House Committee of the Legislative Council
3rd meeting on 24 October 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 2nd meeting held on 17 October 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 131/03-04)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division report on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 3/03-04)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 17 October 2003 and tabled in Council on 22 October 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 7/03-04)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 29 October 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 81/03-04)

(b)Members' motion

Motion on "Appointment of a select committee"

The above motion will be moved by Dr Hon LAW Chi-kwong. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 80/03-04 dated 20 October 2003.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 5 November 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 82/03-04)

(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

Revenue (No. 3) Bill 2003

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung

Hon YEUNG Yiu-chung has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion on "Regulating health foods"

The above motion will be moved by Hon WONG Yung-kan. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 85/03-04 dated 22 October 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to consular matters
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 144/03-04)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Statutes of the University of Hong Kong (Amendment) (No. 2) Statutes 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 147/03-04)

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 143/03-04)
(Letter dated 22 October 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on "The Boundary Facilities Improvement Tax Bill")

VIII.Vacancy in the Committee on Rules of Procedure
(LC Paper No. CROP 5/03-04)

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 October 2003