House Committee of the Legislative Council
14th meeting on Friday, 15 February 2019, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 13th meeting held on 25 January 2019
(LC Paper No. CB(2)778/18-19)

II.

Matters arising



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

(b)Minimum Wage Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 3) Notice 2019 (L.N. 8) and Employment Ordinance (Amendment of Ninth Schedule) Notice 2019 (L.N. 11)
(Paragraph 9 of the minutes of the 13th meeting held on 25 January 2019)
(Joint letter dated 29 January 2019 from Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung, Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki and Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG (LC Paper No. CB(2)780/18-19(01)))

[Previous paper:
Paragraphs 1 to 9 of LC Paper No. LS41/18-19 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)702/18-19 dated 24 January 2019]

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 January 2019 and tabled in Council on 30 January 2019
(LC Paper No. LS44/18-19)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 1 February 2019


(LC Paper No. LS45/18-19)

V.

The Chief Executive's Question Time on 20 February 2019



VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 20 February 2019



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)382/18-19)

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

(i)Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2019

(ii)Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2019

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

(i)Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 7) Bill 2018

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to be moved by Hon Paul TSE to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)373/18-19 dated 31 January 2019)

(ii)Motion under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) to be moved by Hon Tanya CHAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)379/18-19 dated 8 February 2019)

(iii)Motion on "Revitalizing the Mandatory Provident Fund" to be moved by Dr Hon Junius HO
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)376/18-19 dated 4 February 2019)

(iv)Motion on "Increasing transitional housing supply" to be moved by Hon Vincent CHENG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)377/18-19 dated 4 February 2019)

VII.

Business for the Council meeting of 27 February 2019



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)383/18-19)

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

The Administration has advised the Clerk to the Legislative Council that the Financial Secretary intends to present to the Council at the meeting:

(i)the Appropriation Bill 2019; and

(ii)the Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 31 March 2020

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)779/18-19)

IX.

Proposal of the Panel on Security to nominate a Member to attend the Modern Slavery Project: Legislative Drafting Seminar organized by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, United Kingdom


(LC Paper No. CB(2)777/18-19)

X.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 February 2019