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It was not a question of being troublesome or not but at that time the emblem of the Legislative Council was a very British thing and I was upset every time when I had to bow in front of it.

[...] [...] cannot bedone in one go.

Then we decided not to bow and things went on because we did not mind not doing it.

I hope that if I am wrong, the Secretary can rise to correct me here and now, and I will certainly bow to him in apology.

[...] [...] to be achieved inonego.

(b) For an institution to offer self-financing degree programmes and be upgraded into a university, it involves a due process and the time required varies from institution to institution.

It still may not be enough even if the Chief Executive made a 180-degree bow this time around, but he has simply refused to make an apology.

If there is ineffective public monitoring, I would like to ask why some people would have bowed and apologized.

Without the unrelenting efforts and devotion of Dr SUN Yat-sen to sow the seeds of the spirit of democracy on the soil of China, the Chinese nation can hardly be able to come to this new age.

In days gone by, when we entered this Chamber, or left it, we had to bow on each occasion.

As Mainland pregnant women might be in co-habitation with or had divorced a Hong Kong permanent resident, and some might even produce false marriage certificates, it was not a straightforward task to determine their marriage status in relation to Hong Kong permanent residents at control points.

This indicates compliance for most Article 5 countries, which is an important achievement in view of the relatively late start of CTC projects and the challenging 85% reduction step without an intermediate freeze.

However, after all, new industries can in no way be developed overnight. This involves injection of resources and planning by the authorities in the medium and long runs.

Amendments to the statutory plans to incorporate the revised MSN would take time as the plans are at various stages of the plan-making process and certain plans might require more time to review.

It is indeed fitting and appropriate that the United Nations recognize this great man’s values and his dedication to the service of humanity.

One by one, they looked through the peephole and saw moving images of a man, smiling, waving, taking off his hat, and bowing with naturalness and grace.

I hope that all of us on this Council, especially those who seem rushed (or perhaps impulsive) about transitional timelines, will fully consider the evolutionary nature of Hong Kong's relatively young legal aid scheme, and evaluate a more effective and smooth path to transition.

I am not sure whether we, the Generation of "four haves", should come forth and bow to apologize to the Generation Y, telling them we have already "made it".

So in the short run, the Government must make good use of short-term measures available and pay special attention to the everincreasing public expenditure.

18.12 Responding to Ms Margaret NG's concern about the progress of the Companies Ordinance rewrite exercise, SJ explained that the rewrite exercise could not be completed in a rush given the extensive scope and complexity of the Companies Ordinance.

However, I believe we will eventually see the effect of these measures.

Before implementing any policy or enacting legislation, comprehensive consultations and discussions should be conducted in society to allow the views expressed by different stakeholders to be given thorough consideration.

While it is unlikely to change the common practice in one single attempt, we have to take the first step anyhow.

Higher teacher expectations of students come from seeing improved outcomes—there is little evidence to suggest that they can be developed independently of such improvement.

At the beginning, he was an appointed Bureau Director who was not well-versed in the work on the political system of Hong Kong, and whose performance was unsatisfactory to a point that he had to bow to make an apology.

Some of the distinguished Members will note that when police officers see them, they will salute, bow and smile.

Surely, wedo not expect the Government to achieve this in one go, and turn into a government that upholds welfarism. But we hope that the Government will at least be sincere in making efforts to address the worsening wealth gap.