House Committee of the Legislative Council
26th meeting on 6 June 2008

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 25th meeting held on 30 May 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2145/07-08)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 30 May 2008 and tabled in Council on 4 June 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 91/07-08)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 11 June 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 685/07-08)

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

Supplementary Appropriation (2007-2008) Bill

(c)Government motions

Five proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the following subsidiary legislation respectively:

(i)the Trade Descriptions (Provision of Information on Natural Fei Cui) Order;

(ii)the Trade Descriptions (Provision of Information on Diamond) Order;

(iii)the Trade Descriptions (Provision of Information on Regulated Electronic Products) Order;

(iv)the Trade Descriptions (Marking) (Gold and Gold Alloy) (Amendment) Order 2008; and

(v)the Trade Descriptions (Marking) (Platinum) (Amendment) Order 2008

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 700/07-08 dated 5 June 2008.)

(d)Members' Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Amendment) Bill 2008

V.Business for the Council meeting on 18 June 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 686/07-08)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

(i)Trade Descriptions (Amendment) Bill 2007

(ii)Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2007

(iii)Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007

(iv)Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2007

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Legislating to regulate debt collection practices"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert CHAN Wai-yip. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 697/07-08 dated 4 June 2008.)

(ii)Motion on "Reducing the duties on motor vehicle fuels"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Kong-wah. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 696/07-08 dated 4 June 2008.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2007
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1764/07-08)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Subsidiary Legislation to Implement the Obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2143/07-08)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Fugitive Offenders (Ireland) Order
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2130/07-08)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Finland) Order
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2144/07-08)

(e)Report of the Subcommittee to Study Issues Relating to the Provision of Boarding Places, Senior Secondary Education and Employment Opportunities for Children with Special Educational Needs
(LC Papers No. CB(2) 2142/07-08 and CB(2) 2140/07-08)

(f)Report of the Subcommittee on Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Regulation 2008

Verbal report by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2146/07-08)

VIII.Request for a debate slot for the Chairman of the Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development to move a motion on the Phase III Study Report
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1782/07-08)

IX.Revised arrangements for House Committee meetings
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2148/07-08)

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 June 2008