Deputation on Buildings Energy Efficiency Bill

For newly completed buildings, the bill covers all types of buildings including Residential, Industrial, Civic and Commercial. This is logical and practical, since many common areas in newly constructed buildings share common electrical and mechanical installations. The proposed bill would effectively mandate all new buildings to adhere to EMSD performance standards outlined under the Code of Practices ... ...

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Get your job done for Constitutional Reform / Climate Change

Civic Party's Expectation on 2009/10 Policy Address

The Civic Party believes that universal suffrage is the political cornerstone of sustainable social development.

The problems of the financial tsunami are not yet over and the Government ought to put her efforts in job creation. The Six New Promising Industries proposed by Chief Executive may benefit the professional and skilled workers but not the unskilled workers, who usually suffer most during economic downturn. This is why The Civic Party promotes Green Economy to create 89,000 jobs for different classes ... ...

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Submission on Proposals to Facilitate Redevelopment by the Private Sector by lowering applications Threshold under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance

Civic Party opposes any amendment to lower the application threshold for the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance to not less than 80% for any classes of buildings. Our reasons are as follow ... ...

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CP Position Paper on Review of
"Post-Service Outside Work for Directorate Civil Servants"

CP is of the view that both the Consultation Document and the "consultation" process employed is designed in such a way that the voice of civil servants will be heard and dominate whereas the issues of public interest involved may not be properly addressed ... ...

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Civic Party’s
Action Agenda
For A Green New Deal

The end of 2008 left the global community reeling from multiple crises after the banking crisis helped push the world’s economies into recession and further increased food and fuel prices. In response, the UN Environment Programme launched a report calling for a Global Green New Deal , an initiative aimed at reviving the economy by creating employment opportunities that will simultaneously tackle our dependency on carbon and minimise the depletion and degradation of our ecosystems and natural resources ... ...

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Position Statement of Civic Party on “The Consultation Document on Prisoners’ Right to Vote”

Before the High Court handed down its judgment on the three judicial review cases on 8 December 2008, the legislative provisions governing the right for Legislative Council elections to register as an elector and the right to vote precluded the following persons from registering to vote and, if already registered ... ...

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Submission to the Panel of Home Affairs on the
Proposed Injection of Funds into the Arts and Sport Development Fund

The proposed distribution of fund is to give $60 million for the arts portion and $90 million for the sports portion. This appears to be a change in direction from previous practice, in which the supply of funds to Arts and Sports are equally distributed, as for instance, in January 2007, when the government last injected $80 million to ASDF for an equal share between the support of Arts and of Sports. We would like Government to give the reason for this change in the government directive, which results in the provision of smaller support for arts development relative to sports development, as shown in the proposed injection of funds to ASDF this year ... ...

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2009/10 Budget Proposal from Civic Party

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Submission on the Government’s Detailed Proposals for a Competition Law

The Civic Party is pleased that the government has brought forward a set of generally workable proposals for a general competition law for Hong Kong. However, this is long overdue and the proposals, as they stand, have significant weaknesses especially in relation to ... ...

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Civic Party Position Paper on Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront

The Civic Party considers that the Urban Design Study should not be constrained by the existing two-dimensional Outline Zoning Plan. On the contrary, a proper planning process should be conducted the other way round that an Urban Design Study should precede the drafting of an Outline Zoning Plan ... ...

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Submission on the Administration’s
Healthcare Reform Consultation Document

The Civic Party has taken time to study the Administration’s Healthcare Reform Consultation Document (“the Document”).  This submission contains the view taken by the Civic Party ... ...

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The Civic Party’s Position on Public Open Space

Government recognizes the need for open space for the enjoyment of all who live in Hong Kong. Open space is defined as land use zoned for the provision of open space and recreation facilities "for the enjoyment of the general public". Government also recognizes that apart from recreational use, open space allows the penetration of light and air movement, as well as for planting areas for visual relief and is an essential ... ...

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The Civic Party’s Position on Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Ordinance 2008

In response to the proposed amendment to the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, the Civic Party would like to set out its position as follows ... ...

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Submission by the Civic Party to the Legco Subcommittee on Antiquities and Monuments (Withdrawal of Proposed Monument) (No. 128 Pokfulam Road)

Having examined the material put forward by the Government regarding the withdrawal of the provisional monument status of Jessville (No. 128 Pokfulam Road), the Civic Party would like to highlight the following observations ... ...

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Effective Use of Surplus
Build a Just and Caring Society

Civic Party's proposal highlights on the 2008-09 financial budget

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Civic Party’s view on ‘Green Paper on Constitutional Reform’

Hong Kong’s election system is unfair and delivers unrepresentative government. The general registered electorate elects half of LegCo in geographical constituencies ( GCs ) and a mere 6.5% enjoy the right to elect the other half  in functional constituencies ( FCs ).  So the 6.5% get more votes and more representation making them “first class citizens” while the 93.5% are treated like "second class citizens" ... ...

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A Bracing Cosmopolitan
A Promising Returns to its Community

Civic Party's expectations of the forthcoming policy address

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Statement on the Conservation of Street Markets

1. Hawkers have long been an integral part of the community in Hong Kong.  This is especially significant since the post–war period when a large number of refugees and immigrants re-started life here by building their livelihood on street trading. This dynamic resulted in a rare heritage environment criss-crossed with ... ...

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Civic Party Position Paper on
Environmental Levy on Plastic Shopping Bags

The Government proposes to introduce, under the Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS), an environmental levy of 50 cents on each plastic shopping bag requested by customers. In the initial stage, the levy will apply to chain or large supermarkets, convenience stores and personal health and beauty stores, which make up less than 4% of HK’s retail outlets. It will not cover the small-scale, individual neighbourhood retail stores and the local markets ... ...

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Research on Poverty, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
Part 2: The Poverty and working Situation of Women in Remote Areas

The discussion on “Who need the aid most?” even triggered contradiction within the society. As these thoughts cannot effectively approach the causes of poverty, and cannot thoughtfully observe the situation of the poverty, the problem of discrimination and the relationship between them from the perspective of social structure, in order to let both public and related government departments can have an in depth understanding to the situation of people in poverty, promote a rational discussion on the problem of poverty in the society, remedy the insufficiency of current social policies, strengthen the common ground on solving poverty in the society and to alleviate poverty more effectively by stating clear the causes of poverty, The Office of Ronny Tong, Legislative Council Member and Prof. Wong Hung from the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong jointly carried out a research focusing on the problem of poverty and social discrimination.

This press conference is the second part of the research report, which is about the situation of poverty, discrimination and exclusion suffered by the women in remote areas, and will mainly focus on the first two situations. The research was carried out between July and September 2006, and employed “quota sampling method”. A total of 706 women, aged 21 to 64 and who live in Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, Fan Ling, Sheung Shui, Tai Po and Yuen Long, were interviewed. We also invited 5 women from the above districts to have an interview with us, in order to have a more in-depth understanding about their views and opinion on the findings of the questionnaire.

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How Hong Kong should
Respond to Global Warming

A Civic Party Perspective

According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) if carbon dioxide content is to be stabilized at a level two times that of the pre-industrial revolution period, the current level of global emission has to be reduced by half. However ... ...

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Civic Party Submission on
Re-organisation of Policy Bureaux of the Government Secretariat

No re-organisation or shuffling of responsibilities between Policy Bureaux or creation of new Bureaux can possibly redress the fundamental problems of governance and failures in policy-making which have systemic causes, chief of which is the absence of democracy in decision-making by the Government.  A self-perpetuating paternalistic attitude persists that the people of Hong Kong are incapable of deciding for themselves what is in their best interests and this permeates most of the bureaucracy ... ...

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Progress towards Universal Suffrage
2012 Political Reform Proposal for Public Consultation

Since 1980s, pan-democratic political organizations have a common belief –
striving for a democratic political system. It was suggested that all Legislative
Councillors shall be constituted fully by direct election in 1988. While it has
been already 20 years now from 1988, half of the seats in today’s Legislative
Council (Leg Co) are still returned by functional constituency elections, in
which some constituencies are extreme ‘small circles’. Voters in functional
constituencies can cast two, or even three votes ... ...

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Civic Party Position Paper on Cultural and Heritage Preservation

In the face of such a lack in strategy, initiative, transparency, public engagement and legislation on the topic of Heritage and Cultural Preservation, the need for reform is urgent and dire.

Civic Party believes that in drawing up policies for ‘Heritage and Cultural Preservation’, a determination and belief in the value of ‘culture’ is fundamental. As such, we have formulated a position paper and submitted to the Government for their onward action.

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Ways to mitigate Wall Effect in building developments

The government should immediately extend the application of [Technical Circular on Air Ventilation Assessment (TC1/06)] which is currently applicable to government developments only, to all projects of the Urban Renewal Authority and the Railway Corporations, with a view to finally extending to all public and private developments, to ensure that air ventilation of the district is not compromised ... ...

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Executive Summary
Civic Party's Response to the HKSARG Discussion Document
Promoting Competition – Maintaining our Economic Drive

Civic Party welcomes the government’s willingness to consider the enactment of a general competition law for Hong Kong and notes that this is a significant policy change ... ...

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Harbour Area Treatment Scheme and Sewage Charges
Civic Party
Submission to Legco Environmental Affairs Panel

The planning for the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) commenced as early as 1989 (previously called SSDS). It is disappointing that the government, after 18 years,  has not yet shown full commitment to its early completion after many delays and numerous reviews ... ...

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Civic Party's proposal about the 2007-08 financial budget

The function of the Budget is to facilitate and implement master plans of the government, with adjustments in accordance with the changes in political and economical circumstances. However, Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive, has confined himself as a leader of the “transitional government”, thus evading many long-term development problems in his recent Policy Address. This poses a challenge for the Financial Secretary to make amends and set up a solid base for the long-term development of Hong Kong in the forthcoming Budget ... ...

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Civic Party's review about Public Service Broadcasting

The Civic Party welcomes the opportunity to express our views on Public Service Broadcasting. Before this submission, we have consulted a few non-governmental organizations and we have also organized a forum to collect views ... ...

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Civic Party's response to Chief Executive about ‘Positive Non-intervention’

We note with appreciation your article published on 19 September 2006 in response to our open letter. However, your explanation has served to confuse rather than to clarify. It failed to give a straightforward answer to our simple question: has Government changed its long-standing policy of positive non-intervention, and if so, how does the new policy differ from the old?

On the one hand, your article appears to say that the change is only one of terminology, of labels, and labels are unimportant ... ...

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In a statement at the economic Summit on “China’s 11th Five-Year Plan” on Monday, you indicated that the Government has made no reference to the concept of “positive non-intervention” for a long time and that policy is therefore no longer available. We find this most astonishing ... ...

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The Civic Party urges the Government to resolve confrontation and divergent views through fair polices and just systems. Political spinning cannot take the place of prudent policy formulation and genuine consultation, which processes should always be strictly followed. The Government should have a long term vision on how to promote competitiveness and enhance urban development in a sustainable way.

“Strong governance” does not mean high-handedness, keeping the public in the dark ... ...

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Civic Party's Submission on domestic violence in Hong Kong

Although domestic violence is not a new issue or rare occurrence in Hong Kong (“HK”), its prevalence, its harm to the society and gender-based nature has yet to receive adequate and appropriate acknowledgement or proper handling by the HK Government ... ...

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Study on competition policies and competition laws work report No.2

The debate on competition law has gone on for almost one and a half decade. It began when former Governor Chris Patten announced his intention to formulate a comprehensive competition policy in his inaugural policy address in 1992.

The debate is still raging in Hong Kong today even though almost 100 nations have now enacted competition laws. Why is Hong Kong lagging so far behind the World ... ...

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Civic Party's proposal about the future electricity market in Hong Kong

At present, electricity is put under the Economic Development & Labour Bureau (EDLB). We need an integrated approach taking into account environmental concerns as well as the need for an overall energy policy. Hence we propose an Independent Energy Authority (IEA) be set up as soon as possible with a view to the regulation of a competitive market ... ...

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