House Committee of the Legislative Council
23rd meeting on Friday, 18 May 2012, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 22nd meeting held on 11 May 2012
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2016/11-12)

II.Matters arising

Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
(A note on "Re-organisation of the Government Secretariat: Timetable for Establishment and Funding Approval and Legislative Amendments" provided by the Administration (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2061/11-12(01))

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

(a)Legal Service Division report on bill referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Professional Accountants (Amendment) Bill 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 59/11-12 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1973/11-12 dated 10 May 2012)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 11 May 2012 and tabled in Council on 16 May 2012
(LC Paper No. LS 62/11-12)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting of 23 May 2012

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 759/11-12)

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

Mediation Bill

(c)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon WONG Ting-kwong under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in relation to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) (Exemption) Notice
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 772/11-12 dated 17 May 2012.)

V.Business for the Council meeting of 30 May 2012

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 758/11-12)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 46 of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 742/11-12 dated 10 May 2012.)
(LC Paper No. LS 63/11-12)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Promoting animal rights and interests"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Fred LI. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 774/11-12 dated 17 May 2012.)

(ii)Motion on "Expeditiously implementing the formulation of standard working hours"

The above motion will be moved by Hon IP Wai-ming. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 773/11-12 dated 18 May 2012.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Competition Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1882/11-12)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Senior Judicial Appointments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2021/11-12)

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2017/11-12)

VIII.Priority allocation of a debate slot to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Retirement Protection under the Panel on Welfare Services
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2025/11-12)

IX.Proposal of Hon Alan LEONG for discussing ways to follow up the matter relating to the invocation by the President of Rule 92 of the Rules of Procedure to end the joint debate at the Committee stage of the Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2012
(Letter dated 18 May 2012 from Hon Alan LEONG to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2072/11-12(01)))

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 May 2012