民主黨中委會於8月22日就立法會議員何俊仁及涂謹申接受國泰款待的事件作出討論，認為二人違反了民主黨＜中委／議員接受利益、特權指引＞的條文。上述指引於去年4月19日經中委會修訂及通過，根據指引，中委及議員應避免因其職務而接受過份慷慨的款待。民主黨認為兩名議員接受國泰的款待屬過份慷慨，故此並不恰當。黨中常會將於9月5日舉行的會議中作進一步跟進。 黨主席就兩名議員的不恰當行為向公眾致歉，亦要求立法會檢討議員接受利益指引是否需要收緊。

On 22 August the Democratic Party Central Committee discussed the matter of Albert Ho and James To receiving hospitality from Cathay Pacific Airways and concluded the two legislators have violated the party’s “Guidelines on receiving benefits and privileges for Central Committee members and Councillors." The guidelines were amended in April last year and were approved by the Central Committee on 19 April 2012. According to the guidelines, members should avoid receiving hospitality which could be deemed as overly generous. The Central Committee decided it was inappropriate for the two legislators to accept Cathay Pacific's overly generous hospitality. The matter will be followed up by the party’s Executive Committee when it meets on 5 Sept. The Democratic Party chairperson Emily Lau apologized to the public for the two legislators' inappropriate behaviour. She will also request the Legislative Council to review the guidelines on Legislative Councillors receiving interest and hospitality to see if they need to be tightened up. 

2013年8月22日