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然而，局長在他的網誌也表示，即使在今年年中通過這項法案，也要在2021年年底才能解決補償僱主的機制，隨時要2022年才能推行，這是最理想的日程。
However the Secretary says in his blog that even if the Bill is passed in mid - 2020 the Government still needs time to set up the reimbursement mechanism for employers and thus the Bill most ideally speaking can only be implemented in the end of 2021 or even in 2022
坦白說，我們要求增加產假多少年了？
Frankly how long have we asked for extending the maternity leave?
請局長利用他的高IQ服務市民，幫助弱勢社群，真正行公義，令香港人的生活得到改善，而不是每每要跟我們鬥，我們提出的建議統統不准許，政府做不到的便走歪路，即使不擇手段也要做，議會的傳統便是喪失在這群人的手上。
Would the Secretary please use his high IQ to serve the people help the vulnerable and truly pursue justice so that Hong Kong people can have a better life? . I hope that the Government will not fight with us on every matter and disapprove all our proposals . When it fails to push ahead its proposal it tries whatever means to do so
主席，我亦希望你認真考慮不要讓這項議案辯論繼續下去，立即裁決終止這項議案。
The tradition of this Council is lost in their hands . President I hope that you will seriously consider discontinuing this motion debate and immediately rule that this motion be terminated
我不希望大家浪費立法會的寶貴時間，我反而希望立法會能夠盡快審議《2019年僱傭條例草案》，並使其早日通過和實施，讓香港的女性僱員獲得更多保障。
I hope that Members will not waste the precious time of the Legislative Council . Quite the contrary I hope the Legislative Council will speed up the scrutiny of the Employment Amendment Bill 2019 the Bill for its early passage and implementation so as to give more protection to Hong Kongs female employees
主席，這次修訂的《僱傭條例》是將女性僱員的法定產假由10星期延長至14星期、縮短流產定義的懷孕期，以及女性僱員接受產前檢查日有權獲得的保障等。
President the amendments to the Employment Ordinance this time around is to extend the statutory maternity leave of female workers from 10 weeks to 14 weeks shorten the duration of pregnancy under the definition of miscarriage and to secure the protection of female workers to receive antenatal examinations
這項法例是對香港的女性僱員的一項重要的法例，亦是勞工界多年以來所爭取保障勞工的法例。
This Bill is an important piece of legislation for Hong Kongs female workers and it is also a piece of legislation for labour protection which the labour sector has been fighting for over the years
主席，由於立法會內務委員會至今未能選出主席，而致政府法案未能獲內務委員會處理。
President since the House Committee of this Council has failed to elect its Chairman up to this moment as a result government bills cannot be dealt with by the House Committee
首先，羅致光局長當日提出有關動議後，在自己的網誌上作出解釋。
First having proposed the motion concerned then Secretary Dr LAW Chi - kwong provided his explanations on his blog
他先寫道："為甚麼我就星期四提出的中止待續動議沒有作出預告？
There he started it off by writing this Why did I propose the adjournment motion without notice on Thursday?
"然後，他表示自己都是在當日早上比大家早半小時知道如何可以在符合《議事規則》的大前提下，讓《條例草案》有機會在今屆立法會完結前完成。
He then went on to state that he figured out how it might be possible to complete the procedures on the Bill before the end of this Legislative Council under the prerequisite of complying with the Rules of Procedures RoP just half an hour earlier than us that morning
而有關議案的措辭，他亦是在立法會星期四上午9時開會前的6分鐘才確定，他說自己基本上沒有時間作出預告。
When it came to the wording of the motion concerned he only finalized it six minutes before the commencement of the Council meeting at 9col00 am on Thursday . He said there was basically no time for him to give prior notice
他還說，事實上，整個政府除了他之外，都是在他於立法會"起身"動議有關議案後才知悉，所以，他說這是先斬後奏的做法。
He also mentioned that except him the entire Government learnt about the motion only after he had risen to move it at the Council . Thus he would describe this approach as act first and report later
主席，首先，局長這種做法有否違反特區政府特別是特首經常掛在嘴邊的話所說，即特區政府的問責官員是一個團隊，而這個團隊會共同承擔責任。
President firstly does the Secretarys approach run counter to the SAR Governments claim―especially what the Chief Executive keeps talking about―that the accountability officials of the SAR Government work as a team which will share responsibilities?
這樣，試問就一個未經集體商議而作出的決定，如何能叫一個團隊共同承擔責任呢？
Such being the case I wonder how a team can share the responsibility for a decision made without collective discussion
當然，主席，這是政府內部的問題，所以，我不作評論，但局長在這麼短的時間內作出這決定，實在讓人質疑他這行為草率和魯莽，特別是令議員不滿官員漠視傳統的態度，以及違反慣常的做法，這只會進一步惡化行政機關和立法機關的關係。
Of course President this is an internal problem of the Government so I do not intend to comment on it . But this decision which the Secretary made in a haste has prompted people to query whether he was acting carelessly and recklessly and has particularly caused Members discontent about government officials disregard for tradition and their modus operandi which runs against the conventional practices . This will simply result in further deterioration of the relationship between the executive authorities and the legislature
同時，官員這種霸道行為，尤其是他們不斷利用不民主選舉之下產生的議會，與持多數議席的建制派一起製造這些不合理和不公義情況的行徑，亦只會令市民產生更多並且越來越大的反感。
Moreover this kind of peremptory behaviours of government officials will only arouse growing resentment among the public especially when they repeatedly use this legislature formed under an undemocratic system to create these unreasonable and unjust situations together with the pro - establishment camp which dominates the Council
另外，早在前年12月18日，政府，即局長，已就這項《條例草案》的條文修訂建議徵詢人力事務委員會，並在其會議內進行討論，而當時亦有很多團體在會議上表達意見。
That aside as early as 18 December of the year before last the Government I mean the Secretary already consulted the Panel on Manpower about the amendments to the provisions proposed in this Bill and had a discussion in the meeting with a number of organizations expressing their views back then
我想請問羅致光局長，他有否考慮過這個問題？
May I ask Secretary Dr LAW Chi - kwong whether he had thought about this problem?
我們還有很多議題要在人力事務委員會討論，如果要加插這項審議工作，那我們有多少時間討論其他政策問題呢？
With a good many issues also requiring us to discuss in the Panel on Manpower how much time will be left for us to discuss other policy issues if there is this additional scrutiny work?
此外，由於局長沒有經過深思熟慮便提出這項議案，故此，當日議員在會議上向他提出質詢，要求他澄清如果這項議案獲通過，之後究竟將根據甚麼程序來作安排，以能符合《議事規則》K部所規定的法案處理程序時，局長啞口無言。
Further as the Secretary proposed this motion without thorough consideration he was struck dumb in the meeting that day when Members put questions to him and requested him to clarify what procedures would be followed for making arrangements in compliance with the procedure on bills as stipulated in Part K of RoP if this motion is passed
其後，正如陳淑莊議員剛才所說，我們一班泛民議員很努力地找出局長究竟可如何解決這個有關程序的問題。
Subsequently as Ms Tanya CHAN just mentioned we Members of the pan - democratic camp have worked really hard to figure out how the Secretary can possibly resolve this problem concerning procedures
主席，不過，很可惜，羅局長其後卻推翻自己發言動議有關議案時的這個說法。他說屆時再就有關安排作研究和討論會更加好。
President regrettably Secretary Dr LAW later reversed the remarks he made when moving the motion concerned saying that it would be better to consider and discuss the relevant arrangements when the time came
主席，你已表示，究竟有關安排如何才符合該項《議事規則》，屆時才會再作判斷，即是恢復二讀辯論的時候才作考慮。
President you have already stated that a decision would be made on how the relevant arrangements could comply with RoP then at the resumption of the Second Reading debate
但是，不幸地，坐在我們議會的主席座位上的主席批准局長動議這項議案，再交由我們這個不民主的議會來作出決定。
Unfortunately the President sitting on the President Chair allowed the Secretary to move this motion leaving the decision to this undemocratic legislature
其實，大家都知道結果將會如何，不過，為求維持一個合理又有公義的議會，所以，我仍然強烈要求主席撤回批准局長動議這項議案的裁決，原因為以下數點。
Actually we all know what the result will be but in order to maintain a reasonable and just legislature I still strongly demand that the President withdraw his ruling on the Secretarys request to move this motion . There are several reasons
首先，我剛才已說過，這項議案的內容所提出的要求，徹底違反了《議事規則》，而且，它的後續程序至今仍是不明不白，加上羅局長前言不對後語即說法前後不一主席，為何你仍要批准他動議這項議案呢？
Firstly as I said just now the request put forward in this motion is in complete violation of RoP and the subsequent procedures relating to it remains unclear as yet . Coupled with Secretary Dr LAWs contradictory remarks I mean inconsistent claim President why did you still allow him to move this motion?
此外，主席，在作出這裁決時，你解釋是由於內會未能正常運作，而且，根據《基本法》第七十三條，立法會有責任行使制定及修改法例的憲制職權。
Furthermore President your justification for this ruling was that the House Committee was unable to operate normally while the Legislative Council had the responsibility to exercise its constitutional powers and functions to enact and amend laws under Article 73 of the Basic Law
事實上，這也是白紙黑字列明的。
This is an indisputable fact that no one will raise objection and actually this has also been put down in black and white
不過，主席，我希望你也看看《基本法》第七十五條，當中列明立法會《議事規則》由立法會自行制定，《議事規則》中訂明的行事方式、程序及傳統都是憲制秩序，立法會須按此履行職責。
However President I hope that you can have a look at Article 75 of the Basic Law . It is stipulated that RoP of the Legislative Council shall be made by the Council on its own . The practices procedures and conventions stipulated in RoP are thus part of the constitutional order which the Council should follow while performing its duties
主席，你如何解釋第七十五條呢？
President how will you interpret Article 75?
羅局長的議案提出以人力事務委員會取代由內會成立法案委員會審議《條例草案》。
Secretary Dr LAWs motion seeks to use the Panel on Manpower to replace the Bills Committee formed by the House Committee for the scrutiny of the Bill
況且，根據《立法會歷史、規則及行事方式參考手冊》，事務委員會及法案委員會早有職責上的分工。
What is more according to A Companion to the history rules and practices of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region there has long been division of responsibilities between Panels and Bills Committees
有關內容如下："政策事宜小組不應負責藍紙條例草案的審議工作，而應繼續履行其現時職能，此即監察政府政策，包括負責審議政府的諮詢文件、白紙條例草案等工作。
The relevant contents read as follows Panels on policy issues should not be tasked with the scrutiny of blue bills but continue to perform their present duties of monitoring government policies including scrutinizing the government consultation papers white bills etc
"主席，我不知道你有否看過這段文字，這裏清楚說明了政策事宜小組不應負責藍紙條例草案的審議工作。
President I wonder if you have read this paragraph . It has clearly stated that panels on policy issues should not be responsible for the scrutiny of blue bills
剛才我提到《議事規則》當中的行事方式及背後傳統。
What I talked about just now are the practices contained in RoP and the underlying tradition
你還說，如要獲批准，必須符合極高的門檻。
You also stated that there was an exceptionally high threshold for approval of such move
既然如此，我想問主席，究竟這項《條例草案》有何迫切性？
In that case I wish to ask the President what is so urgent about this Bill
政府還要進行硬件工作，需時18個月。
The Government still has to spend 18 months doing work of the hardware part and as the Secretary said there is no problem passing this Bill a little later and it is the hardware part which is more important
主席，我發言支持局長根據《議事規則》第544條，動議將《2019年僱傭條例草案》不交付內務委員會，而交付人力事務委員會處理，我是支持這項建議的。
President I speak in support of the Secretarys motion moved under Rule 544 of the Rules of Procedure that the Employment Amendment Bill 2019 the Bill be referred to the Panel on Manpower instead of the House Committee . I am in support of this proposal
我在落區時，有很多市民問我，立法會現時全面癱瘓，內會選主席的鬧劇，已經連續在12次會議中上演，由10月至今3個多月，我們是否沒有任何方法可處理呢？
During my neighbourhood visits many people asked me about the Legislative Council which is now coming to a complete paralysis and whether we have any measure to deal with the farce relating to the election of Chairman of the House Committee that has been staged in 12 meetings in a row for over three months from October last year till now
我們是否眼白白看着《條例草案》將婦女產假增加至14周的德政、這項善法在今屆立法會因為趕不上審議和通過而胎死腹中？
Do we want to see the premature death of the Bill pertaining to a benevolent measure or well - intended law of increasing the maternity leave period to 14 weeks because it cannot be scrutinized and passed in time in this session of the Legislative Council?
在這個過程中，婦女作出很大、很大的犧牲，很大、很大的奉獻，對社會是一種愛和關懷。
During this process women have to make extraordinary sacrifices and contributions which is a kind of love and care to society
所以，我們一定要幫助婦女做點事情，這個是顯而易見的道理。
Therefore we must help to do something for women in return and this is a very plain and simple principle
但是，反對派甚麼也要"攬炒"，在半年內，"攬炒"的事情，我們已經看得太多，但反對派總可以用一些不同的理由包裝、無限包容。
However the opposition camp has to burn together with anything . During these six months we have seen too much of this . But the opposition camp can always use different excuses to beautify and condone infinitely their acts
例如有人使用一些違法的暴力手段，阻礙市民上班，他們便叫大家多等數班車，認為用數小時上班，在吐露港公路塞8至10小時，亦只是小事情而已。
For instance some people used certain illegal violent means to cause obstruction to the public commuting to work but these Members just asked the public to wait for a few more trains or buses . They also think that spending a few hours to go to work or being stuck on the Tolo Highway for 8 to 10 hours is merely a minor issue
生兒育女、婦女懷孕生產，很大程度上也是一種天意，有時候很想有孩子，又未必會有，沒有計劃時， 又會忽然出現，生命就是如此奇妙的事情。
Women largely submit to the will of heaven when it comes to bearing of and giving birth to children . Pregnancy can have nothing to do with their strong will or planning and may come unexpectedly . Life is so miraculous
難道可以等待、可以準確地計劃，等反對派"拉布"後再跟太太計劃如何生小孩嗎？
Can they really wait and plan accurately? . Can husbands plan with their wives on giving birth to children only after the opposition camp has done with their filibustering?
為何陳淑莊議員和一群反對派議員說話可以如此離地、如此涼薄呢？
How can Ms Tanya CHAN and a group of opposition Members be so out of touch with reality and heartless in making such remarks?
是否想看到母親不夠時間休息、不能夠延長產假？
Does it want these mothers to have insufficient time to rest when their maternity leave cannot be extended?
是否"玩"政治要玩得這麼大，連孕婦也不體諒呢？
Does it need to go that far when playing with politics so that even pregnant women are not given any empathy?
現在連我們希望根據《議事規則》第544條，成立一個特別通道，他們也反對，他們的動機是甚麼？
At present they even oppose the special channel that we wish to establish under Rule 544 of the Rules of Procedure . What is their motive?
市民在這場鬧劇裏再次看到反對派的真面目。
In this farce the public can discern the true face of the opposition camp again
就根據《議事規則》第544條動議的議案內容，即《條例草案》不交內會而交由人力事務委員會處理，黃碧雲議員剛才說成是剝奪議員審議法例的權力，但這絕對是誤導市民的。
According to the motion moved under Rule 544 of the Rules of Procedure the Bill shall be referred to the Panel on Manpower instead of the House Committee . Dr Helena WONG just said that this was depriving Members of the right to scrutinize the Bill but her remark is definitely misleading the public
局長說過，所有議員都可以加入這個人力事務委員會，而何啟明議員作為人力事務委員會主席，他也表示，非常願意根據我們的慣例，歡迎議員加入成為委員參 與討論，亦可以在事務委員會裏提出修正案，以及與官員以一問一答的方式詳細地審議這項《條例草案》，功能上完全可以替代法案委員會。
As mentioned by the Secretary any Member can join this Panel on Manpower . Mr HO Kai - ming as Chairman of the Panel on Manpower also says that he is willing to follow our convention of welcoming all Members to join the Panel so as to participate in the discussion propose amendments in the Panel and scrutinize the Bill in detail by way of discussion with government officials with questions and answers . Functionally speaking this can replace a Bills Committee
反對派平常不大工作，我們爭取產假增加至14周14周其實是國際標準的下限已爭取接近30年的時間，而這項規定40年也沒有修改過。
The opposition camp normally does not do anything substantive . We have been striving to extend maternity leave to 14 weeks―the period of 14 weeks is actually the lower limit of international standard―for nearly 30 years and this regulation has not be amended for 40 years
反對派議員喜歡在審議最後一刻才假惺惺說要爭取，然後說每位議員都有權審議法例，完全是轉移視線，我覺得他們扯得很遠，說法很牽強。
Members from the opposition camp are fond of saying hypocritically at the last minute of discussion that they have to fight for it but that every Member has the right to scrutinize the Bill . That is a complete diversion of attention . I think while they are digressing too far from the subject their justifications are also too far - fetched
現在內會的情況是，議員除了要遵守規則外，亦要運用腦袋，反對派玩弄《議事規則》阻攔議會，我們便用《議事規則》做正經事。
In the House Committee at present apart from conforming to the rules Members also need to use their brains . The opposition camp is playing with the Rules of Procedure to obstruct the operation of the Council whereas we are using the Rules of Procedure to do proper business
內會現在被一座大山阻攔着，這座山叫"拉布山"或"選主席山"，此路不通如何是好？
In front of the House Committee a huge mountain called the mountain of filibustering or the mountain of Chairman election is now blocking the way . What shall we do when this road is blocked? . As the mountain cannot move we move ourselves and take another route to bypass it
反對派最喜歡用旁門左道、小動作來阻攔議會的正常運作，如果根據正常程序選內會主席，怎會召開了12次會議、用了20多小時，也未能選出內會正副主席？
The opposition camp is fond of doing heretical tricks and cunning acts to obstruct the normal operation of the Council . If the normal procedures of electing the Chairman of the House Committee had been followed how could the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the House Committee still not have been elected after spending over 20 hours in 12 meetings?
反對派盲撐暴力、盲撐暴力違法行為，將暴力行為美化和英雄化，說這些是違法達義，現在忽然跟我們說規則，市民真的覺得很混亂，真是"人不笑，狗也吠"，再次表露反對派是政治凌駕民生，這次他們是與孕婦、產婦為敵。
The opposition camp has been giving blind support to violence and illegal violent acts glamorizing and heroizing violence saying that this is achieving justice by violating the law . But they now suddenly talk to us about rules . The public are really very confused
最後，我認為不論是何啟明議員的建議或局長的議案也好，總言之能夠加快將產假增加至14周的法例修訂，我們都會支持，因為這個方法本質上是基於民生優先的概念，是高招、奇招。
Once again it shows that the opposition camp is putting politics above peoples livelihood and this time it is making itself an enemy of pregnant women . Finally in my view no matter Mr HO Kai - mings proposal or the Secretarys motion as long as it can expedite the amendment to the Ordinance concerning the increase of maternity leave to 14 weeks we will render our support . Because either approach is based on the concept of give priority to peoples livelihood and is thus a brilliant and extraordinary measure
我說高招，是指局長IQ高，奇招是指何啟明議員早前提出的方法，用以破解反對派的政治詭計。
When I said brilliant measure I was complimenting the Secretary on his high intelligence quotient and when I said extraordinary measure I referred to the measure proposed by Mr HO Kai - ming to debunk the evil political tricks of the opposition camp
我覺得如果反對派議員說，這會打開一個先例，那麼我覺得這是一個好先例，不防打開。
If the opposition Members say that this will set a precedent I think that this will be a good precedent and I do not mind setting it
一年有5萬名孕婦，兩年便有10萬名產婦，這不單是涉及產婦，還涉及10萬個家庭，產婦的丈夫和其他家庭成員也受影響。
In other words we have to wait for three more years but we really cannot wait any longer . There are 50 000 pregnant women in one year and 100 000 pregnant women in two years . Not only will these pregnant women be affected but 100 000 families in which the pregnant womens husbands and other family members will also be affected
因此，局長的議案內容絕對是合法、合規、合理、合情。
Therefore the Secretarys motion is absolutely lawful in order reasonable and sensible
主席，我發言支持局長動議的議案，即《2019年僱傭條例草案》無須經內務委員會審議，但交付人力事務委員會討論，再向立法會作出建議。
President I rise to speak in support of the motion moved by the Secretary on dispensing with the scrutiny of the Employment Amendment Bill 2019 the Bill at the House Committee and instead referring it to the Panel on Manpower the Panel for discussion and subsequent recommendation to the Legislative Council
在程序上，所有立法會的法案皆要經過內務委員會成立相關法案委員會，進行詳細審議。
Procedurally all bills presented to the Legislative Council must undergo thorough deliberation at the relevant Bills Committees formed under the House Committee
在法案委員會上，委員可向官員提問，讓相關法案經充分討論。
At Bills Committee meetings members may put questions to public officers and thoroughly discuss the bills
這是《議事規則》訂定的程序，多年來行之有效。
This is the procedure prescribed in the Rules of Procedure one which has proven to be effective over all these years
不過，今時今日，內務委員會已"被廢武功"，原因是反對派每星期皆在"拉布"。
But today the House Committee has become dysfunctional . The reason is that the opposition camp has resorted to filibustering virtually every week
無止境"拖死"內務委員會將嚴重影響民生事務。
Their perpetual attempt to drag the House Committee to death will pose serious hindrance to livelihood - related matters
內務委員會現在不能運作，泛民不顧一切癱瘓議會、不顧一切令政府的德政無法"放上檯"。
Now the House Committee has become unable to operate and the pan - democratic camp tries to paralyse the legislature at all costs and to prevent the Government from tabling this benevolent measure at all costs
我無意猜度主持內務委員會主席選舉的郭榮鏗議員的心意，也無意猜度他們如此"拉布"的目的，是否要令政府的德政無法"放上檯"，我只是感到奇怪，為何他們不惜一切，將立法會弄致如斯田地，阻止在職懷孕母親多放取4星期產假呢？
I have no intention to speculate about the motive of Mr Dennis KWOK the very Member who chairs the election of the House Committee Chairman or whether their filibustering is intended to bar the Government from tabling this benevolent measure only that I am puzzled as to why they have to plunge the Legislative Council into such a miserable state at all costs and bar pregnant working mothers from enjoying an additional four weeks of maternity leave
同樣地，我也不希望他們猜度政府的心意，指政府這次引用《議事規則》第544條，是為其他法例鋪路。
Similarly I also hope that they can stop speculating about the Governments motive and saying that it invokes Rule 544 of the Rules of Procedure this time around to rehearse for other pieces of legislation
在上星期的立法會大會上，反對派表示如果議案獲得通過，將會開創壞先例。
At the Council meeting last week the opposition camp asserted that the passage of the motion would set an undesirable precedent
《條例草案》的主要修訂，是延長法定產假至14周。
One major amendment proposed by the Bill is the extension of the statutory maternity leave period to 14 weeks
對於政府這次願意承擔業界大部分的財政負擔，以每名僱員36,822元為上限，自由黨認為是一項德政。
Regarding the Governments agreement to shoulder the bulk of the financial burden on industries and cap the amount for each employee at 36,822 this time the Liberal Party thinks that it is a benevolent measure
自由黨非常樂意看到，並認為這次修訂會為 員工帶來更多福利。
Delighted to see all this the Liberal Party considers that the amendment exercise this time around can bring more benefits to employees
所以，對於政府昨天提出將12天法定假日增至17天，我亦想詢問政府會否考慮一併承擔有關的財政負擔呢？
Therefore I also wish to ask the Government whether it will also consider the idea of taking up the financial burden resulting from the increase in the number of statutory holidays from 12 days to 17 days as proposed by the Government yesterday
主席，我非常不願意看到引用《議事規則》第544條，而且也希望經內務委員會成立法案委員會審議《條例草案》的細節和提出修訂。
President I very much hate to see the invocation of Rule 544 of the Rules of Procedure and I for one also hope that a Bills Committee can be formed under the House Committee to scrutinize the details of the Bill and propose amendments
如果要"兩害取其輕"選擇堅守程序，還是犧牲數萬名女性和家庭的福利，特別是當中不少婦女是在職中產人士我和自由黨均沒有辦法不支持這項議案，爭取將《條例草案》先交付事務委員會討論，以免浪費時間等候內務委員會選出主席說實話，大家皆不知道何時才能選出主席避免《條例草案》"胎死腹中"，最少有一線曙光。
If asked to choose the lesser of two evils―holding fast to the procedure or sacrificing the well - being of a dozen thousand women and families―and particularly considering that many of these women are working women from the middle class the Liberal Party and I cannot but support this motion so as to strive for the referral of the Bill to the Panel for discussion first avoid wasting our time on waiting for the successful election of the House Committee Chairman―frankly speaking nobody knows when the Chairman can be successfully elected―and prevent the miscarriage of the Bill . At least we can see a ray of hope and this can be a way out of the impasse
這次，政府願意作出承擔，不在僱主身上"開刀"，反映出政府在推動家庭友善政策之餘，亦顧及中小型企業和微型企業的經營壓力，願意分擔僱主為僱員提供福利的成本，是踏出誠意的一步，業界對此並不反對。
This time around the Government is willing to show commitment instead of targeting on employers . This shows that in promoting family - friendly policies the Government has also taken account of the operational pressure on small medium and micro enterprises and is willing to share employers costs of offering fringe benefits to employees . This is a step of sincerity and the industry has no objection to this
我支持局長的議案，最低限度，我的上述意見可先在事務委員會表達，而其他議員也可以就《條例草案》的疑問詢問政府並得到回應，可以記錄在案，讓政府考慮。
I support the Secretarys motion . To say the least I can express my above views at the Panels meeting and other Members can also raise their queries about the Bill with the Government for the record and its consideration and get its reply
故此，長遠而言，自由黨認為政府在增加法定假日、侍產假、產假等時，必須針對個別行業或個別職位人手嚴重短缺的問題，盡快考慮輸入勞工，最少讓僱主在政府增加假期時亦 能聘請替工，無需以其他現職員工頂替，從而讓所有"打工仔"不會因人手不足而需不定時放假。此外，僱主亦可以確保服務質素。
Therefore in the long run the Liberal Party thinks that when the Government increases the number of statutory holidays and the durations of paternity leave and maternity leave it must target at the problem of serious manpower shortage plaguing certain industries or job types and expeditiously consider labour importation so as to at least enable employers to hire substitute workers and spare the need to arrange other serving employees to take up the job if the Government increases holiday or leave entitlement . That way all employees will not have to take leave on an irregular basis due to manpower shortage whereas employers can ensure their service quality