House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on Friday, 14 June 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 28th meeting held on 7 June 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1322/12-13)

II.

Matters arising



Report by the Chairman on his meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration

III.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 7 June 2013


(LC Paper No. LS60/12-13)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 19 June 2013



Members' motions

(a)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon SIN Chung-kai under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

(i)Trade Descriptions (Powers Not Exercisable by Communications Authority) Notice; and

(ii)Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (Commencement) Notice

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)678/12-13 dated 13 June 2013.)

(b)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon WONG Ting-kwong under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

(i)Companies (Revision of Financial Statements and Reports) (Amendment) Regulation 2013;

(ii)Companies (Disclosure of Information about Benefits of Directors) (Amendment) Regulation 2013;

(iii)Companies (Model Articles) Notice;

(iv)Company Records (Inspection and Provision of Copies) Regulation;

(v)Companies (Non-Hong Kong Companies) Regulation; and

(vi)Companies (Fees) Regulation

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)665/12-13 dated 7 June 2013.)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 26 June 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)668/12-13)

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

Waste Disposal (Amendment) Bill 2013

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Home Affairs under section 7(a) of the Legal Aid Ordinance (Cap. 91)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)666/12-13 dated 7 June 2013.)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to be moved by Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)675/12-13 dated 13 June 2013.)

(ii)Motion on "Concern about the expenditure of the West Kowloon Cultural District project" to be moved by Hon Christopher CHUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)676/12-13 dated 13 June 2013.)

(iii)Motion on "Enhancing the quality and quantity of local tertiary education" to be moved by Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)677/12-13 dated 13 June 2013.)

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1330/12-13)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(1)1256/12-13)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution under Section 7(a) of the Legal Aid Ordinance (Cap. 91)
(LC Paper No. CB(4)768/12-13)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Business Registration Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Order 2013

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

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1323/12-13)

VIII.

Nomination and election of Members for appointment to the Select Committee to Inquire into Matters Relating to Mr Timothy TONG's Duty Visits, Entertainment, and Bestowing and Receipt of Gifts during his Tenure as Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption


[Previous paper: LC Paper No. CB(4)748/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1302/12-13 dated 6 June 2013]

IX.

Activation of select committees required to be established under Rule 20(6) of the Rules of Procedure pursuant to the presentation of a petition


(Paragraphs 19 to 25 of the minutes of the 28th House Committee meeting held on 7 June 2013)
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1344/12-13)

X.

Request of Hon MA Fung-kwok to discuss his proposal of asking an urgent oral question under Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 19 June 2013 relating to "Allegations of hacking into computers in Hong Kong by the government of the United States of America"


(Letter dated 13 June 2013 from Hon MA Fung-kwok (LC Paper No. CB(2)1369/12-13(01)))

XI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 June 2013