The LegCo Reporter
2008-2009
Issue No. 21 (30 April 2009)



At its meeting on 29 and 30 April 2009, the Legislative Council passed the following two bills:

(1)Adaptation of Laws Bill 2009.

(2)Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2008, with amendments moved by the Secretary for Food and Health at Committee Stage.


At the same meeting, the Council passed the following three resolutions:

(1)Resolution moved by the Chief Secretary for Administration under the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission Ordinance.

(2)Resolution moved by the Secretary for Food and Health relating to the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Regulation 2009 and the Poisons List (Amendment) Regulation 2009.

(3)Resolution moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee relating to the extension of the period for amending the Building (Minor Works) Regulation.


The following two motions not intended to have legislative effect were also passed by the Council:

(1)Motion on "Developing new economic strategies to meet economic challenges", moved by Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee as amended by Hon Audrey EU, Hon LEE Wing-tat and Hon WONG Kwok-hing.

(2)Motion on "Concern about the youth drug problem", moved by Dr Hon Joseph LEE Kok-long as amended by Hon WONG Sing-chi and Hon CHAN Kin-por.