House Committee of the Legislative Council
31st meeting on 8 June 2001
AGENDA

I. Confirmation of the minutes of meetings

(a) Special meeting held on 18 May 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1741/00-01)

(b) 30th meeting held on 1 June 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1720/00-01)

II. Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

(i)Companies (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 105/00-01)

(ii)Post Secondary Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 99/00-01)

(iii)Employment (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 106/00-01)

(b) Legal Service Division's report on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 6 June 2001 (gazetted on 1 June 2001)
(LC Paper No. LS 111/00-01)

(c) Legal Service Division's report on Code of Practice on Education under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487) (G.N.3310) gazetted on 1 June 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 113/00-01)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 13 June 2001

Members' Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill

V.Business for the Council meeting on 20 June 2001

(a) Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 735/00-01)

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

(i)Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2001

(ii)Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001

(iii)Supplementary Appropriation (2000-2001) Bill 2001

(iv)Human Organ Transplant (Amendment) Bill 2001

(c) Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 4(2) of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109) - to be moved by the Secretary for the Treasury
(LC Paper No. LS 115/00-01)

(d) Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution under Article 159 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China - to be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 728/00-01 dated 1 June 2001.)

(ii)Motion on "Preventing and reducing suicide"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Michael MAK Kwok-fung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 745/00-01 dated 7 June 2001.)

(iii)Motion on "Quality of Dongjiang water"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee. Draft wording of the motion attached.

VI. Bills Committee and subcommittee reports

(a) Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1726/00-01)

(b) Report of the Bills Committee on Revenue Bill 2001 and Revenue (No. 2) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1687/00-01)

(c) Report of the Bills Committee on Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Bill 2001

Verbal report by Hon SIN Chung-kai, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(d) Report of the Subcommittee on Dangerous Drugs, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Police Force (Amendment) Ordinance 2000 (68 of 2000) (Commencement) Notice 2001

Verbal report by Hon James TO Kun-sun, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Proposed motion debate on the amendment of the Laws of Hong Kong to make them apply to the offices of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1744/00-01)

(Draft wording of the motion proposed by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing attached)
[Previous papers: LC Paper No. CB(2) 1563/00-01 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1575/00-01 dated 17 May 2001; paragraphs 19 to 25 of minutes of the 28th House Committee meeting held on 18 May 2001; paragraphs 2 to 9 of minutes of the 29th House Committee meeting held on 25 May 2001; and paragraphs 2 to 16 of minutes of the 30th House Committee meeting held on 1 June 2001]

VIII.Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

Consultation paper on Debate on the Policy Address
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1369/00-01 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1682/00-01 dated 30 May 2001)

IX. Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
7 June 2001