House Committee of the Legislative Council
4th meeting on 9 November 2001

AGENDA


I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 3rd meeting held on 2 November 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 286/01-02)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)Government's Legislative Programme for the 2001-02 session
(Director of Administration's letter dated 3 November 2001 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 276/01-02 dated 5 November 2001)
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 326/01-02)

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 1/01-02)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 2 November 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 19/01-02)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 14 November 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 111/01-02)

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

Massage Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2001

(c)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolutions under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance - to be moved by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 116/01-02 dated 7 November 2001.)

(ii)Proposed resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance - to be moved by the Secretary for Security(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 122/01-02 dated 8 November 2001.)
(d)Members' motion

Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

The above proposed resolution will be moved by Hon IP Kwok-him. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 103/01-02 dated 1 November 2001.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 21 November 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 112/01-02)

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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution under the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance - to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 117/01-02 dated 7 November 2001.)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Conservation policy"

The above motion will be moved by Hon CHOY So-yuk
. Draft wording of the motion attached.

(ii)Motion on "Alleviating the disparity between the rich and the poor"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 124/01-02 dated 8 November 2001.)

VI.Bills Committee and subcommittee reports

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 289/01-02)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/01-02)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Occupational Safety and Health (Display Screen Equipment) Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 312/01-02)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Rehabilitation Centres Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 265/01-02)

(e)Report of the Subcommittee on Fugitive Offenders (Sri Lanka) Order and Fugitive Offenders (Portugal) Order

Verbal report by Hon James TO Kun-sun, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Proposed parliamentary visit to Canada and the United States
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 121/01-02)

VIII.Any other business


Legislative Council Secretariat
8 November 2001