LegCo to consider Companies (Amendment) Bill 2024
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (January 8) at 11:00 am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debate on the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2024 will resume. If the Bill is supported by Members and receive its Second Reading, it will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bill and its report is adopted by the Council, the Bill will be set down for the Third Reading.
Meanwhile, the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024 and the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill 2024 will be introduced into the Council for the First Reading and the Second Reading. The Second Reading debates on the Bills will be adjourned.
On Government motion, the Deputy Secretary for Justice will move a proposed resolution under the Criminal Procedure Ordinance. The proposed resolution is set out in Appendix 1.
On Members’ motions, Mr Lam San-keung will move a motion on enhancing Hong Kong’s status as an international maritime services centre. The motion is set out in Appendix 2. Mr Chan Pui-leung, Dr Hoey Simon Lee and Mr Yim Kong will move separate amendments to Mr Lam San-keung’s motion.
Mr Jimmy Ng will move a motion on accelerating the development of the Hong Kong Park in the Loop to create new economic growth points. The motion is set out in Appendix 3.
Members will also ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the “Webcast” system on the LegCo Website. To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats.
DEP hosts exchange session for delegation from National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center of Ministry of Ecology and Environment
The Director of Environmental Protection, Dr Samuel Chui, hosted a technical exchange meeting and site visit for a visiting delegation from the National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center (NMEMC) of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment today (January 7). The two sides discussed the work results and way forward of the Co-operation Arrangement on Carrying Out Marine Ecological and Environmental Protection Work to strengthen the co-operation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Mainland in marine ecological environment protection and water quality management.
At the exchange meeting, Dr Chui and the delegation members had an in-depth discussion and technical exchange on the planning and effectiveness of the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS), beautiful bays development, as well as the application of advanced smart technology in water quality monitoring and management.
The delegation then visited the Smart Water Science Centre of the Environmental Protection Department and shared experiences and exchanged views on the application of water quality models and smart technologies in water quality management. The EPD also arranged an inspection visit to both sides of Victoria Harbour and briefed the delegation on the work and effectiveness of improving the quality and odour of Hong Kong's coastal waters. Moreover, the delegation visited the Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works to understand more about the infrastructure and daily operations of HATS.
Dr Chui said, "We warmly welcome the visiting delegation from the NMEMC and strong believe that continuous exchanges will strengthen the co-operation between the two places in marine ecological environment monitoring, protection and management, with a view to assisting all parties in achieving the common goal of protecting and improving the quality of the marine ecological environment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area."
The delegation will conduct a site visit to the EPD's work on monitoring and management of shoreline cleanliness tomorrow (January 8) to understand the technology applications, such as unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence photo taking and recognition, in enhancing the effectiveness of monitoring of shoreline cleanliness.
DEP hosts exchange session for delegation from National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center of Ministry of Ecology and Environment Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
