House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on Friday, 2 July 2010, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 28th meeting held on 25 June 2010
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1938/09-10)

II.Matters arising

Report by the Chairman on the meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
(Letter dated 28 June 2010 from the Chief Secretary for Administration to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1941/09-10(01))
(Draft verbatim transcript of the relevant proceedings of the special meeting of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene held on 21 June 2010 (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1941/09-10(02))

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)

(i)Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2010
(LC Paper No. LS 79/09-10)

(ii)Matrimonial Proceedings and Property (Amendment) Bill 2010
(LC Paper No. LS 82/09-10)

(iii)Residential Care Homes (Persons with Disabilities) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 81/09-10)

(iv)Communications Authority Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 80/09-10)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 June 2010 and tabled in Council on 30 June 2010
(LC Paper No. LS 83/09-10)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 7 July 2010

(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 16/09-10 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1940/09-10 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 866/09-10 dated 30 June 2010)

(b)Members' motions

Motion for adjournment of the Council to be moved by Dr Hon Margaret NG for the purpose of debating the following issue: The current arrangement of implementing in Hong Kong sanctions resolved by the Security Council of the United Nations
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 845/09-10 dated 25 June 2010.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 14 July 2010

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 856/09-10)

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

(i)Securities and Futures and Companies Legislation (Structured Products Amendment) Bill 2010

(ii)Competition Bill

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

Supplementary Appropriation (2009-2010) Bill

(d)Government motion

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

(i)the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2010; and

(ii)the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulation 2010

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 838/09-10 dated 25 June 2010.)
(LC Paper No. LS 84/09-10)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon LEE Wing-tat under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 859/09-10 dated 30 June 2010.)

(ii)Motion on "Proactively developing social enterprises"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 860/09-10 dated 30 June 2010.)

(iii)Motion on "Comprehensively upgrading the quality of talents in Hong Kong to complement the upgrading and transformation of small and medium enterprises"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Miriam LAU Kin-yee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 861/09-10 dated 2 July 2010.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Minimum Wage Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1966/09-10)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Tate's Cairn Tunnel Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule) Notice 2010
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2361/09-10)

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1939/09-10)

VIII.Report on the duty visit of the Legislative Council delegation to the Shanghai World Expo
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2308/09-10)

IX.Proposed amendments to the House Rules concerning visits outside Hong Kong in response to invitations
(LC Paper No. PT 19/09-10)

X.Security at the Legislative Council Building
(Letter dated 25 June 2010 from Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1941/09-10(03))
(LC Paper No. AS 279/09-10)

XI.Proposal from Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee for moving a motion for adjournment under Rule 16(4) at the Council meeting on 14 July 2010 for debate on issues relating to the incidents of collapse of trees
(Letters dated 30 June 2010 from Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1941/09-10(04) and CB(2) 1971/09-10(01))

XII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 July 2010