The High Court has rejected an application by independent legislator, Wong Yuk-man, for a judicial review over lawmakers being stopped from tabling motions during the meetings of the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee last summer.
The motions were proposed by pan-democratic lawmakers during a debate on the government’s initial funding request for building new towns in northeast New Territories.
But they were rejected by the committee’s then-chairman, Ng Leung-sing, who said there was a need to put an end to what he called "filibustering tactics" adopted by the pan-democratic camp to stall the planned development.
In his judgement, Mr Justice Thomas Au said none of the grounds put forward by Wong were reasonably arguable.
The HK$340 million funding request for the projects was eventually approved when almost all pan-democratic lawmakers left their seats in protest against Ng’s decision.
The motions were proposed by pan-democratic lawmakers during a debate on the government’s initial funding request for building new towns in northeast New Territories.
But they were rejected by the committee’s then-chairman, Ng Leung-sing, who said there was a need to put an end to what he called "filibustering tactics" adopted by the pan-democratic camp to stall the planned development.
In his judgement, Mr Justice Thomas Au said none of the grounds put forward by Wong were reasonably arguable.
The HK$340 million funding request for the projects was eventually approved when almost all pan-democratic lawmakers left their seats in protest against Ng’s decision.
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