The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, sincerely thanks the President and Members

2022-02-23 The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, sincerely thanks the President and Members of the Legislative Council for responding quickly and positively to her request, reducing requests for information from the government at critical moments, so that the government can focus on stabilizing the epidemic, which is the overriding task at present. In replying to the Chief Executive today, the President of the Legislative Council said that after consulting the Chairman of the Finance Committee and Members of various sectors, all Members agreed that each Member should only ask no more than 10 questions when examining the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2022-23 Financial Year. Before the epidemic has stabilized, the Legislative Council will only deal with matters with legislative effect, while the committee should only convene meetings on urgent or epidemic-related matters. The Legislative Council will also continue to make special arrangements to hold meetings remotely. Carrie Lam wrote to the President of the Legislative Council on the 21st of this month, hoping that members of the Legislative Council will consider reducing the number of questions on government work in the next two months, especially when the Finance Committee is deliberating on the budget for the next fiscal year. She said that she fully respects the roles and functions of members of the Legislative Council. In the face of the severe epidemic, the overriding task must be to curb the current epidemic as soon as possible to ensure the health of Hong Kong citizens. This request is an exceptional move. support and understanding.