House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on Friday, 2 March 2012, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 15th meeting held on 24 February 2012
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1231/11-12)

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)
(Letter dated 28 February 2012 from the Director of Administration on "Proposed Order of Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills" (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1236/11-12(01))

(i)Construction Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 39/11-12)

(ii)Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Bill 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 37/11-12)

(iii)Trade Descriptions (Amendment) Bill 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 40/11-12)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 24 February 2012 and tabled in Council on 29 February 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 38/11-12)

IV.Business for the Council meeting of 21 and 22 March 2012

(a)Questions

(b)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading

Appropriation Bill 2012
(Members speak)

V.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Protection of Wages on Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2011

Verbal report by Hon WONG Ting-kwong, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011

Verbal report by Hon Miriam LAU, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Rating (Exemption) Order 2012

Verbal report by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on the Six Orders Made under Section 5(1) of the Public Bus Services Ordinance and Gazetted on 20 January 2012

Verbal report by Dr Hon Philip WONG, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VI.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1232/11-12)

VII.Proposal of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services for introducing a mechanism to monitor the Government's progress in implementing the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission
(Letter dated 28 February 2012 from the Chairman of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1236/11-12(02)))

VIII.Proposals for invoking the powers under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance in connection with issues relating to the Chief Executive's acceptance of entertainment and advantage

(a)Letter from Hon LEE Wing-tat
(Letter dated 27 February 2012 from Hon LEE Wing-tat to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1236/11-12(03)))

(b)Letter from Hon LEE Cheuk-yan, Hon Cyd HO and Hon ‍CHEUNG Kwok-che
(Letter dated 1 March 2012 from Hon LEE Cheuk-yan, Hon Cyd HO and Hon ‍CHEUNG Kwok-che to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1266/11-12(01)))

IX.Nomination of Members for appointment to the Select Committee to Study Mr LEUNG Chun-ying's involvement as a Member of the Jury in the West Kowloon Reclamation Concept Plan Competition and Related Issues
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1257/11-12)

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 March 2012