House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on Friday, 20 June 2014, 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 13 June 2014


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1828/13-14)

II.

Matters arising



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

(b)District Court Equal Opportunities (Amendment) Rules 2014
(Paragraph 6 of the minutes of the 28th meeting held on 13 June 2014)
(LC Paper No. LS64/13-14)

[Previous paper:
LC Paper No. LS60/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1789/13-14 dated 12 June 2014]

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)

Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. LS63/13-14)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 13 June 2014 and tabled in Council on 18 June 2014
(LC Paper No. LS62/13-14)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 25 June 2014



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)731/13-14)

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

(i)Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2014

(ii)Private Columbaria Bill

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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2014

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 2 July 2014



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)730/13-14)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

(i)Supplementary Appropriation (2013-2014) Bill

(ii)Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2014

(d)Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 54A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)723/13-14 dated 16 June 2014)

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Returning a happy childhood to students" to be moved by Hon Michael TIEN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)622/13-14 dated 8 May 2014)

(ii)Motion on "Reorganising the Government’s structure to improve its policy implementation" to be moved by Hon Kenneth LEUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)625/13-14 dated 9 May 2014)

VI.

The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session on 3 July 2014



VII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(1)1630/13-14)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Shipping Legislation (Control of Smoke Emission) (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. CB(4)833/13-14)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2014

Verbal report by Hon IP Kwok-him, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(d)Report of the Subcommittee to Study the Proposed Legislative Amendments Relating to the Establishment of a New Innovation and Technology Bureau
(LC Paper No. CB(4)790/13-14)

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1829/13-14)

IX.

Proposed duty visit to Israel by the Panel on Commerce and Industry


(LC Paper No. CB(1)1638/13-14)

X.

Proposal of Hon Cyd HO to invite the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Secretary for Justice to attend a meeting of the House Committee to discuss issues relating to the White Paper on "The Practice of the 'One Country, Two Systems' Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"


(Letter dated 17 June 2014 from Hon Cyd HO (LC Paper No. CB(2)1872/13-14(01)))

XI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 June 2014