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This limits the exercise of the public right to appeal which is not only instrumental in raising the level of public participation but is also a necessary mechanism to ensure that public opinion is respected.

We can, of course, enter into discussion on that, but I think [...] [...]

Hence, there is the question of whether or not there is any legitimate “hope value for development” for such land.

[...] [...] us about, a lot of issues are still open to discussion.

If we have a look at countries where Bills of Rights have been introduced and the situation in some backward totalitarian states where punishment without trial and death penalty is the order of the day and then compare the state of law and order between the two, we will have a fair answer.

I believe that certain trades are having difficulties in recruiting staff, but overall speaking, under the present high unemployment rate, it is a fact that there are more job-seekers than work.

If the Government has determination and sincerity in implementing the MPF and can formulate a convincing plan specifying how to manage the operation of the fund and risks involved, then the improved CSSA scheme might be able to make up for the loss which the elderly suffer due to the shelving of the OPS.

The work that UNESCO has been doing on bioethics for many years, particularly more recent work regarding the possibility of elaborating universal norms on bioethics, shows that while the exact content of the instrument on bioethics has yet to be discussed, the initiative shows that a shared frame of reference worldwide is badly needed to guide the progress of the life sciences and the attendant technological development.

If the Government does not intend to do so, it is not convincing to set the rate of return on net asset value.

Such legislation should not be limited to HIPCs but should cover a wider group of poor countries (particularly those eligible for International Development Association lending) and should, in view of the negative effects of the global recession on the budgets of many developing countries, cover post-HIPC debts, original debts (some of which may be of questionable legitimacy) and court judgements which have already been obtained.

My position on that day was not to oppose the implementation of the OPS although I had reservations about it for I believed that further discussion and improvement were necessary before it could come close to the objective pursued by the social workers.

[...] [...] that it is a debatable concept.

Madam President, the Bill has excluded certain copyright works from the suspension, including movies, television dramas and movies, musical works and computer programmes.

Besides, if the assessment mechanism is meant to reduce "the possible adverse impact of SMW on the employment opportunities of some PWDs whose productivity is impaired by their disabilities" by enabling a lower than SMW to be paid, it is difficult to see how exempting a dismissal on account of assessment outcome from the DDO could help to achieve this objective, and the necessity and reasonableness of this exemption may be called into question.

[...] [...] approach the child care provider to discuss the issue.

[...] [...] has, no doubt, consulted national organizations [...] [...]

Mr TO, if you are not satisfied with the answer of the Secretary for Justice, or think that her answer is questionable, you may take follow-up action through other channels provided by the Council.

Incidentally, it is questionable as to whether or not the Government should meet the administrative costs of the fund in full although it is responsible for its management.

[...] [...] investigations is still open to question.

[...] [...] adjustments are open to question [...]

The Honourable IP Kwok-him has mentioned earlier the issue of the daily quota of 150 persons and I think we should give more thoughts to that because most of the children of Hong Kong citizens with a right of abode here have already come to Hong Kong.

However, the fact that exactly half of IFAP’s budget is allocated to UNESCO field offices to support activities of National Committees requires analysis, particularly with respect to the effectiveness of the use of these funds.

We consider the notion of a symbiotic relationship between disarmament and development, referred to in the seventh preambular paragraph, to be debatable for several reasons.

[...] even though the provider has offered [...] [...]

[...] [...] warrant further discussion because Article [...] [...]

15. While it is arguable that “no less favourable than before” in Article 100 of the Basic Law could be construed to take account of changes in the cost of living, that issue does not arise in the context of the present proposed reduction since even after the reduction, the pay of civil servants would still be at or above the level in cash terms that they were receiving on 30 June 1997.

For example if he only places "director" below his signature, then argument may arise as to whether, depending on the exact wording used on the entire cheque, he falls within the composite signature principle of the Maytex case or of the strict construction rule in the Blooming Textile case; in the former instance he avoids personal liability, in the latter he does not.

This is, certainly, a fairly minor — and arguable — point, but consistency between the various documents, using the same terminology, in English, would encourage the same consistency in the other languages; so it might be a good idea to carry out a harmonization exercise, which, however far it goes, could prove very useful.

It is clearly arguable that remand prisoners, who are to be presumed innocent, should not be in a worse situation than prisoners sentenced for offences of which the remand prisoners stand accused: sentenced prisoners are eligible to be considered for discretionary release through a judicial process.