House Committee of the Legislative Council
25th meeting on 16 May 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 24th meeting held on 9 May 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2047/02-03)

II.Matters arising

(a)Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
(The Chief Secretary for Administration's letter dated 14 May 2003 on "Future Timetable for the Delivery of the Policy Address and Budget" to the Chairman of the House Committee)

(b)Future timetable for delivering the Policy Address and Budget -- the way forward i.e. whether the Committee on Rules of Procedure should continue to discuss the matter or whether the House Committee should take over the discussion
(Paragraphs 42 to 71 of the minutes of the 24th House Committee meeting on 9 May 2003)

[Previous paper: LC Paper No. CROP 55/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2016/02-03 dated 7 May 2003]

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)

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 104/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 9 May 2003 and tabled in Council on 14 May 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 108/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 21 May 2003

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

Public Officers Pay Adjustments (2004/2005) Bill

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

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

(c)Members' motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Maximum Amount of Election Expenses (Village Representative Election) Regulation
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 632/02-03 dated 12 May 2003.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 28 May 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 636/02-03)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "The 4 June incident"

The above motion will be moved by Hon SZETO Wah. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 639/02-03 dated 14 May 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Clean Hong Kong"

The above motion will be moved by Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 646/02-03 dated 15 May 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2074/02-03)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Village Representative elections
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1974/02-03)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of the Spread of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulation 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2058/02-03)

(d)Report of the Bills Committee on Tung Chung Cable Car Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1681/02-03)

VII.Report of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on procedure for endorsement of appointment of judges by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2059/02-03)

VIII.Director of Administration's letter dated 2 May 2003 on "Senior Judicial Appointments"

IX.Non-attendance of government officials at the meeting of the Panel on Housing on 5 May 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1654/02-03)

X.Papers of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

(a)Proposed arrangements for the debate on the next Policy Address
(LC Paper No. CROP 57/02-03)

(b)Streamlining of procedure for shortening the duration of the division bell
(LC Paper No. CROP 58/02-03)

XI.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 May 2003