House Committee of the Legislative Council
13th meeting on 15 February 2008

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 12th meeting held on 25 January 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1044/07-08)

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)

Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 42/07-08)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 January 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 41/07-08)

IV.Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 1 February 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 44/07-08)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 20 February 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 379/07-08)

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

(i)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008

(ii)Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Bill

(iii)West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Bill

(iv) Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Bill 2008

(v)Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2008

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

Domicile Bill

(d)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development under the Import and Export Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 340/07-08 dated 24 January 2008.)
(LC Paper No. LS 40/07-08)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing 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) 359/07-08 dated 1 February 2008.)

(ii)Motion on "Report of the Subcommittee on Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme"

The above motion will be moved by Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 348/07-08 dated 28 January 2008.)

(iii)Motion on "Transformation of old industrial areas"

The above motion will be moved by Hon CHAN Kam-lam. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 366/07-08 dated 5 February 2008.)

VI.Business for the Council meeting on 27 February 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 380/07-08)

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

The Administration has advised the Clerk to the Legislative Council that the Financial Secretary intends to present to the Council at the meeting:

(i)the Appropriation Bill 2008; and

(ii)the Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 31 March 2009

VII.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

Report of the Bills Committee on The English Schools Foundation (Amendment) Bill 2007
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1048/07-08)

VIII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1045/07-08)

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 February 2008