House Committee of the Legislative Council
4th meeting on Friday, 1 November 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 3rd meeting held on 25 October 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)173/13-14)

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 25 October 2013
(LC Paper No. LS8/13-14)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 6 November 2013



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 2/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)175/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)113/13-14 dated 31 October 2013)

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

Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Amendment) Bill 2013

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Justice under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Arbitration (Appointment of Arbitrators and Mediators and Decision on Number of Arbitrators) Rules
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)116/13-14 dated 31 October 2013.)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 13 November 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)106/13-14)

(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 Constitutional and Mainland Affairs under section 8 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)89/13-14 dated 25 October 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS7/13-14)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Cyd HO under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Country Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order 2013
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)109/13-14 dated 30 October 2013.)

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Kam-lam

Hon CHAN Kam-lam has been allocated a debate slot.

(iii)Motion to be moved by Hon KWOK Wai-keung

Hon KWOK Wai-keung has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Subcommittee on Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulation 2013

Verbal report by Hon CHAN Kam-lam, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)174/13-14)

VIII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
31 October 2013