House Committee of the Legislative Council
26th meeting on Friday, 9 June 2017, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 25th meeting held on 2 June 2017
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1564/16-17)

II.

Matters arising



Report by the Chairman on her 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)Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017
(LC Paper No. LS73/16-17)

(ii)Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill 2017
(LC Paper No. LS74/16-17)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 2 June 2017 and tabled in Council on 7 June 2017
(LC Paper No. LS72/16-17)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 14 June 2017



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 20/16-17 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1570/16-17 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)653/16-17 dated 8 June 2017)

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

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

(ii)Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Bill

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Food and Health under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Smoking (Public Health) (Notices) (Amendment) Order 2017
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)659/16-17 dated 9 June 2017

(d)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon LEUNG Che-cheung under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Waterworks (Amendment) Regulation 2017
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)649/16-17 dated 8 June 2017)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon WONG Ting-kwong under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2017
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)650/16-17 dated 8 June 2017)

(e)Request for special leave of the Council to give evidence of Council proceedings

Request made under section 7 of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) and Rule 90 of the Rules of Procedure for special leave of the Council to give evidence of Council proceedings
(The request of the Department of Justice has been set out under LC Paper No. CB(3)638/16-17 issued on 5 June 2017)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 21 June 2017



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)643/16-17)

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

Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2017

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Facing up to the aspirations of the people participating in the 1 July march" to be moved by Hon Andrew WAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)647/16-17 dated 8 June 2017)

(ii)Motion on "Safeguarding animal rights" to be moved by Hon KWONG Chun-yu
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)648/16-17 dated 8 June 2017)

VI.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017
(LC Paper No. CB(4)1171/16-17)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1565/16-17)

VIII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 June 2017