House Committee of the Legislative Council
13th meeting on 24 January 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 12th meeting held on 10 January 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 907/02-03)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)23 items of subsidiary legislation made under the Securities and Futures Ordinance tabled in Council on 18 December 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 48/02-03)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 8 January 2003

(i)Admission and Registration (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002 and Legal Practitioners (Risk Management Education) Rules
(LC Paper No. LS 41/02-03)

(ii)Subsidiary legislation made under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance:

-Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Legislative Council Geographical Constituencies) (District Council Constituencies) (Amendment) Regulation 2002; and

-Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration) (Electors for Legislative Council Functional Constituencies) (Voters for Election Committee Subsectors) (Members of Election Committee)(Amendment) Regulation 2002

(Paragraphs 29 to 37 of LC Paper No. LS 36/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 861/02-03 dated 9 January 2003)

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 10 January 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 40/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 17 January 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 46/02-03)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 12 February 2003

(a)Questions

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands under the Housing Ordinance relating to the Housing (Traffic Contraventions) (Fixed Penalty) (Amendment) Bylaw 2003
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 314/02-03 dated 24 January 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 49/02-03)

(ii)Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Security under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance relating to:

-the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Ireland) Order; and

-the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Netherlands) Order
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 306/02-03 dated 20 January 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 47/02-03)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "First Report of the Select Committee"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 311/02-03 dated 22 January 2003.)

The Select Committee recommends that Members speaking should each be allowed to speak for not more than 15 minutes.

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon LAU Ping-cheung

Hon LAU Ping-cheung has been allocated a debate slot.

(Hon LAU Ping-cheung's letter dated 21 January 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee (Chinese version only))

V.Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 19 February 2003

Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

(a)Foreshore, Sea-bed and Roads (Amendment) Bill 2003

(b)Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bill 2003

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 988/02-03)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Village Representative Election Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 983/02-03)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 779/02-03)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Appeal Board on Closure Orders (Immediate Health Hazard) Rules
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 950/02-03)

VII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 January 2003