Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
正如我在開始辯論時所言，10年前我剛當選元朗區區議員，其中一項首要工作，就是提出有關保護動物的議案，促請警方調查當時虐待流浪貓的事件。
As I have said at the beginning of the debate when I was just elected a District Council member of the Yuen Long District 10 years ago one of the primary tasks was to move a motion on animal protection urging the Police to investigate the abuse of stray cats back then
今天只是一個開始。
Today is just the beginning
事實上，是次辯論中，很多同事都提出極具質素的建議，包括我們全力推動有關動物乘搭公共交通工具的安排。
In fact many colleagues have made extremely high quality suggestions in this debate including the suggestion to make an all - out effort to push forward the arrangement for animals to travel on public transport
在符合若干條件下，例如將動物放入袋、在非繁忙時間，以及在特定的車廂內，可考慮予以推行。
Subject to certain conditions such as putting animals in bags travelling during non - peak periods and in specified train compartments this suggestion can be considered for implementation
港鐵、巴士等公共交通工具，均可開放成為下一個動物友善空間。
Public transport such as MTR and buses can all be opened up as the next animal - friendly space
大家可以不愛牠們，但不能傷害牠們。
People may dislike animals but they should never harm them
在2017年的香港，香港人有仁慈之心，香港也是一個具質素和文明的城市。
In Hong Kong nowadays Hong Kong people are kind - hearted and Hong Kong is a quality civilized city
甘地有一句名言："一個城市的文明程度，取決於城市的人民如何看待動物。
As a famous saying of Mr Mahatma GANDHI goes The degree to which a city is civilized depends on the way how the people in the city treat animals
"我希望這項針對動物保護的議案，將會為動物權益揭開新一頁。
I hope that this motion on animal protection will open a new chapter on animal rights
寵物依賴主人生存，而主人除有責任提供飲食及住所外，還要給牠們很多愛心，互相陪伴和照顧牠們一生，所以未想清楚便不要養寵物。
Since pets are dependent on their owners to survive owners are not only duty - bound to feed and accommodate them but also to love them keep them company and take care of them till they die . Therefore one should think very carefully before keeping pets
野生動物如猴子，有自己的生活方式，人類不應干擾，所以不應餵食，否則便會影響牠們的生存本能。
Wild animals like monkeys have their own lifestyles which human beings should not intervene . Therefore we must not feed them so as to avoid undermining their survival instinct
代理主席，流浪牛和屠房內的牛有何分別呢？
Deputy President is there any difference between stray cattle and cattle in the slaughterhouses?
流浪牛當然要保護，那麼屠房內的牛呢？
There is no doubt that stray cattle should be protected but how about cattle in the slaughterhouses?
我個人相信眾生平等，所以為了盡力避免殺生，至今已經茹素超過30年，一直沒有吃過動物或海洋生物，希望可以為保護動物出力，而這亦是我參選從政的原因之一。
I personally believe that all lives are equal so in order to avoid killing lives I have become a vegetarian for more than 30 years during which I have not eaten any animal or marine creatures . I hope this will help protecting animals which is also one of the reasons why I ran in the election and take part in politics
我感謝鄺俊宇議員提出今天的議案，讓我可以繼於2015年12月提出"加強打擊走私野生動物罪行"有關禁止象牙買賣的議案後，再次在立法會會議為保護動物發聲。
I thank Mr KWONG Chun - yu for moving todays motion as it enables me to speak again for the protection of animals at the meeting of the Legislative Council further to the motion on Strengthening the combat against the crime of wildlife smuggling moved by me in December 2015 about the ban on ivory trade
代理主席，雖然我是素食者，亦不時推廣素食對動物、環保和健康的好處，但基於社會的環境和現實的考慮，我知道不可能立法禁止 吃肉。
Deputy President I am a vegetarian and often promote the advantages of a vegan diet to animals environmental protection and health . And yet considering the social environment and the reality I understand that it is impossible to legislate to prohibit meat - eating
因此，當我看到鄺俊宇議員今天的議案的議題是"維護動物權益"時，我感到十分驚訝。
Therefore I was very surprised when I saw the subject of the motion Safeguarding animal rights moved by Mr KWONG Chun - yu today
根據牛津字典，"動物權益"是指動物有不受人類剝削和虐待的生存權利。
According to Oxford dictionary animal rights refers to the rights of animals to live free from human exploitation and abuse
有爭取動物權益的團體提出動物並非人類的資產，所以不應該以動物作任何用途，包括食用、娛樂以至科學研究。
As pointed out by animal rights groups animals are not assets of human beings and thus should not be used for any such purpose as consumption entertainment or scientific research
因此，現時世界上並沒有任何國家或城市為保障動物權益而立法，主要的原因是爭議太大，現實中難以執行。
Therefore no country or city in this world has enacted any legislation to safeguard animal rights mainly because the issue is too controversial and is difficult to put into practice in reality
對於鄺俊宇議員的議案和其他議員的修正案內容，我大部分也十分支持，但為了令討論更聚焦，避免市民大眾誤會、抗拒，並爭取最多市民的支持，所以我建議把比較極端的"維護動物權益"改為"維護動物福利"。
With regard to the motion moved by Mr KWONG Chun - yu and the amendments proposed by other Members I support most of them . However in order to be more focused and avoid arousing public misunderstanding or resistance and to solicit the greatest public support I suggest replacing the more radical phrase safeguarding animal rights with safeguarding animal welfare
我早前曾委託立法會秘書處資料研究組進行一項有關動物福利法例的研究。
Earlier on I have commissioned the Research Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat to carry out a study on animal welfare legislation
研究報告指出，動物福利涵蓋動物的身體狀況、精神狀況，以及能否滿足其基本的需要和渴望。
It is pointed out in the report that animal welfare encompasses animals physical state mental state and ability to fulfil their natural needs and desires
我相信動物福利在社會上會得到較大的共識，所以希望各位議員考慮支持。
I trust that animal welfare should be able to foster greater consensus in society so I hope Members will consider supporting my amendment
代理主席，由於時間有限，以下我會簡單介紹我的修正案的重點內容。
Deputy President due to time constraint I am going to briefly introduce the main points of my amendment
首先，香港現時有最少10項涉及動物福利和管理的法例，而《防止殘酷對待動物條例》一般被視為當中的核心法例，但該條例是在1935年以英國的《1911年保護動物法令》為藍本改寫而成的。
First of all there are at least 10 ordinances touching upon animal protection and management in Hong Kong and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance is generally regarded as the centre - piece legislation . However the Ordinance modelled on the Protection of Animals Act 1911 of the United Kingdom was enacted in 1935
雖然政府過去曾就該條例作出3次修訂，但所有修訂僅涉及殘酷對待動物的罰則，卻並未對其立法原則作任何改動。
While three amendments had been made to the Ordinance all of them were related to revision in penalty for cruelty to animals without changing the underlying legislative principles
然而，英國已於2006年制定新的《動物福祉法令》，用以取代舊有的法例。
And yet the United Kingdom enacted the new Animal Welfare Act AWA in 2006 to replace the old act
由於舊有法例沒有界定動物應獲得的待遇，亦沒有授權執法人員在動物受到痛楚之前，可採取有效的行動來保護動物，所以舊有法例未能為動物提供足夠的保護，但新訂的《動物福祉法令》則採取了主人必須主動照顧其動物這個福利概念。
The old act was considered inadequate to protect the animals as it failed to define how the animal ought to be treated and no authorization had been made for law enforcement officers to take effective action to protect the animals before any suffering occurred . The new AWA on the other hand has adopted the welfare concept that animal owners need to have a positive duty of care
代理主席，香港至今仍未有較完整的動物福利法，甚至沒有法例要求主人必須妥善照顧其動物。
Deputy President Hong Kong has yet to enact comprehensive legislation on animal welfare nor is there any legislation to require animal owners to take proper care of their animals
換言之，現時，在香港虐待動物才算犯法，而不提供清潔的水給動物飲用則不算犯法。
In other words while it is an offence to abuse animal in Hong Kong at present it is not if animals are not provided with clean drinking water
即使有人看見狗隻被人用鐵鏈鎖着在太陽下暴曬，甚至狗隻身上的肉已潰爛並長滿了蟲，而這亦是義工經常看見的情況，但卻甚麼也做不到、幫不到，也拯救不到。
Although dogs are sometimes found to be chained under the hot sun or bodies festered and covered with parasites which are cases which volunteers often come across nothing can be done to help or rescue them
不過，如果制定動物福利法例，便可以訂明照顧動物並提供基本合理的生活是主人的責任。
However if animal welfare legislation is enacted we may specify that animal owners are duty - bound to take care of their animals and provide them with basic and reasonable living
因此，我強烈要求政府盡快展開有關動物福利法例的立法研究，確保動物得到適當的照顧。
I therefore strongly request the Government to expeditiously carry out a legislative study on animal welfare legislation to ensure that animals receive proper care
民建聯一直要求成立"動物警察"，而陳克勤議員亦已做了很多相關的工作。
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB has all along requested the establishment of animal police and Mr CHAN Hak - kan has done a lot of work in this regard
然而，即使現時未有"動物警察"，我亦認為政府應立即加強培訓前線執法人員在處理虐待動物個案時的能力和警覺性，並加強檢控人員對動物法例的認識，確保他們能夠恰當地搜證和以合適的條例來進行檢控，令施虐者得到應有的法律制裁。
Although we do not have animal police for the time being I maintain that the Government should immediately enhance the training of frontline enforcement officers on handling cases of animal cruelty and their awareness of such cases and enhance the knowledge of prosecutors on animal legislation so as to ensure that they can properly collect evidence and take prosecution action pursuant to an appropriate legislation thereby bringing the abusers to justice
我在修正案中建議刪除原議案中"禁止人道毀滅流浪貓狗"的字眼，並以"積極鼓勵市民為動物絕育及領養動物，不採用人道毀滅作為控制流浪貓狗數目的方法"取代。
In my amendment I propose to delete the phrase prohibit the euthanization of stray cats and dogs and substitute with actively encourage the public to neuter animals and adopt animals refrain from using euthanization as a means to control the number of stray cats and dogs
我提出有關修正的原因，是很多一直在前線拯救流浪動物的動物組織成員向我反映，有時候他們辛苦拯救回來的流浪動物的身體狀況已經很差，如果完全禁止人道毀滅，對這些流浪動物來說可能更不人道。
The reason for proposing the relevant amendment is that as reflected by many members of animal groups who have been rescuing stray cats and dogs in the front line the stray animals which they rescued were sometimes in a pretty bad physical condition so it may be more inhumane to these stray animals if we introduce a total ban on euthanization
代理主席，我也特別關注"地盤狗"和"倉狗"的問題。
Deputy President I also have particular concern for construction site dogs and warehouse dogs
現時香港很多流浪狗均屬於"地盤狗"和"倉狗"。
At present many stray dogs in Hong Kong are actually construction site dogs and warehouse dogs
香港有很多地盤在施工期間都會飼養一些狗隻作保安用途，但在地盤完工後，便不會再理會這些狗隻，令牠們全部變成流浪狗。
It is a common phenomenon that dogs are kept in construction sites for security reasons in Hong Kong but upon completion of the construction projects the dogs will be left unattended and thus become stray dogs
如果香港將來制定動物福利法例，更應該將遺棄動物行為列為罪行，加強對遺棄動物行為的刑責，亦應研究向犯罪者施加其他刑罰，例如要求犯罪者接受心理輔導、修讀有關動物福利的課程，以及禁止犯罪者在一定時間內再飼養動物。
In case Hong Kong enacts legislation on animal welfare in future it should include the abandonment of animals as an offence and increase the criminal liabilities for an act of abandoning animals . Furthermore the Government should also explore imposing other penalties on offenders such as requiring them to receive psychological counseling and attend courses on animal welfare and forbidding them to keep animals for a period of time
政府要執法便一定要賦予前線人員相關的權力，好讓他們在認為動物處於危險情況時，可以採取適當的拯救行動。
In order for the Government to enforce the law it should confer the relevant powers on frontline officers so that they can take appropriate rescue actions on animals in danger
最近數年令我們很心痛，因為發生越來越多有人蓄意毒害動物的個案。
It has been very disheartening to see an increasing deliberate act of animal poisoning in recent years
因此，我已要求政府研究就蓄意毒害動物的行為制定專門的法例，以及積極審視針對相關罪行而進行的調查和檢控程序，以確保能夠將這些犯罪者繩之以法。
I have therefore requested the Government to conduct a study to explore the enactment of dedicated legislation on deliberate acts of animal poisoning and actively examine the investigation and prosecution procedures on related offences so as to ensure that offenders are brought to justice
代理主席，民建聯支持原議案。
Deputy President DAB supports the original motion
然而，我剛才聽罷毛孟靜議員的解釋後，卻發現她似乎不是這意思，但她的寫法確實容易引起誤會和爭議，所以民建聯會投棄權票。
And yet after listening to the explanation given by Ms Claudia MO just now I realized that this is not her intention . But since the drafting of her amendment would easily give rise to misunderstanding and dispute DAB will abstain from voting
至於梁美芬議員、譚文豪議員和陳克勤議員的修正案，全部均以加強動物福利為主，所以民建聯都會予以支持。
For the amendments proposed by Dr Priscilla LEUNG Mr Jeremy TAM and Mr CHAN Hak - kan as they mainly seek to enhance animal welfare DAB will support all of them
代理主席，我很希望今天這項議案可以獲得通過，令香港有一套完整的動物福利法例，亦希望在制定有關的法例和經過多次討論後，會令整個社會對保護和愛護動物有更多的認識和討論，亦希望有更多市民接受和愛護動物。
Deputy President I eagerly hope that todays motion can be passed so that Hong Kong will have comprehensive legislation on animal welfare . I also hope that the enactment of the relevant legislation and the numerous discussions will enhance peoples knowledge of the protection and care of animals and encourage further discussions thereby fostering greater acceptance of animals in the community and greater protection of animals
代理主席，我謹此陳辭，希望大家支持我的修正案。
Deputy President with these remarks I hope Members will support my amendment
代理主席，有一種權益叫動物權益，今天我要多謝鄺俊宇議員提出這項議案。
Deputy President there is a kind of rights called animals rights . I would like to thank Mr KWONG Chung - yu for moving this motion today
我們經常為不同人士爭取權益，但我們有時可能忽略了動物也有權益。
We often fight for the rights of different people but sometimes we may ignore that animals also have rights
現時我們主要靠《防止殘酷對待動物條例》來保護動物。但上一次修訂這項法例已經是2006年的事，距離現在已經11年。
We mainly rely on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance for the protection of animals but the Ordinance was last amended in 2006 which was 11 years ago
過去10年，社會上越來越多人關注保護動物這個議題。
In the past decade more and more people in the community have shown concern about the protection of animals
但是，相關法例太落後，未能與時並進，加上虐待動物事件陸續被揭發，自然引致很多人要求修改法例，加強保護動物。
However the relevant legislation is too outdated and it fails to keep abreast of the times . Furthermore with more and more animal abuse incidents being uncovered many people naturally demand to amend the law to provide better protection to animals
我認為應該盡快檢討相關條例，以保障動物權益。
I think the Ordinance should be reviewed expeditiously so as to protect animal rights
在我們討論動物權益的時候，除了法例保障以外，更重要的是教育。
When we discuss animal rights apart from legal protection education is more important
很多人覺得飼養動物是一個身份象徵。
Many people think that keeping animals is a status symbol
這又成為一個棄養的藉口。
That is another excuse for abandonment
我發現與動物一起成長的小朋友更懂得照顧別人。
I find that children growing up with animals know better how to take care of others
例如，這個小朋友不足3歲，但他已經知道小狗不可以吃巧克力。
For example this child is less than three years old yet he already knows that the puppies cannot eat chocolate
由於我有一名家庭成員很喜歡動物，我們的家已成為一個接收棄養動物的地方。
Since I have a family member who loves animals our family has become a shelter to receive abandoned animals
我們看到，很多人開始飼養動物的時候覺得牠們很可愛也很喜歡牠們，完全沒有考慮這是一生一世的承諾。
As we have noticed many people found animals very cute and adorable when they started keeping them but they have never considered that this is a lifetime commitment
我們要求為動物權益立法及檢討法例，但更重要的是不要忽略宣傳和教育。
We ask the Government to enact legislation on animal rights and review the relevant legislation . Yet more important still we should not ignore publicity and education
我們要教育市民接納動物是社會的一分子，大家一起生存，市民也要學會尊重牠們。
We should educate the public to accept that animals are part of society and they should coexist with humans . Members of the public should also learn to respect animals
這項附屬法例的審議過程，我一直有參與其中，而作為能源效益產品標籤的其中一個主要持份者的電器零售業界，正是由我代表。
Also while the electrical appliance retailing sector is one of the major stakeholders in energy efficiency labelling of products I am the very person who represents it
所以，我對整件事頗為了解。
Therefore I have profound understanding of the whole issue
我現在發言是希望市民更清楚明白正在發生甚麼事情。
I have risen to speak in the hope of making the public know more clearly about what is going on
首先，小組委員會只有6名成員，並只在6月13日舉行一次會議，而那次會議亦只進行1小時12分鐘便完結，其間沒有重大爭議，很快便完成審議工作。
First the Subcommittee comprised only six members and met just once on 13 June . The meeting lasted for merely 1 hour and 12 minutes during which there was no substantive controversy and before long the scrutiny was completed
非建制派的議員尤其關心這項《修訂令》，紛紛踴躍發言，而且內容非常廣泛，往往超出附屬法例的涵蓋範圍，甚至遠及全球暖化和溫室效應等問題。
Members from the non - establishment camp are particularly concerned about this Amendment Order . They are enthusiastic to speak with very extensive contents that often go beyond the scope of the subsidiary legislation such that they even fetched so far as problems of global warming and greenhouse effect
現在，本會更要進行休會辯論。
Now this Council has even gone into an adjournment debate
其實，說穿了，非建制派同事突然如此關心這項附屬法例，除了說是"司馬昭之心，路人皆見"外，我還可以說甚麼？
In fact to put it plainly what else can I say except the non - establishment colleagues have harboured such an obvious intent to suddenly become so concerned about this piece of subsidiary legislation?
非建制派的朋友可能會反駁，他們一向支持環保，所以就能源標籤發言亦屬正常。
The non - establishment colleagues might refute that they always support environmental protection so it is only normal for them to speak on energy efficiency labelling
我相信在座各位同事皆支持環保，無論是建制派或非建制派的議員都支持環保，但我們必須以事論事，針對問題本身， 而不是天馬行空地討論一些摸不着頭腦的事情。
I trust Honourable colleagues present in this Chamber be they pro - establishment or non - establishment all support environmental protection . However we must focus on the issue itself in reasoning instead of discussing some far - fetched issues that defy comprehension
只是空談而不做實事，反而會不斷浪費地球的資源。
Prattle without making concrete efforts will conversely keep wasting the resources of our planet
既然大家重視環保，要求節約用電和節約能源，為何沒有想到在會議廳內高談闊論，其實也會浪費很多電力？
As we all take environmental protection seriously to request saving electricity and energy why have we not thought of that talking volubly in the Chamber actually wastes much electricity as well?
我不想立法會為某些議員的政治目的而不斷浪費電力，所以我會反對這項休會待續議案。
I do not wish to see the Legislative Council keep wasting electricity for serving the political purposes of certain Members so I am going to oppose this adjournment motion
再加上，早在小組委員會於6月開會之前，我已就《修訂令》諮詢很多電器零售業界人士。
Moreover as early as before the Subcommittee met in June I had consulted many members of the electrical appliance retailing sector on the Amendment Order
業界當時對我說，他們基本上接受這次的修訂，因為強制性標籤計劃早在2009年開始實施，而第二階段亦已實施一段時間，所以現時推行第三階段應該問題不大。
Back then members of the sector told me that they basically accepted the current amendment . Given the implementation of MEELS has long commenced in 2009 and the second phase of it has also been operating for some time they thus considered there should not be much problem to launch the third phase now
事實上，第三階段只是進一步涵蓋另外5類產品，即非建制派同事之前不斷重提的電視機、儲水式電熱水器、電磁爐、額定洗衣量介乎7至10公斤的洗衣機，以及具備供暖及製冷功能的空調機。
In fact the third phase merely covers five additional types of products namely televisions storage type electric water heaters induction cookers washing machines with rated washing capacity exceeding 7 kg but not exceeding 10 kg and air conditioners with both heating and cooling functions that non - establishment colleagues kept mentioning earlier
不過，如此簡單的問題理應不會導致第三階段強制性標籤計劃無法落實。
Nevertheless such a simple issue ought not render the implementation of the third phase of MEELS impossible
此外，有議員不斷批評政府的環保工作做得不足和緩慢。
Besides some Members kept criticizing the Government for being inadequate and slow with its environmental protection efforts
關乎能源標籤的歷史，早於1991年2月，當時的總督會同行政局指示制訂提高能源效益的政策，並成立能源效率諮詢委員會，該委員會在1991年4月成立，職責是向政府提出建議，早日提高能源效益，並制訂長遠的整體能源效益政策。
Regarding the history of energy labels as early as February 1991 the then Governor in Council directed that a policy be formulated to increase energy efficiency and approved the establishment of an Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee . The Committee was set up in April 1991 and tasked to advise the Government on proposals to bring in early improvements in energy efficiency as well as to formulate a comprehensive energy efficiency policy in the long run
機電工程署在1995年開始推行自願性能源效益標籤計劃，到2009年才實施強制性能源效益標籤計劃，分3個階段逐步涵蓋不同的電器。
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department EMSD had been operating a Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme since 1995 but the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme MEELS was introduced in 2009 only under which different electrical appliances would be covered in three phases
首階段只涵蓋3項產品，包括冷氣機、冷凍器具和慳電膽。
The first phase covered only three types of products namely room air conditioners refrigerating appliances and compact fluorescent lamps
回顧歷史，我們千辛萬苦才達至目前的階段，2009年第一階段強制性標籤計劃實施以後，第二階段的實施進度也非常緩慢，而第二階段只是納入另外兩類電器產品，即洗衣機和抽濕機。
In retrospect we will realize that we have gone through innumerable difficulties to come to the current phase . Following the implementation of the first phase of MEELS in 2009 the pace of implementing the second phase was also very much slow . In the second phase only two additional types of electrical appliances were included namely washing machines and dehumidifiers
代理主席，我們等待了6年，政府在2017年才實施第三階段，前後花了22年的時間才擴大計劃的範圍。
Deputy President we have waited six years for the implementation of the third phase by the Government in 2017 and we have spent 22 years expanding the scope of MEELS
總體來說，經擴大的強制性標籤計劃，每年可節省6億度電。
The total amount of energy thus saved through the expanded MEELS is expected to reach more than 600 million kWh per annum
假如我們未能做好公眾教育，令更多市民知道備用狀態是電力消耗的原兇之一，便沒有意義。
It will be meaningless if we fail to do a proper job of public education and make more people realize that standby power consumption is one of the culprits in electricity consumption
香港越來越多人擁有不同的電子產品，我不敢說備用狀態能耗的議題已深入民心。
More and more people in Hong Kong have acquired different electronic products but I dare not say that standby power consumption is already an issue pervasive among the public
"低備用狀態能耗"功能意味電器在備用狀態下，也能夠做到一定的節能效果，這能否納入強制性標籤計劃中尚待討論。
Low standby power means electrical appliances can still achieve energy conservation in some measure even if they are in standby mode . Whether such appliances can be included in MEELS has yet to be discussed
正如剛才有議員提及，同一級能源標籤的14款變頻分體式冷氣機，耗電量可相差20%，電費更相差24%。
As a Member indicated just now for 14 models of split - type inverter air conditioners bearing the same grade of energy label electricity consumption could vary by 20 % and electricity tariff could even vary by 24 %
政府需要在這方面加快步伐。
The Government needs to expedite its pace in this regard
即使我們今天並非要將辯論中止待續，而是就議案辯論發言，政府亦有責任聆聽，聆聽如何令現時能源標籤的展示更具效益。
Even if we are not to adjourn the debate but speak on the motion debate instead the Government is likewise duty - bound to listen to our speeches on how best to display energy labels more effectively
我們建議長遠可以考慮進一步提升能源標籤的評級準則，令業界可以參與設計，引入更高能源效益的產品，讓消費者備悉。
We advise further enhancing the criteria of grading energy labels in the long run so as to enable the trades to participate in the design process and introduce products with higher energy efficiency for consumers information
如果香港希望在面對氣候變化的議題時不缺席，政府在此次修訂之中便要顯示更大的誠意。
The Government should be held accountable . If Hong Kong does not wish to be absent in facing up to the issue of climate change the Government should demonstrate a higher degree of sincerity in the amendments this time around
政府通過不同修訂的時候，真的要想想應如何加大力度，令政府、市民甚至業界均能得益。
When passing different amendments the Government should really consider how best to step up its efforts to benefit itself the public and even the trades
如此一來，現時的能源標籤將會有大大的改進空間。
That way there will be considerable room for improving energy labels in use currently
市民購物需要貨比貨。
People need to make comparisons when they make purchases
今年1月的施政報告訂立了香港最新的減碳目標，希望將香港2030年的碳強度從2005年的水平減低65%至70%。
The Policy Address this January sets out the latest carbon emissions reduction target of Hong Kong that is reducing carbon intensity by 65 % to 70 % by 2030 compared with the 2005 level
我希望這目標不只是寫出來，更要實現。
I hope that this target will be realized rather than being merely borne out in letter
我們現在 就由小做起，由自己做起，由居民做起。
We should now begin with the minor tasks begin with efforts made by ourselves and efforts made by residents
最重要的是，香港如果想在全球氣候變化議題上不缺席，就要視乎政府的政策如何配合。
Most importantly if Hong Kong does not wish to be absent in addressing global climate change the Government must render its support policy - wise
所以，我反對中止根據《能源效益條例》動議的擬議決議案辯論。
For this reason I oppose the adjournment of the debate on the proposed resolution moved under the Energy Efficiency Ordinance
強制性能源效益標籤計劃在2008年開始實施，自此，根據法例，在本港出售的所有法例列明的產品必須貼上能源標籤，讓消費者知悉其能源效益表現。
The Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme MEELS was introduced in 2008 . Since then the Ordinance requires that energy labels should be shown on all prescribed products offered for sale in Hong Kong to inform consumers of the products energy efficiency performance
今次的修訂主要是把電視機、儲水式電熱水器、電磁爐、逆轉循環型空調機及洗衣機納入強制性標籤計劃。
This amendment exercise mainly seeks to include televisions storage type electric water heaters induction cookers room air conditioners of reverse cycle type and washing machines in MEELS
在應對氣候變化的同時，亦有助市民節省金錢，這方面很實際。
Apart from tackling climate change the initiatives will also help people save money which is very practical
談應對氣候變化好像離我們很遠，但如果我們由自己做起，由個人、由城市及由制度做起，相信應對氣候變化，香港不會缺席並願意配合。
Tackling climate change seems to be a far - fetched topic to us but I believe we can initiate changes in ourselves our city and our system to achieve this objective . Hong Kong should not withdraw itself from participating and we would like to cooperate