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When finally there is a decision to build a new cruise terminal, this proves that my repeated attempts in this Chamber to urge for the building of a new cruise terminal have not been in vain.

Mr President, the anxieties and sufferings of those concerned would not be in vain if the Administration now seizes the opportunity to learn from the lessons of the past.

Madam President, if all these could, at least, act as a catalyst for our Government to seriously consider the need for a total constitutional reform, this debate could at least claim one silver lining.

[...] [...] rights, we will have wasted our previous efforts, will we not?

[...] [...] caught and they will not be cracked down for [...]

I have no idea about what is in the mind of the Government and I am not accusing it wrongly, but this is an obvious case of impeding the free flow of information and the freedom of speech.

In the ruling class on the Mainland, many top party cadres lead a corrupt and decadent life.

[...] [...] for I do not want to do the Financial Secretary injustice.

[...] [...] traced and the innocent will not be blamed?

We must also avoid the mistake of over-correction based on a snap-shot view of a continuum of events in the market cycle.

[...] legislation should not amount to over-correction, [...] [...]

The Administration or the bodies concerned should not go to the extreme by rigidly putting a ban on any advertisement that promotes formula milk, as so doing would be in violation of freedom of information.

The Liberal Party thinks that while it is understandable that, in the light of the needs of the market and the institutions, suitable measures and legislation have to be introduced, they should not be over-stringent because over regulation will excessively suppress the scope of development of the financial market and render people of the industry at a loss as to what to do.

Does the Secretary know that the Council is now considering an amendent to the Public Order Ordinance, so that processions on land will only need to give prior notification to the Commissioner of Police? As such, I suggest that the Government, when considering the new rules, should not overcorrect the situation by making it compulsory to apply for a licence.

Yes, we must have ways and means of eliminating or minimizing abuses, but let us not go overboard and affect the industry overall.

[...] [...] radio or right here will not feel that the principle [...] [...]

As such, we do not need a feasibility study to confirm the overkill which CGT can surely bring to our property market.

Should this happen, the money spent will absolutely be money wasted.

Deputy President, if the Hong Kong Government tolerates the so-called 10-point agreement and the existence of the "second governing team" in Hong Kong through the mechanism of the party, not only will it contravene "One Country, Two Systems", it will also be overlooking the direction of the progress of China's development, compromising the competitive edge of Hong Kong, wasting the collective efforts of Hong Kong people which have been accumulated over the past century, failing to fulfil its obligation and defying the great idea of "One Country, Two Systems" put forth by Mr DENG Xiaoping.

However, with regard to this group of people, like what Dr KWOK Kai-ki said yesterday, the Government has actually wasted its efforts in doing something meaningless because these people [...]

[...] accidents leading to the death and injury of innocent members [...] [...]

Many people will just accept the reality and understand that the Legislative Council cannot do anything because of its limited power in the constitution and because of the presence of the royalist party, so it is futile to refer the information.

He was the Secretary in those years and he wronged those people — no, he was the Director then and is now the Secretary — and he has the responsibility to formulate a policy to make the Central Government understand that something wrong was done at that time and changes have to be made.

They can say anything but they absolutely cannot wrong us.

However, in practice, they will know that while the staff can reach the sales targets set, there is bound to be a large number of complaints and it is unlikely that all of these complaints are unfounded and all of them are false claims on the telecommunications companies meant to demand compensation.

This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and the true and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Every person who finds any article or object in or upon any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises shall hand over the same to an official as soon as is practicable and no person other than an official shall remove from any bus or vehicle of the North-west Railway or any part of the railway premises any property lost or left behind therein, save for the purpose of handing over the same as soon as is practicable to an official and all articles or objects so found shall as between the finder and the Corporation be deemed to be in the possession of the Corporation.