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I noted recently that a foreign tourist had been bitten by a large rat and I said to my colleague that I very much wanted to be rid of this nickname, but here came this problem again.

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Result: Chopard is meeting with four new models, including the exceptional "LUC 150", nicknamed "all in one" to integrate vortex equation of time with sunrise and sunset, perpetual calendar, moon phases and orbital power reserve, which is the most complicated watch ever produced by the House.

Members may perhaps recall that I have a nickname in the 1980's and the 1990's. Everyone met me would call me "Mr Housing", for I had been pursuing the housing issue for two decades.

As regards whether it is necessary to levy additional taxes for strengthening support for the disadvantaged groups, I think Ms Miriam LAU has already made it very clear earlier on, as the SAR Government has a surplus of more than $40 billion in each of the past few years, and its fiscal reserve amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars, it has no difficulties in meeting the additional recurrent expenditures.

In the recent Chief Executive election ― the dust of which has finally settled ― Mr LEUNG Chun-ying was elected and his die-hard fans Mr LEW Mon-hung once said that a senior official from the Ministry of State Security and the military asked him to locate a member of the triad nicknamed "Shanghai boy" to search for black materials of Mr Henry TANG Ying-yen, the rival of Mr LEUNG Chun-ying.

For all these reasons, when compared with many other countries in the world which have successfully implemented democracy, Hong Kong is actually more than able to practise the most modern and advanced form of democracy ― not the most extreme form of democracy, I must say, though I am not quite sure what is meant by "most extreme".

On the other hand, it adopted the generous measure of injecting $24 billion into the MPF accounts without any sound justifications.

The Government has been investing heavily in education. Total spending on education now represents 4.25% of our Gross Domestic Product.

There must be cases ― although I do not know the number of such cases ― where the party in contravention of the law, during a transfer of shares, loosens its grip and benefits some of its friends on the strength of its financial power, in the belief that the party being aggrieved, if bold enough, can file a lawsuit.

The deputations have expressed concern whether the proposed section 13C(2) should apply to misunderstanding in connection with the use of photograph, autograph, nickname, or get-up, which may confuse customers.

Judging from the above, the potential supply of residential flats in the next few years is more than sufficient to meet demand.

Interaction and sharing are important spirits in the Web 2.0 time, is also the important element of new generation digit bulletin, passing uses the digital bulletin for the unidirectional transmission information, does not need the too complex hardware construction, usually a LCD screen adds on the CD player are enough, but recent years, IT technology change digit bulletin system construction, and conformity more and more peripheral installments, for example: Touches controls the kneading board, the camera, the scanner, the bar code or the RFID read…And so on, lets the digital bulletin have the bidirectional interactive function, also stimulates the application and business model another kind of ponder.

Nevertheless, as we recall, besides the above trips he had acknowledged, the press has later unearthed that the Chief Executive once stayed at a luxurious Macao casino hotel suite reserved exclusively for high rollers, that is, booking by common people will not be accepted even if they are willing to pay for the room rates.

On this ground, the Government should give reasonable funding ― we do not expect it would spend a lot. Only then are we able to encourage people in each district interested in football or other sports to participate.

The resources of Hong Kong are more than sufficient, but officials in charge of education have remained to be headstrong, to put it in the words of Chief Secretary for Administration Henry TANG, completely turning a deaf ear to the reasonable aspirations of society.

MR WONG YUK-MAN (in Cantonese): President, last month, the media uncovered that within a month before the Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government introduced new measures to curb property speculation, Franklin LAM, the Executive Council Member nicknamed "King of Properties", declared to the Executive Council Secretariat that two luxury properties in the Western Mid-Levels had been sold, and a big profit was made.

In fact, our reserves are more than enough for that : they also extend to providing an assurance that we can survive quite considerable shocks to the economy without having to cut back on existing expenditure.

After Hon Andrew CHENG had spoken, the President reminded Members that in accordance with Rule 25(1)(c) of the Rules of Procedure, a question should not contain arguments, inferences, opinions, imputations or epithets, or tendentious, ironical or offensive expressions.

For example, the appointment of Under Secretaries and Political Assistants, which similarly would increase the Government's recurrent expenditure, was introduced, not only without hesitation but also with generosity.