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1. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Tsang's deadline ends filibuster and bill delay

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by JOSHUA BUT

   ... Monday when Legco president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing set a deadline for the marathon debate with most of the amendments yet to be debated. The amendments, seeking to cut the expenses of each ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1239164/tsangs-deadline-ends-filibuster-and-bill-delay
2. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Opinion divided as Legco chief cuts off filibuster debate on budget bill

   Posted May 14th 2013, 12:00am by JOSHUA BUT

   ... News Hong Kong Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Filibuster Budget Bill Joshua But joshua.but@scmp.com Deadlock has become a no-win situation, says Jasper Tsang; pan-dems outraged, but pro-Beijing camp welcomes move to end budget debate today Legco president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing ruled yesterday that weeks of filibustering by radical lawmakers to block passage of the budget bill had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1237110/opinion-divided-legco-chief-cuts-filibuster-debate-budget-bill
3. News - Hong Kong - LEGCO

   No winners as Legco filibuster comes to an end

   Posted May 15th 2013, 12:00am by Tony Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Filibuster Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Legislative Council Tony Cheung tony.cheung@scmp.com Lawmakers across the political spectrum said yesterday that no one stood to gain after an 11-day debate triggered by radical legislators' filibustering came to an end. Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing's move to halt the filibuster over the budget bill ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1237888/filibuster-comes-end-many-feel-legcos-reputation-has-suffered
4. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Legco chief suggests combining debates

   Posted Apr 27th 2013, 12:00am by Tony Cheung, Gary Cheung

   ... Tsang Yok-sing said that a week before a yet-to-be-defined deadline, he might merge all remaining debates into one session, or impose a limit on how long each session could last. Tsang, sharing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1224096/legco-chief-suggests-combining-debates
5. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Bid to stop 'endless debate' on budget

   Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am by JOSHUA BUT

   ... News Hong Kong Legislative Council Filibuster Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Joshua But joshua.but@scmp.com Legco boss seeks a way to avoid passage of bill being hijacked by filibustering as unionist calls for 'stamina battle' with radical pan-democrats Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing says he is trying to find a way to avoid an "endless debate" ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1216270/bid-stop-endless-debate-budget
6. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Legco president Jasper Tsang orders end to budget bill filibuster

   Posted May 13th 2013, 01:12pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... News Hong Kong Legislative Council Legco Budget Bill Filibuster Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Lai Ying-kit The president of the Legislative Council on Monday ordered to end a filibuster on the budget bill by Tuesday. Jasper Tsang Yok-sing ordered that the remaining 131 debates would be merged and ended by Tuesday at 1pm. This would be immediately followed by a vote on each ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1236703/legco-president-jasper-tsang-orders-end-budget-bill-filibuster
7. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Ending budget filibuster was Legco's darkest day

   Posted May 17th 2013, 12:00am by Albert Cheng

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Filibuster Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Legislative Council Pan-Democrats Albert Cheng Albert Cheng says action of president effectively killed off legislature's independence, while pan-democrats simply stood by and let it happen On Tuesday, the president of the Legislative Council, Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, finally ended 60 hours of filibustering ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1239093/ending-budget-filibuster-was-legcos-darkest-day
8. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Pan-democrats not barred from standing for top job

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by Tony Cheung, Gary Cheung

   ... a heavy price if a popular pan-democrat were barred from the chief executive race. Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing said he did not think the central government labelled local ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1226109/pan-democrats-not-barred-standing-top-job
9. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Legco boss warns he may end budget bill filibuster

   Posted Apr 25th 2013, 12:00am by JOSHUA BUT AND COLLEEN LEE

   ... News Hong Kong Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Legislative Council budget bill filibuster Joshua But and Colleen Lee A filibustering bid on the budget bill by radical lawmakers could be halted by the middle of next month, with Legislative Council chief Jasper Tsang Yok-sing warning that he will act to ensure the legislature runs smoothly. Senior government officials also warned in letters ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1222335/legco-boss-warns-he-may-end-budget-bill-filibuster
10. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

    Legco president Japser Tsang defends actions in approving 710 amendments

    Posted Apr 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Tony Cheung

    ... News Hong Kong Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Legislative Council People Power Tony Cheung tony.cheung@scmp.com Jasper Tsang says he was following procedure when he approved 710 amendments to bill Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing said radical lawmakers' intention of filibustering, and its possible effects on the administration, were not on his mind when he approved 710 ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1220885/legco-president-japser-tsang-defends-actions-approving-710-amendments

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