House Committee of the Legislative Council
28th meeting on 20 June 2008

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 27th meeting held on 13 June 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2311/07-08)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 95/07-08)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 13 June 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 98/07-08)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 25 June 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 754/07-08)

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

(i)Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Bill 2007

(ii)Revenue Bill 2008

(iii)Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2008

(c)Members' Bill - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

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

(d)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Pension Benefits Ordinance (Established Offices) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 773/07-08 dated 19 June 2008.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 2 July 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 755/07-08)

(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)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008

(ii)Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Bill

(iii)West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Bill

(iv)Supplementary Appropriation (2007-2008) Bill

(d)Government motion

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

-the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2008; and

-the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2008

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 733/07-08 dated 13 June 2008.)
(LC Paper No. LS 97/07-08)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee under Rule 77(1) and (2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 753/07-08 dated 17 June 2008.)

(ii)Motion on "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"

The above motion will be moved by Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 717/07-08 dated 10 June 2008.)

(iii)Motion on "Proactively promoting waste recovery and recycling"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Vincent FANG Kang. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 769/07-08 dated 19 June 2008.)

VI.Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 9 July 2008

Members' motions

Valedictory motion

The above motion will be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee, Chairman of the House Committee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 762/07-08 dated 17 June 2008.)

VIII.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Race Discrimination Bill

Verbal report by Hon Margaret NG, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Independent Police Complaints Council Bill

Verbal report by Hon LAU Kong-wah, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1935/07-08)

(d)Report of the Bills Committee on Product Eco-responsibility Bill

Verbal report by Hon CHOY So-yuk, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(e)Report of the Bills Committee on Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Bill 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1946/07-08)

(f)Report of the Subcommittee on Sewage Services (Trade Effluent Surcharge) (Amendment) Regulation 2008

Verbal report by Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

(g)Further report of the Subcommittee to Examine the Implementation in Hong Kong of Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council in relation to Sanctions
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1926/07-08)

(h)Report of the Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development on Phase III Study

VIII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2312/07-08)

IX.Improvement to operation of committees
(Letter dated 16 June 2008 from Hon Emily LAU to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/07-08(01))

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 June 2008