House Committee of the Legislative Council
22nd meeting on 25 April 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 21st meeting held on 11 April 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1795/02-03)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)Import and Export (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2003
(Paragraphs 54 to 56 of the minutes of the 21st House Committee meeting on 11 April 2003)
(LC Paper No. LS 101/02-03)

[Previous paper: Paragraphs 1 to 6 of LC Paper No. LS 90/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1743/02-03 dated 10 April 2003]

III.Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 11 April 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 95/02-03)

IV.Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 17 April 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 99/02-03)

V.Further business for the Council meeting on 30 April 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 568/02-03)

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

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 2002

(c)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "The whole community battling against adversity"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Kong-wah. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 558/02-03 dated 15 April 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Labour Day"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Chin-shek. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 554/02-03 dated 14 April 2003.)

VI.Business for the Council meeting on 7 May 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 569/02-03)

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

Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2003

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

Occupational Deafness (Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2002

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 556/02-03 dated 15 April 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Vote of no confidence in the Financial Secretary"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Margaret NG. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 571/02-03 dated 22 April 2003.)

(iii)Motion on "Atypical pneumonia dealing a blow to Hong Kong's economy"

The above motion will be moved by Dr Hon David CHU Yu-lin. Draft wording of the motion attached.

VII.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1825/02-03)
(Acting Director of Administration's letter dated 24 April 2003 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1482/02-03)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Interest on Arrears of Maintenance Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1812/02-03)

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

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

(e)Report of the Subcommittee on the motion to amend the Resolution of the Land Fund under section 29 of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2)
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1501/02-03)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 April 2003