House Committee of the Legislative Council
6th meeting on Friday, 23 November 2018, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 5th meeting held on 16 November 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)289/18-19)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 16 November 2018 and tabled in Council on 21 November 2018
(LC Paper No. LS20/18-19)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 28 November 2018



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 5/18-19 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)291/18-19 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)174/18-19 dated 22 November 2018)

(b)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Consideration by Committee of the Whole Council and Third Reading

(i)Companies (Amendment) Bill 2018

(ii)Travel Industry Bill

(c)Members' motions

Two proposed resolutions under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) to be moved by Hon James TO to:

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

(ii)repeal the 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 resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)185/18-19 dated 22 November 2018)

V.

The Chief Executive's Question Time on 5 December 2018



VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 5 December 2018



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)167/18-19)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

VII.

Advance information on business for the Council meeting of‍ 12 December 2018



Bill - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(Letter dated 19 November 2018 from Dr Hon Pierre CHAN, Chairman of the Panel on Health Services (LC Paper No. CB(2)295/18-19(01)))
(LC Paper No. CB(2)290/18-19)

IX.

Report of the joint-Panel delegation of the Panel on Economic Development, Panel on Financial Affairs, Panel on Commerce and Industry, and Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting on its duty visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and priority allocation of a debate slot to the Leader of the Delegation


(LC Paper No. CB(4)235/18-19)

X.

Request of Hon CHUNG Kwok-pan 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 28 November 2018 on the impact of the recent China-United States relations on Hong Kong's economy


(LC Paper No. CB(2)295/18-19(02))

XI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 November 2018