House Committee of the Legislative Council
8th meeting on 29 November 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 7th meeting held on 22 November 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 457/02-03)

II.Matters arising

Report by the Deputy Chairman on his meeting with the Acting Chief Secretary for Administration

III. Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 22 November 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 23/02-03)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 11 December 2002

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 172/02-03)

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

Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "The 70% ceiling for residential mortgage loans"

The above motion will be moved by Hon James TIEN Pei-chun. Draft wording of the motion attached.

(ii)Motion on "Enacting laws to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law"

The above motion will be moved by Hon James TO Kun-sun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 178/02-03 dated 27 November 2002.)

Hon Emily LAU has proposed that the House Committee should recommend to the President that Members speaking should each be allowed to speak for not more than 15 minutes.

V.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 465/02-03)

VI. Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 November 2002