Problem: That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs in the First Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, be deemed to have been laid upon the table in the present Session and concurred in, provided that, for the purposes of this Order, the date ``June 30, 1999'' in the said Report shall be read as ``June 30, 2000''.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The present Session has been longer than usual."?

A: It's impossible to say


Problem: I hope that the House will come up with an amendment to clause 9 because as it stands now, if we have final offer selection on top of it, it would amount to telling the arbitrator or the arbitration panel ``Now you are going to manage this whole thing, and look at it as if it were a private company, a totally private firm, and at the same time you will be looking for the best way to settle the dispute''.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The speaker is hopeful the House will come up with an amendment to clause 9"?

A: Yes


Problem: Exclusive - HSBC to boost China staff by up to 1,000 in 2017, mostly in Pearl River Delta HONG KONG HSBC plans to add as many as 1,000 new employees to its Chinese retail banking and wealth management arm this year, the business's regional head said, most of them in the Pearl River Delta, the heart of the bank's growth strategy in China.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "China is excited to add the new members."?

A:
It's impossible to say