House Committee of the Legislative Council
13th meeting on Friday, 25 January 2019, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 12th meeting held on 18 January 2019
(LC Paper No. CB(2)673/18-19)

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

National Anthem Bill
(LC Paper No. LS42/18-19)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 18 January 2019 and tabled in Council on 23 January 2019
(LC Paper No. LS41/18-19)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 30 January 2019



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 10/18-19 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)677/18-19 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)350/18-19 dated 23 January 2019)

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

(i)Financial Reporting Council (Amendment) Bill 2018

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 6) Bill 2018

(c)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)355/18-19 issued on 24 January 2019)

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(1)492/18-19)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(1)494/18-19)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)674/18-19)

VII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 January 2019