House Committee of the Legislative Council
5th meeting on Friday, 13 November 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting held on 6 November 2015


(LC Paper No. CB(2)240/15-16)

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 reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Patents (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS9/15-16)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 6 November 2015 and tabled in Council on 11 November 2015
(LC Paper No. LS8/15-16)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 18 November 2015



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 4/15-16 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)242/15-16 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)129/15-16 dated 11 November 2015)

(b)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Census and Statistics (2016 Population Census) Order to be moved by Hon Cyd HO
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)130/15-16 dated 11 November 2015)

(ii)Proposed resolution under section 37B(4) of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311) in relation to the Fifth Technical Memorandum for Allocation of Emission Allowances in Respect of Specified Licences to be moved by Hon Kenneth LEUNG
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)134/15-16 dated 12 November 2015)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 25 November 2015



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)125/15-16)

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

(i)Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2015

(ii)Deposit Protection Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2015

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d) Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Expeditiously abolishing the Primary 3 Territory-wide System Assessment" to be moved by Hon Albert CHAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)115/15-16 dated 5 November 2015)

(ii)Motion on "Developing the economy and improving people's livelihood" to be moved by Hon CHAN Hak-kan
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)118/15-16 dated 5 November 2015)

VI.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a) Report of the Bills Committee on Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. CB(4)199/15-16)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Trainee Solicitors (Amendment) Rules 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(4)200/15-16)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Declaration of Geographical Constituencies (Legislative Council) Order 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(2)243/15-16)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)241/15-16)

VIII.

Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure



Proposed amendments to the Handbook for Chairmen of Panels, Handbook for Chairmen of Bills Committees and Handbook for Chairmen of Subcommittees on Subsidiary Legislation/Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CROP7/15-16)

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 November 2015