House Committee
1996/97 Session

Meeting Agenda

Date :29 November 1996
Time:2:30 p.m.
Mintues

Item No. Subject
I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting held on 22 November 1996
(LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 510/96-97)
II.Matters arising
Report on Chairman's meeting with the Chief Secretary
III.Legal Service Division report on the subsidiary legislation tabled in the Legislative Council on 27 November 1996 (gazetted on 22 November 1996)
(LegCo Paper No. LS 49/96-97)
IV.Position report on Bills Committees and Subcommittees
(LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 511/96-97)
Members agreed to defer to this meeting discussion of the attached letter dated 21 November 1996 from the Director of Administration which was tabled at the meeting on 22 November 1996.
V.Further reports by the Legal Service Division on outstanding bill
  1. Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 1996
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 53/96-97)
  2. Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 1996
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 54/96-97)
VI.Legal Service Division report on bills referred to the House Committee under Standing Order 42(3A)
  1. Television (Amendment) Bill 1996
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 50/96-97)
  2. Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners (Amendment) Bill 1996
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 36/96-97)
  3. Travel Agents (Travel Industry Compensation Fund (Amount of Ex-gratia Payments and Financial Penalty) Rules) (Amendment) Bill 1996 - Member's Bill introduced by Mr Fred LI Wah-ming
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 51/96-97)
VII.Further business for the LegCo sitting on 4 December 1996
Bills - 1st and 2nd Readings
  1. Crimes (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 1996
  2. The Methodist Church, Hong Kong, Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 1996 - Member's Bill to be introduced by Mr LAU Chin-shek
    Bill - resumption of debate on 2nd Reading, Committee Stage and 3rd Reading
    New Territories Land Exchange Entitlements (Redemption) Bill
VIII.Business for the LegCo sitting on 11 December 1996
  1. Questions
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(3) 265/96-97)
  2. Statement
    No statement has yet been notified.
  3. Government Motion
    No motion has yet been notified.
  4. Bill - 1st and 2nd Readings
    Securities and Futures Commission (Amendment) (No 3) Bill 1996
  5. Bills - resumption of debate on 2nd Reading, Committee Stage and 3rd Reading
    1. Whaling Industry (Regulation) Bill
    2. Public Order (Amendment) Bill 1996
      (Member's Bill introduced by Mr James TO)
  6. Motion debate on "Maintaining Hong Kong-Taiwan Relations"
    The above motion will be moved by Mr Lawrence YUM Sin-ling. Wording of the motion attached.
  7. Motion debate on "First Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"
The above motion will be moved by Miss Emily LAU. Wording of the motion attached.
IX.Advance information on motion debates for the LegCo sitting on 18 December 1996
  1. Motion debate on "Town Planning Ordinance"
    The above motion will be moved by Mr Albert CHAN Wai-yip. Wording of the motion to follow.
  2. Motion debate on "Regulating credit card business"
    The above motion will be moved by Dr LAW Cheung-kwok. Wording of the motion to follow
X.Any Other Business
  1. Report of the House Committee delegation to observe the House of Commons debate on 14 November 1996
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 477/96-97)
  2. Non-Chinese ethnic minorities
    To be raised by Miss Emily LAU. Reference will be made to the Governor's reply of 19 November 1996 to the Chairman on the above subject (circulated to members vide LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 499/96-97 dated 21 November 1996).

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