House Committee of the Legislative Council
18th meeting on 7 March 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 17th meeting held on 28 February 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1359/02-03)

II.Matters arising

(a)Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
(Director of Administration's letter dated 4 March 2003 on "Government's Legislative Programme for 2002-03: An Update" issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1394/02-03 dated 5 March 2003)

(b)Industrial Training (Construction Industry) (Amendment) Bill 2001
(Director of Administration's letter dated 27 February 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1340/02-03 dated 27 February 2003)
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1390/02-03)

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 28 February 2003 and tabled in Council on 5 March 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 69/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 12 March 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 440/02-03)

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

(i)Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2001

(ii)Fire Services (Amendment) Bill 2001

V.Business for the Council meeting on 19 March 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 441/02-03)

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

(i)Law Amendment and Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003

(ii)Construction Workers Registration Bill

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

(i)Housing (Amendment) Bill 2002

(ii)Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Bill 2003

(d)Government motions

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

-the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Regulation 2003; and

-the Poisons List (Amendment) Regulation 2003

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 425/02-03 dated 27 February 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 66/02-03)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 428/02-03 dated 27 February 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 70/02-03)

(iii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour under the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 427/02-03 dated 27 February 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 71/02-03)

(iv)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under the Public Finance Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 426/02-03 dated 27 February 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 64/02-03)

(e)Members' Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

Dao Heng Bank Limited (Merger) Bill

(f)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Opposing war"

The above motion will be moved by Hon CHAN Kwok-keung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 449/02-03 dated 5 March 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Small and medium enterprises funding schemes"

The above motion will be moved by Hon HUI Cheung-ching. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 450/02-03 dated 5 March 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1372/02-03)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1386/02-03)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Village Representative elections

Verbal report by Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 March 2003