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當然局方不單被針對這事宜，第二件事便是局方執法不力。
Of course the authorities are not only criticized for this . The second problem is that the relevant government department is not enforcing the law effectively
過去有大量的情況是，這些無牌賓館坊間四處也有，但政府巡查和執法的數字持續偏低，而檢控數字亦偏低，所以坊間出現大量不滿。
There were many cases in the past that these unlicensed guesthouses could be found all over Hong Kong but the Governments inspection enforcement and prosecution figures were on the low side thus the community was highly dissatisfied with the situation
第一，是監管旅管業的監督，即發牌的一方在發牌過程中，要考慮土地文件中相關的限制條文和地區居民的意見。
First the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Authority that is the licensing authority should take into account in the licensing process the relevant restrictive provisions in land documents and local residents views
第二，是嚴格法律責任的罪行，要賦權予監督申請搜查令，以巡查和搜證。
Second the Bill introduces a strict liability offence by empowering the Authority to apply for a search warrant to allow enforcement officers to inspect or collect evidence
第三，是提高條例的罰則。
Third The Bill seeks to increase the penalty upon conviction
這令我聯想到好像現時的通識科一樣，現時的通識科的問題在於你說A，他說B；你說B，他說C，沒有東西是主菜，沒有東西是大道理，任由自己思考，但任由自己思考時，在中學、大學最反叛的時期，他們會故意偏離原有的軌道，學習一些不好的東西，這是香港的通識科最大的問題。
The problem with the current liberal studies lies in the fact that when you say A he says B; when you say B he says C There is no topical issue no hard and fast principles . Students could think freely on their own . But in the course of free thinking students are at the most rebellious stage of their life in secondary schools and universities; they will deliberately deviate from the right track by learning something bad from time to time
與現時政府面對的困難一樣，政府訂立條例以解決數個問題，但他們從來也不會理會政府解決了甚麼問題，只會告訴政府，他們想一併解決的其他問題，因此政府的工作永遠也是沒完沒了，而且永遠也是被攻擊的對象。
Just like the difficulties faced by the Government now when the Government tries to enact legislation to address several problems these people will never bother to find out what problems the Government is trying to solve . They will only tell the Government the other problems that they want it to solve in one go . As a result the Government will have an endless task and become an endless target for attack
主席，其實香港旅遊業養活了很多從業員，不論是酒店或賓館，均吸納了大量基層勞動力。
President actually Hong Kongs tourism industry employs many employees no matter hotels or guesthouses; they absorb a large number of grass - roots working people . During last years anti - extradition incident―the black riot―Hong Kongs tourism industry was dealt a major blow
自去年的修例事件即"黑暴"事件香港旅遊業已大受打擊，酒店業也普遍損失了七成生意，加上今年受疫情影響，酒店和賓館已步入寒冬，很多酒店裁減員工，而裁減的幅度由數百人至千多人不等。
The hotel industry lost 70 % of its businesses as a whole . Moreover under the impact of this years epidemic hotels and guesthouses have entered a chilly period . Many hotels have laid off their staff and the number of layoffs ranges from several hundred to more than one thousand
自去年2月至4月，住宿業的就業人數其實已達52,300多人，但至今年同期，只剩餘36,800人，就業人數大幅減少15,000人，並達至原來差不多三成左右。
From February to April last year the working population in the accommodation sector was more than 52 300 . But in the same period this year only 36 800 people remained . The working force has been significantly slashed by 15 000 which accounts for almost 30 % of the original working force
唯有社 會、經濟及就業穩定，才可以令這些行業復蘇。
Only a stable social economic and employment condition can help the revival of the industry
再吸引旅客來港就是這一句讓旅遊業重新復蘇，基層從業員可以重拾生計。
President I only have one word to say I am returning to the Second Reading now to attract visitors to come to Hong Kong so as to revive Hong Kongs tourism industry so that grass - roots employees can make a living again
我們希望港區國安法能夠盡快通過實施，以及保障香港安寧，保障經濟重新出發。
We hope that the national security law in HKSAR can be passed as soon as possible in order to protect the peace of Hong Kong and to ensure the re - launch of our economy
本會恢復《消防安全條例草案》的二讀辯論。
This Council resumes the Second Reading debate on the Fire Safety Bill
法案委員會主席謝偉銓議員先就委員會報告，向本會發言。
Mr Tony TSE Chairman of the Bills Committee on the Bill will first address the Council on the Bills Committees Report
第1至56條。
Clauses 1 to 56
本會現在成為全體委員會，審議《消防安全條例草案》。
This Council now becomes committee of the whole Council to consider the Fire Safety Bill
第1至59條，以及附表1及2。
Clauses 1 to 59 and Schedules 1 and 2
保安局局長會動議兩組修正案：第一組修正案旨在修正第22及24條；第二組修正案旨在修正第48及49條。
Secretary for Security will move two groups of amendments the first group of amendments seek to amend clauses 22 and 24; the second group of amendments seek to amend clauses 48 and 49
合併辯論結束後，全體委員會會先表決沒有修正案的條文及附表納入《條例草案》，然後按講稿附錄所載的安排，表決局長的修正案。
Upon the conclusion of the joint debate the committee will first vote on the clauses and schedules with no amendment standing part of the Bill and then vote on the Secretarys amendments according to the arrangements set out in the Appendix to the Script
主席，我發言支持《2018年歧視法例條例草案》。
President I speak in support of the Discrimination Legislation Bill 2018 the Bill
由於已蒐集公眾意見，所以會先行處理爭議性較少的修訂。
As public views have been collected the less controversial amendments will be dealt with first
《條例草案》的修訂內容當然包括對餵哺母乳的女性作進一步保障，以及修訂《種族歧視條例》，以保障某人的有聯繫者免受歧視。
Of course the amendments to the Bill include providing further protection for breastfeeding women and amending the Race Discrimination Ordinance RDO to protect a persons associates from discrimination
我相信，這樣可以進一步保障少數族裔人士，因為更廣闊的保障範圍讓他們不再受到種族歧視。
I believe this can provide further protection for EM members as the expanded scope of protection can shield them from racial discrimination
我認為必須在此指出這一點，希望局方可以作出恰當的回應。
I deem it necessary to point this out here in the hope that the Bureau could give an appropriate response
舉例而言，《種族歧視條例》其中一項條文提到嚴重中 傷的行為。
For example one of the provisions in RDO concerns acts of serious vilification
主席，我曾就這個問題在立法會會議上提出書面質詢，而當時局方給我的答覆是，長久以來的確沒有就有關嚴重中傷的案件或行為作出檢控。
President regarding this matter I had raised a written questions at a Legislative Council meeting and the reply given to me by the Bureau at that time was that no prosecution had indeed been instituted for any cases or acts relating to serious vilification so far
沒有檢控、沒有人須負上任何刑事責任，是否就代表天下太平、沒有任何種族中傷的情況出現？
With no prosecution and no one being held criminally liable does it mean the world is at peace without any racial vilification?
這些都是我認為政府必須認真研究和跟進的事項。
I consider it necessary for the Government to look into and follow up on all these matters
我知道民間一些團體或人士希望，反歧視條例的涵蓋範圍由現時的4項條例進一步擴闊至包括性傾向歧視法例。
I know some community groups or members of the public hope that the coverage of the anti - discrimination ordinances could be further extended beyond the four existing ordinances so as to include the legislation against sexual orientation discrimination
鑒於性傾向歧視法例本來不在這4項反歧視條例中，我認為政府應該非常小心處理這課題。
Given that the legislation against sexual orientation discrimination was not included in the four anti - discrimination ordinances at the outset I think the Government should tackle this issue with great caution
簡單而言，我們不想出現逆向歧視的情況。
To put it simply we do not wish to see the occurrence of reverse discrimination
如果透過立法形式處理性傾向歧視，往往可能會出現西方國家的逆向歧視情況。
If we legislate against sexual orientation discrimination reverse discrimination may likely arise as seen in Western countries
我認為政府這樣做是恰當的，而我剛才提到的課題亦要小心處理。
I consider it appropriate for the Government to do so and the issue which I have mentioned earlier should also be tackled cautiously
其實，我們在不同場合曾向政府指出這種情況。
In fact we have pointed out this kind of situation to the Government on various occasions
其實，這些行徑帶有歧視成分，我認為原則上是錯的。
Actually these acts are discriminatory and they are fundamentally wrong
社會不應鼓勵這種帶有歧視成分的行為。
Society should not encourage such discriminatory acts
我認為政府當局應該探討如何採取恰當措施，以防止這些事情再次發生。
I think the Administration should explore appropriate measures to prevent this kind of situation from happening again
觀乎目前的4項反歧視條例，我們看不到有任何方式可以十分有效處理以上情況。
We do not see that the four existing anti - discrimination ordinances can in any way cope with the above situation very effectively
所以，我希望藉此機會向局方表達這方面的意見，亦希望局方聽到我的意見。
Therefore I would like to take this opportunity to express my view to the Bureau in this regard and I hope the Bureau will listen to my view
代理主席，在新冠肺炎疫情影響下，旅遊業及現時所討論的旅館業其實大受影響。
Deputy President both the tourism industry and the hotelguesthouse sector now under discussion are greatly affected indeed under the influence of COVID - 19 pandemic
據我們所認識的業內人士表示，他們已 有數月完全沒有生意也不只是數月，而是去年社會出現的"黑暴"事件，已影響整個旅遊業及賓館業。
According to the industry practitioners that we know they have not been doing any business for months―not just for months as the entire hotelguesthouse sector had been affected since the emergence of black - clad violence in society last year
試問數百年前的屋舍，又怎能證明其結構安全呢？
How can we prove that the houses built a few centuries ago are structurally safe may I ask?
這些都是《條例草案》的缺點，而這些缺點是否需要......當然，今次提出的修訂完全沒有考慮這方面，但我認為政府尤其是民政事務局應該在這方面多作研究和考慮。
This is among the shortcomings of the Bill and whether they need to be It is for sure that the amendments proposed this time have not at all taken into account matters in this respect but I think the Government―in particular the Home Affairs Bureau―should do more research and give more consideration in this connection
香港是一個開放城市，在現時的經濟情況下，若想重見本港旅遊業的光輝，便必須從不同角度出發，投入資源重振旅遊業，更要做大量相關工作。
As Hong Kong is an open city if we want to bring back the glorious history of Hong Kongs tourism industry again under the present economic situation we must consider the issue from different perspectives and put in resources as well as humongous effort to revive the tourism industry
首先，我必須表示我非常不同意他的說法。
First of all I must say that I strongly disagree with what Mr CHOW said
法例本身就是要禁止歧視，如果他擔心歧視，便應該推動立法，而不是用這種方法繼續打壓性小眾。
In fact the legislation per se is to prohibit discrimination . If Mr CHOW is worried about discrimination he should advocate enacting such legislation instead of continuing to suppress the sexual minorities in this way
有關就禁止性傾向歧視立法的議題，我不在此討論了。
Nevertheless I will not discuss here the subject of legislating against discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation
《條例草案》的爭議性並不大，當中的修訂都是基於平機會之前的建議，包括禁止對餵哺母乳女性的歧視，我們當然支持。
The Bill is not particularly controversial . The amendments in the Bill which are based on EOCs earlier recommendations include prohibiting discrimination against breastfeeding women . We certainly support the amendments
關於個別議員提出的意見，例如許智峯議員提出這項《條例草案》未能涵蓋一些騷擾行為，政府承諾會另行立法。
As regards other views raised by individual Members such as Mr HUI Chi - fung raised the point that the Bill has not covered certain acts of harassment the Government promised to deal with those issues in another legislative exercise
這是好消息，不過，何時兌現？
That is a good news but when will the promise be fulfilled?
我們希望政府有所交代。
We hope the Government can tell us
例如，一名合約僱員不是直接受某場所的僱主聘用，但如果該名僱員在該場所內受到任何騷擾，亦應該受到保障。
For example a contract employee who is not directly employed by the employer of the workplace should also be protected against any harassment in the workplace
但是，很多時候在一些場所，例如在飛機上，空中服務員可能受到顧客騷擾，現行法例並沒有保障僱員。
However very often employees may be harassed by customers in some places . For instance a flight attendant may be harassed by a customer on a plane but the existing legislation does not provide any protection for employees
在同一場所內，有不同人士，例如實習生、義工等。
There may be different people in the same workplace eg . interns volunteers etc
到了2016年，平機會完成報告，並向政府提交。
In 2016 EOC completed the report and submitted it to the Government
但是，不要忘記，歧視條例由平機會實施。
Nevertheless let us not forget that the anti - discrimination ordinances are implemented by EOC
第一，要將國際公約和人權法具體化。
First the rights in the international covenants and the Bill of Rights have to be specified
當局又表示，《種族歧視條例》第3條訂明"本條例對政府具約束力"。
The authorities also indicated that section 3 of RDO provided that This Ordinance binds the Government
聯合國曾數次要求特區政府加入這項條文，以修正《種族歧視條例》，但政府置若罔聞。
The United Nations have requested the SAR Government a few times to amend RDO by including such a provision but the Government has turned a deaf ear
大家也知道，香港最特別之處是居住環境狹窄，在同一單位內可能分別有多伙人居住，所以容易出現很多紛爭，性騷擾是其中一項。
As Members may know a very special feature of Hong Kong is its confined living environment . Since many households may live in the same residential unit disputes such as sexual harassment may easily occur
關注基層住屋聯盟曾進行一項調查，發現21%的受訪者表示曾經受到不同程度的性騷擾，他們全部都是女性"劏房"住戶。
According to a survey conducted by Concerning Grassroots Housing Rights Alliance 21 % of the interviewees have suffered different degrees of sexual harassment and all of them are female residents of subdivided units
如果香港有法例及早提供一些保障，例如有執行機構可以為事主伸張正義，她們便知道有投訴渠道，並非要自行打官司，這些騷擾行為便會受到規管，並且有機會讓公眾知悉，一旦有人做出這些行為便有執行機構處理，非常容易將他們繩之於法。
If the laws of Hong Kong can provide some sort of timely protection for these residents such as establishing an enforcement agent to uphold justice they will know that there are channels to lodge complaints and they need not institute legal proceedings on their own . Moreover acts of harassment will be regulated and the public will be aware that there is a law enforcement agency to bring people who have committed such acts to justice
所以，我們希望政府會跟進平機會就上述數個範疇提出的建議，但我們暫時完全未看到政府有任何具體計劃。
Thus we hope that the Government will follow up on the recommendations made by EOC with regard to the above mentioned areas . However we fail to see for the time being that the Government has made any specific plans in this regard
我希望今次修例是第一步，並希望局長稍後回應時清楚承諾會落實平機會餘下的建議，以及交代究竟何時落實，何時禁止......
I hope that this legislative amendment exercise is the first step taken by the Government and that the Secretary will in his later response clearly pledge to implement the remaining recommendations of EOC with specific time frames on when to implement the recommendations and when to prohibit
就該次事件，保安局轄下的消防處即時對全港迷你倉進行詳細巡查。
In response to the aforesaid fire incident the Fire Services Department FSD under the Security Bureau instantly conducted a thorough inspection of mini - storages throughout the territory
其實，我贊成寧可少賺一點錢，也要確保市民安全，即使市民須多付一點費用，但卻合乎整體香港市民的期望。
In fact I am in favour of ensuring public safety at the expense of profits . The users may have to pay a little more but it is in line with the expectations of the people of Hong Kong as a whole
我提醒委員，現在是全體委員會審議階段，本會正在討論和審議將第1至59條以及附表1及2納入《條例草案》。
I remind Members that the Council is now in committee of the whole Council to discuss and consider whether clauses 1 to 59 as well as Schedules 1 and 2 shall stand part of the Bill
委員應集中討論是否支持納入這些條文及附表；至於《條例草案》的整體優劣，則應在二讀辯論時討論。
Members should focus their discussions on whether they support the inclusion of the aforesaid clauses and Schedules in the Bill . Discussion on the general merits of the Bill should be conducted during the Second Reading debate instead
主席，首先，我要衷心感謝法案委員會主席姚思榮議員、所有委員，以及立法會秘書處的努力，令《2018年旅館業條例草案》的審議工作得以順利完成。
President first of all I would like to sincerely thank Mr YIU Si - wing Chairman of the Bills Committee all other members and the Legislative Council Secretariat for their efforts so that the deliberation of the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Amendment Bill 2018 the Bill can be smoothly concluded
我在此感謝所有參與討論和提供意見的團體和人士，而法案委員會已在2019年完成了工作。
I hereby thank all those deputations and individuals whichwho have participated in the discussion and given their views . The Bills Committee already finished its work in 2019
如果回看這《條例》修訂的初衷，我們要回溯至2013年，在某幢公契已訂明禁止經營酒店或賓館的樓宇內，有一間賓館發生火警並造成傷亡。
95 . As regards the primary objective of amending this Ordinance we have to trace back to 2013 when a fatal fire incident caused casualties in a guesthouse located in a building with the deed of mutual covenant DMC prohibiting hotel or guesthouse operation
為釋除事件引起的公眾疑慮，民政事務總署於2014年發出諮詢文件，就各項指引在改善現行發牌制度及便利執法行動，以打擊無牌酒店及賓館的擬議措施方面，做了一系列的工作。
To address public concerns aroused by the incident the Home Affairs Department published a consultation paper in 2014 and conducted a series of work in regard to the various guidelines on the proposed measures of improving the existing licensing regime and facilitating enforcement actions against unlicensed hotels and guesthouses
鑒於無牌旅館的安全問題及可能在社區造成的滋擾，過去數年，社會上一直有意見要求加強管制，並期望政府能針對無牌旅館，採取更有效的執法行動，例如加強阻嚇。
In the light of the safety problem of and the possible nuisance to the community caused by unlicensed hotels and guesthouses over the past few years there have been public opinions asking to enhance regulation and public aspirations for more effective enforcement actions from the Government against unlicensed hotels and guesthouses such as enhancing deterrence
因應公眾諮詢的意見，我們制定了並於2018年7月向立法會提交《條例草案》，以改善發牌制度。
In response to the opinions gauged in the public consultation we drew up the Bill and submitted it to the Legislative Council in July 2018 with a view to improving the existing licensing regime
《條例草案》中的改善建議主要包括三大方面。
The improvement measures in the Bill mainly cover three aspects
首先是改善發牌制度。
The first aspect is to improve the licensing regime
在現行發牌制度下，並無明確條文賦權旅館業監督考慮建築物和消防安全外的其他因素。
Under the current licensing regime there is no express provision empowering the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Authority to take into account the factors other than building and fire safety
為了回應公眾關注，《條例草案》賦權監督在發牌過程中，考慮土地文件中的相關限制性條文及地區居民的意見，以及考慮牌照申請人是否"適當"人士，以加強對旅館的管制。
In response to public concerns the Bill empowers the Authority to take into account relevant restrictive provisions in land documents and local residents views in the licensing process and to consider whether an applicant of the licence is a fit and proper person with a view to stepping up regulation of hotels and guesthouses
為了讓現時的旅館經營者有時間適應，現時的牌照持有人在經修訂的《條例》生效後有12個月過渡期。
In order to allow time for hotel and guesthouse operators to adapt to changes a transitional period of 12 months will be put in place after the commencement of the amended Ordinance for existing licensees
具體而言，如現有牌照在12個月過渡期之內屆滿，持牌人可根據現行規定為牌照續期一次，為期不多於12個月。
Specifically if their licences expire within the 12 - month transitional period licensees may renew their licences once for a period not exceeding 12 months based on the existing requirements
首次續期的牌照屆滿時，如申請再次續牌，則須符合所有新的規定。
Upon expiry of this first - renewed licence they will have to meet all new requirements if they apply for further renewal of their licences
第二方面的改善建議，目的是便利執法。
The second aspect of improvement proposals seeks to facilitate enforcement actions
隨着新的經營模式不斷湧現，越來越難取得充分的可接納證據以證明無牌旅館經營者的身份。
With the proliferation of new modes of operation it is increasingly difficult to secure sufficient admissible evidence to prove the identity of the person who is operating the unlicensed hotel or guesthouse
為此，《條例草案》增訂了嚴格法律責任罪行，如有證據證明有關處所用作無牌旅館，該處所的擁有人和租客即屬犯罪；而"租客"是指基於租約對該處所有獨享佔用權的人士，而非光顧相關處所的賓客。
For this purpose the Bill has added the strict liability offence . It provides that given sufficient evidence an owner or a tenant of premises that are a hotel or guesthouse without a valid licence commits an offence and tenant refers to a person who is given exclusive possession of the premises concerned under a tenancy and not a guest patronizing the premises
此外，監督亦獲賦權申請搜查令進入和搜查懷疑無牌旅館。
Besides the Authority will also be empowered to apply to the court for a search warrant to enter and search a suspected unlicensed hotel or guesthouse
這些修訂可增加執法行動的效益。
These amendments can enhance the effectiveness of the enforcement actions
最後是加強阻嚇。
The final aspect is to enhance deterrence
《條例草案》提高了有關罪行的罰則，以及賦權監督可針對重犯罪行的處所申請封閉令。
The Bill increases the penalties of the offence concerned and empowers the Authority to apply to the court for the repeated offence in respect of the same premises to issue a closure order
我們希望透過更重的刑 罰，及在處所封閉期間處所擁有人及/或租客所蒙受的損失，加強《條例》的阻嚇作用。
We hope to enhance deterrence of the Bill through heavier penalties and the losses incurred by the owner andor tenant of the premises during the closure period of the premises
總結法案委員會的討論和剛才議員的發言，我留意到大家對《條例草案》的建議修訂，主要有數個關注點，我希望在此回應和解說。
Summing up the discussions of the Bills Committee and the opinions just given by Members I notice that there are mainly a few points of concern to the proposed amendments to the Bill . I would like to give a response and explanation here
第一，有意見認為引進"嚴格法律責任罪行"的安排對涉事處所的業主或租客太嚴苛。
Firstly some Members think that the introduction of the strict liability offence is too harsh to the owners or tenants of the premises concerned
事實上，這項建議的目的，是為了解決現時利用各種科技非法經營旅館而造成的搜證困難，針對的對象正是那些由於難以追蹤而避過檢控的處所業主或租客。
In fact the purpose of this proposal is to address the difficulties in evidence collection arising from the use of various technologies in the illegal operation of hotels and guesthouses at present . It is intended to target at precisely those owners or tenants of the premises who are difficult to trace and hence could easily evade prosecution
同時，我們已加入法定免責辯護，容許不知情的業主和租客提出抗辯。
At the same time we have introduced statutory defences allowing innocent owners and tenants to raise a defence
這樣的安排，既能加強打擊無牌酒店賓館，確保旅館安全以保障公眾利益，亦同時能避免無辜者受屈。
While this arrangement can step up our efforts in combating unlicensed hotels and guesthouses to ensure safety of hotels and guesthouses for safeguarding public interests it can also avoid doing injustice to the innocent people
另一個主要關注，是有業界人士關注部分加強規管的發牌措施，特別是不能發牌予大廈公契或地契明確禁止用作旅館的處所，或會令致部分旅館難以繼續經營。
Another major concern is from some people in the sector . They are worried that certain measures which enhance regulation on the issuance of licences especially the measure of not issuing licences to the premises with DMC or land lease provisions expressly prohibiting the use of premises as a hotel or guesthouse may render some hotels and guesthouses difficult to continue their operation
我想指出，這項規定不是新的規定。
I would like to point out that this is not a new regulation
大廈公契或地契是私人契約，旅館經營者一直以來都必須遵守這些契約條款。
A DMC or land lease is a private contract and all along operators of hotels and guesthouses have to abide by the provisions in these contracts
明確訂明發牌當局要考慮土地文件，不但體現對合約精神的尊重，更能減少有關旅館與有關土地持有人或大廈其他居民的糾紛，減省將個案訴諸法庭的時間、費用和煩惱。
The express provision on consideration of land documents by the authorities will not only embody the respect for the spirit of contract but can also reduce disputes between the hotel or guesthouse and the landlord or other residents of the building saving their time costs and trouble in bringing a case before the court
另一方面，亦有意見認為應就民宿另訂規管框架。
On the other hand there is an opinion that another regulatory framework should be formulated for home - stay lodgings
我必須指出及澄清，現行及建議的規管制度相當靈活，足以涵蓋以不同形式經營的旅館，包括以民宿形式經營的旅館。
I must point out and clarify that the current and proposed regulatory regimes are rather flexible and are sufficient to cover the hotels and guesthouses under various modes of operation including those operating in the mode of home - stay lodging
無論是現在的發牌制度，還是《條例草案》建議的新發牌制度，均沒有排除以民宿形式經營的旅館。
Both the current licensing regime and the proposed licensing regime under the Bill have not excluded the hotels and guesthouses operating in the mode of home - stay lodging
任何處所，只要符合相關消防、樓宇安全及其他發牌規定，均可申請有關牌照。
A licence may be applied for any premises provided that the premises comply with the fire and building safety requirements and other requirements of the licensing regime
而事實上，我們一直以來均按每一個案的情況，靈活地向有關處所施加規管要求，這些要求是按每一處所的個別情況度身訂造，與該處所的規模和經營模式相稱。
As a matter of fact these regulatory requirements have all along been imposed on the subject premises flexibly having regard to the circumstances of each case . These requirements are contextualized and tailor - made for each premises proportionate to the scale and mode of operation of the premises
例如，現時已設有賓館牌照，與酒店牌照不同，前者所受規管相對較寬鬆；而因應度假屋的經營模式和規模，我們特別訂立了一套較一般酒店/賓館牌照更寬鬆的"度假屋牌 照申請指引"。
For example we now have a differentiation between guesthouse licences and hotel licences with the former subject to relatively relaxed regulation . In the light of the mode of operation and scale of holiday flats we have particularly formulated A Guide to Licence Applications for Holiday Flat with more relaxed requirements than those for general hotelguesthouse licences
因此，我們認為無須為民宿另訂規管框架。
We therefore think that it is unnecessary to have a separate regulatory framework for home - stay lodging
法案委員會亦察悉在現行及《條例草案》建議的發牌制度下，只要相關處所符合規管要求，便可合法經營民宿。
The Bills Committee has also noted that under the current licensing regime and the proposed licensing regime under the Bill a licence may be applied for any premises for lawful operation of home - stay lodging provided that the premises comply with the regulatory requirements
此外，法案委員會有提及，旅館經營者未必清晰知道發牌規管制度的要求，亦未必清晰知道無牌經營旅館的後果。
Besides the Bills Committee has mentioned that operators of hotels and guesthouses may not have a clear idea of the regulatory requirements under the licensing regime or clearly know the consequences of operating unlicensed hotels and guesthouses