House Committee of the Legislative Council
11th meeting on Friday, 6 January 2017, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 10th meeting held on 16 December 2016
(LC Paper No. CB(2)515/16-17)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 23 December 2016


(LC Paper No. LS21/16-17)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 30 December 2016


(LC Paper No. LS22/16-17)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 11 January 2017



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)249/16-17)

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

Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

-Construction Workers Registration (Exemption) Regulation; and

-Construction Workers Registration Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 1A) Notice 2016

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)250/16-17 dated 3 January 2017)

(ii)Motion on "Striving to make sign language an official language of Hong Kong" to be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)244/16-17 dated 30 December 2016)

(iii)Motion on "Expectations for the next Chief Executive" to be moved by Hon KWOK Wai-keung
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)245/16-17 dated 30 December 2016)

VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 18 January 2017



(a)The Chief Executive's Policy Address

(b)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Claudia MO under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) (Amendment) Regulation 2016 (Commencement) Notice
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)252/16-17 dated 3 January 2017)

VII.

The Chief Executive's Question and Answer Session on 19 January 2017



VIII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Rules 2016 and Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Rules 2016
(LC Paper No. CB(4)369/16-17)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) (Amendment) Regulation 2016 (Commencement) Notice
(LC Paper No. CB(2)517/16-17)

IX.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)516/16-17)

X.

Arrangements for meeting-cum-luncheons between Legislative Council Members and District Council members


(LC Paper No. CB(4)375/16-17)

XI.

Arrangements for meeting-cum-luncheons between Legislative Council Members and Heung Yee Kuk Councillors


(LC Paper No. CB(4)376/16-17)

XII.

Establishment of the Investigation Committee under Rule 49B(2A) of the Rules of Procedure in respect of the motion to censure Dr Hon CHENG Chung-tai


(LC Paper No. CB(3)251/16-17)

XIII.

Any other business



Proposal of Dr Hon YIU Chung-yim to seek the House Committee's agreement for asking an urgent oral question on the reported damage to Sha Lo Tung, Tai Po at the Council meeting of 11 January 2017
(LC Paper No. CB(2)548/16-17(01))

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 January 2017