House Committee of the Legislative Council

9th meeting on 1 December 2000

AGENDA

1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 8th meeting held on 24 November 2000
   (LC Paper No. CB(2) 364/00-01)

2. Matters arising
   
   

   (a)	Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
   (b)	Hon IP Kwok-him's letter of 20 November 2000 on adjustment of honorarium and accountable allowance of District Council members (Hon IP Kwok-him's letter issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 325/00-01 dated 22 November 2000) (LC Paper No. FC 19/00-01)

3. Business arising from previous Council meetings
   
   

   (a)	Legal Service Division's reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)
   	(i)	Securities and Futures Bill (LC Paper No. LS 31/00-01)
   	(ii)	Banking (Amendment) Bill 2000 (LC Paper No. LS 30/00-01)
   (b)	Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 29 November 2000 (gazetted on 24 November 2000) (LC Paper No. LS 29/00-01)

4. Business for the Council meeting on 13 December 2000
   
   

   (a)	Questions (LC Paper No. CB(3) 199/00-01)
   (b)	Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2000
   (c)	Government motion No notice has been received yet.
   (d)	Members' Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading Prior of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 2000
   (e)	Members' motions
   	(i)	Motion on "Drug abuse among young persons" The above motion will be moved by Hon James TO Kun-sun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 213/00-01 dated 30 November 2000.)
   	(ii)	Motion on "Deposit insurance system" The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 206/00-01 dated 29 November 2000.)

5. Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 20 December 2000

   Government motions
   
   

   (a)	Resolution under section 40 of the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance (Cap. 360) - to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower
   (b)	Motion to be moved by the Secretary for Security

6. Bills Committee and subcommittee reports
   
   

   (a)	Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees (LC Paper No. CB(2) 374/00-01)
   (b)	Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to revision of fees and charges gazetted on 10 November 2000 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 373/00-01)

7. Restructuring of Panels
   (LC Paper No. CB(1) 236/00-01)

8. Any other business Legislative Council Secretariat
   30 November 2000