House Committee of the Legislative Council
10th meeting on 13 December 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 9th meeting held on 6 December 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 609/02-03)

II.Matters arising

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

(b) Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 29 November 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 25/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 574/02-03 dated 5 December 2002)

(i)Marine Parks and Marine Reserves (Amendment) Regulation 2002 (L.N. 182)
(Letter dated 6 December 2002 from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (SETW) and SETW's reply dated 9 December 2002)

(ii)Practising Certificate (Special Conditions) Rules (L.N. 184)

(iii)Securities and Futures (Unsolicited Calls ─ Exclusion) Rules (L.N. 185)

(iv)Securities and Futures (Recognized Counterparty) Rules (L.N. 186)

(v)Securities and Futures (Registration of Commission Disciplinary Orders) Rules (L.N. 187)

(vi)Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules (L.N. 188)

(vii)Securities and Futures (Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading ─ Exemption) Rules (L.N. 189)

(viii)Securities and Futures (Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading) (Arbitration) Rules (L.N. 190)

(ix)Securities and Futures (Exempted Instruments─Information) Rules (L.N. 191)

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)

Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 19/02-03)

(b) Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 6 December 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 29/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 18 December 2002

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

(i)Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001

(ii)Electoral Provisions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002

(b) Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Patents (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 231/02-03 dated 12 December 2002.)

(ii)Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Chinese Medicines Regulation and the Chinese Medicines Traders (Regulatory) Regulation
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 229/02-03 dated 12 December 2002.)

(iii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Security under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Karaoke Establishments (Licensing) Regulation
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 228/02-03 dated 12 December 2002.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 8 January 2003

The Chief Executive's Policy Address

VI. Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 635/02-03)

(b) Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 624/02-03)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Patents (General) (Amendment) (No.2) Rules 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 504/02-03)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Karaoke Establishments (Licensing) Regulation and Karaoke Establishments (Fees) Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 594/02-03)

(e)Report of the Subcommittee on Chinese Medicine (Fees) Regulation, Chinese Medicines Regulation and Chinese Medicines Traders (Regulatory) Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 595/02-03)

VII. Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 December 2002