House Committee of the Legislative Council
2nd meeting on Friday, 18 October 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 1st meeting held on 11 October 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)64/13-14)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 11 October 2013 and tabled in Council on 16 October 2013
(LC Paper No. LS4/13-14)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 30 October 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)50/13-14)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motions

Four proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) and the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32)
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)61/13-14 dated 17 October 2013.)

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

Professional Accountants (Amendment) Bill 2013

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Chi-chuen

Hon CHAN Chi-chuen has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon Gary FAN

Hon Gary FAN has been allocated a debate slot.

V.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolutions under the Bankruptcy Ordinance and the Companies Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(1)71/13-14)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Solicitors (General) Costs (Amendment) Rules 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(4)29/13-14)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Arbitration (Appointment of Arbitrators and Mediators and Decision on Number of Arbitrators) Rules
(LC Paper No. CB(4)35/13-14)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)65/13-14)

VII.

Election of members of The Legislative Council Commission


(LC Paper No. AS13/13-14)

VIII.

Proposals to follow up the Philippines hostage incident



(a)Proposal of Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN to hold an adjournment debate under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 23 October 2013
(Letter dated 11 October 2013 from Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN (LC Paper No. CB(2)68/13-14(01)))

(b)Proposals of Hon IP Kwok-him and Hon Michael TIEN respectively for the President of the Legislative Council to write to the Congress of the Philippines
(Letters dated 15 October 2013 from Hon IP Kwok-him and Hon Michael TIEN respectively (LC Paper Nos. CB(2)68/13-14(02) and (03)))

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 October 2013