|
Scope and Content
|
a. Nature
The series comprises an official record of the proceedings of the Legislative Council meetings. It is a verbatim transcript of what is said during the conduct of the business of the Legislative Council at a Council meeting, including the speeches and debates by Members on the issues and subjects brought to the attention of the Council.
Records in this series are recorded in the original language delivered by the speakers. They are the confirmed “floor” version of Hansard, which are translated for the Chinese and English versions of Hansard.
b. Variations in title
Records in this series have appeared under different English and/or Chinese titles at different times:
1. 1996-1997: Official Record of Proceedings of the Sittings of the Legislative Council (立法局會議過程正式紀錄)
2. 1997-1998: Official Record of Proceedings of the Meetings of the Provisional Legislative Council (臨時立法會會議過程正式紀錄)
3. 1998 - present: Official Record of Proceedings of the Meetings of the Legislative Council (立法會會議過程正式紀錄)
The last English and Chinese titles have been selected to identify this records series with Floor Version added in brackets.
c. Subject matter
The following aspects of Council business are commonly found in this series:
- Date and time of sittings/meetings and adjournments
- Names of Members present and absent, and the public officials and Council clerks attending each meeting
- Taking of oaths and affirmations by Members
- Election of President
- Tabling of papers and subsidiary legislation
- Addresses, such as the Chief Executive’s policy speech or introduction of a departmental annual report
- Oral answers to Members’ questions
- Written answers to Members' questions
- Bill readings
- Motions on bills and ordinances
- Voting results
- Appointment of committees
- Statements and announcements.
d. Production
At present, the Translation and Interpretation Division is responsible for preparing the draft version of the record, which will be circulated among the parties concerned for comment. Only minor changes would be considered by the Clerk to the Legislative Council and be included in the confirmed version of the Official Record of Proceedings of the Meetings of the Legislative Council (Floor Version of Hansard).
e. Related records series
The English and Chinese published versions of the Hansard are respectively grouped under LAS 1: Official Records of the Proceedings of the Meetings of the Legislative Council (English Version) and LAS 39: Hong Kong Hansard: Reports of the Meetings of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Chinese Version).
Reports and papers laid before the Council are compiled separately in LAS 4: Sessional Papers and LAS 59: Other Papers Tabled at Legislative Council Meetings. Details of the papers tabled at Council Meetings are set out at the beginning of each report of meeting after the names of Members present and absent and persons in attendance.
|
|
Physical Description
|
Bound volumes, with soft covers (1996-2000), and hardcovers (2000-2010).
|