House Committee of the Legislative Council
3rd meeting on Friday, 27 October 2017, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 2nd meeting held on 20 October 2017
(LC Paper No. CB(2)127/17-18)

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 report on bill referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Banking (Amendment) Bill 2017
(LC Paper No. LS9/17-18)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 20 October 2017 and tabled in Council on 25 October 2017
(LC Paper No. LS8/17-18)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 1 November 2017



Members' motions

Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Trainee Solicitors (Amendment) Rules 2017 (Commencement) Notice to be moved by Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)84/17-18 dated 26 October 2017)

V.

Business for the Council meeting on 8, 9 and 10 November 2017



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)73/17-18)

(b)Members' motion

Motion of Thanks
(Director of Administration's letter dated 24 October 2017 on "The Debate on the Motion of Thanks on the Chief Executive's 2017 Policy Address - Proposed Grouping of Policy Areas" (LC Paper No. CB(2)142/17-18(01)))

VI.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017
(LC Paper No. CB(4)93/17-18)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Amendments to Five Regulations under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(2)135/17-18)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Country Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order 2017

Verbal report by Hon Tanya CHAN, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Subsidiary Legislation Relating to the Commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port

Verbal report by Hon Holden CHOW, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)128/17-18)

VIII.

Election of members of The Legislative Council Commission


(LC Paper No. AS10/17-18)

IX.

Election of members of the Committee on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records


(LC Paper No. COA3/17-18)

X.

Request of Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki to seek the House Committee's recommendation for an adjournment debate under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 1 November 2017 relating to the impact of the Central Authorities' "overall jurisdiction" over Hong Kong on "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and "a high degree of autonomy"


(LC Paper No. CB(2)142/17-18(02))

XI.

Request of 22 Members to discuss the impact of the new arrangement for scheduling Finance Committee meetings on the time for resumption of House Committee meetings


(LC Paper No. CB(2)142/17-18(03))

XII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
27 October 2017