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我希望局長可以澄清。
I hope that the Secretary can make such clarifications
這3筆款項與3個月工資或72,500元上限有何關係？
What is the relationship between these three sums of money and the three months wages or the ceiling of 72,500?
主席，我謹此陳辭，希望局方可以在發言時解釋清楚。
Chairman with these remarks I implore the Bureau to give a clear explanation in its response
主席，我謹以《2018年差餉令》小組委員會主席的身份，匯報小組委員會的審議工作。
President in my capacity as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rating Exemption Order 2018 I now report on the deliberations of the Subcommittee
《2018年差餉令》的目的是落實2018-2019年度財政預算案建議的差餉寬免措施，以寬免每個應課差餉物業4個季度的差餉，每季上限為2,500元。
The Rating Exemption Order 2018 the Order seeks to give effect to the rates concession proposed in the 2018 - 2019 Budget and declares that all tenements are exempted from the payment of rates up to a maximum of 2,500 for each quarter
小組委員會曾舉行兩次會議，與政府當局討論《命令》，並曾接獲一名市民的意見書。小組委員會原則上不反對提供差餉寬免，以紓緩市民的經濟負擔。
The Subcommittee has held two meetings with the Government to examine the Order and received one submission from a member of the public
這些極少數的差餉繳納人，例如地產商及持有大量物業的業主，會獲得大比例的差餉寬減額。
A small number of ratepayers such as property developers and owners with many rateable properties will reap a large proportion of the total concession amount
因此，多名小組委員批評差餉寬減措施向富人傾斜、"還富於富"，違背政府以基層和清貧人士為寬減措施受惠對象及與社會分享本港經濟成果的目的。
Therefore a number of Subcommittee members have criticized that the rates concession measure is lopsided to the rich and returning wealth to the rich running counter to the Governments objectives of targeting the concessionary measures at the grass roots and the needy and sharing the fruits of Hong Kongs economic success with the community
小組委員會多名委員促請政府當局改善差餉寬減措施，以期達致更公平地分配涉及的款項。
A number of Subcommittee members have urged the Government to improve the rates concession measure to achieve a more equitable distribution of the concessions
委員的建議包括限制每名差餉繳納人可獲差餉寬減的物業數目，將差餉寬減措施局限於租戶及自住物業的業主，以及將已落成但未出售的物業豁免於差餉寬減措施以外等。
The proposals raised by these members include limiting the number of rateable properties per ratepayer eligible for rates concession; confining the rates concession measure to tenants and owners of self - occupied properties; and excluding completed but unsold residential properties from the rates concession measure etc
政府當局指出，《命令》所載的差餉寬減措施涵蓋約325萬個須繳交差餉的物業，包括796,000個公屋單位。
The Government has advised that the rates concession measure under the Order will cover about 3.25 million properties including 796 000 public rental housing PRH units
香港房屋委員會將向公屋租戶退還差餉寬減。
The Housing Authority will rebate the rates concessions to PRH tenants
此外，在可獲得最高差餉寬減額的首10位差餉繳納人的租約之中，有超過82%的租約訂明租金不包含差餉。
Moreover over 82 % of the tenancies of the estimated top 10 ratepayers are of rates exclusive basis
換言之，有關差餉雖然先由業主代繳，但大部分的差餉寬免將根據租約條款退還予相關租戶。
In other words most of the rates concessions will be rebated to the tenants concerned in accordance with the provisions of tenancy agreements although the owners remain as ratepayers
政府當局表示明白市民大眾對差餉寬減機制的關注，亦察悉議員提出的改善建議，並承諾會在2018年年底前，完成就改善現行差餉寬減機制不同方案的分析，以及適時向立法會相關的事務委員會提交文件。
The Government fully understands the concerns of the general public about the rates concession mechanism and notes the proposals raised by Members . The Government will endeavour to complete the analysis of options to improve the current rates concession mechanism by the end of 2018 and will provide a paper to the relevant Legislative Council Panel in due course
小組委員會亦曾討論，為何差餉物業估價署在《命令》於2018年4月1日生效前，已發出第一季的徵收差餉通知書，並在通知書上訂明第一季的差餉寬減額。
The Subcommittee has also discussed why the Rating and Valuation Department RVD had issued the demand notes for rates payment for the first quarter before commencement of the Order on 1 April 2018 setting out the rates concession amount for the first quarter
有委員質疑這項安排在法律上是否恰當。
A member has queried whether such arrangement would be legally in order
政府當局解釋，考慮到每季發出的通知書數量龐大，而且在2018年3月底及4月初有公眾假期，差餉物業估價署在2018年3月28日開始發出第一季通知書，可利便差餉繳納人在2018年4月30日或之前繳款。
The Government has explained that given the huge quantity of demand notes issued in each quarter and taking into account that there are public holidays in late March and early April 2018 RVD starts issuing the demand notes for the first quarter on 28 March 2018 which would facilitate payers to settle the payment by 30 April 2018
政府當局強調，以往多年推行的差餉寬減措施一直沿用類似安排。
The Government has stressed that similar arrangements have been in place for the rates concession measures introduced in the past years
由於4月30日這個最後繳款日是在《命令》 生效日後之後，即命令所適用的差餉款額是在命令生效後才須繳交。故此，在2018年4月1日之前發出第一季通知書的安排，在法律上並無問題。
Given that the Last Day for Payment of 30 April 2018 falls on a date after the Order has come into effect the arrangement of issuing demand notes for rates payment for the quarter before 1 April 2018 is legally in order
代理主席，以下是我個人對《命令》的意見。
Deputy President my personal views on the Order are as follows
就本命令的具體內容及審議過程，我不想多談。
I do not want to talk too much about the specific contents of the Order and the deliberation process
以下發言，我主要集中探討現時寬免差餉一事在社會引起的爭議。
I will instead mainly focus on examining the controversies in the community arising from the current rates concession
毫無疑問，隨着近10年樓價不斷急升，租金水漲船高，社會上不斷有聲音批評，現時當局寬免所有物業差餉的做法，令一些擁有大量物業的業主可以獲得巨額差餉寬免，對於市民大眾並不公平。
Undoubtedly as property prices have skyrocketed in the past decade and rents have risen there have been constant criticisms in the community that the Governments rates concession measure for all properties is unfair to the general public as owners holding a large number of properties can enjoy huge amounts of rates concessions
政府今年雖然坐擁巨額盈餘，但在預算案中推出的照顧基層市民措施，未能符合市民的期望，令有關差餉寬免的爭議越演越烈。
Although the Government has a huge surplus this year the measures introduced in the Budget to take care of the grass roots have failed to meet the expectations of the public and the controversies over rates concessions has intensified
不過，我想指出，現行的差餉寬免安排並非特區政府首創。
However I would like to say that the existing rates concession arrangement is not pioneered by the SAR Government
早在港英年代開始，政府一旦出現大額盈餘或希望刺激香港經濟時，均會推出差餉寬免；向所有物業作出差餉寬免的做法亦由那個時候開始。
Since the British Hong Kong era the Government had introduced rates concessions when there were huge surpluses or when it wanted to stimulate the economy and the practice of providing rates concessions to all properties had started since then
當局向小組委員會提交的文件顯示，首10名差餉繳納人在2018-2019年度獲得的差餉寬免金額共達2億5,600萬元。不過，當中有82%的物業在與租客簽訂的租約中，訂明有關租金並不包括差餉，業主只是代租客繳交差餉。
As shown in the paper submitted by the Government to the Subcommittee for the top 10 ratepayers who are expected to receive the largest amounts of rates concession in 2018 - 2019 the total rates concession amounts to 256 million but over 82 % of the tenancies are of rates exclusive basis and the owners are only paying rates on behalf of the tenants
因此，租用大型業主物業的商戶和市民均可受惠於剛才提到的差餉寬免措施。
As a result commercial tenants renting premises in large property as well as members of the public can benefit from the rates concession measure mentioned earlier
當然，局方提交的文件並沒有交代這些租客可從中獲得的差餉寬免金額。
Of course the paper submitted by the Bureau has not accounted for the amounts of rates concession received by these tenants
如果當局可以交代具體的數字，可能會令市民更清楚知道差餉寬免對租客的幫助。
If the Government can provide the specific figures it may help the public understand more clearly how tenants can benefit from rates concessions
話說回來，當局並非不了解社會大眾對差餉寬免機制的不滿。
The Government understands the general publics dissatisfaction with the rates concession mechanism
當局在小組委員會第一次會議上已經指出，現時差餉估價及徵收是以物業為基礎，而差餉繳納人可能是業主、租客或業主代理人。
At the first meeting of the Subcommittee the Government pointed out that the valuation and collection of rates are based on tenements and a ratepayer can be the owner tenant or agent of the owner
差餉物業估價署能夠收集的差餉繳納人資料就只有姓名和地址，而沒有身份證號碼、商業登記證號碼及物業業主的資料。
RVD collects information on the names and mailing addresses of the ratepayers but not their Hong Kong Identity Card numbers the Business Registration numbers or information of the owners of the tenements
因此，如果當局要改變現時差餉寬免措施的安排，便需要修改《差餉條例》，改變現時只是以物業作為差餉估價及徵收資料的基礎，並要更新差餉物業估價署的電腦系統及資料庫。
For this reason if the Government is to change the current arrangements for rates concession it will need to change the valuation and collection of rates based on tenements and also update the computer system and database of RVD
當局在現階段根本無法改變差餉寬免的安排。
At this stage the Government cannot change the arrangements for rates concession
因此，當局現正就有關改變差餉寬免安排所需要進行的工作，以及改變差餉寬免安排所帶來的影響，進行相應研究，並會在本年年底完成有關工作後再向立法會報告。
Thus the Government is conducting a study on the work required to change the current arrangements for rates concession and the impacts thereof . It will report to the Legislative Council upon completion of the work at the end of this year
就此，我希望當局可以盡快完成有關研究，並詳細考慮一旦改變現時差餉寬免安排所帶來的影響。
In this connection I hope that the Government will complete the study as soon as possible and consider in detail the impacts of changing the current arrangements for rates concession
舉例而言，如每位業主只獲寬免一項物業的差餉，聯名物業及公司持有物業的問題該如何處理？
For example how should jointly - owned properties or properties held via a holding company be handled if each owner will be provided with rates concession for a property?
如果租約規定由租客繳交差餉，會否令這些租客失去差餉寬免？
If the tenancy agreement requires tenants to pay rates will these tenants be deprived of rates concession?
凡此種種的問題，均需要具體解決。
All these problems demand concrete solutions
我和民主建港協進聯盟均會支持這項《命令》，同時希望當局可以盡快完成改善差餉寬免機制的研究工作，減少近年社會對差餉寬免所帶來的爭議。
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and I will support the Order and we hope that the Government will complete the study on improving the rates concession mechanism as soon as possible and reduce controversies in the community over rates concession
主席，俗語有云："鳥擇良木而棲"。
Chairman as the adage goes birds choose good trees to perch on
若然如此，倒不如拿取合理補償。
If so why not seek reasonable compensation and leave
如果要對簿公堂，勞資關係已無法修復。
If employers and employees have to resort to legal proceedings their relationship is beyond repair
是和平分手，拿取各自的有關利益，總好過大家"攬炒"。
A peaceful breakup is the solution and each party can get what it wants . This is better than perishing together
老闆是否要搞到員工"無啖好食"，甚麼也不給他，迫到他走投無路才"過癮"呢？
Will employers only be elated when the employee leads a poor life and is driven to a dead end?
任何企業均有其紀律和文化。
All enterprises have their own discipline and culture
有時候，對於個別員工的要求，以至員工福利......
Sometimes the requirements of individual employees and their fringe benefits in reality the one who takes will never consider he has taken enough while the one who gives will always think that he has given too much
以建制派和反對派為例，即使大家立場不同，亦應和衷共濟。
Take the pro - establishment and pro - democracy camps as an example . Despite differences in political stances the two camps should collaborate
是否一定要激化矛盾？
Is it necessary to intensify the conflicts?
是否一定要以這種方法解決問題？
Is it the only way to solve the problems?
就勞資關係而言，我年輕時看到前輩的關係並非如此。
When I was young labour relations was not like that
大家從視像錄影看到，當時蔣麗芸議員即時制止他。
We could see that in the video recording . At that time Dr CHIANG Lai - wan stopped him immediately
然後，第二次，他又轉頭再做，當時梁君彥主席亦及時喝止他。
And then he came back and did it again for the second time . It was at that time that President Andrew LEUNG was able to stop him on time
我不明白作為一名時下年青人，為何對於祖國今天的強大，今天在國際上的威望，各方面的成就，如此敵視？
It is beyond my comprehension that a young man can be so hostile towards the Motherlands present powerful strength its international reputation and achievements on all fronts
今天，很多反對派議員不敢明目張膽地庇護鄭松泰的惡行，因為他將街頭的惡行帶入莊嚴的議會內。
Today many Members of the opposition camp dare not harbour the malicious deeds of CHENG Chung - tai blatantly because he has brought the malicious deeds from the streets to this solemn Council
我亦明白他們明白法庭已經將他定罪，如果他們再包庇鄭松泰的惡行或可說是罪行的話，我對他們對法治的觀念存疑。
I understand that they all know he has been convicted by the Court . If they still harbour CHENG Chung - tais malicious deeds which can be referred to as crime I am doubtful of their concept of the rule of law
不過，言語之間，他們也有包庇。
Nevertheless in the remarks they made they still harbour him
最可笑的是，會議一開始，郭榮鏗議員竟然提出規程問題，指李慧琼議員前面擺放了一支區旗及區徽，不合乎某些規定，也是不尊重等。
The most ridiculous thing is at the beginning of this meeting Mr Dennis KWOK actually raised a point of order alleging that the regional flag and the regional emblem placed in front of Ms Starry LEE do not comply with certain specifications which is tantamount to disrespect
"大人大姐"，別傻了。
We are grown - ups . Dont be silly
我們的區旗及區徽具有象徵意義，區旗、國旗、區徽及國徽是有象徵意義的。
Our regional flag and regional emblem carry symbolic meanings . The regional flag national flag regional emblem and national emblem carry symbolic meanings . We have seen many childrens paintings
我們看過很多小朋友畫的圖畫，他們畫的國旗是否正規如印刷一樣，並非如此，但他們愛國的熱誠，他們對國家的尊重，洋溢在圖畫上。
Are the national flags in these paintings painted in the way as formal as printed national flags? . The answer is no . However we can see that their paintings are filled with passion of patriotism and respect for the country
因此，我認為可悲的是，除了是鄭松泰本人當日的惡行外，就是今天某些人的看法。
Hence what I have found pathetic―apart from the malicious deeds of CHENG Chung - tai on that day―are the remarks made by certain people today
主席，我不得不回應某些議員對我提出的修正案的很多誤解或有意曲解。
Chairman I find it necessary to respond to certain Members misunderstanding or deliberate misinterpretations of my proposed amendments
僱主在不合理及不合法解僱僱員後，還要讓僱主同意僱員復職，簡直是緣木求魚，荒謬至極。
After an employer has unreasonably and unlawfully dismissal his employee if we still have to seek his consent for the employees reinstatement it is just like climbing a tree to catch fish it is really the most absurd measure
這點是基礎，但只有復職令，沒有復職權。
This is the basic requirement but only the reinstatement order is involved but not the right to reinstatement
我解釋了很多次，僱主若拒絕履行復職令，可以付錢代替，導致僱員沒有復職權。
As I have explained time and again an employer can make a payment in lieu of enforcing the reinstatement order which will deprive the employees of their right to reinstatement
我曾經想提出這項修正案，但主席說修正案是超越了範圍。
I intended to propose a relevant amendment but the President ruled that it was out of scope
所以，鍾國斌議員說得對，我不應只提出將額外款項的款額上限提升至僱員月薪的6倍，更應讓《條例草案》賦予僱員復職權。
Therefore Mr CHUNG Kwok - pan was right in saying that I should not only raise the ceiling of the further sum to six times the employees average monthly wages but should also provide for the employees right to reinstatement in the Bill
很可惜，我做不到，所以我要說清楚這件事。
Regrettably I was unable to do so and therefore I have to make myself clear
因此，在《條例草案》恢復二讀時，我要投棄權票。
Thus when we resumed the Second Reading of the Bill I abstained from voting
除了基本權利外，為何我一定要爭取復職權？
Why do I insist to fight for the right to reinstatement apart from the fact that it is a basic right?
僱員被僱主不合理及不合法解僱後，為何仍然想復職呢？
Why would an employee want to be reinstated after being unreasonably and unlawfully dismissal by the employer?
這便是教訓，港鐵公司的工會至今仍不能回復當年那種組織和力量。
This is a lesson and up till now the trade union of MTRCL is still unable to resume the organization and strength back then
一間大型機構選擇不合理及不合法地解僱工會領袖，絕對可以將工會的力量瓦解。
It is absolutely possible for a large corporation to thwart the forces of a trade union by unreasonably and unlawfully dismissing its leaders
他們加入行政會議，在工人的權益和"保皇"之間，我不知道他們要如何平衡。
After joining the Executive Council they have been sandwiched between the labour rights and interests and the role as royalists . I wonder how a balance can be struck
根據勞顧會的網頁，勞顧會"是一個非法定組織，就一般勞工事務，向勞工處處長提供意見。
According to the website of LAB it is a non - statutory body to advise the Commissioner for Labour on labour matters
勞顧會由勞工處處長出任主席，共有12名非官方委員，分別由僱主及僱員方面的6名代表出任"。
The Commissioner for Labour is the chairman of LAB which has 12 unofficial members six representing employers and six representing employees
勞方代表不是由300多萬名"打工仔女"中選出，而是全部由工會投票產生，而工會有超過一半是工聯會的屬會，一個工會投一票，就可以選出全部5名勞方代表，基本上操控了勞顧會的代表性。
The employee representatives are not elected by the 3 - odd million wage earners but by trade unions by ballot . Given that more than half of the trade unions are FTUs member unions they can elect all the five employee representatives by one - union - one - vote and basically manipulate the representativeness of LAB
黃定光議員，究竟誰負責立法？是勞顧會立法還是立法會立法？
Mr WONG Ting - kwong which body is responsible for the enactment of laws LAB or the Legislative Council?
但是，很可惜，政府躲在勞顧會背後"拉線"，然後說勞顧會達成 的共識便是政府的立場，如果立法會對勞顧會已達成共識的方案有任何修訂，政府便不排除撤回《條例草案》。
But regrettably the Government has been pulling the thread behind LAB and said that the consensus of LAB reflects the position of the Government . If the Legislative Council makes any amendment to the agreed proposal submitted by LAB the Government does not rule out the possibility of withdrawing the Bill
這完全是不尊重議會，亦不尊重議會背後的民意，完全是欺騙市民。
This is simply a disrespect for the legislature and the public opinion that this legislature represents and all the more a deception to the public
主席，我想就局長剛才提出的幾點作進一步解釋。
Chairman I would like to further explain the few points just raised by the Secretary
這項條件很清楚也很合理，為何不能接受？
This condition is very clear and very reasonable why is it unacceptable?
金錢補償方面，局長剛才很聽黃定光議員的話，黃定光議員提及3筆錢，局長便予以回應。
Regarding monetary compensation Mr WONG Ting - kwong mentioned three sums of money and the Secretary who has paid good attention to Mr WONGs speech has responded
主席，局長至今仍然未能取消強積金對沖安排。
Chairman the Secretary has not yet been able to abolish the MPF offsetting arrangement
即使《2017年僱傭條例草案》今天獲得通過，立即生效......
Assuming that the Employment Amendment Bill 2017 the Bill is passed today and comes into effect immediately in case of unreasonable and unlawful dismissal the employer certainly has to pay LSP
其實，僱員要麼得到上限為15萬元的補償金......法庭往往會考慮在該段時間僱員是否應負上責任。
The true fact is that the employee can either obtain the compensation capped at 150,000 the court will very often weigh the employees share of responsibility in the relevant period
我提出的多項修正案，外國早已實行。
The proposals that I have made in my amendments are actually the long - established practices in overseas countries and the whole system has been implemented in the United Kingdom for years
整 套制度，英國已經實行多年，只是香港一直滯後，而且失信於國際社會和國際勞工組織。
Hong Kong has been lagging behind and has let down the international community and the International Labour Organization
況且，復職權是基本人權。但是，僱員要求法庭頒布復職令，並且行使其復職權的情況，其實鮮會出現。
In addition while the reinstatement right is a basic human right few employees will actually apply to the court for reinstatement orders and exercise their reinstatement right thereafter
一般而言，"打工仔"被辭退後若與僱主對簿公堂，關係全面破裂，但仍堅持復職，這種情況可謂少之又少。
Generally speaking it is highly unlikely for the dismissed wage earners to insist on reinstatement after having legal disputes with their employers and suffering a relationship breakdown
其實，我們想要保障的是工會代表。
We are in fact trying to protect representatives of trade unions
主席，首先，我要解釋第一組修正案。
Chairman first of all I would like to explain the first group of amendments
至於何謂合理地切實可行，正是我第一組修正案的要點所在。
As regards what is meant by reasonably practicable my first group of amendments actually addresses this issue
不過，為令合理地切實可行更具體，我會提出兩點供法院考慮。
However in order to give more specific description to reasonably practicable I have put forward two points for consideration by the court
我認為法院應該考慮以下兩點。
I think the court should consider the following two points
因此，法庭在考慮再次聘用這名員工是否合理地切實可行時，僱主必須先證明，如果他不及時另聘僱員替代該名受屈員工，在工作方面將不切實可行。
Therefore when the court considers whether re - engagement of the employee concerned is reasonably practicable the employer must first prove that if he does not timely engage a replacement for the aggrieved employee it will not be operationally practicable
第二點，僱主亦可以證明，該名被不合理及不合法地解僱的僱員，從來沒有表示有意復職或返回公司工作，而他亦已在合理時間內聘用另一名員工取代被解僱的員工。
Second the employer can also prove that the employee who has been unreasonably and unlawfully dismissed has never indicated his intention to be reinstated or re - engaged and that he has also engaged a replacement after the lapse of a reasonable period
僱主是可以向法院反映這種情況的，而這亦會成為合理地不切實可行的考慮，原因是已另聘員工替代。
The employer can reflect this situation to the court and it can be a factor for considering whether reinstatement is reasonably practicable as a replacement has been engaged
就中小企的環境來說，這是較易信納的。由於運作規模相對較小，缺少了一名員工的確可能會令公司受到影響，又或是在提供服務時構成重大阻礙。
It is easier for SMEs to prove this point to the satisfaction of the court as the scale of operation is relatively smaller and having one employee less may have real impacts on the company or may constitute a major obstacle to the provision of services
這一組修正案只是加入這兩項條件，令法院在考慮合理地切實可行讓有關的員工返回原來的崗位或調派到類似的崗位復職時，可以更為具體。
This group of amendments has only added these two conditions so that the court can more specifically consider whether it is reasonably practicable for the employee concerned to return to the original post or to be transferred to a similar post after reinstatement
"過三關"所指的是，第一關，法院必須信納僱員遭不合法及不合理解僱。
About the three hurdles to be overcome the first hurdle is that it must be proved to the satisfaction of the court that the employee has been unlawfully and unreasonably dismissed
第二關，法院必須認為僱員返回原來崗位，是較合適或恰當的補救方法，這是不容易的。
The second hurdle is that the court must consider that the employees return to the original post is a more appropriate or proper remedy which is not easy
因此，如果工聯會考慮清楚，他們應該一定會支持我的修正案。
Hence if FTU gives due consideration it should definitely support my amendments
最後一關是法院必須認為，讓該名員工復職或再次聘任是合理地切實可行的。
The last hurdle is that the court must consider whether reinstatement or re - engagement of the employee is reasonably practicable
因此，主席，我的修正案非常合理，亦令法院考慮合理地切實可行讓員工復職或再次聘任的條件更具體及清楚，不會容許僱主推說已另聘員工便算。
Chairman my amendments are highly reasonable giving more specific and detailed description of the factors to be considered by the court in deciding whether reinstatement or re - engagement of the employee is reasonably practicable . Moreover the employer cannot refuse to reinstate or re - engage the employee on the pretext of having engaged a replacement
主席，我還有其他修正案。我想問清楚，這項辯論是否同時包括第二組及第三組的修正案；如果是，我便需要再次發言，因為我的時間不足夠？
Chairman I have other amendments and I would like to clarify whether this debate also covers the second and third groups of amendments . If so I would like to speak again later
我現在向各位提出的待議議題是：張超雄議員動議的第一組修正案，予以通過。
I now propose the question to you and that is That the first group of amendments moved by Dr Fernando CHEUNG be passed
我們提出的任何修正案，只要符合法例和規則，主席也會批准，所以不存在臨時提出修正案，或沒經勞顧會討論不可以提出修正案等問題。
Any amendments proposed by us will be approved by the President if they conform with the law and rules hence there should be no such concerns as proposing amendments at the eleventh - hour or disallowing amendments not having been discussed by LAB to be proposed
主席，我有聽的，不過有時候再穩妥點較好。
Chairman I did listen but sometimes it is better to be more careful
我剛才解釋了我第一組修正案的主要內容，便是如果要考慮復職是否合理地切實可行，法庭首先要僱主證明兩件事，我不重複了，但我覺得兩個條件均十分重要。
Just now I have already explained the main contents of my first group of amendments which is the court requires an employer to make two clarifications before considering whether it is reasonably practicable to reinstate an employee . I will not repeat the two conditions but I consider them very important
我現在解釋第二組修正案。
Let me explain the second group of amendments now
這一組修正案主要是有關賠償金額。
This group of amendments is mainly concerned with the amount of compensation
我的修正案建議把款額增至月薪6倍，不設上限。
My amendment proposes to increase the sum to six times the employees monthly wages and remove the ceiling
為何要作出這項修訂？
Why is it necessary to make this amendment?
很簡單，一筆錢可以"買起"法庭的命令，是很嚴重的問題。
The reason is very simple . It is a grave issue that a court order can be bought up with a sum of money
第一，在原則上我已經不同意，我稍後再解釋我的憂慮。
First I oppose this approach in principle and I will explain my worries again later on
僱主為何要解僱僱員，甚至被法庭證明是不合法地解僱？
Why did an employer dismiss an employee and the dismissal might even be considered as unlawful by the court?
可能是因為僱員參與組織工會或甚至擔任工會領袖，僱主為了鏟除這口眼中釘，甘冒大不韙，不合法地解僱該僱員。
The reasons for dismissal might be the employees participation in the organization of a trade union or his being a union leader . In order to get rid of this thorn in his flesh the employer is willing to take the risk of dismissing the employee unlawfully
因為他要鏟除這口眼中釘，而為甚麼該僱員跟老闆"面左左"，仍要繼續在那裏工作？
That is because he has to remove the thorn in his flesh . And why does the employee insist on reinstatement even if he is not on speaking terms with the employer?
便是他要維繫工會。
The reason is that he has to safeguard the trade union
黃定光議員所談到的是一般中小企，中小企根本不會出現這些情況。
The cases cited by Mr WONG Ting - kwong involved small and medium enterprises SMEs but such situations simply would not happen in SMEs
我所說的很多時是在大機構，甚至不是公司而是大型公營部門，例如大學。
The cases that I am referring to very often happened in big corporations or big public bodies such as universities . Some universities have recently fired a number of teaching staff