House Committee of the Legislative Council
3rd meeting on 15 October 2004

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of meetings
(a)1st meeting held on 6 October 2004
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 23/04-05)

(b)2nd meeting held on 8 October 2004
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 24/04-05)

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 reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

(i)Vocational Training Council (Amendment) Bill 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 5/04-05)

(ii)Construction Industry Council (No. 2) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 6/04-05)

(iii)Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 7/04-05)

(iv)Companies (Amendment) Bill 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 2/04-05)

(v)Undesirable Medical Advertisements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 3/04-05)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 8 October 2004 and tabled in Council on 13 October 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 8/04-05)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 20 October 2004

Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to:

(a)the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2004; and

(b)the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2004

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)29/04-05 dated 6 October 2004.)
(LC Paper No. LS 4/04-05)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 27 October 2004

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 49/04-05)

(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 "Public inquiry on irregularities in the 2004 Legislative Council Election"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Margaret NG. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 53/04-05 dated 12 October 2004.)

(ii)Motion on "Civil service policy"

The above motion will be moved by Hon WONG Kwok-hing. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 55/04-05 dated 13 October 2004.)

VI.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 30/04-05)

VII.Election of Members for appointment to the Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Members' Interests and Committee on Rules of Procedure

(LC Paper No. CB(3) 10/04-05 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 5/04-05 dated 7 October 2004)

(a)Election of seven Members to the Public Accounts Committee

(b)Election of seven Members to the Committee on Members' Interests

(c)Election of 12 Members to the Committee on Rules of Procedure

VIII.Election of Members to the Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee

(LC Paper No. CB(3) 9/04-05 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 5/04-05 dated 7 October 2004)

IX.Meetings-cum-luncheons with District Council members
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 3/04-05)

X.Meetings between Legislative Council Members and Heung Yee Kuk Councillors
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 4/04-05)

XI.Nomination and election of Members of the Legislative Council to governing bodies of educational institutions and advisory bodies
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 28/04-05)

XII.Proposals to set up the following subcommittees -

(a)Subcommittee on Members' Remuneration and Operating Expenses Reimbursement

(b)Subcommittee to consider a mechanism for handling complaints and allegations concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement claims

(Hon Emily LAU's letter dated 12 October 2004 to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 25/04-05(01), together with LC Paper No. AS 298/03-04 - Report of the "Subcommittee to consider a mechanism for handling complaints and allegations concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement claims" for the House Committee meeting on 18 June 2004)

[Previous papers:
Paper on "Reimbursement of operating expenses for Members of the Legislative Council" for the House Committee meeting on 19 December 2003 (LC Paper No. AS93/03-04);
Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 19 December 2003 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 25/04-05(02)); and
Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 18 June 2004 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 25/04-05(03))]

XIII.Conduct of Members
(Paper on "Relevant rules in the Rules of Procedure relating to the conduct of Members and the existing arrangements for handling complaints relating to Members' conduct" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (LC Paper No. CB(2) 40/04-05); and
Two letters dated 12 October 2004 from Hon LAU Kong-wah to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper Nos. CB(2) 25/04-05(04) & (05))

XIV.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 October 2004