House Committee of the Legislative Council
2nd meeting on Friday, 23 October 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 1st meeting held on 16 October 2015


(LC Paper No. CB(2)68/15-16)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 16 October 2015


(LC Paper No. LS3/15-16)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 28 October 2015



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)52/15-16)

(b)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Dennis KWOK under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

-Live Television Link (Witnesses outside Hong Kong) Rules; and

-Rules of the High Court (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2015

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide
LC Paper No. CB(3)62/15-16 dated 23 October 2015)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

-Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Suitors' Funds Rules;

-High Court Suitors' Funds (Amendment) Rules 2015;

-District Court Suitors' Funds (Amendment) Rules 2015;

-Lands Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) Rules;

-Labour Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) (Amendment) Rules 2015; and

-Small Claims Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) (Amendment) Rules 2015

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide
LC Paper No. CB(3)59/15-16 dated 23 October 2015)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 4 November 2015



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)53/15-16)

(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)Supplementary Appropriation (2014-2015) Bill

(ii)Clearing and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill 2015

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Extending the application of sections 3 and 8 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to the Chief Executive" to be moved by Dr Hon Helena WONG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)42/15-16 dated 14 October 2015)

(ii)Motion on "Strengthening vocational education" to be moved by Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)43/15-16 dated 14 October 2015)

VI.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(1)32/15-16)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(1)34/15-16)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)69/15-16)

VIII.

Priority allocation of a debate slot for a motion debate on the Report of the Subcommittee on Hawker Policy


(LC Paper No. CB(4)38/15-16)

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 October 2015