House Committee of the Legislative Council
26th meeting on 7 June 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 25th meeting held on 31 May 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2176/01-02)

II. Matters arising

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

(b)CITIC Ka Wah Bank (Limited) Merger Bill
(Paragraphs 8 to 14 of the minutes of the 25th House Committee meeting on 31 May 2002)

[Previous paper:LC Paper No. LS 107/01-02 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2119/01-02 dated 30 May 2002]

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division report on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Public Officers Pay Adjustment Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 109/01-02)
(Director of Administration's letter dated 6 June 2002 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 31 May 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 110/01-02)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 19 June 2002

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 679/01-02)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 678/01-02 dated 3 June 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 112/01-02)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Determining the fares of new railways"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 684/01-02 dated 5 June 2002.)

(ii)Motion on "Improving the imbalance in the utilization ratio between public and private medical services"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 685/01-02 dated 5 June 2002.)

V.Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 26 June 2002

Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health and Welfare under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to :

(a)the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2002; and

(b)the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2002.
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 680/01-02 dated 3 June 2002.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2172/01-02)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Noise Control (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1901/01-02)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Revenue Bill 2002 and Revenue (No.2) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1924/01-02)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee to Study the Proposed System of Accountability for Principal Officials and Related Issues
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2171/01-02)

VII.Report of the Panel on Manpower concerning the proposed amalgamation of the Labour portfolio with the Economic Development portfolio under the proposed accountability system for principal officials
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2184/01-02)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 June 2002