House Committee of the Legislative Council
22nd meeting on Friday, 2 May 2014, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 21st meeting held on 11 April 2014


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1387/13-14)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



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

(i)Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. LS48/13-14)

(ii)Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. LS44/13-14)

(iii)Insurance Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. LS50/13-14)

(iv)Electronic Health Record Sharing System Bill
(LC Paper No. LS47/13-14)

(v)Construction Workers Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. LS46/13-14)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 11 April 2014
(LC Paper No. LS45/13-14)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 April 2014 and tabled in Council on 30 April 2014
(LC Paper No. LS49/13-14)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 7 May 2014



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 17/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1389/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)596/13-14 dated 28 April 2014)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)590/13-14)

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

(i)Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014

(ii)Property Management Services Bill

(iii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2014

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2014 to be moved by Hon Cyd HO
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)580/13-14 dated 25 April 2014)

(ii)Motion on "Report of the delegation of the Subcommittee on Poverty to study the experience of poverty alleviation in Taiwan and Japan" to be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)560/13-14 dated 17 April 2014)

(iii)Motion on "Ensuring the completion of public housing and infrastructure projects on schedule" to be moved by Hon James TIEN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)572/13-14 dated 23 April 2014)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 14 May 2014



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)589/13-14)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to be moved by Hon Gary FAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)585/13-14 dated 25 April 2014)

(ii)Motion on "The 4 June incident" to be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)598/13-14 dated 29 April 2014)

(iii)Motion on "Setting up a 'Future Fund' for establishing an integrated retirement protection system" to be moved by Hon WONG Kwok-kin
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)603/13-14 dated 30 April 2014)

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Subcommittee on Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2014

Verbal report by Hon Cyd HO, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1388/13-14)

VIII.

Proposals to seek the Council's authorization for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the delay in the construction works of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and related matters; and that in the performance of its duties the select committee be authorized to exercise the powers under section 9(1) of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance



(a)Letters from Hon Gary FAN
(Letters dated 16 and 30 April 2014 from Hon Gary FAN (LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1363/13-14(01) and CB(2)1421/13-14(01)))

(b)Letter from Hon WONG Yuk-man
(Letter dated 17 April 2014 from Hon WONG Yuk-man (LC Paper No. CB(2)1363/13-14(02))

IX.

Proposal of Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN to seek the Council's authorization for the House Committee to exercise the powers under section 9(1) of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to order the Secretary for Transport and Housing to attend before the House Committee to produce the full report of the investigation conducted by the Transport and Housing Bureau into staff conduct in the Marine Department in relation to the vessel collision incident near Lamma Island on 1 October 2012


(Letter dated 25 April 2014 from Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN (LC Paper No. CB(2)1399/13-14(01)))

X.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 May 2014