House Committee of the Legislative Council
11th meeting on Friday, 8 January 2016,
immediately after the special House Committee meeting
scheduled to be held from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of verbatim transcript/minutes of meetings



(a)Verbatim transcript of the special meeting held on 4 December 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(2)580/15-16)

(b)Minutes of the 10th meeting held on 18 December 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(2)581/15-16)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



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

(a)Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. LS23/15-16)

(b)Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS24/15-16)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 13 January 2016



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 10/15-16 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)583/15-16 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)277/15-16 dated 6 January 2016)

(b)The Chief Executive's Policy Address

V.

The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session on 14 January 2016



VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 20 January 2016



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)275/15-16)

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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2016

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(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)

VII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Proposed extension of period of work of the Subcommittee on Poverty
(LC Paper No. CB(2)547/15-16)

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)582/15-16)

IX.

Requests to seek the House Committee's recommendation for an adjournment debate under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at a Council meeting on the incident of the alleged disappearance of the shareholders and staff members of Causeway Bay Books



(a)Letter from Hon Claudia MO
(Letter dated 5 January 2016 from Hon Claudia MO (LC Paper No. CB(2)588/15-16(01)))

(b)Letter from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki
(Letter dated 5 January 2016 from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki (LC Paper No. CB(2)588/15-16(02)))

X.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 January 2016