House Committee of the Legislative Council
9th meeting on 6 December 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 8th meeting held on 29 November 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 509/02-03)

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)Housing (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 18/02-03)

(ii)Education (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 16/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 29 November 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 25/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 11 December 2002

Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 198/02-03)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 18 December 2002

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 199/02-03)

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

Land Titles Bill

(c)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to:

-the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No.5) Regulation 2002; and

-the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulation 2002
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 179/02-03 dated 28 November 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 24/02-03)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Security relating to the draft Criminal Jurisdiction Ordinance (Amendment of Section 2(2)) Order 2002
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 193/02-03 dated 29 November 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 26/02-03)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Culture and Heritage Commission Consultation Paper 2002"

The above motion will be moved by Hon MA Fung-kwok. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 204/02-03 dated 4 December 2002.)

(ii)Motion on "Implementing the International Labour Convention"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 205/02-03 dated 4 December 2002.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 549/02-03)
(Director of Administration's letter dated 5 December 2002 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Electoral Provisions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 547/02-03)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 440/02-03)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Patents (General) (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 438/02-03)

(e)Report of the Subcommittee on draft subsidiary legislation to be made under the Securities and Futures Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 434/02-03)

(f)Report of the Subcommittee on Karaoke Establishments (Licensing) Regulation and Karaoke Establishments (Fees) Regulation

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

(g)Report of the Subcommittee on Chinese Medicine (Fees) Regulation, Chinese Medicines Regulation and Chinese Medicines Traders (Regulatory) Regulation

Verbal report by Dr Hon LO Wing-lok, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Papers of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

(a)Proposed arrangements for the debate on the Policy Address in the 2002-03 Legislative Council session
(LC Paper No. CROP 19/02-03)

(b)Consideration of whether it is appropriate for a Member who moves a motion at a Council meeting on behalf of a committee of the Council to speak and vote against the motion
(LC Paper No. CROP 20/02-03)

VIII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 December 2002