House Committee of the Legislative Council
20th meeting on Friday, 10 April 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 19th meeting held on 20 March 2015


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1169/14-15)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS56/14-15)

(b) Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 20 March 2015 and tabled in Council on 25 March 2015
(LC Paper No. LS54/14-15)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 27 March 2015


(LC Paper No. LS55/14-15)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 15 and 16 April 2015



(a) Tabling of papers

Report No. 16/14-15 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1171/14-15 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)579/14-15 dated 9 April 2015)

(b) Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)571/14-15)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(d) Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading

Appropriation Bill 2015
(Members speak)

(e) Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Competition (Turnover) Regulation to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)574/14-15 dated 2 April 2015)

VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 22 April 2015



(a) Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)572/14-15)

(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

Appropriation Bill 2015
(Response by the Administration)

VII.

Advance information on business for the Council meeting of‍ 29 April 2015



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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015

(b) Government motions

Two proposed resolutions under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the establishment of the Innovation and Technology Bureau to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)577/14-15 dated 8 April 2015)
(LC Paper No. LS57/14-15)

VIII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a) Report of the Bills Committee on Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(4)717/14-15)

(b) Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution Relating to the Establishment of the Innovation and Technology Bureau
(LC Paper No. CB(4)713/14-15)

IX.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1170/14-15)

X.

Proposal of Hon Claudia MO to ask an urgent oral question under Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 15 April 2015 on issues relating to change of shareholding in and licence renewal of Asia Television Limited


(Letter dated 1 April 2015 from Hon Claudia MO (LC Paper No. CB(2)1192/14-15(01)))

XI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 April 2015