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劉健儀絕食抗議拉布
立會通宵審議遞補機制草案

立法會昨日通宵審議議員出缺安排的草案，支持與反對拉布戰的人士在立法會外示威區對峙，場面一度混亂。政制及內地事務局局長譚志源稱，已派員在立法會輪流值班，確保有足夠法定人數開會，強調政府不會撤回草案。自由黨主席劉健儀聯同七名成員，絕食三十小時抗議拉布，認為做法是議會霸權。

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• 翻閱報章，了解立法會出現拉布戰的原因及各方反應。
• 以「立法會議事規則應立例杜絕議員拉布」為題進行辯論，陳述正反立場。
• 你認為政府應否主動撤回草案以結束拉布戰？
Lau Kin-yee fasts to protest filibuster
Legco deliberates replacement mechanism bill through the night

The Legislative Council yesterday deliberated the bill on the Legislative Council vacancy replacement arrangement through the night. There was a stand-off between those who supported and opposed filibuster at the protest zone outside the Legco. The scene was once chaotic. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen said staff had been stationed at the Legco on shift duty to ensure a quorum, stressing that the government would not withdraw the bill. Liberal Party chairperson Miriam Lau Kin-yee, together with seven other members, fasted 30 hours in protest of filibuster, saying the tactic was a form of parliamentary hegemony.
• Read news reports to get a better understanding of the reasons for the filibuster battle at the Legco and the reaction of various parties.
• Debate on the motion "That the Legco Rules of Procedure should legislate to put an end to legislator's filibuster". Give arguments for and against.
• Do you think the government should withdraw the bill to end the filibuster battle?
政黨籌組聯合政府失敗
希臘下月重新舉行國會選舉


希臘政黨籌組聯合政府失敗，下月須重新舉行國會選舉。國際貨幣基金組織總裁拉加德表明，若希臘政府無法履行削赤與兌現結構性改革的承諾，不排除希臘或會退出歐羅區。受希臘政局不穩與可能退出歐羅區消息影響，本港恒生指數一度跌逾七百點，收市報一萬九千二百五十九點，創四個月新低。

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• 搜集資料，了解希臘債務危機的由來。
• 扮演歐羅區各國首腦進行模擬歐盟會議，討論希臘應否退出歐羅區。
• 製作壁報，介紹歐羅歷史及對當地政經發展的影響。
Political parties fail to form coalition government
Greece to hold parliamentary election anew next month

Greek political parties have failed to form a coalition government and will have to conduct parliamentary election anew next month. Chairperson of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde said if the Greek government could not honour its promise to cut deficits and realize structural reforms, she would not rule out Greece would withdraw from the euro zone. Affected by news of Greece's unstable political situation and the possibility of its withdrawing from the euro zone, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index once dropped over 700 points, closing at 19,259, hitting a four-month low.
• Collect information to get a better understanding of the origin of the Greece debt crisis.
• Play the roles of leaders of various euro zone countries and conduct a simulated European Union meeting to discuss whether Greece should withdraw from the euro zone.
• Prepare a wall poster to introduce the history of the euro and its effects on the local political and economic development.