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局長甚至不想立法會成立法案委員會，記得在《條例草案》首讀及二讀後，局長寫了一篇網誌，說要向"狗年嬰兒"的父親致歉。
The Secretary even did not want the Legislative Council to set up a Bills Committee on this Bill . I remember that after the First Reading and Second Reading of the Bill the Secretary wrote a blog article saying that he had to apologize to the fathers of the newborn babies in the Year of the Dog . What he meant was that fathers of the Year - of - the - Dog babies were supposed to be able to enjoy additional two days of paternity leave
他的意思是：本來"狗年嬰兒"的父親有機會得到新增的兩天男士侍產假，但立法會議員要求成立法案委員會，一旦成立法案委員會，在暑假休會前便無法處理這項《條例草案》，因為程序非常繁複，即使通過了《條例草案》也要刊憲，亦要審議生效日期，最快也要農曆新年後才可生效；他表示不好意思，愛莫能助。
But Legislative Council Members asked to set up a Bills Committee and such being the case the deliberation of the Bill would be unable to finish before the summer recess because the procedures were very complicated . Even after the Bill was passed the implementing legislation had to be gazetted and the effective date also had to be discussed . It could only come into effect after Lunar New Year at the earliest
鍾國斌議員剛才說，政府將"打工仔"和僱主放在對立層面。
Mr CHUNG Kwok - pan just remarked that the Government was putting employees and employers on opposite sides
不過，局長說由3天增至5天，這兩天新增的男士侍產假，是得來不易的勞資雙方共識，並無修改空間。
increasing from three days to five days is a hard - earned consensus between employers and employees and there is no room for further revision
這是因為在局長和政府的心中，無論修正案有多好，即使法案委員會有共識，這些修正案都不會通過，局長亦有很多方法阻止修正案在立法會提出，稍後我會逐項拆解。
It is because the Secretary and the Government know only too well that these amendments cannot be passed no matter how good they are or even if a consensus has been reached in the Bills Committee . There are also many ways that the Secretary can thwart the amendments to be introduced in this Council which I will explain one by one in due course
在分組點票下，要通過議員的修正案，是非常艱難的。
Under the separate voting mechanism it is very difficult for Members amendments to be passed
其實，有關道理是非常相近的。
In fact Secretary I can take out my written speech for the resumption of Second Reading debate on the Employment Amendment Bill 2014 and simply read it out again with only the figures and dates updated as the arguments are very similar
很多議員提出，希望將僱員侍產假的每日工資由五分之四增至全薪，但都因為這個詳題並無提到修改薪酬的比例，所以並不能提出。
Some Members proposed to amend the rate of paternity leave pay from the daily rate of four fifths of the employees daily wages to full pay but their proposed amendments were not admissible because such a change to the rate of wages was not mentioned in the Bills long title
其實，這也是政府行之有效、多年來限制議員提出修正案，限制議員討論一些不完善法例的伎倆。
In fact this is also the Governments tactic which has been working effectively all these years to limit the right of Members to introduce amendments and discuss the defects of some laws
只要議員越過了詳題半步，政府便可以用離題的理由來否決修正案。
Only if Members have gone slightly beyond the long title the Government can say that the proposed amendments should not be admissible on the grounds of their irrelevance to the subject matter
主席唯有按照《議事規則》來審批，所以我不會攻擊主席審批修正案的過程。
President can only deal with the proposed amendments in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and so I will not criticize the way the President has dealt with the proposed amendments
正如《2014年僱傭條例草案》，我也是被詳題局限了我的討論空間。
As in the case of the Employment Amendment Bill 2014 my room of discussion was also limited by the long title
我們說的是侍產假，其實是男士侍產假，因為詳題內有男性僱員這個字眼。
The paternity leave that we discussed was actually the paternity leave for a male employee as male employee is actually mentioned in the long title
當天我在法案委員會提出了一個觀點，今天我也希望能與局長分享。
At a meeting of the Bills Committee some time ago I raised a point which I would like to share with the Secretary today
其實，在政府現時的邏輯下，每次法案委員會或立法會的辯論，都是為了未來。
In fact following the logic of the Government today every debate of the Bills Committee or the Legislative Council is for the future
我認為侍產假，其實是一個伴侶侍產假，不一定是男性才可以享有侍產假。
In my view paternity leave is actually a kind of leave for a partner and it is not necessarily to be enjoyed only by males
其實，平等機會委員會亦提出了一些觀點，它指出：就一般而言，一名同性女伴的情況，或可被視為與一名需要在嬰兒出生前後照顧初生嬰兒及母親的父親的情況相似。
In fact the Equal Opportunities Commission EOC also has raised some points of view . It says that in terms of general equality the female same - sex partner may be regarded as being in a similar position to a father who has to take care of the newborn and the mother around the time of childbirth
換言之，除了一名父親加一名母親外，其實是兩名母親也可以，因為大家也認為嬰兒出世後需要有多一位照顧者，而產婦也需要她身邊最親密的人照顧。
In other words apart from the combination of a father and a mother parents can be two mothers . People think that after a baby is born he will need one more carer and the mother after giving birth also needs the care of her most intimate partner
根據平機會的角度，向母親的同伴給予同類假期，其實是有助推動平權的。
From the perspective of EOC it would advance equality in general if similar leave could be given to the same - sex partner of the mother
當然，這便是在未來檢討侍產假時可以加入的一個進步概念，我希望局長會記得我今天曾經提出這一點。
Of course this is a progressive idea which can be incorporated into the future review of paternity leave and I hope the Secretary will remember the idea that I raise today
在現時的侍產假法例中，嬰兒父母是無須有婚姻關係的，所以這與特區政府提到捍衞一男一女、一夫一妻制的婚姻制度是無關的。
Under the existing legislation on paternity leave the parents of a baby do not necessarily have a marriage relationship . This is thus unrelated to the monogamous marriage consisting of one male and one female upheld by the SAR Government
我們並非挑戰婚姻制度，而且現行法例亦沒有要求男士需要與嬰兒有血緣關係。
We are not mounting a challenge against the marriage system but the existing law does not require that the male partner must be genetically related to the baby
可能有些人對這件事不太清晰，我倒過來說，在兩名女性伴侶中的侍產者，是有機會與嬰兒有血緣關係，因為在某些個案中，是會以A的卵子受精後，再放到B的子宮中孕育。
Perhaps some people are not so clear about this . I put it the other way round . It is possible that the female same - sex partner or the carer of a childs mother is genetically related to the baby because in some cases the fertilized egg of A would be placed into the uterus of B for pregnancy
所以，我希望局長在未來不過這個未來可能要等好一陣子研究侍產假時，可以拉闊想象，其實並非只有男士可以享有侍產假，而侍產假的實際重點，是要讓陪伴產婦的最親密人士享有假期。
I thus hope that in the future―but we may have to wait a bit longer for this future―the Secretary can widen the scope for imagination in the study of paternity leave . In fact not only male can enjoy paternity leave and the main point of paternity leave is practically allowing the most intimate partner or the carer of the mother to enjoy leave
香港在過去10年的平均生育率維持於1.06%至1.28%，換言之，男士可以享有照顧初生幼兒的機會，其實一生人可能只有約1次。
The fertility rate of Hong Kong in the past decade remained in the range of 1.06 % to 1.28 % . In other words it is about once in a life time that a man can take care of the newborn
可是，對於這個難得一次的侍產假，張宇人議員卻認為連1天也不應該有。
Nevertheless regarding this precious opportunity of enjoying paternity leave Mr Tommy CHEUNG thinks that even one day of paternity leave should not have been granted
其實，如果從勞工福利角度來看，除了侍產假外，香港的幼兒照顧和託兒服務也是嚴重不足的，我想藉今天的機會向局長反映。
In fact from the perspective of labour welfare apart from paternity leave the child care services in Hong Kong are also seriously inadequate which I want to take this opportunity to tell the Secretary
主席，到了三讀辯論階段，無論民主派最後表決棄權或反對或支持，《2018年僱傭條例草案》都必然會通過。
President we are now at the stage of the Third Reading debate . The Employment Amendment Bill 2018 the Bill will certainly be passed no matter whether the democrats will abstain from voting vote against it or vote in favour of it
我在此要解釋一下我稍後表決的心路歷程：是含淚支持，還是棄權抗議。
I have to explain my mental struggles concerning how I will vote later on whether I will support in tears or I will abstain from voting in protest
我想對工聯會說，我不太接受他們"親生仔"的比喻。
I wish to tell The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions FTU that I do not quite accept the analogy of saying that paternity leave is the child of FTU
我相信自己有生之年都不會與女性生兒育女，但我可能會領養。
While I believe I will not have a child with a woman in this life I may adopt a child
如果我領養子女，相信我會同樣愛惜他。
If I adopt a child I believe I will love himher as my own
有親生父母虐待子女，亦有"生娘不及養娘大"。
Some natural parents abuse their children while some adoptive parents love their adoptive children more than the natural parents
即使今天表決棄權，甚至要投票反對以作抗議的議員，都不是像你們說如所羅門王般要將孩子劈死。
For Members who will abstain from voting today or even vote against the Bill in protest they are not in their words King Solomon hacking the child to death
議會陣線不是一個政團，無須有一致的表決立場，但我們會盡量溝通，若能達成共識可能會好一點。
The Council Front is not a political grouping and does not need to reach a unanimous stance in voting . We will do our best to communicate and it would be nice if we can reach a consensus
為何我最後決定棄權抗議？
Why do I finally decide to abstain from voting in protest?
第一，我對於局長那篇"向龍年嬰兒父親道歉"的網誌仍然耿耿於懷，他是擺議員"上檯"，把我 們放在龍年嬰兒父親的對立面。
First I have still taken to heart about the Secretarys blog titled Apologises to fathers of babies born in the Year of Dragon . He obviously put Members on the spot setting us against those fathers
究竟這是否一種好方法？
Is this a good way to resolve problems?
主席，我先說一段個人的經歷。
President let me first share a personal experience
姑勿論侍產假或產假，都是一樣的，都是4個月，而且不論男、女。
Whether paternity leave or maternity leave they are the same thing which lasts for four months regardless of gender
昨天，張超雄議員也說過，很多外國公司，例如會計界的四大公司、IBM、美國運通等，全部也有相若的福利。
Yesterday Dr Fernando CHEUNG also said that many foreign companies such as the four leading accountancy firms IBM American Express etc offer comparable benefits
我們現時面對香港多放1天假期也嫌多的僱主，即使他們不仿效美國公司，也應仿效內地的公司的做法。
At present we are facing employers who hold that an extra day of leave is too many for Hong Kong . Even if they do not follow the example of American firms they should copy the practice of Mainland companies
這是完全沒有道理，完全沒有卸責的藉口。
This is totally unreasonable and invalid as an excuse for shirking responsibilities
所以，有些商界議員說侍產假會影響中小企的競爭力，我則認為正好相反，他們根本沒有競爭力，倒過來說，他們應該好好重視員工的福祉，才能令公司增加競爭力。
Therefore regarding the comment of some Members from the business sector that paternity leave will affect the competitiveness of SMEs I think the exact opposite is true . They are not competitive whatsoever . On the contrary they should give high regard to employees well - being in order to increase the companys competitiveness
近期，很多人會引用世界經濟論壇在10月中發表的競爭力報告，香港在170個經濟體系中排名第七位，下跌一位。
Recently many people have quoted the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum in October . Hong Kong ranks seventh among 170 economies dropping one spot from last year
先進國家的勞工平均有30天假期，香港只有12天法定假期及7天有薪年假，總數也只有19天，我們是否想學偉大祖國所說，香港仍是一個處於發展中不是國家的地區呢？
While workers in advanced countries have 30 days of holiday on average there are only 12 days of statutory holiday and 7 days of paid annual leave totalling only 19 days in Hong Kong . Do we want to learn from our great Motherland to say that Hong Kong is still a developing region replacing the word country?
香港包括商界、商界的議員，已經每天也在說人才不足，無法聘請到員工，但此刻只是增加數天侍產假也在斤斤計較，而很不幸，政府只聽取一些既得利益者的意見。
Some members of the Hong Kong community including the business sector and the Members from that sector have been saying every day that it is hard to recruit staff because of the shortage of talent . However now that it is only a matter of increasing several days of paternity leave they are still haggling over trifles . Unfortunately the Government only listens to the views of those with vested interests
她提醒我們，侍產假不僅是放幾天假而已，而是讓這群男士盡他們作為父親的天職，協助和分擔媽媽、女性、伴侶的辛勞，所以這是一項很重要的性別平權的議題。這較僱主難以安排人手、多花多少錢、其他的企業和商業理由更重要、更基本，是屬於具凌駕性基本權利、必要的人權。
She reminded us that paternity leave is not just a matter of taking a few days off but an opportunity for these men to discharge their sacred duty as fathers by assisting the mothers and sharing their burden . Therefore this is a very important issue of gender equality which is an overriding and essential human right more important and basic than employers recruitment difficulties and extra expenditure or other entrepreneurial and commercial reasons
因此，對不起，如果商界議員繼續對我們指出這些問題，說這不外乎是3、5、7日的假期，然後作出阻撓，而政府又跟從他們這種方向來處理，則我認為這些做法是國際城市、先進社會絕對不能接受的。
Therefore sorry if the Members from the business sector continue to raise these issues to us with regard to nothing more than three five and seven days of leave and then stand in our way while the Government follows their lead then I think this approach is absolutely unacceptable to an international city and advanced society
我們是否要把香港降級至一個所謂發展中地區還是未開發地區呢？
Do we want to downgrade Hong Kong to a so - called developing or undeveloped region?
如何讓他們對香港抱有希望呢？
How can we offer them any hope about Hong Kong?
所以，我再多說一遍，香港的議會今天在這裏爭論3、5、7天這麼細微的所謂侍產假，真的不好意思，這是一種羞辱。
Therefore I feel sorry to reiterate that it is shameful for Hong Kongs legislature to argue here today about the so - called paternity leave in such trivial details as three five or seven days
代理主席，邵家輝議員在今屆立法會才首次進入議會，但卻記得我在上屆的會議與陳志全議員辯論3天侍產假議題時提及所羅門王的例子。
Deputy Chairman although Mr SHIU Ka - fai only joined the Legislative Council in this term he is able to recall the example of King Solomon that I mentioned last term when debating with Mr CHAN Chi - chuen over the three - day paternity leave at a meeting
能夠受惠和希望落實建議的人才會在乎這件事。
Only the beneficiaries and those who want the proposal to be implemented will care about it
侍產假是工聯會的"親生仔"，這點毋庸置疑。
There is no doubt that paternity leave is the baby of The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
是反對派在拖慢香港的民主步伐，他們還好意思取笑人家永續爭取。
It is the opposition camp which delays Hong Kongs democracy . How dare they make fun of others for engaging in a long - term fight?
如果反對派議員拆散了勞顧會這個談判平台，還會有下一個平台嗎？
In case LAB the negotiation platform is dismantled by the opposition Members will there be another similar platform in the future?
香港現在追求的是可持續發展，任何議題和事情也要從長遠角度考量，而不能像反對派般，每當談不攏便反臉：與政府談不攏，便反政府；勞 顧會的共識不合心意，便反勞顧會。
Today in Hong Kong we talk about sustainable development everything should be considered from a long - term perspective . We should not behave like the opposition Members who fall out with those who disagree with them . They oppose the Government when an agreement cannot be reached; they fall out with LAB when they are not happy with its consensus
多謝代理主席，我謹此陳辭。
Thank you Deputy Chairman . I so submit
如果沒有，我現在請提出修正案的5位委員及局長再次發言。
If not I now call upon the five Members who have proposed amendments and the Secretary to speak again
黃碧雲議員，你是否想再次發言？
Dr Helena WONG do you wish to speak again?
所以，工聯會先知先覺，早已對形勢作出評估，而民主黨只不過是事後孔明，想取回一堆沙。
Thus The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions FTU has evaluated the situation and acquired a good understanding in advance whereas the Democratic Party only becomes wise after the incident and gives a poor excuse to avoid embarrassment
此外，張超雄議員說會在表決時棄權，但他沒有解釋為何在2014年支持3天侍產假及"袋住先"。
Besides Dr Fernando CHEUNG said that he would abstain from voting but he did not explain why he voted in support of three days paternity leave and pocket it first back in 2014
大家都知道，議會有商界票、直選議員票及勞工票，而勞顧會的共識能夠爭取到商界的支持票。
As we all know in the Legislative Council there are votes from Members of the business sector Members returned from direct elections and Members of the labour sector . The consensus reached by LAB has the support of the business sector
在全票制下，每個工會均可參與投票，是一個民主的投票制度。
Nevertheless under the block voting system every trade union can cast a vote and it is a democratic voting system
梁耀忠議員表示會在表決時棄權，因為他感到不滿。
Mr LEUNG Yiu - chung indicated that he would abstain from voting because he was dissatisfied
但是，他在2014年就3天侍產假作出表決時，卻勉為其難地表示支持，所以他不應感到委屈。
However in 2014 he reluctantly voted in favour of the bill which provided for three days paternity leave and so he should not feel aggrieved now
我相信很有可能會是這樣。
I think that is a very probable result
我最關心的是，我們完成侍產假的討論後，還要討論其他勞工議題嗎？
My biggest concern is whether there will be other labour issues for discussion after settling this issue on paternity leave
所以，我們應理性、務實地做好我們應做的事。
Thus we have to proceed with what we should do in a rational and practical manner
主席，我想郭偉强議員澄清，我甚麼時候說過，我可以代表所有勞工？
President I would like Mr KWOK Wai - keung to elucidate when did I say that I could represent all workers?
沒有需要，多謝主席。
No I dont . Thank you President
請郭議員澄清，為何他可以......
Will Mr KWOK Wai - keung please elucidate how he can
主席，他剛才說我有意隱瞞勞顧會的功能，請問議員可否猜度其他議員的動機，指他們故意隱瞞某些事情？
President Mr KWOK said that I intentionally concealed the functions of LAB . Can Members speculate the motive of other Members and allege that they have intentionally concealed certain information?
郭偉强議員，你是否想澄清？
Mr KWOK Wai - keung do you wish to elucidate?
多謝主席，那是我的個人感覺。
Thank you President . That is my personal opinion
是否還有其他議員想發言？
Does any other Member wish to speak?
局長，你是否想發言？
Secretary do you wish to speak?
較早時候曾討論的復職權亦如是，市民同樣要"袋住先"，結果老闆可以用現金"買起"准許被無理解僱的顧員復職的責任。
The same happened to the reinstatement right discussed earlier . Members of the public were likewise asked to pocket the benefit first . As a result the bosses can use cash to buy up the responsibility for reinstating employees who have been unreasonably dismissed
今次這種戲碼又再次出現。
Such a scene will happen again this time
有同事提出勞資雙方應和衷共濟，要有商討的空間或事前商討出結果，否則便一拍兩散。
Some colleagues have said that employers and employees should work in concert should hold discussions or should reach an agreement through discussion; otherwise a lose - lose situation will be resulted
這個富裕的城市在勞工福利方面只得零分。
This affluent city only gets zero mark in terms of labour welfare
他們以為"袋住先"對勞工有好處，我請工聯會議員想清楚。
They think that pocketing it first is good for workers . I ask FTU members to think it over
請市民看清楚香港面對的問題：一般市民和"打工仔"無權選出自己的代表，在立法會會議上公道地作出表決，很多商界議員還掌握控制權。
I ask the public to look carefully at the problems that Hong Kong is facing The general public and wage earners do not have the right to choose their representatives to vote fairly at the Legislative Council meetings as many Members from the business sector still have the right of control
只要這種情況持續，我仍會繼續聽到商界同事假批評民粹之名，維護寡頭權力。
So long as this situation continues I will still find colleagues from the business sector defending oligarchic powers by criticizing populism
最後，局長請議員不要侮辱勞顧會，因為勞顧會委員盡心盡力為公眾服務，為何要為難他們？
Lastly the Secretary asked Members not to insult LAB because LAB members have tried their best to serve the public . Why should we make life difficult for them?
我剛才說有父親患上產後抑鬱，如果他的情緒達到噩夢般的、鋪天蓋地的絕望感，他根本無法上班，請兩天病假又如何？
As I just said fathers may suffer from PPPD . The overwhelming sense of despair makes a nightmare to them . They cannot manage to go to work
放心，香港的生育率低到全世界首屈一指，分娩假已相當罕有，增加兩天侍產假有何大不了？
The birth rate of Hong Kong is among the lowest in the world . People rarely take maternity leave . What is the big deal of granting two additional days of paternity leave?
請你幫助這類產後情緒低落的人，這類情緒低落通常需要有人開解便能紓緩。
Please help those people suffering from postpartum depression . This kind of depression can be alleviated by giving them more care and concern
我不是在這裏說個人經驗或空口說白話，而是衞生署網頁的資料。
I am not talking about personal experience or making an empty talk . The information is taken from the website of the Department of Health
在香港這樣的社會生育，他們覺得吃不消。
They find it just too much for them to have a baby in a city like Hong Kong
我今天早上甚至說過，即使增至7天也不是甚麼大問題，"not a big deal"，付出的不會很多，亦不會影響公司的運作。
This morning I even said that it was not a big deal if paternity leave was increased to seven days because the expenses incurred would not be very large nor would it affect the operation of a company
此外，有些勞工界議員指政府傾斜商界，但我想說是政府傾斜勞工界。
On the other hand while some Members from the labour sector accused the Government of tilting towards the business sector I want to say that the Government has tilted towards the labour sector
主席，我在這段時間一直在聆聽勞工界代表、直選議員、社福界代表談侍產假，當然他們的發言不能說沒道理，因為他們都是站在道德高地。
President I have listened to the speeches of labour representatives directly - elected Members and also representatives of the social welfare sector on paternity leave all this time . Certainly I cannot say that their speeches are pointless because they have taken the moral high ground
這是香港以往一直以來，僱主與僱員的和諧共處的文化，而不是每當提出勞工議題，便說僱主必然是刻薄，又會推說成本問題。
This is the kind of harmonious employer - employee culture that has existed in Hong Kong all along as opposed to the criticism we have heard in every discussion on labour issues that employers are always mean and will put forth costs as an excuse
今天立法，明天開始檢討，明年今天又再立法，即是年年立法。
And today next year we will have to enact legislation again . That is to say we will have to enact legislation every year
再者，侍產假有別於最低工資政策，最低工資政策下還有可加可減的機制，侍產假卻必然只會增加，不會減少，怎會忽然間減少侍產假呢？
Besides paternity leave is different from the minimum wage in the sense that the minimum wage policy is equipped with a mechanism for upward and downward adjustments . In the case of paternity leave however its duration will always be on the increase rather than decrease . How will it be possible to shorten the paternity leave duration all of a sudden?
要一年一檢，倒不如他直接提出，要求每年增加一天，這樣更實際，或是每年立法增加一天或每年增加兩天，一次過完成作罷，不要在這裏煩，說要檢討各樣。
Instead of proposing an annual review he had better directly request an annual increase of the duration by one day . This is a more practical approach . Or he should request the enactment of legislation to effect an annual increase of the duration by one or two days
大家別以為是跟隨生產指數即"生仔指數"，而不是關於勞動力的生產指數。
Members should not think that the productivity index to be used as the basis is childbirth rate rather than the Labour Productivity Index
要生便生，要假期便要放假，要多少天也可說明，如果要7天，倒不如一次過訂為7天，不要之後又說要檢討情況，對嗎？
And one can simply take leave if one wants to be away from work . He can tell us how many days he wants . If he wants seven days he had better propose to set the duration of paternity leave at seven days once and for all instead of asking for a review afterwards
主席，最後還有一點，是關於現時香港的生育問題。
Am I right? . President one final point is about childbirth in the present - day Hong Kong
生育問題根本是社會的整體問題，而不是一兩項政策便足以鼓勵年青人生育的。
Childbirth is actually an issue concerning the community at large and it is not true to say that the formulation of one or two policies will suffice to encourage young people to give birth
有些從來不曾生育的議員，今天在這裏發言，我認為他們的理論說得很對，但他們不曾真正當父母，可否請他們當一次父母之後，才能真正感受到何謂家庭友善、何謂照顧嬰兒出生問題和照顧兒童的問題。
I think their arguments really have a point . But the point I am driving at is that they have never been parents before . Not until they become parents can they truly experience family - friendliness and those problems associated with the time around giving birth to a child and the subsequent care of the child
所以，我們會表決支持這項修正案，多謝主席。
Therefore we will vote in favour of the amendment . Thank you President
這些政棍叫價這麼高，站在道德高地，多麼容易！
Those political scoundrels ask for such a high price . How easy it is for them to take a moral high ground!
反對派經常說他們代表民意，我相信他們只能代表部分民意，他們並不代表我。
The opposition Members always say that they represent public opinions . I believe that they represent the views of some members of the public since they do not represent me
作為一位父親，他希望能夠有侍產假。
As a father he hoped that paternity leave could be introduced
當他提出這項建議後，民建聯也予以支持。
After he made this proposal the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB also rendered its support
政府將侍產假方案提交勞工顧問委員會，而經歷數年研究後，終於得到勞顧會的勞資雙方代表同意，將侍產假方案提交立法會。
The Government presented the proposal on paternity leave to the Labour Advisory Board LAB and after years of study the proposal was ultimately endorsed by both employer representatives and employee representatives of LAB and presented to the Legislative Council
我們通過3天侍產假方案時，很多反對派議員說一定要5天，否則會反對方案。
When we passed the three - day paternity leave proposal many opposition Members said that five days must be offered otherwise they would vote against the proposal
我相信今天到最後投票時，有人會棄權，我不相信有人會反對把3天侍產假增至5天。
I believe that when the Bill is finally put to vote some Members will abstain from voting . I do not believe anyone will oppose the increase of paternity leave from three days to five days
首先，公民黨一直要求設定7天全薪侍產假，理由十分簡單。
First of all the Civic Party has always demanded a seven - day full - pay paternity leave . The reason is very simple
在香港，育兒對母親構成很大壓力，傳統家庭觀念令照顧兒女的責任通常落在母親身上，而很多時候，產後母親須獨力承擔照顧新生嬰兒和處理家務的重擔，壓力之大，不容忽視。
Parenting is stressful for mothers in Hong Kong because the responsibility of caring for children usually falls on them due to traditional family values . In many cases the postpartum mother has to single - handedly shoulder the heavy burden of caring for the newborn baby and doing housework . Their stress is too great to be ignored
香港幼兒教育及服務聯會早前曾進行調查，九成受訪母親表示，產後經常睡眠不足，半數受訪者認為產後未能得到家人支持；10%至 15%的母親患有產後抑鬱症，更曾出現傷害嬰兒的念頭。
The Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood Education and Services conducted a survey earlier on . 90 % of the mothers interviewed said that they were often deprived of sleep after delivery . Half of the respondents held that they did not receive postpartum family support