House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on Friday, 15 March 2019, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 15th meeting held on 1 March 2019
(LC Paper No. CB(2)968/18-19)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

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


(LC Paper No. LS52/18-19)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 8 March 2019


(LC Paper No. LS54/18-19)

V.

The Chief Executive's Question Time on 20 March 2019



VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 20 March 2019



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 13/18-19 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)970/18-19 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)450/18-19 dated 14 March 2019)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)440/18-19)

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

(i)Judicial Officers (Extension of Retirement Age) (Amendment) Bill 2019

(ii)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2019

(iii)Electoral Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019

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

Inland Revenue and MPF Schemes Legislation (Tax Deductions for Annuity Premiums and MPF Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Bill 2018

(e)Government motions

(i)Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Chief Secretary for Administration under the following Ordinances respectively:

-Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221); and

-Coroners Ordinance (Cap. 504)

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)428/18-19 dated 1 March 2019)
(LC Paper No. LS55/18-19)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)425/18-19 dated 28 February 2019)

(f)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) to be moved by Hon CHAN Hak-kan in relation to the Public Health and Municipal Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2019
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)445/18-19 dated 13 March 2019)

(ii)Motion on "Proactively expanding development opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" to be moved by Hon WONG Ting-kwong
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)435/18-19 dated 8 March 2019)

(iii)Motion on "Reforming the immigration and admission policies" to be moved by Hon Gary FAN
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)436/18-19 dated 8 March 2019)

VII.

Business for the Council meeting of 27 March 2019



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)441/18-19)

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

Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019

(c)Government motion

Motion on implementing the Toll Adjustment Proposal to be moved by the Secretary for Transport and Housing
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)429/18-19 dated 1 March 2019)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Requesting the Government to shelve the formulation of arrangements for the surrender of fugitive offenders between Mainland China and Hong Kong" to be moved by Hon Alvin YEUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)448/18-19 dated 14 March 2019)

(ii)Motion on "Reviewing the implementation of school-based management" to be moved by Hon IP Kin-yuen
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)449/18-19 dated 14 March 2019)

VIII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)969/18-19)

IX.

Priority allocation of a debate slot for a motion debate on the Report of the Subcommittee to Follow Up Issues Relating to the Unified Screening Mechanism for Non-refoulement Claims


(LC Paper No. CB(2)971/18-19)

X.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 March 2019