House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on 13 June 2003

REVISED AGENDA



I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 28th meeting held on 6 June 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2376/02-03)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

(i) Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 115/02-03)

(ii) Boundary Facilities Improvement Tax Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 125/02-03)

(b) Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 6 June 2003 and tabled in Council on 11 June 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 127/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 18 June 2003

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

Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

(b) Members' motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon IP Kwok-him under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) (Amendment) Regulation 2003
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 710/02-03 dated 9 June 2003.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 25 June 2003

(a) Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 715/02-03)

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

(i) Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill 2003

(ii) Import and Export (Facilitation) Bill 2003

(iii) Waste Disposal (Amendment) Bill 2003

(iv) Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

(c) Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d) Members' motions

(i) Motion to be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan

Hon LEE Cheuk-yan has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii) Motion on "Establishing a labelling system for genetically modified food"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 723/02-03 dated 12 June 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a) Report of the Bills Committee on Evidence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2416/02-03)

(b) Report of the Bills Committee on Revenue Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1926/02-03)

(c) Report of the Bills Committee on Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1927/02-03)

(d) Report of the Bills Committee on Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2002

Verbal report by Hon SIN Chung-kai, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(e) Report of the Bills Committee on Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill

Verbal report by Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(f) Report of the Bills Committee on Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2001 and Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003

Verbal report by Hon SIN Chung-kai, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(g) Report of the Bills Committee on Companies (Amendment) Bill 2002

Verbal report by Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(h) Report of the Bills Committee on Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2003

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

(i) Report of the Subcommittee on the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Ireland) Order and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Netherlands) Order
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2363/02-03)

(j) Report of the Subcommittee on proposed senior judicial appointments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2417/02-03)

(k) Report of the Subcommittee on Registration of Persons (Application for New Identity Cards) Order and Registration of Persons (Application for New Identity Cards) (Repeal) Order 2003

Verbal report by Hon IP Kwoh-him, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees

(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2421/02-03)

(Director of Administration's letter dated 12 June 2003 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")

VIII.Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 June 2003