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政府認為，這個要求會限制法庭判決如僱主將僱員復職或再次聘用僱員是否不切實可行，這項限制並不合理。
Such a requirement is over - demanding . The Government opines that the requirement will restrict the courts decision as to whether it is not practicable for the employer to reinstate or re - engage the employee and such a restriction is unreasonable
就第二組修正案，張超雄議員動議修訂《條例草案》第5條中建議的第32NA1b條，將額外款項的款額從僱員每月平均工資的3倍改為6倍，將72,500元的有關上限撤銷。
In the second group of amendments Dr Fernando CHEUNG proposes to amend the proposed section 32NA1b in clause 5 of the Bill to change the amount of the further sum from three times to six times the employees average monthly wages and remove the ceiling of 72,500
我很想清楚表達政府的立場，這種做法和改動政府是難以接受的。
I wish to state very clearly the Governments stance that such a practice and change are unacceptable
我想指出在現行《僱傭條例》下，法院或勞審處可判給僱員終止僱傭金及款項可達15萬元的補償金，作為不合理及不合法解僱的補償，而今次所討論的額外款項是在僱主沒有按照命令將僱員復職或再次聘用僱員時，除終止僱傭金及補償金之外，有責任支付僱員的額外款項。
I wish to point out that under the Ordinance the court or Labour Tribunal may award an employee a terminal payment and compensation up to 150,000 to compensate for unreasonable and unlawful dismissal . The further sum under discussion now is an extra payment that the employer is liable to pay the employee other than the terminal payment and compensation if the employer fails to reinstate or re - engage the employee as required by the order
當然，大家不要忘記，僱員在遭不合理解僱的情況之下，如果符合領取長期服務金的資格，亦可獲得長期服務金。
Of course we must not forget that after being unreasonably dismissed if the employee is eligible to receive long service payment he will also receive long service payment
此外，僱主如不支付該筆額外款項屬刑事罪行。
Moreover it is a criminal offence if the employer fails to pay the further sum
另一方面，我亦想強調，政府十分尊重立法會議員所提出的建議，但政府亦有責任在修改任何勞工法例和政策時，充分顧及對勞資雙方的影響，而勞顧會是一個平台，讓我們適當地處理勞資雙方的問題。
On the other hand I also wish to highlight one point while the Government highly respects the proposals put forward by Legislative Council Members it is duty - bound to fully consider the impact of any changes in labour laws or policies on employers and employees . LAB is a platform for us to handle labour problems appropriately
我亦必須重申，政府所提出的建議是經過多次討論所達到的共識，成果得來不易。
I must reiterate that any proposal put forward by the Government is the consensus reached by both sides after thorough discussions and it is not easy to come by
就第三組有關修訂額外款項上限的修正案，張議員動議修訂《條例草案》第5條，建議將可藉立法會決議修訂額外款項的上限，而非藉於憲報刊登公告，即"先訂立後審議"方式修訂。
The third group of amendment is on revising the ceiling for the further sum . Dr CHEUNG proposes to amend clause 5 of the Bill recommending that the ceiling of the further sum may be revised by resolution of the Legislative Council instead of by notice published in the Gazette ie . by negative vetting
但是，我亦必須要強調，無論是"先訂立後審議"方式或"先審議後訂立"方式，立法會議員同樣有審議、修改，以及通過與否決有關修訂建議的權力。
However I must stress that no matter negative vetting or positive vetting is adopted Legislative Council Members have the power to scrutinize amend and vote in favour or against the proposed amendment
重要的是，《條例草案》建議對額外款項的修訂，以"先訂立後審議"的安排，與現行《僱傭條例》第32P條中，有關法院或勞審處可就不合理及不合法解僱個案判給的補償金的金額，修改方式一致。
What is important is that the negative vetting process proposed in the Bill for amending the amount of the further sum is consistent with the process of amending the award of compensation provided in section 32P of the existing Employment Ordinance by the court or Labour Tribunal for unreasonable and unlawful dismissal
根據現行《僱傭條例》第32P5條，勞工處處長可藉憲報公告修訂補償金的款額。
Under section 32P5 of the Employment Ordinance the Commissioner may amend the amount of compensation by notice in the Gazette
因此，我們認為應該用同一方式處理有關法院或勞審處就不合理及不合法解僱的個案判給的各項款項的修訂方式。
We think that we should adopt the same process to amend the amounts of various compensations awarded by the court or Labour Tribunal for unreasonable and unlawful dismissal
張超雄議員在今年1月對《條例草案》提出的各組修正案，勞工處於3月向勞顧會作出匯報。
Dr Fernando CHEUNG proposed the three groups of amendments to the Bill in January and the Labour Department reported to LAB in March this year
正如我剛才已經解釋，勞顧會沒有就有關修正案達成共識，可見張議員的修正案未能得到勞資雙方共同接納。
As I have already explained LAB did not reach a consensus on the amendments meaning that Dr CHEUNGs amendments were not accepted by employers and employees
因此，政府認為必須要維持原來的方案。
Hence the Government considers it necessary to maintain the original proposal
我想懇請各位議員否決張議員動議的所有修正案。
I implore Members to vote against all amendments proposed by Dr CHEUNG
擴闊稅基是一條真正的前路。
Broadening the tax base is the right way forward
代理主席，有關《2018年差餉令》的問題已經反覆在立法會的議事堂討論。
Deputy President issues relating to the Rating Exemption Order 2018 the Order has been discussed time and again in the Chamber of the Legislative Council
其二，如果要施加限制，整項《差餉條例》便會出現重大變化，連差餉物業估價署的做法亦會有很大變化。
Secondly the imposition of any restriction will significantly change the Rating Ordinance and the practices of the Rating and Valuation Department RVD
這變化包含一個很重要的概念，就是估價署以使用人而非以業主作為單位徵收差餉。
This change embodies a very important idea that RVD will charge the occupier of the tenement instead of the owner for rates
如果以業主作為單位，很多資料和資訊的掌握將會更為清晰，但政府卻沒有這樣做。
If owners are charged for rates we will be able to obtain more specific information but the Government has not done so
讓我們再退一萬步，既然政府這不做，那又不做，不如僅對發展商未發售的樓宇施加限制，即那些只獲發出"入伙紙"但仍未發售的樓宇。
Let us move 10 000 steps back . Since the Government has refused to do this and that how about imposing restrictions on buildings that have not yet been offered for sale that is buildings that have been issued with occupation permits but yet to put up for sale
根據這份表格，大家便會知道有關樓宇仍由發展商持有抑或已經易手。
We would know from this form if the relevant building is still owned by the developer or has changed hands
其他問題諸如電腦改動、資料更新及物業擁有人與業主之間關係的改變等，政府10多年來也不處理。
Other issues such as computer modification information update and changes of relationship between property owners and landlords have not been dealt with by the Government in the past 10 years or so
我不知道政府還要等多久才會正視這些問題，例如在退還差餉時，應該要有公平合理的機制，而不要像現在般，不患寡而患不均，導致不公平的現象。
I wonder how much longer the Government will have to wait before it addresses the issues squarely . For example in respect of rates rebate a fair and reasonable mechanism should be put in place unlike what is happening now the problem is not with scarcity but uneven distribution
首 10位差餉繳納人獲寬減的稅款合共約為2億5,600萬元，涉及的物業則有40,000個，這數字可不簡單。
The total amount of rates concession received by the top 10 ratepayers was about 256 million involving 40 000 properties . This number is not small at all
不過，我想藉現時察悉的過程向政府指出，有關的問題並非第一次提出，而有關的修訂建議也不是民主黨第一個提出，只是10多年來從未獲得正視而已。
Nonetheless I would like to point out to the Government during this take - note process that this is not the first time to raise the issue and the Democratic Party is not the first party to propose the relevant amendments . However the issue has not been squarely addressed in the past decade or so
如果特區政府因為怕了我們，以後不再提出寬減差餉的措施，並把所節省的資源投放在長遠的社會福利和社會需要，大家可能認為更為合理。
If the SAR Government for fear of us decides not to implement rates concession measure in the future and allocates the resources so saved to address long - term social welfare issues and meet social needs we may think this approach is more reasonable
關於這項命令的討論，我留意到一種很有趣的現象，希望在這次發言中指出。
During our discussion of the Order I noticed a very interesting phenomenon and would like to point it out in my speech
何謂改變用途？
What is meant by changes in land use?
2016年的審計署署長報告書批評，估價署沒有做好農地改變用途後重新評估差餉的工作。
The 2016 Director of Audits Report criticized RVD for failing to conduct assessment to rates for agricultural land after a change in land use
因此，在這份報告書發表後，審計署便建議地政總署訂立機制，要求地政總署在向改變土地用途的農地發出警告信時，同時將警告信的副本交給估價署，以便後者作出跟進評估。
Therefore after the publication of the Report the Audit Commission recommended the Lands Department LandsD to establish a mechanism and require LandsD when issuing warning letters to owners of agricultural land for changes in land use send a copy to RVD so that the latter could conduct follow - up assessment
估價署在最近回覆財務委員會特別會議的提問時表示，由2016年5月至今年3月期間，估價署共接獲涉及約2,600個農地地段的警告信副本。
Recently in reply to a question raised at the special Finance Committee meeting RVD advised that between May 2016 and March this year RVD has received copies of warning letters involving about 2 600 agricultural lots
此外，新界各區共有54,800多個農地地段的物業已評估差餉，包括大棠荔枝山莊及元朗橫洲等，成績看似不俗。
Furthermore a total of 54 800 agricultural lots in various districts of the New Territories including Tai Tong Lychee Garden and Wang Chau Yuen Long have been assessed to rates . The result seems quite satisfactory
不過，我嘗試利用元朗南地段索引圖，按照估價署的方法查看。
I tried to make a search by using the Lot Index Plan of Yuen Long South and adopting RVDs approach
只有9個地段須繳交差餉，而應付差餉租值由約5萬元至最高28萬元不等。
Only 9 lots are liable to rates payment and the ratable values range from about 50,000 to the highest of 280,000
換言之，估價署未有按照《差餉條例》第361條的規定，在有關地段改變用途後評估其差餉值，那麼政府便少收了稅款。
In other words such lots have not been assessed to rates by RVD in accordance with section 361 of the Ordinance after a change in land use resulting in a large sum of rates forgone
事實上，如果大家到元朗南便會看到，大部分地區一望無際，看到的都不是農地，而是棕地、貨倉，甚至是停車場或收車中心。
In fact if Members go to Yuen Long South they can see stretches of land not agricultural land but brownfield sites warehouses and even car parks or junkyard for abandoned vehicle
即使是明顯已改變土地用途的地段，但按照地段索引圖再翻查估價冊，也只有很小部分有估價紀錄，其他一概沒有。
Even for land lots where the use has obviously been changed only very few of them have rating records in the Valuation List after checking with the Lot Index Plan and no information is available for the rest of the lots
大家自然會想，估價署和地政總署在進行土地管理時有沒有做好本分？
Members may query if RVD and LandsD have done their job properly in respect of land management
第二點，必須嚴格執行差餉估價的工作，因為如果這方面的工作做得不好，會令公帑白白流失。
The second point is the work of assessment to rates must be carried out stringently as any inadequacies will result in a loss of public money
有人作為地主卻不需要繳交差餉，也是導致社會不公平的原因。
The exemption of landlords from rates payment is one of the causes of social injustice
代理主席，對於鄭松泰議員倒插國旗的行為，我們民主黨清楚認為他的行為幼稚，亦應予以強烈批評。
Deputy President regarding Dr CHENG Chung - tais act of inverting the national flag we in the Democratic Party have stated very clearly that his conduct was childish and should be harshly criticized
但這種行為本身是否足以成為剝奪其議員資格的藉口，藉此褫奪其議席呢？
Nevertheless is the act itself sufficient to constitute an excuse for disqualifying him from office thereby stripping him of his seat?
我們認為這已超出應有比例。
We hold that this has exceeded the appropriate proportion
正如剛才梁美芬議員再三強調，在現行機制下，當我們要懲戒議員，其實只有"DQ"這種方法，取消該議員的席位。
Just now Dr Priscilla LEUNG has repeatedly emphasized that under the existing mechanism when we wish to punish a Member the only available approach is to disqualify him from office and strip him of his seat
但這種情況其實可能不太理想，因為客觀上，究竟每種行為應處以何種水平的懲罰才算合適呢？
However this practice is not at all desirable . From an objective perspective what level of punishment is considered appropriate for each act?
事實上，這方面應按照合乎比例的原則處理。
As a matter of fact this should be dealt with in accordance with the principle of proportionality
如作出口頭警告、罰款、禁止出席會議一段時間等，以至最嚴重的"DQ"。
For instance punishments can range from giving verbal warnings imposing fines prohibition to attend meetings for a period of time to the most severe punishment of disqualification from office
我認為社會期望我們深思甚麼才是適當做法。
I hold that it is the expectation of society that we should consider carefully what the most appropriate approach to deal with the issue is
但儘管如此，我們不認為我們應該因此事而褫奪他的議席。
Nevertheless we do not hold that we should strip him of his seat because of this incident
他的行為不檢和幼稚行為已由法庭作出裁決，而有人認為裁決可能並不足夠，但無論如何，有關裁決是由法庭經過聆訊後頒下的決定。
His misbehaviour and childish conduct had been convicted by the Court . Some people think that the verdict was not enough . Anyhow the verdict was a decision handed down by the Court after due inquiry into the case
有關決定亦值得我們參考，當中的處分程度不致令他將來在法律上不符合再次參選的資格。
The relevant decision is definitely worthy reference to us―from the legal perspective the level of punishment will not deprive him of the eligibility to stand for election again in the future
剛才有同事問及他是否已違反誓言，以及他的行為是否已表達他違反誓言的態度。
Just now a colleague asked whether he was in breach of the oath and whether his conduct had expressed his attitude of breaching the oath
這亦是他將來要面對的種種問題，因為大家也知道，當他再次參選立法會時，可能要面對確認書會否獲確認的問題，而這留待下回分解。
These are various issues he has to face in the future . We all know that when he stands for the Legislative Council election again he may have to face the problem of whether his Confirmation Form will be confirmed . This is the next issue to be dealt with
如果沒有，我現在請謝偉俊議員答辯。
If not I now call upon Mr Paul TSE to reply
我們辯論的所謂復職令，其實是關於僱主不合理及不合法地解僱員工所須付出的代價。
The so - called reinstatement order now under discussion is actually the price that should be paid by an employer for dismissing his employees unreasonably and unlawfully
僱主絕對可以用他的方法，即使是不合理及不合法的方法，解僱員工，不過，他要付出代價。
While an employer can absolutely dismiss an employee in his own way even if that is unreasonable and unlawful he has to pay a price
我想說的第一點是，我們現在討論的不合理及不合法解僱，不是僱員說的，而是法庭說的，即經過法庭審理，並裁定僱主的解僱為不合理及不合法。
The first point I would like to make is that the unreasonable and unlawful dismissal now under discussion is not to be decided by employees but by the court . The court decided after a trial whether the dismissal was unreasonable and unlawful
從員工的角度，是拿取最後的濟助，爭取最後的公道。
From the perspective of employees they have to get the final relief and strive for the final justice
他不能，因為只要僱主肯付出代價，便可以解僱員工。
No because as long as the employers are willing to pay a price they can dismiss their employees
所以，說甚麼和衷共濟？
What is the point of being harmonious?
首先，張超雄議員提出了3組修正案，我先說最溫和，或者根本是技術性修訂的一組。
First of all Dr Fernando CHEUNG has proposed three groups of amendments and I am going to start with the mildest one a group of technical amendment
張超雄議員提出，由"先訂立後審議"，變回"先審議後訂立"，只是想讓立法會有多些時間審議有關金額，或者是"扮"審議，為甚麼我說"扮"審議，稍後我會解釋。
Dr Fernando CHEUNG proposes to change the way of revision from negative vetting to positive vetting so as to allow the Legislative Council to have more time to discuss or pretend to discuss the proposed amount . I will explain later why I said pretend to discuss
我看不到即使是建制派議員有甚麼原因反對張超雄議員的第三組修正案。
I fail to see why Members of the pro - establishment camp oppose the third group of amendment proposed by Dr Fernando CHEUNG
當然，他們心裏可能會覺得，政府提出的條文就是最終定案，不能修改，成立法案委員會只是浪費時間，討論也是浪費時間，最後，如果要他們審議法案及投票，只會令他們尷尬。
They may probably think that the provisions drafted by the Government are final and no changes should be made and that the formation of a Bills Committee to examine and discuss the bill is just a waste of time . Last but not least they would feel embarrassed if they are asked to consider and vote on the Bill
所以他們不支持張超雄議員的修正案。
Therefore they do not support Dr Fernando CHEUNGs amendments
如果他們是這樣想，請清楚告訴大家，這樣我們便回到局長昨天在恢復二讀辯論最後的發言。
If this is what they have in mind please tell us clearly so that we can recall the concluding speech made by the Secretary during the resumption of the Second Reading debate yesterday
我要引述新聞公報倒數第二段，也許局長稍後總結時，也會再說一次："在未有得到勞顧會共識的情況下，強行把額外款項提高至有關僱員每月平均工資的6倍，並取消有關上限，會嚴重損害勞工界和商界多年來在勞顧會通過協商而構建的合作關係，對勞資關係會帶來深遠及負面的影響"。
I am going to read out the second last paragraph of the press release which the Secretary may repeat when he makes his concluding speech later Without obtaining the consensus of LAB pressing an increase of the further sum to six times the average monthly wages of the employee and removing the relevant ceiling will seriously jeopardize the cooperative relationship between the labour sector and the business sector fostered through negotiations in LAB over the years and will bring far - reaching negative impact on the labour relationship
因此，我懇請議員通過"是局長說的，不是我說的"政府提出的《條例草案》，反對張超雄議員提出的修正案。
Thus I implore Members to pass―those are the words of the Secretary not mine―the Bill introduced by the Government and oppose Dr Fernando CHEUNGs amendments
如果議員提出的修正案獲得通過，基於上述理由，政府不排除會考慮撤回整項《條例草案》"。
If the Members amendments are passed given the reasons stated above the Government does not rule out the possibility of considering the withdrawal of the entire Bill
這樣，我們又跌進"袋住先"或甚麼也沒有這種二選一的處境中。
In that case we will once again be caught in the dilemma of pocket it first or nothing at all
這便是如果建制派不支持張超雄議員的修正案，未來可能會出現的處境。
That is the future scenario if the pro - establishment camp does not support Dr Fernando CHEUNGs amendments
很多議員也說，在反歧視的法例中，如僱主因僱員的性別、種族或殘疾而將其解僱，有關的賠償也不設上限。
Many Members have also said that in the anti - discrimination ordinances if an employee is dismissed by an employer on grounds of sex race or disability there is no ceiling for the relevant compensation
政府應有承擔和判斷，政府應站在弱勢的一方來多發聲，如果局長今天仍重複其昨天的發言，即不排除考慮會撤回整項《條例草案》，勞工界當然不會心悅誠服。
The Government should have a sense of commitment and judgment and throw weight behind the weak side by speaking out for it . If today the Secretary still repeats the remarks made by him yesterday that is he does not rule out the possibility of considering the withdrawal of the entire Bill the labour sector will certainly not be convinced
人民力量一向認為全民直接"回水"比寬免差餉更公平公道、也能令更多香港市民受惠。
People Power has always believed that refunding the people directly is a fairer measure when compared to rates exemption and can benefit more people
今天很高興聽到建制派議員表示寬免差餉的目的是為幫助中產人士及中小企。
Today I am glad to hear pro - establishment Members say that the purpose of rates concession is to help the middle class and small and medium enterprises SMEs
所以，為寬免差餉而設立一套合理限制，這個大方向沒有人反對，剛才謝偉銓議員也沒有反對。
Hence no one would object the general direction of drawing up a set of reasonable restrictions on rates concession . Just now Mr Tony TSE also has not raised any objection
不過，大家所認為要設立的合理限制，可能有很大差異。
However the reasonable restrictions that different Members have in mind may vary widely
今年寬免差餉的金額是自2012-2013年度以來最高的，金額上限為1萬元，所有物業單位均可獲豁免。
The amount of rates exempted this year is the highest since 2012 - 2013 with the ceiling at 10,000 and all tenements are included
今年豁免差餉總額是178億元，首10名獲得最多差餉豁免的差餉繳納人，所獲豁免的金額達2億5,600萬元，即每人平均獲豁免2,560萬元。
The total amount of rates concession this year will be 17.8 billion . For the top 10 ratepayers to receive the largest amounts of rates concession the total rates concession amounts to 256 million meaning that each ratepayer will on average save 25.6 million in rates
由此可見，財團得益非常顯著。
From this we can see the apparent benefits received by consortiums
這一定不是大家口中的中小企或中產人士所希望得到的紓緩、減壓效果。
This is definitely not the relief to be enjoyed by SMEs or the middle class as everyone thinks
政府不斷告訴我們，這些機構獲豁免的差餉，很多會退回給租戶，例如商鋪租戶。
The Government keeps telling us that the amounts of rates concession received by these consortiums will be rebated to their tenants such as shop tenants
但現在五大地產商坐擁的空置單位達到6,100個，每個空置單位獲豁免差餉達1年1萬元，總數為6,100萬元。
At present the five major developers in Hong Kong altogether have 6 100 vacant units . Each unit will be exempted rates for 10,000 for one year and the total amount of rates exempted will be 61 million
近日我很仔細地查閱差餉估價冊，發現即使這些差餉會退給租戶，但這些租戶中，有很多是連鎖店、銀行、電訊商等，都不是大家口中的中小企，要通過這類紓援措施減輕負擔。
Recently I have read the Valuation Lists carefully and found that even if the exempted rates are rebated to tenants many of the tenants are chain stores banks and telecommunication service providers . These tenants are not SMEs that Members are talking about and they do not need such relief measures to ease their burden
例如全港港鐵站內的櫃員機，其應課稅差餉租值合共20多萬元。
For example the total rateable value of all ATM machines in MTR stations in Hong Kong is over 200,000
這些櫃員機均屬於同一銀行集團，假如這銀行分開繳付櫃員機的差餉和租金，下年度可豁免超過百萬元的差餉。
All such ATM machines belong to the same banking group . If the banking group pays the rates and rent of each machine separately it will be exempted from paying over 1 million in rates next year
另外，不少大廈都會出租位置給電訊商架設發射站，電訊商亦要繳付有關位置的差餉和租金，其發射站亦須繳交差餉。
Also many buildings rent out space to telecommunications service providers for the erection of broadcasting stations . The telecommunications service providers have to pay rates and rent for the space occupied; their broadcasting stations are also subject to rates
其實不單是櫃員機，即影即有照相機也會獲退1萬元差餉。
Actually not only ATM machines but automatic photo machines in MTR stations will also be exempted from paying 10,000 in rates
另一個不合理的地方，是同時擁有多間豪宅的富豪亦可以獲得差餉豁免，豁免金額一定遠高於一般中產人士的收入。
Another area that is unreasonable is that tycoons owning a number of luxury properties can also enjoy the rates concession and the exempted rates payments must be far higher than the wages of an ordinary middle - class person
如要取得1年1萬元的差餉豁免額，物業單位的應課差餉租值要達到20萬元，物業市值要過千萬元。
For a property to have rates exemption of 10,000 a year its rateable value should at least be 200,000 and its market price will be over 10 million
張建宗司長持有9項物業，如果那9項物業都超過1,000萬元，他便可獲豁免9萬元的差餉。
Chief Secretary Matthew CHEUNG has nine properties and if all his properties are worth over 10 million he will be exempted from paying 90,000 in rates
針對這個我們認為不公義的差餉制度，政府可以考慮加設一些合理限制。
In respect of this rates concession system which we consider unjust the Government may consider introducing certain reasonable restrictions
當然，若展開有關加設限制的討論，大家會有很多不同意見，政府亦會表示有很大困難，但最少我認為政府應展開這個討論，而不是蕭規曹隨，表示政府以往也是這樣豁免差餉的，然後甚麼都不理，罔顧議會提出的意見。
Of course people will have different opinions when discussing the restrictions and then the Government will say that implementation will be very difficult . But I think that the Government should at least initiate such a discussion and not follow the old practice and rules saying that the Government also implemented rates concession in this way in the past . It hence does nothing and turns a deaf ear to the views of this Council
即使建制派議員，也指出應該設立合理的限制。
Even some pro - establishment Members also opine that reasonable restrictions should be imposed
我剛才提到的連鎖店、櫃員機、發射站是否不應獲得豁免？
Should chain stores ATM machines and broadcasting stations mentioned previously not be exempted?
我相信這些方案只能透過政府修訂豁免差餉令才能做到，而議員提出的修正案卻極難獲得通過。
I believe that these options can only be implemented by the Government through amending the rating exemption order but amendments proposed by Members can hardly be carried
政府表示要改變現行差餉豁免的做法，必須徹底改變徵收差餉的安排，當中可能涉及修訂法例，全面更改差餉物業估價署的電腦系統和資料庫，有關資料亦須不斷更新，以反映最新的業權狀況。
The Government said that any changes to the current rates exemption approach would imply the need for making a fundamental change to the rates collection system . This might require legislative amendments and complete replacement of the computer systems and databases of the Rating and Valuation Department RVD . All relevant information would need to be constantly updated to reflect the latest title status
此 外，如何處理聯名物業，以及以公司名義持有物業亦可能極具爭議。
Also the way of handling jointly - owned properties and properties held via a holding company might also be highly contentious
我也懂得站在政府的位置提出1,000個問題，如果差餉繳納人不是業主怎麼辦？
I can put myself in the Governments shoes and raise 1 000 questions . What if the ratepayer is not the property owner?
其實亦同樣要面對這些問題。
The Government is also faced with such questions
政府表示會研究改善現行的差餉豁免制度，我覺得已是走多了一步。
I think the Government has already taken a step forward by promising to study how to improve the current rates concession system
但是，我覺得有需要改善現行的差餉豁免制度，確保不會有一人有太多單位獲得差餉豁免，其實這並不困難，政府可能已在其他計劃上這樣做。
However I think it is necessary to improve the present system to ensure that no one will have too many properties exempted from rates payment . That is actually not too difficult to enforce and the Government may have already done so under other schemes
大家應記得，剛在立法會通過的財政預算案中，有一筆涉及"補漏拾遺"方案的113億元開支，當中包括3億元行政費，而在這筆行政費中，有高達6,400萬元用作其他運作開支，包括土地查冊費用。
Members should recall that in the Budget just approved by the Legislative Council there is a gap - plugging proposal involving an expenditure of 11.3 billion which includes 300 million in administration costs out of which 64 million will be spent on other operational costs such as land search fees
大家可能會問，為何"補漏拾遺"方案要包括土地查冊？
One may ask why the gap - plugging proposal would involve land searches
原來"補漏拾遺"方案規定，市民獲差餉寬免超過4,000元，便不能獲"派錢"，這即是說，政府其實有方法知悉那些市民是否獲豁免差餉超過4,000元。
That is because the gap - plugging proposal provides that people receiving rates concession of more than 4,000 will not be eligible for the cash handouts . That is to say the Government has a way to find out who has received rates concession of more than 4,000
大家可能會奇怪，政府不是說在差餉估價冊中，物業單位與市民的身份是分開的，所以要花時間把市民身份與差餉估價冊扣連起來嗎？
One may wonder how this is done as the Government said that in the Valuation List information concerning the tenement and its ratepayer is separated and it takes time to link up the two
為何政府可從"補漏拾遺"方案查出哪名市民可獲差餉寬免超過4,000元？
How can the Government identify a person who has received rates concession of more than 4,000 for the purpose of implementing the gap - plugging initiatives?