implementation of "performance pledges" in various departments and of the measures taken to ensure awareness of and devotion to these pledges within the civil service? CHIEF SECRETARY: Mr President, we have made a good start in implementing the performance pledges programme in government departments since its introduction in October last year. Some 16 departments have already published their first pledges. Some 18 more will do so by about September. Our target is for the remaining 14 government departments providing services directly to the public to publish their first performance pledges by about mid-1994. Commitment of staff at all levels is key to the successful implementation of pledges. Each department fully briefs and involves its staff as its pledge is developed. The aim is to ensure that staff understand the objectives of the programme and that they themselves adopt the aims of the pledge as their own. To support departments, the Civil Service Training Centre has developed a "train the trainers" course on customer service, for supervisors of front-line staff. Thirty courses have so far been held for 600 supervisors. These supervisors have in turn organized about 1 000 courses for 20 000 front-line staff. We have also allocated $1.5 million this year to provide incentives for staff to make suggestions to improve productivity and quality of service to the public. We will continue to look for ways to reinforce civil servants' commitment to the pledges programme. MR ROGER LUK (in Cantonese): Mr President, may I ask whether the Government has a mechanism in place to follow up and monitor the implementation of "performance pledges"? CHIEF SECRETARY: Mr President, we do have a mechanism through Users' Committee to monitor the carrying out of performance pledges and to suggest improvements. MR MARTIN BARROW: Mr President, would the Chief Secretary confirm to this Council that performance pledges are to be extended to the two municipal councils and, in particular, that their licence issuing role will be subject to performance pledges? 4010 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL — 9 June 1993 CHIEF SECRETARY: Mr President, the scope of the pledges of the two departments, that is, the Urban Services Department and the Regional Services Department, is drawn up in consultation with their respective councils. I understand that the restaurant licensing procedures have been the subject of reviews by an interdepartmental working group. There remain a number of relevant issues to be resolved,