House Committee of the Legislative Council
2nd meeting on 13 October 2000

AGENDA

1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 1st meeting held on 4 October 2000
   (LC Paper No. CB(2) 9/00-01)
   
   
2. Matters arising
   Subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 4 October 2000 (gazetted from 30 June to 29 September 2000) (LC Paper No. LS 1/00-01 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1/00-01 dated 3 October 2000.)
   
   
3. Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 11 October 2000 (gazetted on 5 October 2000)
   (LC Paper No. LS 5/00-01)
   
   
4. Business for the Council meeting on 18 October 2000
   
   
   1. Questions
      (LC Paper No. CB(3) 43/00-01)
      
      
   2. Statement
      
      Chief Secretary for Administration's recent visit to Beijing
      
      
   3. Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading
      
      
      1. Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2000
         
         
      2. Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2000
         
         
      3. Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2000
         
         
      4. Rehabilitation Centres Bill
      
      
   4. Government motions
      
      No notice has been received yet.
      
      
   5. Members' motions
      
      
      1. Motion on "Impoverishment of marginal workers"
         
         The above motion will be moved by Hon CHAN Yuen-han. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 27/00-01 dated 9 October 2000.)
         
         
      2. Motion on "Creating employment opportunities"
         
         The above motion will be moved by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 27/00-01 dated 9 October 2000.)
   
   
5. Business for the Council meeting on 25 and 26 October 2000
   
   
   1. Questions
      (LC Paper No. CB(3) 44/00-01)
      
      
   2. Debate on the motion "That this Council thanks the Chief Executive for his address"
   
   
6. Procedure for election of Members for appointment to the Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Members' Interests and Committee on Rules of Procedure
   (LC Paper No. CB(3) 38/00-01)
   
   
7. Election of Members of The Legislative Council Commission
   (LC Paper No. AS 37/00-01)
   
   
8. Nomination and election of Members of the Legislative Council to advisory bodies
   (LC Paper No. CB(2) 3/00-01)
   
   
9. Formation of Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee
   (LC Paper No. CB(3) 37/00-01)
   
   
10. Review of LegCo Panels
    (LC Paper No. CB(1) 34/00-01)
    (Hon Fred LI Wah-ming's letter of 9 October 2000 to Chairman of the House Committee)
    
    
11. Arrangements for Members' declaration of interests
    (Hon LAW Chi-kwong's letter of 10 October 2000 to Chairman of the House Committee)
    
    
12. Proposal for the Chief Executive, Chief Secretary for Administration, Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Justice to brief the Council on their official visits to Beijing
    (Hon Martin LEE Chu-ming's letter of 10 October 2000 to Chairman of the House Committee)
    
    
13. Proposal to set up a select committee to inquire into the "opinion poll incident" and related matters
    (Hon Martin LEE Chu-ming's letter of 10 October 2000 to Chairman of the House Committee)
    
    
14. Some proposals on the method of work in Panels and Bills Committees
    (Paper prepared by Hon Margaret NG)
    
    
15. Problems arising from the reduction of Members' remuneration and operating expenses
    (Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung's letter of 11 October 2000)
    
    
16. Any other business
    
    Demonstration of the Electronic Voting System