House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on Friday, 26 February 2016, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 15th meeting held on 5 February 2016


(LC Paper No. CB(2)936/15-16)

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 report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 5 February 2016 and tabled in Council on 17 February 2016
(LC Paper No. LS33/15-16)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 19 February 2016 and tabled in Council on 24 February 2016
(LC Paper No. LS36/15-16)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 24 February 2016


(LC Paper No. LS39/15-16)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 2 March 2016



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 14/15-16 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)938/15-16 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)414/15-16 dated 24 February 2016)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)408/15-16)

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

(i)Employment (Amendment) Bill 2016

(ii)The Hong Kong Institute of Education (Amendment) Bill 2016

(iii)Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill 2016

(d)Government motions

Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Transport and Housing under section 5(3)(b) of the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) in relation to the following two bus companies:

(i)Citybus Limited; and

(ii)New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)401/15-16 dated 18 February 2016)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Actively studying the establishment of a middle class commission" to be moved by Hon Tommy CHEUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)180/15-16 dated 25 November 2015)

(ii)Motion on "Reconstructing the image of Hong Kong's tourism industry" to be moved by Hon YIU Si-wing
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)188/15-16 dated 27 November 2015)

VI.

Advance information on business for the Council meeting of‍ 16 March 2016



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

(i)Judiciary (Five-day Week) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2016

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016

(b)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)415/15-16 dated 25 February 2016)
(LC Paper No. LS38/15-16)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Home Affairs under section 37 of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Ordinance (Cap. 601)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)413/15-16 dated 24 February 2016)
(LC Paper No. LS37/15-16)

VII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(2)939/15-16)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2015
(LC Paper No. CB(1)595/15-16)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Amendments to Three Regulations under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(2)941/15-16)

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)937/15-16)

IX.

Proposals to seek the Council's authorization for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the clashes between the Police and the public in Mong Kok from 8 to 9 February 2016 and related matters



(a)Letter from Hon WONG Yuk-man
(LC Paper No. CB(2)957/15-16(01))

(b)Joint letter from 22 Members
(LC Paper No. CB(2)957/15-16(02))

X.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 February 2016