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新聞自由和言論自由對社會有益，亦讓香港市民可以了解更多事情的真相；但假新聞則會令人變得愚笨，喪失理智。
Freedom of the press and freedom of speech is beneficial to society and can enable Hong Kong citizens to know more about the truth of many issues . Yet fake news makes people stupid and loses their mind
主席，我發言支持葛珮帆議員的議案。
President I rise to speak in support of Ms Elizabeth QUATs motion
香港也有類似的情況，早前，一名男子犯下刺警案，事後自殺、而某大學職員則充當恐怖襲擊的金主。
There were similar incidents in Hong Kong . Previously a man stabbed a policeman before committing suicide while a university staff financed terrorist attacks
這是一個很好的方向，但我想跟局長說，其實這些私家車的碳排放只佔整體運輸碳排放的三成，有六成的運輸業碳排放是來自甚麼呢？
This is a very good direction . However I would like to tell the Secretary that the carbon emissions from private cars in fact only account for 30 % of the total carbon emissions from transport . What sources account for 60 % of the carbon emissions from transport?
如果我們要將那18%的運輸碳排放降低的話，重點應該放在我剛才所說的大型公共運輸交通工具。
If we are to reduce the 18 % of carbon emissions from transport the focus should be put on the large - sized public transport modes that I have just mentioned
有159輛電動輕型貨車、23輛電動單層巴士、3輛電動小巴、3輛電動的士、5輛電動中型貨車，這些已在試驗中，全部都會進行的，陳議員。
We have spent 200 million on testing these commercial vehicles of which 200 have been tested including 159 electric light goods vehicles 23 single - deck electric buses 3 electric light buses 3 electric taxis and 5 electric medium goods vehicles tractor . These trials are ongoing until all have been tested Mr CHAN
所以他們跟我們香港一樣，主要是推廣電動私家車，很少推廣電動巴士、電動船等。
That is why they mainly promote electric private cars and seldom promote electric buses electric vessels etc just as we do in Hong Kong
那麼，如何解決我剛才所說的大部分運輸碳排放問題呢？
So how can we solve most of the problems of carbon emissions from transport that I have just mentioned?
關於在發電方面如何減排，局長亦做了一些工夫，即多用一點天然氣。
Regarding how to reduce emissions from power generation the Secretary has also made some efforts namely increasing the use of natural gas
二次大戰時，納粹德軍的軍犬也有戴防毒面具，他竟在說外國經驗。
During World War II even the military dogs of the Nazi troops in Germany had gas masks put on them and how dare he mention overseas experience
我的補充質詢是，他說沒有備存執勤數字，那如何監察領犬員有否匯報？
My supplementary question is here . As he has said that the Police do not have the figures relating to the deployment of police dogs then how can they monitor the handlers and ascertain whether they have made reports?
主席，不用急，慢慢來，事情要說清楚，才可以進入下一個程序。
Chairman no rush take your time . There are things that must be clarified before we can proceed to the next procedure
否則便偏離了梁耀忠議員，即主席，你的信念。
Otherwise there will be a deviation from what you Mr LEUNG Yiu - chung the Chairman believe in
話說至此，又會有議員說我們這些別有用心人士和傳媒大量肆意批評、侮辱問責官員，要整肅這些歪風邪氣我今早聽到有議員這樣說如果是大量，即是有很多市民、很多傳媒也覺得有問題。
Even so some Members will say that people and media with an ulterior motive are making wilful criticisms and insulting public officers therefore these noxious winds and malignant social trends should be rectified and eliminated . This morning I have heard some Members said so . If so many people that is if a large number of members of the public and media were considering that a problem then these noxious winds and malignant social trends should be rectified and eliminated
政府架構過去多年來出現多次改變，1997年時是3司15局，2000年變為3司16局，2002年推行問責制時簡化為3司11局，2007年變成3司12局，2015年則增加創新及科技局，現在變成3司13局。
In 2002 when the Accountability System for Principal Officials was launched the structure was streamlined to 3 Secretaries of Departments and 11 Directors of Bureaux . In 2007 it was changed to 3 Secretaries of Departments and 12 Directors of Bureaux . In 2015 since the Innovation and Technology Bureau was established now there are 3 Secretaries of Departments and 13 Directors of Bureaux
自問責制推行至今，屢次出現缺乏政治觸覺、沒有政治智慧，甚至是欠缺誠信的局長。
There have been repeated occurrences of Secretaries who lack the political acumen political wisdom or even integrity since the implementation of the accountability system
無論政府架構如何改變，局長質素也是每況愈下，究其原因，是因為問責制給予小圈子選舉產生的特首絕對的權力，選擇擔任政策局的人士，沒有任何機制可以對問責團隊作出約束和制衡。
No matter how the government structure is changed the qualities of Secretaries are steadily deteriorating . The reason for this is that the accountability system has given absolute power to the Chief Executive who is returned by a small circle election to select the senior officials of Policy Bureaux . Thus there is no mechanism to effectively exercise restraints and checks and balances on the accountability team
問責團隊無須向議會或公眾問責，在這個行政主導，甚至可以說是行政霸權的制度之下，政府管治質素其實不是取決於管治架構，而是取決於問責團隊的質素；而問責團隊的質素，便取決於小圈子選舉產生的特首的用人思維。
Since the accountability team is not answerable to the legislature or the public and under this executive - led system or one may say that this executive hegemony system the quality of governance is actually not dependent upon the governance structure but the quality of the accountability team . In the meantime the quality of the accountability team is dependent upon the mentality of the Chief Executive who is returned by a small circle election in selecting his teammates
前立法會主席曾鈺成說得好，他說好領袖公正待人，壞領袖拉幫結派；好領袖愛才好士，壞領袖嫉賢忌能；好領袖承擔責任，壞領袖諉過下屬。
Former President of the Legislative Council Mr Jasper TSANG has put it right that a good leader will treat everyone fairly a bad leader will form cliques and factions; a good leader will cherish the talented and virtuous a bad leader will envy the virtuous and talented; a good leader will take responsibilities and a bad leader will put the blame on his subordinates
不幸的是，過去5年，梁振英便是壞領袖的完美典範，梁振英未做特首已經嘗試5司14局的架構重組，增加兩名司長和兩個政策局作為政治酬庸。
Unfortunately over the past five years LEUNG Chun - ying has made himself a perfect model of a bad leader . Before LEUNG Chun - ying assumes the post of Chief Executive he has attempted to launch the reorganization proposal of 5 Secretaries of Departments and 14 Directors of Bureaux by adding two Secretaries of Departments and two Directors of Bureaux as some political trade - offs . Although the 5 Secretaries of Departments and 14 Directors of Bureaux proposal was called off he was unwilling give up
雖然5司14局被拉倒，但他仍然死心不息，委任"梁粉"如沒有管治經驗的陳茂波當發展局局長，陳茂波當議員時也並非發展事務委員會的成員，盡顯拉幫結派特色。
He appointed LEUNGs fans such as Paul CHAN who has no experience in governance as the Secretary for Development . At that time Paul CHAN was not even a member of the Panel on Development
在曾俊華辭職之後，當眾人以為陳家強會當財政司司長，不料沒有應對金融危機經驗、會計師出身的陳茂波卻被梁振英提拔為財政司司長。
It thus unquestionably shows his capacity in forming cliques and factions . Soon after John TSANG had resigned and Prof K C CHAN was widely anticipated to succeed him as Financial Secretary Paul CHAN an accountant who has no experience in deal with any financial crisis was promoted by LEUNG Chun - ying as Financial Secretary
在梁振英任內，司、局長民望之低打破紀錄，13局之中，有兩名局長上任至今仍然是民望負值，但卻可以做滿任期取得約滿酬金，可說是匪夷所思。
During LEUNG Chun - yings office as the Chief Executive the low popularity rating of Secretaries of Departments and Directors of Bureaux has broken the record . Of the 13 bureaux so far two secretaries are still having negative popularity but they can still complete their tenures and receive the handsome gratuities . It can be said that things are totally unbelievable
試想一想，如果由這樣的人擔任特首，無論架構如何重組，怎會有賢人、能人異士肯加入其團隊呢？
Just think about it if this kind of person assumes the office as the Chief Executive no matter how the organization is restructured how can the talented and virtuous join her team?
這個結果最後是越找越低。
The result is that the more they want to select the lower the qualities only they can find
上次辯論增加司、局長的工資時，有些官員、議員說現在沒有多少人願意當局長，的確是這樣子的，我曾聽聞有些厲害的秘書長反而不肯當局長，唯有退而求其次，越找越低，正是我們現在看到的格局。
In the previous debate concerning the pay rise of Secretaries of Departments and Directors of Bureaux some public officers as well as Members said that nowadays very few people would like to become policy secretaries . It is quite true . I have heard that some smart permanent secretaries were reluctant to be promoted as policy Secretary
所以，無論誰人當行政長官，也要尊重我們的議會，我不明白為何有些議員會刪走應該諮詢立法會的建議......
For that reason regardless of who is the Chief Executive he or she should show respect for the legislature . I just cannot understand why some Members have deleted the recommendation of consulting the Legislative Council
儘管政府作出本意良好的架構重組，但如果在管治和用人方面依然用人唯奴才、用人唯親，依然故我，最後也不能產生預期的效果。
In spite of the Governments well - intentioned reorganization proposal if it still sticks to the principle of using slaves nepotism and keeps on ignoring advice from others in its governance as well as the appointment of officials it will not be able to achieve the desired result
但是，我每一次都很清楚告訴大家，我們不是"黑心"，覺得消防處太多資金，所以要削減，反是因為我覺得消防處的資金不足，而且花得不宜，所以提出修正案，通過削減消防處的開支，立項討論，甚至將修正案付諸表決，讓議員在辯論預算案的過程中表態。
However every time I had made it very clear that we were not malicious in considering FSD had too much funding that warranted a reduction . On the contrary I found that FSD had insufficient funding which was spent improperly . Hence through amendments I proposed reducing FSD expenses and made it an agenda item for discussion which could even be put to the vote such that Members could make their position known during the debate on the Budget
去年九龍灣迷你倉四級火警期間，正值我們在立法會內辯論，令一些市民誤會我們要求削減消防開支是要減少消防車、減少消防員。
4 alarm fire at the Kowloon Bay mini - storage we were having a debate in the Legislative Council . As a result some people were mistaken that we requested a reduction of the expenses for fire services to cut the number of fire appliances and firemen . Fighting fire means saving lives
救人如救火，減少消防車、減少消防員的話，如何救火？
How can fires be put out with fewer fire appliances and firemen?
不過，當然有些人不聽解釋，針對其中一點便大造文章，說我"拉布"，即使不是故意，但甚麼都要削減，胡亂削減。
But some people just would not listen to any explanation and took one point out of context to kick up a fuss claiming that I wanted to filibuster and randomly reduce any amount even if I did not intend to
消防員現在出生入死，居然想削減他們的薪金，沒有薪金的話，誰去救火？
According to them firemen were risking their lives but I wanted to reduce their salaries . Without pay who would fight the fires?
可惜我們立法會議員，即使在審議預算案的過程中，也沒有權力提出增加消防處的開支。
Unfortunately we as Legislative Council Members even in the course of scrutinizing the Budget have no power to propose any increases in the expenditure for FSD
但是，大家是否知道，去年要削減消防服務開支的不是我們，不是去年提出修正案的議員，而是消防處自己。
However do people know that it was not us proposing reductions in expenses for fires services and not Members who proposed amendments last year but FSD itself?
我認為，雖然消防員工作的風險比警察還要高，他們的公眾形象亦比警察更好，但他們的薪金卻較低。
I reckon that though the job of firemen carries a higher risk than that of police officers and the former has a better public image than the latter fireman has a lower pay
這不只是我的意見，也有建制派議員認為這方面應作檢討。
It is a view not of me alone for some Members from the pro - establishment camp also think that a review should be conducted in this regard
雖然我認為需要增加消防開支，但我亦希望消防處能妥善使用公帑及資源。
We think there is a need to increase the expenses for fire services but I also hope FSD can put public funds and resources to proper use
所以，我希望，覺得被主席無理裁定修正案不可提出的同事，可以在這項辯論發表他們的修正案。
Therefore I hope that Honourable colleagues who found their amendments unreasonably ruled inadmissible by the President can present their amendments in this debate session
2016年10月發表的審計署署長報告書指，消防處曾經採購37輛消防車，但政府支付了部分費用後便終止了合約，令消防車延遲4年才能投入服務。
According to the Director of Audits report published in October 2016 FSD had procured 37 fire appliances but the Government terminated the contracts after paying part of the costs causing a four - year delay in the commissioning of the fire appliances . FSD procured a fireboat and some speedboats in 2012 - 2013
消防處在2012-2013年度採購了多艘滅火輪和快艇，滅火輪的交付日期要延誤4年，至2019年才能交付，令費用增加1,330萬元。
The delivery of the fireboat was delayed for four years until 2019 incurring an additional cost of 13,300,000
所以，我們批撥款項予消防處，大前提一定是值得花的，至於是否用得其所，其間有沒有出現疏忽，或制度上有缺失，我必須藉此機會提出。
The prerequisite for our approval of funding to FSD is it must be worthwhile . Whether it is well spent any neglect arises or flaws in the system are detected I must take this opportunity to point them out
當大家認為消防隊伍應作改善，我更要指出的是救護員的支援和待遇，我每年提出修正案時也會就此為救護員發聲。
While it is agreed that improvement should be made to fire services I wish to point out that the support and remuneration given to ambulancemen are also crucial . Every year I would speak for the ambulancemen when proposing amendments
過去多年來，我一直指出，消防處對旗下救護人員不公平，厚消防，薄救護，令救護人手不足，編更不合理，用膳安排不當。
Over the years I have been pointing out that FSD has afforded unfair treatment to ambulancemen . It favours the fire service but discriminates against the ambulance service leading to a manpower shortage of ambulancemen unreasonable rostering and poor meal arrangements
一來，當然是因為主席這次更為"心狠手辣"。
First it is of course a result of the Presidents more ruthless ruling
由於救護人員不足，不少救護員在用膳中途也要出勤。
Due to the manpower shortage many ambulancemen have to be deployed during their meal breaks
因此，我在2014年提出這問題時，亦有救護員前來立法會抗議，認同我的看法，支持我代他們發聲。
Therefore when I raised this question in 2014 ambulancemen came to the Legislative Council in demonstration and showed their recognition of my views and their support of me speaking for them
過去3年的情況有否改善呢？
Has there been any improvement in the last three years?
主席，你應該提醒議員留在會議廳，令會議有足夠法定人數，而不是怪責一些因在會議廳內只有兩三人而要求點算法定人數的議員。
Chairman you should remind Members to stay in the Chamber to maintain a quorum for the meeting rather than blaming those Members who requested headcounts because there were only a couple of people in the Chamber
歸根究底，為何救護員沒有固定用膳時間，而且其用膳時間會被打斷？
In a nutshell why do ambulancemen have no fixed meal breaks and why should their meal breaks be interrupted?
我更希望有一天，救護服務可以與消防服務分離，讓救護服務有自己的總目，有自己的處長，能夠為救護員爭取更公平合理的資源。
I hope all the more that one day the ambulance service can be separated from the fire service so that the former will have its own head and its own director who can strive for fairer and more reasonable allocation of resources for ambulancemen
接着，我要談論"總目160―香港電台"。
Next I will talk about Head 160―Radio Television Hong Kong RTHK
主席，我沒有就港台這部門提出修正案，我今年只提出67項修正案而已，相對於往年的200項，其實已經大幅減少和精挑細選。
Chairman I did not propose any amendment in respect of RTHK . This year I have proposed 67 amendments only . Compared with 200 last year I have actually made a great reduction with careful and thoughtful choices
言歸正傳，我繼續就"總目45―消防處"發言。
I will continue to speak on Head 45―Fire Services Department FSD
失敗後便唯有採取相反的方式，就是向它撥出較少資源，或限制其資源，令它不能做到太多事情。
After its failure it could not but resort to an opposite approach which is allocating to it a smaller amount of resources or limiting its resources so that it cannot do too much work
資源沒有增加，但工作量在過去4年卻有增無減，在公共廣播上，港台的責任非常重大。
There is no increase in resources but the workload has kept increasing instead of decreasing over the past four years . RTHK bears a great responsibility in public broadcasting
除維持現有廣播外，大家都記得，它更要額外 接管亞洲電視因倒閉而騰出的模擬頻道，同時亦要處理數碼聲音廣播。
In addition to maintaining the existing broadcasting services as we remember it also has to take over the analogue channels vacated by Asia Television Limited ATV owing to its closure . At the same time it has to deal with digital audio broadcasting DAB
另外，因應大眾對公共廣播的要求，過去一年正如剛才有議員提到，港台並非只是一個電台如此簡單，它現時更是一個電視台其電視播放的時數大增1倍，上升至逾35,000小時，例如時事及公共事務節目的製作時數，由2015-2016年度的354.8小時，大幅增至去年的490.4小時。
Furthermore in response to the public demand for public broadcasting services over the past year―as mentioned by some Members just now RTHK is not simply a radio station . Now it is also a television broadcaster―the number of broadcasting hours of its television programmes has drastically increased by one fold to over 35 000 hours . For example the number of production hours for current and public affairs programmes has surged from 354.8 hours in 2015 - 2016 to 490.4 hours last year
歸根究底，港台資源不足是主因。
In a nutshell the lack of resources for RTHK is the main reason
其實在接管亞視的模擬頻道時，港台電視頻道開播不足兩年，自己仍未上軌道。
As a matter of fact when it took over the analogue channels from ATV the television channels of RTHK had been launched for less than two years and were yet to set into the groove
其實即使立即向它撥款和撥出人手，在如此短時間內，亦難以應付如此巨大的轉變和需要，更何況它並無獲得增加撥款？
Actually even if it was immediately granted funding and manpower it was still difficult to cope with such a huge change and demand within such a short time not to mention that there was no increase in its funding
其實播出一段短短兩分鐘的報道，從構思、採訪、拍攝、寫稿、剪接和後期製作所花的時間，我想2小時也未必能完成。
As a matter of fact to broadcast a news report for as short as two minutes the work from the conception of ideas interviews filming script writing editing to post - production can hardly be finished in two hours
在"限米煮限飯"的情況下，仍然可以在早上和晚上各增加半小時的新聞節目，以滿足市民的需求，其實成果得來不易。
Cooking limited meals with a limited amount of rice it can still manage to produce an additional half - hour news programme in respectively the morning and the evening to satisfy the demand of members of the public . It is really the result of hard efforts
我剛才提到的另一點是關於數碼聲音廣播的問題。
Another point mentioned by me just now is about the problem of DAB
當年互聯網尚未發達時，我們便說數碼廣播好，可以傳送數據和圖片，聲音質素甚佳等，但今時今日，我們發覺市場根本不需要 這些，寧願要快速，而不要聲音質素高的廣播。
Back then when the Internet had yet to gain such pervasiveness we said digital broadcasting was good in that it could transmit data and pictures the sound quality was fine etc but now we have realized that the market does not need these things at all . It prefers speed to sound of high quality in broadcasting
至於傳送圖片和數據，現時網台也能做到。
As regards the transmission of pictures and data now the online stations can do that too
我曾於上月在審核新一年財政年度開支預算的財務委員會會議上詢問蘇錦樑局長，究竟港台的新廣播大樓的撥款計劃......
Last month at the Finance Committee meeting examining the estimates of expenditure for the new financial year I asked Secretary Gregory SO why the funding plan for the new Broadcasting House of RTHK was still not submitted to the Legislative Council
第二，因應節目需求和工作量，不論是空間、器材和人手也見不足，現時更有需要加設貨櫃作為臨時辦公室。
Second in view of programme demand and workload there is a general shortage of space equipment and manpower . At present RTHK has to set up a container as a temporary office
每當遇上雨季，廣播大樓就會漏水，前線同事便要擔心節目和製作會否受到影響，我不知他們是否要撐着傘進行節目或操控panel。
During the rainy season water keeps dripping in the broadcasting house . Frontline staff are troubled by the possible disruption to programme broadcast and production . I wonder if they have to hold umbrellas during programme broadcast or while they control the panel
由於香港電台是在商務及經濟發展局轄下，局長應在其任期完結前贖罪，做一件好事，免得最終是港視發牌失敗，港台又被"陰乾"，令他再蒙上一個污點。
Since RTHK is under the Commerce and Economic Bureau the Secretary should atone for his sin with this kind act before his term of office expires . Otherwise after the failure in the issue of a licence to the Hong Kong Television Network Limited the drying up of RTHK will become another blot on his reputation
在財政預算案"總目63―民政事務總署"綱領1地區行政項下，提到2017-2018年度需要特別留意的事項包括支援區議會推行社區重點項目計劃。
Under Programme 1 District Administration of Head 63―Home Affairs Department of the Budget matters requiring special attention in 2017 - 2018 include supporting District Councils DCs in the implementation of SPS
支援區議會是民政事務總署其中一項重要任務，我稍後才會談及該署的混亂之事，有需要再加把勁的地方，我現在會集中講述社區重點項目計劃，也就是"區區1億"的計劃。
To support DCs is one of the major tasks of HAD and I will talk about the disorder of HAD and areas where it has to put in an extra effort later . Now I will focus on SPS which is commonly known as the 100 million for each district scheme
項目可包括工程或非工程部分，或兩者兼備。
An SPS project may be works or non - works in nature or a mixture of both
雖然我們說"區區1億"計劃有點像"蛇齋餅粽"等工程，但實際不一定如此，這可能是口頭禪而已。
Though we say that the 100 million for each district scheme is comparable to publicity offering seasonal delicacies it is not so in actuality and this may just be some kind of catch phrases
有不少區議會推出的社區重點項目，確實能切合當區的需要，我也曾在會上稱讚葵青區的項目，就是加強區內牙科護理的社區健康服務，還有一項是提供眼科護理服務的。
Many SPS projects implemented by a number of DCs have really catered for the needs of the district . At a meeting I once commended the projects implemented by the Kwai Tsing DC which include enhancement of the community health care services on dental care and the provision of ophthalmic care services
就此，我明白民政事務總署在處理過程中相當為難，但我們也曾質疑該署的審議過程是否存在問題，並經過很多的討論。
In this connection I understand that HAD is in a rather difficult situation in the dealing with these projects . We have queried HAD if there is any problem with the scrutiny process and had much discussion about this
當然，這方面區議員個人和區議會主席均有責任，但民政事務總署作為直接支援區議會的相關部門，我認為他們的角色也非常重要。
Of course individual DC Members and DC Chairmen both have to bear the responsibility yet I think HAD as the department providing direct support to DCs also has an extremely important role to play
審計署建議，民政事務總署應該向區議會提供指引，闡述何謂"其他可供申報的利益"的大原則，並提醒他們要加緊申報利益，亦要確保區議員在預留款項予推行機構前先申報。
Audit recommends HAD to provide guidelines to DCs explaining the major principles in defining other declarable interests and remind DC Members to declare their interests and HAD should ensure DC Members have declared interests before earmarking funding for organizations tasked with implementation
可是，我們發現民政事務專員在推行這些計劃時並沒有尊重區議會的意見，亦沒有貫徹地區主導精神。
However we have found that in implementing such schemes the District Officers have neither respected the views of DCs nor upheld the district - led spirit
讓我舉出一個例子，去年10月，食物環境衞生署在通州街天橋底附近位置放置逾百個鐵馬。
Let me cite an example . Last October the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department FEHD positioned more than a hundred mills barriers at locations underneath the Tung Chau Street flyover
到11月底，天橋底發生大火，多個露宿者的宿位焚毀。
By late November a fire broke out under the flyover destroying the living places of a number of street sleepers
我想就"總目63―民政事務總署"發言。
I wish to speak on Head 63―Home Affairs Department
記者巡視了東區、西貢及觀塘3個區，發現部分會議室在某些時段的使用率是零。
The reporter inspected three districts namely the Eastern District Sai Kung and Kwun Tong and found that in certain time slots some conference rooms recorded a zero usage rate
由於申請手續繁複，大部分會議室的空檔時段也不能透過網頁查閱，又要靠郵遞、傳真或親身申請。
It is because the application procedures are cumbersome . Most of the available time slots for conference rooms cannot be found on the web page and applications have to be made by post by fax or in person
最不靈活變通的是即使會議室有空檔，仍要最少7個工作天前預約申請。
The most rigid requirement is that even if there are available time slots for conference rooms bookings have still to be made at least seven working days in advance
首先，申請方法守舊，大部分地區的申請者仍然要到當區的民政事務處查閱會議室的租用檔案，不能透過網上查閱。
First of all the application method is old - fashioned . Applicants in most districts still have to go to the DOs in their districts in order to check the records for availability of conference rooms . Such information is not available online
另外，申請租用會議室須向處方預約提出申請，而抽籤需時3個月，說出來也覺可笑。
Moreover to apply for the use of conference rooms prior bookings have to be made to the Department and lots drawing will take three months which just sounds ridiculous
記者向多間社區會堂或中心的職員查詢預約手續，其中一名職員指要先填妥表格、列明租用時段，並預留多個月進行審批和抽籤。
The reporter made enquiries with the staff members of a number of community halls or centres about the procedures for advance booking . According to one of the staff members applicants had to fill out an application form stating the period of use first and they then had to expect months to pass before the assessment of applications and lots drawing could be completed
我確實想削減其開支，甚麼開支呢？
I do wish to reduce its expenditure . What expenditure is that?
就是削減其宣傳差餉豁免的開支。
I seek to reduce its expenses on publicizing the rates concession
事實上，我們一向反對財政預算案不肯"派錢"而又豁免差餉，其實即變相"派錢"，但並非"還富於民"或"還富於窮"，而是"還 富於富"。
In fact we have long been opposing the approach of making rate concession arrangements while refusing to dish out money in the Budget . It is actually tantamount to dishing out money seeking not to return wealth to people or return wealth to the poor but to return wealth to the rich
難道宣傳後便會有多些人申請差餉豁免嗎？
Will there be more people applying for the rates concession as a result of such publicity?
政府還要花錢宣傳，要宣傳甚麼呢？
What does it need to publicize?
不如在宣傳單張上印上我剛才提及的數字，好讓市民知道即使政府現在豁免市民數千元的差餉，但最大受益人並非市民。
It might as well print the figures mentioned by me just now on the pamphlets so that members of the public will know even though the Government is giving them the rates concession of a few thousand dollars now they are not the ones who will gain most
它只是借市民"過橋"，而最大受益人是大地產商。
It just uses members of the public to achieve its ends and the ones who will gain most are the major real estate developers