House Committee of the Legislative Council
14th meeting on Friday, 26 February 2021, 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 19 February 2021
(LC Paper No. CB(2)804/20-21)

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 reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

1.Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2021
(LC Paper No. LS38/20-21)

2.Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2021
(LC Paper No. LS39/20-21)

3.Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2021
(LC Paper No. LS40/20-21)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 19 February 2021
(LC Paper No. LS37/20-21)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 23 February 2021
(LC Paper No. LS43/20-21)

(d)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 24 February 2021
(LC Paper No. LS44/20-21)

IV.

Advance information on business for the Council meeting of 17 March 2021



(a)Government Bill - First Reading and Second Reading (debate to be adjourned)

Public Offices (Candidacy and Taking Up Offices) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021

(b)Government Motions

1.Proposed resolution under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare

2.Proposed resolution under the Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma (Compensation) Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare

3.Proposed resolution under the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare

(Wording of the above three motions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)355/20-21 dated 22 February 2021) (LC Paper No. LS42/20-21)

4.Proposed resolution under the Public Finance Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)365/20-21 dated 25 February 2021)
(LC Paper No. LS45/20-21)

(c)Member's Bill - First Reading and Second Reading (debate to be adjourned)

Waterworks (Waterworks Regulations) (Amendment) Bill 2021

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2020
(LC Paper No. CB(2)806/20-21)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Insurance (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (Commencement) Notice and Insurance (Special Purpose Business) Rules
(LC Paper No. CB(1)607/20-21)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)805/20-21)

VII.

Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure



Review of the Rules of Procedure and House Rules - First batch of proposed amendments
(LC Paper No. CROP46/20-21)

VIII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 February 2021