House Committee of the Legislative Council
12th meeting on 5 January 2001

AGENDA

  1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 11th meeting held on 15 December 2000

    2. (LC Paper No. CB(2) 565/00-01)

  2. Matters arising


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

  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. Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Bill
        (LC Paper No. LS 39/00-01)

      2. Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 38/00-01)

    2. Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 20 December 2000 (gazetted on 15 December 2000)
      (LC Paper No. LS 43/00-01)

    3. Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation to be tabled in Council on 10 January 2001 (gazetted on 29 December 2000)
      (LC Paper No. LS 44/00-01)

  4. Business for the Council meeting on 10 January 2001
    5.

    1. Questions
      (LC Paper No. CB(3) 307/00-01)

    2. Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

      Education (Amendment) Bill 2000

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

      Prior of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 2000

    4. Government motion

      Resolution under section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) - to be moved by the Secretary for Health and Welfare
      (LC Paper No. LS 45/00-01)

    5. Members' motions

      1. 12 resolutions under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) - to be moved by Hon LAU Chin-shek and Hon James TIEN Pei-chun
        (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 293/00-01 dated 27 December 2000.)

      2. Resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) - to be moved by Hon LAU Chin-shek
        (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 294/00-01 dated 22 December 2000.)

      3. Motion on "Prohibiting smoking"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon Bernard CHAN. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 304/00-01 dated 29 December 2000.)

      4. Motion on "Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 305/00-01 dated 29 December 2000.)

  5. Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 17 January 2001
    6.

    1. Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

      1. Land Registration (Amendment) Bill 2000

      2. Hong Kong Tourist Association (Amendment) Bill 2001

    2. Members' motions

      1. Motion to be moved by Hon David CHU Yu-lin

        Hon David CHU Yu-lin has been allocated a debate slot.

      2. Motion to be moved by Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai

        Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai has been allocated a debate slot.

  6. Bills Committee and subcommittee reports
    7.

    1. Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 589/00-01)

    2. Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to revision of fees and charges gazetted on 24 November 2000
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 586/00-01 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 592/00-01 dated 2 January 2001 Appendix to the report attached)

    3. Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to revision of fees gazetted on 8 December 2000
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 593/00-01)

  7. Position report on the current studies and investigations relating to the building problems in public housing
    8.
    (LC Paper No. CB(1) 389/00-01)

  8. Vote on Hon Albert HO's motion "that the Chairman of the House Committee should move a motion in Council to set up a select committee to inquire into the building problems in the production of public housing units having regard to the circumstances surrounding the incidents in Tin Chung Court, Shatin Area 14B Phase 2, Tung Chung Area 30 Phase 3 and Shek Yam Estate Phase 2."
    9.
    (LC Paper No. CB(1) 117/00-01 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 168/00-01 dated 1 November 2000)
    (Paragraphs 36 to 60 of the minutes of the 5th House Committee meeting held on 3 November 2000 - LC Paper No. CB(2) 191/00-01 issued vide LC Paper CB(2) 198/00-01 dated 8 November 2000)

  9. Any other business
    10.

    Report of the Organizing Committee for the LegCo Fun Day 2000-01
    (LC Paper No. AS 157/00-01)


Legislative Council Secretariat
4 January 2001