House Committee of the Legislative Council
27th meeting on 14 June 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 26th meeting held on 7 June 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2249/01-02)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)CITIC Ka Wah Bank (Limited) Merger Bill (Paragraphs 16 and 17 of the minutes of the 26th House Committee meeting on 7 June 2002)

[Previous papers:
LC Paper No. LS 107/01-02 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2119/01-02 dated 30 May 2002; andParagraphs 8 to 14 of the minutes of the 25th House Committee meeting on 31 May 2002 - LC Paper No. CB(2) 2176/01-02 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2214/01-02 dated 6 June 2002]

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 7 June 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 117/01-02)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 19 June 2002

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

Supplementary Appropriation (2001-2002) Bill 2002

(b)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Dr Hon YEUNG Sum under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 690/01-02 dated 7 June 2002.)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 689/01-02 dated 7 June 2002.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 26 June 2002

(a)Questions (LC Paper No. CB(3) 703/01-02)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

(i)Revenue Bill 2002

(ii)Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2002

(iii)Noise Control (Amendment) Bill 2001

(iv)Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Bill 2002

(d)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health and Welfare under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to :

- the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2002; and

- the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2002

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 680/01-02 dated 4 June 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 111/01-02)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance relating to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) (Amendment) Regulation 2002
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 694/01-02 dated 6 June 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 115/01-02)

(iii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Planning and Lands under the Buildings Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 691/01-02 dated 6 June 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 116/01-02)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Report on Higher Education in Hong Kong"

The above motion will be moved by Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 697/01-02 dated 10 June 2002.)

(ii)Motion on "Local community economy"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun.

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No.CB(2) 2257/01-02)
(Director of Administration's letter dated 13 June 2002 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Land Registration (Amendment) Bill 2000
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1986/01-02)
(Letter dated 13 June 2002 from the Assistant Director of Practitioners Affairs, the Law Society of Hong Kong and letter dated 14 June from the Land Registrar to the Chairman of the Bills Committee)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2265/01-02)

(d)Final report of the Subcommittee to Study the Proposed Accountability System for Principal Officials and Related Issues
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2277/01-02)

VII.Papers of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

(a)Proposed minor amendments to the Rules of Procedure and House Rules relating to the tenure of office of chairmen and deputy chairmen of the Finance Committee and the House Committee
(LC Paper No. CROP 23/01-02)

(b)Review of new arrangements for preparation of minutes of proceedings of committees
(LC Paper No. CROP 25/01-02)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 June 2002