House Committee of the Legislative Council
27th meeting on 4 June 2004

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 26th meeting held on 28 May 2004
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2597/03-04)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings


Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 28 May 2004 and tabled in Council on 2 June 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 80/03-04)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 9 June 2004

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 654/03-04)

(b)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Education and Manpower under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to Education (Exemption) (Private Schools Offering Non-formal Curriculum) Order
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 670/03-04 dated 3 June 2004.)

(c)Members' motion

Motion on "Demonstrating the people's power on 1 July"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 656/03-04 dated 31 May 2004.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 16 June 2004

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 655/03-04)

(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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2000

(d)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 666/03-04 dated 2 June 2004.)
(LC Paper No. LS 82/03-04)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under the Public Finance Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 637/03-04 dated 24 May 2004.)
(LC Paper No. LS 81/03-04)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Review of land policy"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Abraham SHEK Lai-him. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 672/03-04 dated 2 June 2004.)

(ii)Motion on "Promoting Hong Kong as a world-class financial services and asset management centre"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen.
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 673/03-04 dated 2 June 2004.)

VI.Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2001/03-04)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to 2004 Legislative Council elections

Verbal report by Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat, Deputy Chairman of the Subcommittee.

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling)(Amendment) Regulation 2004

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

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2590/03-04)
(Letter dated 1 June 2004 from the Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food)

VIII.Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

Proposed amendments to House Rules regarding special forum for presentation of platforms and answering of questions by Members nominated for the office of President
(LC Paper No. CROP 41/03-04)

IX.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 June 2004