House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on Friday, 26 June 2009, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 28th meeting held on 19 June 2009
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1985/08-09)

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)

(i)Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 94/08-09)

(ii)Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 92/08-09)

(iii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 91/08-09)

(iv)Bunker Oil Pollution (Liability and Compensation) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 93/08-09)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 19 June 2009 and tabled in Council on 24 June 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 90/08-09)

IV.The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session on 7 July 2009

V.Business for the Council meeting on 8 July 2009

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 729/08-09)

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

(i)Arbitration Bill

(ii)Public Officers Pay Adjustment Bill

(iii)Employment (Amendment) Bill 2009

(iv)Minimum Wage Bill

(v)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2009

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

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2009

(d)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Financial Secretary under the Public Finance Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 739/08-09 dated 24 June 2009.)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Financial Secretary under the Loans Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 740/08-09 dated 24 June 2009.)

(iii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for the Environment under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 711/08-09 dated 19 June 2009.)
(LC Paper No. LS 95/08-09)

(iv)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 716/08-09 dated 19 June 2009.)
(LC Paper No. LS 96/08-09)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Facing up to the aspirations of the people participating in the march on 1 July"

The above motion will be moved by Hon James TO Kun-sun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 742/08-09 dated 24 June 2009.)

(ii)Motion to be moved by Dr Hon LAM Tai-fai

Dr Hon LAM Tai-fai has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Food Business (Amendment) Regulation 2009
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1986/08-09)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolutions under Section 29 of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2) and Section 3 of the Loans Ordinance (Cap. 61)
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2049/08-09)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Race Discrimination (Formal Investigations) Rules, Race Discrimination (Investigation and Conciliation) Rules and Code of Practice on Employment under the Race Discrimination Ordinance

Verbal report by Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1987/08-09)

VIII.Proposed overseas duty visit to the Republic of Korea and Taiwan by the Subcommittee on Poverty Alleviation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1972/08-09)

IX.Proposed adjournment debate under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting on 8 July 2009 regarding the review of the tree management policy and the report on the review
(Letter dated 23 June 2009 from Hon Tanya CHAN to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1997/08-09(01))

X.Proposed adjournment debate under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting on 8 July 2009 regarding the persistent rent increases by The Link Management Limited and the substantial layoffs upon the change of service contracts for its carparks
(Letter dated 23 June 2009 from Hon WONG Kwok-kin to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1997/08-09(02))

XI.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 June 2009