Standing Orders Committee

The Leader of the House (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien): Mdm Speaker, I beg to move, "That the Standing Orders Committee appointed under paragraph 4(a) of the Standing Order No 100 do consider and report on such amendments to the Standing Orders of Parliament which the Committee may deem necessary."

Madam, the Government is initiating a review of the Standing Orders for two purposes.

First, to make consequential amendments to the Standing Orders arising from the constitutional amendments principally in relation to the Elected Presidency Scheme that were passed by this House last November.

Second, to take the opportunity to do a more general review, to ensure that this House continues to have an efficient set of procedures to support its work.

Members can make written submissions to the Standing Orders Committee if they have any amendments to propose. The submissions should be sent to the Clerk by Friday, 17 March 2017. Madam, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved, "That the Standing Orders Committee appointed under paragraph 4(a) of the Standing Order No 100 do consider and report on such amendments to the Standing Orders of Parliament which the Committee may deem necessary."

Mdm Speaker: Order. I propose to take a break now. I suspend the Sitting and will take the Chair again at 3.30 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended

at 3.02 pm until 3.30 pm.

Sitting resumed at 3.30 pm

[Mdm Speaker in the Chair]