House Committee of the Legislative Council
34th meeting on 29 June 2001
AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 33rd meeting held on 22 June 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1941/00-01)

II.Matters arising

(a)Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration

(b)Medical and Health Care (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2001
(Letter of 29 June 2001 from Dr Hon LO Wing-lok to Chairman of the House Committee attached)

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division's report on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Noise Control (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 133/00-01)

(b)Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 27 June 2001 (gazetted on 22 June 2001)
(LC Paper No. LS 132/00-01)

IV.Further report by the Legal Service Division on outstanding bills/subsidiary legislation

Legal Service Division's further report on Legal Notices No. 104 to 114 gazetted on 1 June 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 129/00-01)
(Letter of 29 June 2001 from the Secretary for the Economic Services attached)

V.Further business for the Council meeting on 4 July 2001

(a)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading (i) Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2001 (ii) Attachment of Income Orders (Amendment) Bill 2001

(b)Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) - to be moved by the Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting

VI.Business for the Council meeting on 11 July 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 835/00-01)

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

Travel Agents (Amendment) Bill 2001

(c)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

(i)Chief Executive Election Bill

(ii)Revenue (No.3) Bill 2001

(iii)Supplementary Appropriation (2000-2001) Bill 2001

(iv)Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Bill

(v)Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill

(vi)The Bank of East Asia, Limited Bill

(d)Government motions
(i)Proposed resolution under section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poison Ordinance (Cap. 138) - to be moved by the Secretary for Health and Welfare
(LC Paper No. LS 128/00-01)

(ii)Proposed resolution under section 7 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) relating to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) (Amendment) Regulation 2001 - to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower
(LC Paper No. LS 135/00-01)

(iii)Proposed resolution under section 7 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) relating to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Gas Welding and Flame Cutting) Regulation - to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower
(LC Paper No. LS 137/00-01)
(Letter of 25 June 2001 from the Welding Industry Employees Association attached)

(e)Members' motions
(i)Proposed resolution under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China - to be moved by Hon TSANG Yok-sing
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 821/00-01 dated 21 June 2001.)

(ii)Motion on "The cosmopolitan city"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Martin LEE Chu-ming. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 854/00-01 dated 27 June 2001.)

(iii)Motion on "Expediting the development of the logistics industry"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Kenneth TING Woo-shou. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 855/00-01 dated 27 June 2001.)

VII.Bills Committee and subcommittee reports

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1954/00-01)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Chief Executive Election Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1944/00-01)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Revenue (No.3) Bill 2001 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1942/00-01)

(d)Report of the Bills Committee on Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2001 (LC Paper No. CB(1) 1642/00-01)

(e)Third report of the Subcommittee on Members' Remuneration and Operating Expenses Reimbursement (LC Paper No. AS 389/00-01)

VIII.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
29 June 2001