| Arrangements for the holder of the office of CE after his departure from office |
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Following is a question by the Hon Cyd Ho and a reply by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (March 7) :
Question Regarding the restriction of the activities undertaken by as well as the provision of retirement protection for a former holder of the office of Chief Executive (CE) after his departure from office, will the Government inform this Council whether: (a) existing legislation imposes restrictions on the commercial or political activities that are undertaken by a former holder of the office of CE within or outside Hong Kong after his departure from office; if so, of the details; if not, whether it will conduct public consultation and enact relevant legislation in this respect; if legislation will be enacted, of the legislative timetable; if legislation will not be enacted, the reasons for that; and (b) it will set up for the office of CE a retirement protection scheme which provides different terms of protection according to different reasons for departure from office, such as completion of term of office, health problem or upon impeachment; if so, of the details? Reply Madam President, There is at present no legislation in Hong Kong which imposes restrictions on the commercial or political activities that are undertaken by a former holder of the office of CE within or outside Hong Kong after his departure from office. We will consider the matter. We will also study whether there is a need to set up retirement protection arrangements for the office of CE. End/Wednesday, March 7, 2001 |