House Committee of the Legislative Council
9th meeting on Friday, 14 December 2018, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 8th meeting held on 7 December 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)431/18-19)

II.

Matters arising



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

(b)Further report by the Legal Service Division on the proposed resolution under section 4 of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance (Cap. 525)
(Paragraphs 13 and 14 of the minutes of the 8th meeting held on 7 December 2018)
(LC Paper No. LS32/18-19)

[Previous paper:
LC Paper No. LS25/18-19 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)406/18-19 dated 6 December 2018]

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)Inland Revenue and MPF Schemes Legislation (Tax Deductions for Annuity Premiums and MPF Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. LS29/18-19)

(ii)Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. LS30/18-19)

(iii)Fire Safety (Industrial Buildings) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS27/18-19)

(iv)Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. LS28/18-19)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 7 December 2018 and tabled in Council on 12 December 2018
(LC Paper No. LS31/18-19)

IV.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulation 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(1)289/18-19)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Foreign Lawyers Practice (Amendment) Rules 2018 (Commencement) Notice, Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Rules 2018 (Commencement) Notice and Summary Disposal of Complaints (Solicitors) (Amendment) Rules 2018 (Commencement) Notice
(LC Paper No. CB(4)314/18-19)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Antiquities and Monuments (Declaration of Monuments and Historical Buildings) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Notice 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(1)315/18-19)

V.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)432/18-19)

VI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 December 2018