House Committee of the Legislative Council

5th meeting on 3 November 2000

AGENDA

  1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting held on 27 October 2000
    2.
    (LC Paper No. CB(2) 142/00-01)

  2. Matters arising

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

    2. Occupational Retirement Schemes (Recovery of Arrears) Rules
      (Letter dated 27 October 2000 from Assistant Legal Adviser to Financial Services Bureau (FSB) and FSB's reply dated 31 October 2000 attached)

    3. Financial Resources (Amendment) Rules 2000
      (Letter dated 28 October 2000 from Assistant Legal Adviser to Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and SFC's reply dated 31 October 2000 attached)

  3. Business arising from previous Council meetings
    4.

    1. Legal Service Division's reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

      1. Drug Trafficking and Organized Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 15/00-01)

      2. Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Bill
        (LC Paper No. LS 9/00-01)

      3. Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 14/00-01)

    2. Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 1 November 2000 (gazetted on 27 October 2000)
      (LC Paper No. LS 13/00-01)

  4. Business for the Council meeting on 15 November 2000
    5.

    1. Questions
      (LC Paper No. CB(3) 111/00-01)

    2. Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

      No notice has been received yet.

    3. Government motion

      No notice has been received yet.

    4. Members' motions

      1. Motion on "Rental subsidy"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 118/00-01 dated 2 November 2000.)

      2. Motion on "Extending the effective period of concessionary duty rate for ultra low sulphur diesel"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon Mrs Miriam LAU Kin-yee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 119/00-01 dated 2 November 2000.)

  5. Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 22 November 2000
    6.

    Members' motion

    Motion on "Increasing the support to District Council members"

    Hon IP Kwok-him has been allocated a debate slot.

  6. Bills Committee and Subcommittee reports

    1. Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 146/00-01)

    2. Report of the Subcommittee on Prison (Amendment) Rules 2000, Immigration (Vietnamese Migrants) (Detention Centres) (Amendment) Rules 2000 and Probation of Offenders (Amendment) Rules 2000
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 162/00-01)

  7. Report of the Panel on Housing on follow-up actions to examine the building problems in public housing

    8. (LC Paper No. CB(1) 117/00-01)

  8. Report of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on the arrangements for the election of the Chief Executive

    9. (LC Paper No. CB(2) 172/00-01)

  9. Any other business

    1. Use of "cocktail language" at meetings
      (Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing's letter of 28 October 2000 attached)

    2. LegCo Fun Day 2000-2001
      (LC Paper No. AS 49/00-01)


Legislative Council Secretariat
2 November 2000