House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on Friday, 11 March 2011, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 15th meeting held on 25 February 2011
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1190/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1200/10-11 dated 2 March 2011)

II.Matters arising

Report by the Chairman on the 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)

(i)Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 32/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1200/10-11 dated 2 March 2011)

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 37/10-11)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 23 February 2011 and tabled in Council on 2 March 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 33/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1202/10-11 dated 3 March 2011)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 February 2011 and tabled in Council on 2 March 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 34/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1202/10-11 dated 3 March 2011)

(d)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 4 March 2011 and tabled in Council on 9 March 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 36/10-11)

IV.Business for the Council meeting of 16 March 2011

(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 16/10-11 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1227/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 569/10-11 dated 10 March 2011)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 531/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1200/10-11 dated 2 March 2011)
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 561/10-11)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2011

(e)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Security under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 519/10-11 dated 25 February 2011.)
(LC Paper No. LS 35/10-11 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1202/10-11 dated 3 March 2011)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 568/10-11 dated 10 March 2011.)

(f)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "The development of self-financing post-secondary institutions"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Starry LEE Wai-king. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 546/10-11 dated 4 March 2011.)

(ii)Motion on "Promoting a slow food culture"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 547/10-11 dated 4 March 2011.)

V.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Food Safety Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1228/10-11)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Buildings Energy Efficiency (Fees) Regulation and Buildings Energy Efficiency (Registered Energy Assessors) Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1525/10-11)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee to Study Issues Relating to the Power of the Legislative Council to Amend Subsidiary Legislation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1230/10-11)

VI.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1226/10-11)

VII.Rescheduling of the duty visit to the United States and Canada by the Subcommittee on Harbourfront Planning under the Panel on Development
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1526/10-11)

VIII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
10 March 2011