House Committee of the Legislative Council
2nd meeting on 17 October 2003

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 1st meeting held on 10 October 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 65/03-04)

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 10 October 2003 and tabled in Council on 15 October 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 4/03-04)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 29 October 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 59/03-04)

(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

Import and Export (Facilitation) Bill 2003

(d)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Chief Secretary for Administration under the District Court Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 38/03-04 dated 9 October 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 5/03-04)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Security under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 58/03-04 dated 13 October 2003.)
(LC Paper No. LS 6/03-04)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Reducing gas, electricity and water charges"

The above motion will be moved by Hon TAM Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 68/03-04 dated 16 October 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Expectations for the implementation of policies"

The above motion will be moved by Dr Hon YEUNG Sum. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 64/03-04 dated 16 October 2003.)

V.Report of the Subcommittee to prepare for the appointment of the Select Committee to inquire into matters relating to the handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak by the Government and the Hospital Authority
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 85/03-04)

VI.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 84/03-04)

VII.Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

Proposed arrangements for the debate on the next Policy Address
(LC Paper No. CROP 4/03-04)

[Previous papers:
Paper provided by the Committee on Rules of Procedure on "Proposed arrangements for the debate on the next Policy Address" for the House Committee meeting 16 May 2003 (LC Paper No. CROP 57/02-03) attached; and Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 16 May 2003 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 90/03-04(01)) attached]

VIII.Election of Members of The Legislative Council Commission
(LC Paper No. AS 10/03-04)

IX.Election of a Member to fill the vacancy in the Public Accounts Committee
(Paragraph 91 of the minutes of the 1st House Committee meeting on 10 October 2003)

[Previous paper:
LC Paper No. PAC 2/03-04 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 29/03-04 dated 8 October 2003]

X.Nomination of Members of the Legislative Council to serve on the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Court of the University of Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 77/03-04)

XI.Any other business

Hon LEUNG Fu-wah's letter regarding the successful launch of the Shenzhou V spacecraft
(Hon LEUNG Fu-wah's letter dated 15 October 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee (Chinese version only))

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 October 2003