House Committee of the Legislative Council
5th meeting on Friday, 7 November 2008, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of verbatim transcript/minutes of meetings

(a)Verbatim transcript of the special meeting held on 13 October 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 216/08-09)

(b)Minutes of the 4th meeting held on 24 October 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 197/08-09)

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)

Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 11/08-09)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 24 October 2008 and tabled in Council on 29 October 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 8/08-09)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 31 October 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 10/08-09)

[Previous papers:
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); and
Extract from the minutes of the 28th House Committee meeting on 20 June 2008 (LC paper No. CB(2) 200/08-09(01))]

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 12 November 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 111/08-09)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 95/08-09 dated 30 October 2008.)

(ii)Motion on "Alleviating the burden of fuel costs on the public and relevant trades"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 99/08-09 dated 30 October 2008.)

(iii)Motion on "Supporting small and medium enterprises to tide over the financial tsunami"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Vincent FANG Kang. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 102/08-09 dated 30 October 2008.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 19 November 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 112/08-09)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon WONG Kwok-hing

Hon WONG Kwok-hing has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Hak-kan

Hon CHAN Hak-kan has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

Report of the Subcommittee on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 198/08-09)

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 199/08-09)

VIII.Proposal to appoint a subcommittee under the House Committee on support for small and medium enterprises
(Letter dated 30 October 2008 from Hon Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 200/08-09(02))

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 November 2008