House Committee of the Legislative Council
10th meeting on Friday, 18 December 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 9th meeting held on 11 December 2015


(LC Paper No. CB(2)468/15-16)

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)
(Letter dated 16 December 2015 from the Director of Administration on "Proposed Order of Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills" (LC Paper No. CB(2)491/15-16(01))

(i)Eastern Harbour Crossing Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS18/15-16)

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS19/15-16)

(iii)Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS22/15-16)

(iv)Fire Services (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS21/15-16)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 11 December 2015
(LC Paper No. LS17/15-16)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 6 January 2016



(a)Questions

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 23(3) of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) to be moved by the Secretary for Transport and Housing
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)239/15-16 dated 11 December 2015)
(LC Paper No. LS20/15-16)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Expeditiously formulating measures to combat the problem of 'bogus refugees'" to be moved by Hon IP Kwok-him
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)209/15-16 dated 4 December 2015)

(ii)Motion on "Expeditiously studying the enactment of legislation on tree maintenance and management” to be moved by Hon WONG Kwok-hing
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)210/15-16 dated 4 December 2015)

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Legislative Council Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 5) Order 2015 and Maximum Amount of Election Expenses (Legislative Council Election) (Amendment) Regulation 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(2)475/15-16)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Securities and Futures (Contracts Limits and Reportable Positions) (Amendment) Rules 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(1)309/15-16)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)469/15-16)

VII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 December 2015