House Committee of the Legislative Council
6th meeting on 23 November 2001

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 5th meeting held on 16 November 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 422/01-02)

II.Matters arising

(a)Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration

(b)Formation of a subcommittee to study issues relating to the Fugitive Offenders (Sri Lanka) Order (Paragraph 56 of the minutes of the 5th House Committee meeting held on 16 November 2001)

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 18/01-02)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 16 November 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 24/01-02)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 28 November 2001

Request for special leave of the Council to give evidence of Council proceedings

Request made under section 7 of the Legislative Council (Power and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) and Rule 90 of the Rules of Procedure for special leave of the Council to give evidence of Council proceedings

(The request of the Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecution has been set out in the paper issued on 19 November 2001 under LC Paper No. CB(3) 168/01-02.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 5 December 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 175/01-02)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i) Motion on "Reducing government fees and charges"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Chin-shek. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 182/01-02 dated 21 November 2001.)

(ii) Motion on "Reviewing the labelling system for prepackaged foods"

The above motion will be moved by Hon CHAN Kam-lam. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 184/01-02 dated 22 November 2001.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee on subsidiary legislation

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 430/01-02)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Amendment) Regulation 2001, Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) (Amendment) Regulation 2001 and Food Business (Amendment) Regulation 2001 Verbal report by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Report of the Panel on Welfare Services on "Proposed inter-departmental committee to combat poverty"
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 445/01-02)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 November 2001