House Committee of the Legislative Council
18th meeting on Friday, 6 March 2009, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 17th meeting held on 27 February 2009
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1001/08-09)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 February 2009 and tabled in Council on 4 March 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 44/08-09)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 27 February 2009 and tabled in Council on 4 March 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 46/08-09)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 11 March 2009

(a)Government motions

Three proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Security under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance relating to the following subsidiary legislation respectively:

(i)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Indonesia) Order;

(ii)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Japan) Order; and

(iii)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Sri Lanka) Order

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 392/08-09 dated 26 February 2009.)

(b)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Dr Hon Samson TAM Wai-ho under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the:

(i)Telecommunications (Designation of Frequency Bands subject to Payment of Spectrum Utilization Fee) (Amendment) Order 2009;

(ii)Telecommunications (Level of Spectrum Utilization Fees) (Second Generation Mobile Services) (Amendment) Regulation 2009; and

(iii)Telecommunications (Determining Spectrum Utilization Fees by Auction) (Amendment) Regulation 2009

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 412/08-09 dated 3 March 2009.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 18 March 2009

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 413/08-09)

(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 Chief Secretary for Administration under the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 403/08-09 dated 27 February 2009.)
(LC Paper No. LS 47/08-09)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 402/08-09 dated 26 February 2009.)
(LC Paper No. LS 45/08-09)

(iii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under the Public Finance Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 415/08-09 dated 4 March 2009.)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Comprehensively reviewing the role and functions of the University Grants Committee"

The above motion will be moved by Prof Hon Patrick LAU Sau-shing. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 418/08-09 dated 5 March 2009.)

(ii)Motion on "Promoting the development of leisure agriculture and fishery trades"

The above motion will be moved by Hon WONG Yung-kan. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 419/08-09 dated 5 March 2009.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution under Section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2)

Verbal report by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1002/08-09)

VIII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 March 2009