House Committee of the Legislative Council
28th meeting on 23 June 2006

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 27th meeting held on 16 June 2006
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2479/05-06)

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)

Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 2006
(LC Paper No. LS 84/05-06)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 16 June 2006 and tabled in Council on 21 June 2006
(LC Paper No. LS 85/05-06)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 28 June 2006

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 653/05-06)

(b)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

Certification for Employee Benefits (Chinese Medicine) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

V.Business for the Council meeting on 5 July 2006

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 654/05-06)

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

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill 2006

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works under section 100A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 641/05-06 dated 15 June 2006.)
(LC Paper No. LS 87/05-06)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 655/05-06 dated 19 June 2006.)

(ii)Motion on "Women in poverty"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 662/05-06 dated 20 June 2006.)

(iii)Motion to be moved by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming

Hon Fred LI Wah-ming has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005

Verbal report by Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2006
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2483/05-06)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Financial Reporting Council Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1815/05-06)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants (Exemption for Appendix I Species) Order and Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants (Exemption for Appendices II and III Species) Order
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1814/05-06)

(e)Report of the Subcommittee on Security and Guarding Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2006
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2491/05-06)

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2478/05-06)

VIII.Proposed overseas duty visit by the Panel on Environmental Affairs
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1818/05-06)

IX.Proposal from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki to move a motion for adjournment under Rule 16(4) at the Council meeting on 28 June 2006 for the purpose of enabling Members to debate the following issue: Preventive and control measures adopted and emergency assistance provided to the trades by the Administration with regard to the repeated occurrence of human infection of avian influenza in the Mainland
(Letter dated 20 June 2006 from the Chairman of the Panel on Health Services to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2505/05-06(01))

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 June 2006