House Committee of the
Provisional Legislative Council
on 6 March 1998

A G E N D A

1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 35th meeting held on 27 February 1998

(PLC Paper No. CB(2) 1117)
2. Matters arising

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

3. Business arising from previous Council meetings
1. Legal Service Division report on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

   1. Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 118 to follow)

   2. Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 119 to follow)

   3. Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 117 to follow)

   4. Stamp Duty (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 116 to follow)

   5. Estate Duty (Amendment) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 115 to follow)

   6. Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 114)

   7. Air Passenger Departure Tax (Amendment) Bill 1998
      (PLC Paper No. LS 113 to follow)

2. Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 4 March 1998 (gazetted on 27 February 1998)
   (PLC Paper No. LS 112 to follow)

4. Further business for the Council meeting on 11 and 12 March 1998

Questions
(PLC Paper No. CB(3) 737)

5. Business for the Council meeting on 18 March 1998

1. Questions
   (PLC Paper No. CB(3) 732)

2. Bills - First and Second Readings

   No notice has been received yet.

3. Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

   1. Appropriation Bill 1998
      (Response from Administration)

   2. Merchant Shipping (Registration) (Amendment) Bill 1998

   3. Housing (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 1997

4. Members�motions

   Resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) - to be moved by Hon Ronald ARCULLI

6. Advance information on motions for the Council meeting on 25 March 1998

1. Motions

   1. Resolution under section 18(1) of the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116) - to be moved by Secretary for the Treasury

   2. Resolution under section 3(2) of the Hotel Accommodation Tax Ordinance (Cap. 348) - to be moved by Secretary for the Treasury

2. Members�motions

   1. Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Yuen-han

      Hon CHAN Yuen-han has been allocated a debate slot.

   2. Motion on 焅ormulating cultural policy�P> Hon MA Fung-kwok has been allocated a debate slot.

7. Reports

1. Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
   (PLC Paper No. CB(2) 1123)

2. Report of the Bills Committee on Building Management (Amendment) Bill 1998
   (PLC Paper No. CB(2) 1125)

3. Second report of the subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to fee increases
   (PLC Paper No. CB(2) 1128)

4. Report of the subcommittee on the nine Orders made under the Port Control (Cargo Working Areas) Ordinance (Cap. 81)
   (PLC Paper No. CB(2) 1129 to follow)

5. Report of the Bills Committee on Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 1998, Foreshore and Sea-bed (Reclamations) (Amendment) Bill 1998 and Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 1998
   (PLC Paper No. CB(1) 1058 to follow)

6. Report of the subcommittee on Telecommunication (Amendment) Regulation 1998 and Telephone (Repeal) Regulation 1998

   Verbal report by Mr James TIEN, Chairman of the subcommittee.

7. Report of the subcommittee on Mass Transit Railway (Transport Interchange) Regulation and Resolution under section 25 of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Ordinance (Cap. 270)
   (PLC Paper No. CB(1) 1068 to follow)
8. Any other business

Provisional Legislative Council Secretariat
4 March 1998

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