House Committee of the Legislative Council
3rd meeting on Friday, 26 October 2018, 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 19 October 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)126/18-19)

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 subsidiary legislation gazetted on 19 October 2018 and tabled in Council on 24 October 2018
(LC Paper No. LS5/18-19)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 22 October 2018 and tabled in Council on 24 October 2018
(LC Paper No. LS6/18-19)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 31 October 2018



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)66/18-19)

(b)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) to be moved by Hon Kenneth LEUNG in relation to the Tax Reserve Certificates (Rate of Interest) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Notice 2018
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)70/18-19 dated 24 October 2018)

(ii)Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) to be moved by Hon Kenneth LEUNG in relation to the following items of subsidiary legislation:

-Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Republic of India) Order; and

-Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief with respect to Taxes on Income and Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance) (Republic of Finland) Order

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)71/18-19 dated 24 October 2018)

V.

Business for the Council meeting on 7, 8 and 9 November 2018



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)67/18-19)

(b)Member's motion

Motion of Thanks
(Director of Administration's letter dated 18 October 2018 on "The Debate on the Motion of Thanks on the 2018 Policy Address - Proposed Grouping of Policy Areas" (LC Paper No. CB(2)135/18-19(01)))

VI.

Advance information on business for the Council meeting of‍ 14 November 2018



Member's Bill - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

Professional Accountants (Amendment) Bill 2018

VII.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution under Section 3(1) of the Loans Ordinance (Cap. 61)
(LC Paper No. CB(1)83/18-19)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Rights of Ethnic Minorities
(LC Paper No. CB(2)128/18-19)

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)127/18-19)

IX.

Election of members of The Legislative Council Commission


(LC Paper No. AS10/18-19)

X.

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


(LC Paper No. COA3/18-19)

XI.

Request of Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki to seek the House Committee's recommendation for the holding of an adjournment debate pursuant to Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 31 October 2018 on the relationship between the decision of the Returning Officer to declare the nomination of a candidate for a Legislative Council election invalid and the fundamental rights of Hong Kong residents stipulated in the Basic Law


(LC Paper No. CB(2)135/18-19(02))

XII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 October 2018