House Committee of the Legislative Council
Meeting on 3 October 2003

AGENDA

I.Matters arising

Import and Export (Facilitation) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 165/02-03)

[Previous papers: LC Paper No. LS 132/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2693/02-03 dated 26 June 2003; andParagraphs 8 to 12 of the minutes of the 31st House Committee meeting on 27 June 2003 ── LC Paper No. CB(2) 2979/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2980/02-03 dated 13 August 2003]

II.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

Revenue (No. 3) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 144/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 2 and 9 July 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 171/02-03)
(Letter dated 30 September 2003 from the Non-Academic Staff Association of the University of Hong Kong (Chinese version only))

III.Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted between 11 July 2003 and 27 September 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 172/02-03)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 8 October 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 7/03-04)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

Supplementary Appropriation (2002-2003) Bill

(d)Government motion
Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 3(2) of the Air Passenger Departure Tax Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Papewr No. CB(3) 6/03-04 dated 19 September 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 170/02-03)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Calling on the Chief Executive Mr TUNG Chee-hwa to step down"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 9/03-04 dated 24 September 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Facing up to the transport needs of people with disabilities"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 8/03-04 dated 23 September 2003.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 15 October 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 13/03-04)

(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 to be moved by Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung

Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion on "Boundary crossing arrangements for Mainlanders visiting Hong Kong individually"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 16/03-04 dated 2 October 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Rules of the High Court (Amendment) Rules 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2971/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2972/02-03 dated 12 August 2003 also attached)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on proposed resolution under section 7 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 3080/02-03)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) (Amendment) Regulation 2002 and United Nations Sanctions (Angola) (Suspension of Operation) Regulation 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 3003/02-03)

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 3091/02-03)
(Letter dated 2 October 2003 from the Secretary for Security on the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill)

VIII.Determination of the date for election of Members of The Legislative Council Commission
(LC Paper No. AS 317/02-03)

IX.Election of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the House Committee for the 2003-2004 session
(Election procedure set out in rule 20(d) and Appendix IV of the House Rules)

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 October 2003