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昨天有報章報道，在一個國際比賽上，插上了其他比賽團隊的國旗，唯獨沒有中國國旗。
It was reported in the newspapers yesterday that in an international competition all national flags of the participating countries were hoisted except that of China
有人羞辱國旗，有人羞辱我們的國家，我們便要予以嚴厲的譴責，我們亦要令他受到法律制裁。
If someone insults the national flag if someone insults our country we must severely reprimand him and subject him to statutory sanctions
主席，獲大學教育資助委員會資助的學士學位課程的學額多年來供不應求。
President the places of undergraduate programmes funded by the University Grants Committee have been in short supply for a number of years
有不少符合入讀大學基本條件但不獲資助課程錄取的中學畢業生，只能修讀學費高昂的本地自資專上課程或往海外升學。
Quite a number of secondary school leavers who have met minimum requirements for university admission but have not been admitted to funded programmes can only pursue local self - financing post - secondary programmes which charge exorbitant tuition fees or study abroad
有修讀自資課程的家境貧困學生向本人反映，開設自資課程的院校由於以自負盈虧方式營運，所以需把各項相關開支轉嫁予學生，以致每年均調高學費，對學生造成沉重的財政負擔。
Some students pursuing self - financing programmes who come from poor families have relayed to me that institutions operating self - financing programmes have to pass on various related expenses to students as they operate such programmes on a self - financing basis . As a result those institutions raise their tuition fees each and every year which have posed a heavy financial burden on students
該等學生亦指出，自資課程的質素欠缺保證。
Such students have also pointed out that the quality of self - financing programmes lacks assurance
雖然自資專上教育委員會於去年6月公布《自資專上教育界別管治及質素保證良好規範守則》，以提高自資專上教育界別的質素、透明度及促進其持續發展，惟該守則僅供院校自願採用。
Although the Committee on Self - financing Post - secondary Education promulgated the Code of Good Practices on Governance and Quality Assurance for Self - financing Post - secondary Education Sector in June last year for the purpose of enhancing the quality transparency and sustainable development of the self - financing post - secondary education sector the adoption of the Code by institutions is on a voluntary basis only
主席，多謝局長的回應，但近年符合大學最低入讀要求而又能夠成功入讀資助學士學位課程的中學畢業生，無論是人數或比例均持續下降，原因為何？
President I thank the Secretary for his reply . But in recent years both the number and proportion of secondary school leavers who have met the minimum requirements for university admission and successfully enrolled in funded undergraduate programmes have been on the decline . What is the reason for it?
政府會否認真考慮增加資助學位學額？
Will the Government seriously consider increasing the places of funded degrees?
主席，局長的答覆引述了政府一個長期的目標，我覺得這個目標是非常重要的，因為政府的學生資助政策的目的是確保學生不會因為經濟困難，而不能夠接受教育，所以設有多項學生資助計劃。
President the Secretary has quoted a long - term objective of the Government in his reply which I find to be very important because the purpose of the Governments student finance policy is to ensure that no student will be deprived of education due to a lack of means and for this reason various student financial assistance schemes have been put in place
這一點是非常重要的。
This is very important
但是，今年9月有傳媒報道，全日制資助院校的大專學生人數，在過去10年的增幅相當大，增加了2萬人，但獲得資助的學生人數，卻減少了3000人。
However in September this year the media reported that the number of students studying in full - time funded institutions over the past 10 years had substantially increased by 20 000 but the number of students receiving subsidies had reduced by 3 000
我想請教局長，這則報道是否屬實？
May the Secretary advise me on whether this report is true?
如果屬實，為何學生人數增加，但受資助的人數反而減少，是否香港的家庭平均富裕了？
If it is true why are there fewer students receiving subsidies when the number of students has increased? . Are families in Hong Kong generally getting richer now?
主席，我引述的報道，有關在入讀的學生當中，受資助的人數減少了。
President the media report I quoted shows a drop in the number of students receiving subsidies among the total number of admissions
局長的答覆指學生到不同的地方升學，兩者根本沒有關係。
The Secretary replied that students may pursue further studies in different places and the two things have no correlation
局長可否真真正正回答我的質詢呢？
Can the Secretary give a genuine reply to my question?
主席，我在大學教書，知道莘莘學子由副學士學位升讀自資學位，要負債數十萬元，但普通大學畢業生的入息中位數只有12,000元，結果讀書不但無法令他們向上流動，反而越讀越窮。
President I teach at a university and understand that many students are burdened with debts of hundreds of thousand dollars for pursuing self - financing degree programmes after completing sub - degree programmes . Yet the median income of average university graduates is only 12,000 . It turns out that education fails to help them move up the social ladder but impoverish them more
政府可否告知本會，年輕人由副學士學位唸到自資學位畢業後，平均要用多少年時間，才能還清這些學債，脫離負債的生涯呢？
Can the Government inform this Council on average how many years do young people spend to settle such student debts and be debt - free from the time they pursue sub - degrees to the time they graduate from self - financing degrees?
主席，我的質詢十分直接，我問局長，年輕人由副學士學位唸至自資學位畢業，要用多少年時間還清學債？
President my question was very straightforward . I asked the Secretary how many years young people would need to spend repaying student debts after taking dub - degrees until graduation from self - financing degrees
是否有統計數字？
Are there any statistics?
代理主席，在《基本法》及本地法律中毋庸置疑的一點是立法會議員擁有相當大的權力和特權，在立法之餘，還包括監察政府各方面的施政、審批財政預算案及法例所賦予的其他特權，相信也無須多說。
Deputy President it is indisputable that under the Basic Law and domestic laws Legislative Council Members have substantial powers and privileges . In addition to lawmaking such powers also include monitoring the administration of the Government on various fronts approving budgets and other privileges conferred by law . I think I need not go into the details
在獲賦予如此重要的權力和職責的同時，當然，社會上亦要求所有議員具備一定的公信力和操守，甚至受委託和承擔，作出一切關乎公共利益的判斷。
While being given such important powers and responsibilities certainly all Members are also expected by the community to have the necessary credibility and integrity and be entrusted and committed to make all judgment relating to public interest
代理主席，我想套用1999年終審法院就"吳恭劭案"即我們所說關乎侮辱國旗的一宗最關鍵的案例頒下的判詞，當中5位終審大法官均不約而同地確認應如何處理在保護國旗及區旗的重要性與言論自由之間的平衡，可說是作出了終極判斷。
Deputy President I wish to quote the judgment of the case of NG Kung Siu―which is what we call the most critical case relating to desecration of the national flag―handed down by the Court of Final Appeal in 1999 in which the five Judges of the Court of Final Appeal unanimously agreed on how to deal with the balance between safeguarding the importance of the national flag and the regional flag and the freedom of speech which may be regarded as an ultimate judgment
簡單而言，它不會違反任何人所提出的"言論自由"及"表達自由"。
In gist it will not violate the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression claimed by anyone
代理主席，容許我套用當時李國能大法官頒下的判詞中有關國旗重要性的部分。
Deputy President allow me to quote the part relating to the importance of the national flag in the judgment handed by Justice Andrew LI back then
讓我簡單快捷地讀出："國旗是一個國家的象徵，是獨有的象徵......
Let me read it out briefly and quickly A national flag is the symbol of a nation
案中國旗是中華人民共和國的象徵，是國家和國家主權的象徵。
It is a unique symbol The national flag is the symbol of the Peoples Republic of China . It is the symbol of the State and the sovereignty of the State
它代表中華人民共和國，代表她的尊嚴、統一及領土完整......案中區旗是香港特別行政區，作為'一國兩制'方針下中華人民共和國不可分離部分的獨有的象徵......作為如此獨有的象徵，國旗及區旗對香港特區的固有重要性可見於1997年7月1日子夜來臨的歷史性時刻，在香港舉行，標誌着中華人民共和國恢復對香港行使主權的交接儀式上，以升起國旗及區旗揭開儀式序幕的這項事實。
It represents the Peoples Republic of China with her dignity unity and territorial integrity The regional flag is the unique symbol of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as an inalienable part of the Peoples Republic of China under the principle of one country two systems The intrinsic importance of the national flag and the regional flag to the HKSAR as such unique symbols is demonstrated by the fact that at the historic moment on the stroke of midnight on 1 July 1997 the handover ceremony in Hong Kong to mark the Peoples Republic of Chinas resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong began by the raising of the national flag and the regional flag
此外，中華人民共和國主席隨後的講話也以此作為開端：'中華人民共和國國旗和中華人民共和國香港特別行政區區旗，已在香港莊嚴升起。
And the speech which the President of the Peoples Republic of China then delivered began with the words The national flag of the Peoples Republic of China and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China have now solemnly risen over this land
'"國旗的重要性毋庸置疑。
The importance of the national flag is beyond doubt
代理主席，看回今次事件，當然本會有史以來只提出過3次類似的議案。
Deputy President coming back to the incident this time around certainly a similar motion has been proposed thrice in this Council in its history
大家無須我提醒，也會清楚記得在1998年當詹培忠涉嫌串謀偽造一案罪成被判監3年後，由前議員梁智鴻以內會主席身份提出彈劾議案；在2009年10月9日，前議員劉健儀亦以內會主席身份，就甘乃威涉嫌性騷擾下屬的事件提出彈劾議案，以及在2012年4月18日，我亦曾提出針對梁國雄議員因4項刑事罪行罪成而被判處5星期至兩個月同期執行的刑期而提出的彈劾議案。
Even without my reminder Members will clearly remember the motion of impeachment proposed by former Member LEONG Che - hung in his capacity as Chairman of the House Committee in 1998 after CHIM Pui - chung had been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for three years for conspiracy to forge; the motion of impeachment in respect of the incident in which KAM Nai - wai was suspected of sexually harassing his subordinate proposed by former Member Miriam LAU also in her capacity as Chairman of the House Committee on 9 October 2009 and the motion of impeachment also proposed by me on 18 April 2012 pinpointing the conviction of LEUNG Kwok - hung on four counts of criminal offences and the sentence of imprisonment for five weeks to two months to run concurrently imposed on him
當中真正獲得通過的議案只有1998年由前議員梁智鴻提出譴責詹培忠的議案，獲本會一致通過，其餘兩項均不獲所要求的三分之二議員通過。
Of all of these motions the only one which was actually passed was the motion to censure CHIM Pui - chung proposed by former Member LEONG Che - hung in 1998 which was unanimously passed by this Council . The other two motions were not passed by two thirds of Members as required
代理主席，今次這項議案亦是一項須經審慎考慮且不應隨便提出的議案。
Deputy President the motion this time around also warrants prudent consideration and should not be proposed casually
為何我經過審慎考慮後仍提出這項議案呢？
Why did I still propose this motion after prudent consideration?
除了我剛才提述關乎國旗對香港及國家的重要性外，如回顧有關事實的經過，代理主席，當時本會正進行會議。
Apart from the importance of the national flag to Hong Kong and the State if we trace the course of events Deputy President this Council was in the middle of a meeting back then
當時，在傳召鐘響起期間的整個過程由電視直播，全香港以至全世界華人均可清楚看見有關情況。
At that time while the summoning bell was ringing the whole proceedings were broadcast live on the television . Chinese people across the territory and around the world could see clearly what happened then
當時我們討論的議案，正正關乎梁、游兩位人士因其第一次宣誓被裁定不合乎規則而要求再次宣誓一事，而當時正值等候宣誓期間。
It so happened that the motion under discussion at that time was about the requests of the two persons Mr LEUNG and Ms YAU to take their oaths afresh as their oaths taken for the first time were ruled inconsistent with the rules and it was right at the time when they were waiting to take their oaths
當時最大的爭議是有關宣誓的莊嚴程度、是否有違《基本法》，以及是否有損對特區的效忠的議題。
The most controversial issues back then concerned the solemnity of the relevant oaths whether they contravened the Basic Law and whether they undermined allegiance to the Special Administrative Region SAR
這件事是在這種背景下發生，而當時鄭松泰議員並非一次而是兩次經過10多位議員席上的展示品，即一支國旗和本港區旗。
This incident took place against such a backdrop and at that time Dr CHENG Chung - tai passed by the national flags and regional flags displayed and placed before the seats of some 10 Members twice but not once
當蔣麗芸議員因發現這種行為而特地返回會議廳整理這些旗後，他再次重複這個動作10多次，屬蓄意行為。
After Dr Hon CHIANG Lai - wan on discovery of such an act had made it a point to return to the Chamber to rearrange the flags he again did the same act 10 times or so which constituted a deliberate act
在這種情況下，我們可以問的問題是究竟鄭松泰議員當時想做甚麼呢？
In that case we may ask what Dr CHENG Chung - tai intended to do at that time?
還是他真正想表達，但從來不敢亦沒有勇氣表達的是他藐視中國國旗、香港區旗，以及這兩支旗背後所代表的"一國兩制"、國家完整，以及香港屬於中國一部分的概念呢？
Or what he meant to express but never dared and lacked the courage to do so was his contempt of the national flag of China and the regional flag of Hong Kong and the symbolic meaning behind these two flags representing one country two systems the integrity of the country and that Hong Kong is part of China?
如我們有機會審視有關情況，我們將就此作出判斷，而所有在席的議員屆時均有機會看到這些不知道是有幸還是不幸地在電視熒光幕播放的行為。
Granting the opportunity to examine what happened back then we will make a judgment on it and by then all Members present will have the opportunity to watch such acts broadcast on the television screen not knowing whether luckily or not
事實上，這是不容置疑的事實。
It is actually an indisputable fact
究竟這些行為背後代表的是甚麼呢？
What is the underlying meaning of those acts?
是否立法會議員應有的行為呢？
Should a Legislative Council Member conduct himself in such a way?
當立法會議員在本會討論維護本會宣誓的尊嚴及國家與香港領土完整的尊嚴的情況下，這又是否應該作出的行為呢？
Given the discussion among Legislative Council Members about safeguarding the dignity of oath - taking in this Council and the dignity of territorial integrity of the country and Hong Kong should he act like that?
大家不要忘記，我們的議會受大眾所託，擁有很大的權力和責任，亦講求很大的公信力。
Members should not forget that this Council entrusted by the general public has substantial powers and responsibilities and should uphold high standards of credibility
在這種情況下，有關人士是否繼續恰當地維持、保持作為議員的身份和地位？
In that case does the party concerned continue to upkeep and maintain his capacity and status as a Member properly?
當擁有這些權力、利益，以及背負眾人的期望時，議員應否隨便違反本身的誓言，漠視香港和國家的尊嚴？
While holding such powers and interest and shouldering peoples expectation should Members breach his oath lightly and disregard the dignity of Hong Kong and the State?
這是大家要問的問題。
This is a question we should all ask
主席，我留意到鄭松泰議員昨天仍在發表一些公開言論，並特別召開記者招待會批評我提出這項議案背後的動機或不恰當性，當我有機會和時間時會逐一駁斥。
President I notice that Dr CHENG Chung - tai still made some remarks in the public yesterday and specially convened a press conference to criticize the motive or inappropriateness of this motion proposed by me . When I have the opportunity and time I will refute them one by one
我留意到在11月25日的內務委員會會議上，多位同事曾就我這項議案發表意見，不外乎約有10點答辯理由或認為不應提出譴責的理由，當我有機會和時間時亦會逐一駁斥。
I notice that at the meeting of the House Committee held on 25 November a number of Members expressed views on my motion . In general they put forward about 10 arguments of defence or reasons why censure should not be made . When I have the opportunity and time I will also refute them one by one
不過，總的來說，主席，這並不涉及政治鬥爭的問題，因為有關誓言和效忠的條文適用於本會所有議員。
However President in short this does not involve any political struggles because the provisions relating to oaths and allegiance are applicable to all Members of this Council
不論政治黨派、背景，只要身為議員，便必須承擔這項責任，維護本會尊嚴及《基本法》內規定對香港和國家效忠的條文，擁護《基本法》。
Anyone regardless of his political affiliation and background as long as he is serving as a Member must take up this responsibility to safeguard the dignity of this Council and the provisions in the Basic Law requiring allegiance to Hong Kong and the country and to uphold the Basic Law
主席，這亦非如鄭松泰議員所說般應該由選民作出判斷的問題。
President it is also not an issue to be judged by voters as suggested by Dr CHENG Chung - tai
選民固然有機會每4年作出判斷，但正正因為有《基本法》第七十九條下的機制，表明有關設計並非單靠選民每4年以選票懲罰或監察有關議員，而是在任何時間只要本會有達三分之二的議員同意，便可透過嚴格審慎的機制處理當中某些同事的某些行為和紀錄，包括刑事紀錄，從而令本會不能不為了保護公眾利益而作出經審慎考慮的判斷。
Voters certainly have the opportunity to make a judgment every four years . But it is precisely because of the mechanism under Article 79 of the Basic Law specifying that the relevant design is to deal with certain acts and records including criminal records of some of our Honourable colleagues through a stringent and prudent mechanism at any time as long as the endorsement of two thirds of Members of this Council has been secured instead of solely relying on the punishment or scrutiny on the relevant Members by voters with their votes every four years that this Council is obliged to make a well - considered judgment for protection of public interest
這項機制本身正正反駁了單靠市民以選票監察議員便已足夠的說法。
This mechanism itself has precisely refuted the statement that public scrutiny of Members with votes alone is already sufficient
有說法指由於主席閣下當時已命令鄭松泰議員離席，故可視為已作出處理和懲罰。
There is the view that since the President already ordered Dr CHENG Chung - tai to withdraw from the meeting at that time we may take it as treatment and punishment for the acts
因此，今次提出這項議案，正是因為我們的《議事規則》沒有更合適的處理方法，我們的選擇不多。
Hence the motion is proposed this time around precisely because our Rules of Procedures does not offer a more appropriate way to deal with it leaving us with limited options
今次這項議案，不論最終結果如何，我希望也能提供一個適當的平台讓各方評論和表態，看看這種行為是否恰當，以及是否符合立法會議員的身份、地位、權力和操守，還是如我們部分議員般姑息養奸，講一套、做一套，讓這件事輕輕帶過便算。
Regardless of the outcome ultimately I hope the motion proposed this time around will provide an appropriate platform for all parties to make comments and declare their positions so as to see whether such acts are proper and in keeping with the capacity status powers and conduct of Legislative Council Members or connived at by some of us Members who preach one thing but practise quite another brushing aside this incident lightly
議會以往對許多議員曾經作出的行為確是不了了之、得過且過，但今次的行為涉及侮辱國家國旗、香港區旗，我恐怕建制及非建制陣營起初均可能忽略了事情的嚴重性。
Regarding the behaviour of Members the legislature had glossed over the matters or sat on them in the past . Yet the behaviour this time around involved desecration of the national flag and the regional flag and I am afraid the pro - establishment camp and the non - establishment camp may have overlooked the severity of the incident initially
特別是事件是在議會內發生，且在議員執行職務期間發生，更是全球經由電視直播可以看到的，還正值宣誓屬有效或無效、是否效忠等問題備受爭議之時，這事件關乎非同小可的一種行為。
This is particularly so for the incident took place in the legislature at a time when the Member was discharging his duties . Worse still the incident was watched worldwide through live television broadcast and occurred amid the controversy over the effectiveness of oath - taking and allegiance of certain Members . Against this background the behaviour in question in the incident is not a trivial matter
當然，我們亦有所謂的事後孔明，得到人大常委會就有關事件進行釋法，亦有高等法院上訴法庭區慶祥法官對有關條例的理解，大家更清楚知道議員違反誓言並非小事，並非像以往多屆多位議員般可以輕輕帶過，甚至是百端破壞或"惡搞"也完全沒有後果。
Certainly we may benefit from hindsight with the interpretation of the Basic Law by the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress in respect of the incident as well as the understanding of the relevant legislation presented by Mr Justice Thomas AU of the Court of Appeal of the High Court . Members now have a better understanding that a breach of oath by Members is not a trivial matter . This should not be taken lightly as in the cases involving several Members in the previous terms where the Members had to bear no consequence despite the various kinds of damage or parodies they had made
我希望這是撥亂反正的好時機，讓大家明白議會的確應有一條底線，不應輕易被漠視。
I hope this is a good timing to right the wrong and to make it known to all that there is a bottom line in the legislature which should not be ignored casually
假設我們不能阻止這個程序繼續進行，繼而要設立調查委員會，當中都訂明非常嚴謹的程序來處理有關調查事實、經過和演繹的事宜。
If we cannot stop the procedure from proceeding further an investigation committee is to be set up yet extremely stringent procedures have been laid down for the investigation of facts course of events and interpretation
最後，本會仍然要進行進一步的公開辯論，讓市民進一步評理，更要經過非常高的門檻才可正式通過，即獲得三分之二議員通過。
Eventually an open debate has to be conducted by this Council to allow the public to assess the case again . Besides an extremely high threshold is set for the official passage of the relevant motion that is it should be passed by a two - thirds majority of Members of this Council
我並非小學生，但我並不認同有關罪行是完全不可能證明的，因為有關條例的寫法包括一個"等"字，所以其意思不一定指已列明的行為。
I am not a primary school pupil yet I disagree that the offence in question is totally non - provable for wording of the relevant provision includes the word 等 in the Chinese text it means the provision may not refer merely to the behaviour specified therein
換言之，不一定是"焚燒、毀損、塗劃、玷污、踐踏"才屬於侮辱國旗的行為，我相信條文中的"等"字已包括其他行為。
In other words not only the acts of burning mutilating scrawling on defiling or trampling on the national flag will be regarded as desecration of the national flag and I believe the word 等 in the provision includes other acts
由於刑事法的要求相對高，所以即使我認為並非不是完全不能提出檢控，但如果存在相對大的疑點時，當局也未必會提出檢控。
Though I consider prosecution is not totally unjustified due to the relatively high requirements in criminal law the authorities may not initiate persecution if there is considerable doubt in the case
代理主席，很多同事包括楊岳橋議員及另一位議員也引述我在甘乃威事件中的發言，我非常多謝有關同事詳細地閱讀我的發言內容，而那次發言也是我認為值得驕傲的發言。
Deputy President many colleagues including Mr Alvin YEUNG and another Member have quoted the remarks I made on KAM Nai - wai incident . I very much appreciate the effort made by those colleagues in studying the content of my speech . In fact I am proud of the speech I made on that occasion
不過，此一時，彼一時，並非我改變了，而是事實上根本完全不相同。
However that was then this is now . It is not that I have changed only that the situations are totally different
甘乃威事件中最重要的一點是有被告，沒有原告原告不肯作證，所以調查只會是沒有結果的過程，而這是未審也知道的。
The key in the KAM Nai - wai incident is that there was only the defendant but no plaintiff―for the plaintiff had refused to give evidence which would render the investigation a mere process without any conclusion . It was a known fact before adjudication
再者，有關行為是時任議員的甘乃威在私人場合的行為，而這次卻是在議會內議員執行職務時發生，清清楚楚記錄在案，更有錄影帶記錄，這樣的調查相對較容易，所發生 的事實相對容易確定。
Moreover the conduct in question took place on a private occasion when KAM Nai - wai was an incumbent Member . As for the present case the acts took place during a meeting when the Member was discharging his duties where the incident was put on record clearly and recorded on video . As such it will be relatively easy to conduct the investigation and confirm the facts
我想議員到最後只會憑自己良心來判斷，有關行為是否符合市民和社會上的要求，便是如此簡單。
Eventually I think Members will make a judgment according to their conscience on whether the behaviour in question meets with the expectations of the public and society . It is just that simple
順帶一提，當年的甘議員是歡迎我們調查他的。
By the way the former Member Mr KAM welcomed the investigation
更重要的是，代理主席，在多年來我也曾被香港律師會檢控我的行為，所以我在這方面會非常謹慎地研究有關過程是否恰當。
More importantly Deputy President I had been subjected to the prosecution initiated by The Law Society of Hong Kong in past years so I have been extremely cautious in examining the appropriateness of the process in this respect
因此，當大家批評我現時採取的措施是過分時，我希望他們明白我痛苦的經驗，以及我一直對《議事規則》第49條或《基本法》第七十九條所處理的行為的辯論均非常關注並積極參與。
Therefore when Members criticize the present measure initiated by me as having gone overboard I hope they would give regard to my painful experience as well as my grave concern about and active participation in debates addressing behaviour specified in Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedures and Article 79 of the Basic Law all along
代理主席，這個絕對不是表忠或小題大做的行為，這是撥亂反正的機會，讓議會重拾正軌。
Deputy President this is definitely not an attempt to show loyalty or make a mountain out of a molehill but an opportunity to right the wrong and allow this Council to return to the right track
我亦相信這是很多同事在這次選舉中對選民表達的莊嚴承諾，我希望我們不要輕輕放過這個機會......
I believe this is the solemn promise made by many colleagues to their electors in the last election . I hope they will not let the opportunity slip away easily Thank you Deputy President
代理主席，關於今年10月19日鄭松泰議員在議事廳倒掛國旗和區旗的行為，當天主席已裁定他行為不檢，下令驅逐。
Deputy President regarding Dr CHENG Chung - tais acts of inverting the national flags and regional flags in the Chamber on 19 October this year the President already ruled that his acts were misbehaviour and ordered that he be removed from the Chamber that day
雖然非建制派議員避開以"行為不檢"4個字評論此事，但我聽到無論是建制或非建制派議員，絕大部分均不表認同，原因不說自明，便是大家也知道國旗代表我們的國家和人民，而區旗則代表香港特區和市民。
Although the non - establishment Members try to evade describing it as misbehaviour when commenting on this issue I have heard that most of the Members be it establishment or non - establishment do not approve of such acts . The reason is explicit that is we all know that the national flag represents our country and people while the regional flag represents the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region SAR and members of the public
如果刻意倒掛，是有意侮辱、污衊國家和特區的意思。
Deliberately inverting the flags is tantamount to intentionally insulting and smearing the country and SAR
由於今次的譴責議案一旦獲得通過，可能導致鄭松泰議員喪失議席，後果嚴重，故鄭議員和一些非建制派議員質疑譴責議案過火，小題大做，是政治迫害。
As the passage of the censure motion this time around may lead to the serious consequence of causing Dr CHENG Chung - tai to lose his seat Dr CHENG and some non - establishment Members questioned whether the censure motion has gone overboard making a mountain out of a molehill and using it as a means of political oppression