House Committee of the Legislative Council
32nd meeting on 15 June 2001
AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 31st meeting held on 8 June 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1789/00-01)

II.Matters arising

(a)Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration

(b)Further report by the Legal Service Division on Code of Practice on Education under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487) (G.N.3310) gazetted on 1 June 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 123/00-01)

III.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) Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 110/00-01)

(ii) Import and Export (Electronic Transactions) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 119/00-01)

(ii) Medical and Health Care (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 120/00-01)

(iii) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 122/00-01)

(iv) The Bank of East Asia, Limited Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 114/00-01)

(b)Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 13 June 2001 (gazetted on 8 June 2001)
(LC Paper No. LS 117/00-01)

(c)Legal Service Division's report on Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Order 2001 (L.N. 132) gazetted on 8 June 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 124/00-01)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 20 June 2001

Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading
(a)Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Bill 2001

(b)Revenue Bill 2001

(c)Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2001

V.Business for the Council meeting on 27 June 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 766/00-01)

(b)Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

Noise Control (Amendment) Bill 2001

(c)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

(i) Post Secondary Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2001

(ii) Employment (Amendment) Bill 2001

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Increasing the opportunities for tertiary education"

The above motion will be moved by Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong. Draft wording of the motion attached.

(ii)Motion on "Through train to Shenzhen"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Kong-wah. Draft wording of the motion attached.

VI.Bills Committee and subcommittee reports

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1798/00-01)
(Letter of 12 June 2001 from Director of Administration on proposed priority in the scrutiny of bill by Members attached)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1521/00-01)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2000
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1802/00-01)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Dangerous Drugs, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Police Force (Amendment) Ordinance 2000 (68 of 2000) (Commencement) Notice 2001

Verbal report by Hon James TO Kun-sun, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Reports of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

(a)Debate on Policy Address
(Summary of returns from Members on number of sessions and grouping of policy areas attached)

Verbal report by Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing, Chairman of the Committee on Rules of Procedure.

(b)Report on the progress of the implementation of measures to improve the working mechanism of Panels and Bills Committees for the scrutiny of legislative and financial proposals
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1520/00-01)

VIII. Report of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on the application of certain provisions of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to the Chief Executive

Verbal report by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, Deputy Chairman of the Panel.

IX.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
19 June 2001