House Committee of the Legislative Council
4th meeting on 31 October 2003

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 3rd meeting held on 24 October 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 181/03-04)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 24 October 2003 and tabled in Council on 29 October 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 10/03-04)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 5 November 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 101/03-04)

(b)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for the Civil Service under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Statutes of the University of Hong Kong (Amendment) (No. 2) Statutes 2003
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 110/03-04 dated 30 October 2003.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 12 November 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 102/03-04)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Improving public transport fare system"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 108/03-04 dated 30 October 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Election of the Chief Executive and all Members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage"

The above motion will be moved by Hon James TO Kun-sun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 109/03-04 dated 30 October 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Boundary Facilities Improvement Tax Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 193/03-04)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 191/03-04)

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 198/03-04)

VIII.Nomination of Members for appointment to the Select Committee to inquire into the handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak by the Government and the Hospital Authority

[Previous papers:
Extract from the 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 for the House Committee meeting 17 October 2003 (LC Paper No. CB(2)200/03-04(01)) attached; and
Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 17 October 2003 (LC Paper No. CB(2)200/03-04(02) attached]

IX.Election of a Member to fill the vacancy in the Committee on Rules of Procedure
(Paragraph 36 of the minutes of the 3rd House Committee meeting on 24 October 2003)

[Previous paper:
LC Paper No. CROP 5/03-04 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 166/03-04 dated 23 October 2003]

X.Overseas duty visit to Japan to be conducted by the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene

Verbal report by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming, Chairman of the Panel.

XI.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 October 2003