House Committee of the Legislative Council
7th meeting on 30 November 2001

AGENDA


I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 6th meeting held on 23 November 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 503/01-02)

II.Matters arising

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

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)

Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 16/01-02)
(The Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 28 November 2001 attached)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 23 November 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 26/01-02)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 5 December 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 196/01-02)

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

(i)Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong Consolidation) Bill

(ii)The Bank of East Asia, Limited (Merger) Bill

V.Business for the Council meeting on 12 December 2001

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 197/01-02)

(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 "Monitoring the pay adjustment mechanisms of publicly-funded bodies and statutory bodies"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan. (Draft wording of the motion attached.)

(ii)Motion on "Reviewing the Government's tendering system"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Abraham SHEK Lai-him. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 200/01-02 dated 29 November 2001.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee on subsidiary legislation

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 505/01-02)
(Director of Administration's letter dated 27 November 2001 on proposed priority in the scrutiny of bills by Members attached)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Banking (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 398/01-02)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Canada) Order, Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Philippines) Order and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Portugal) Order
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 506/01-02)

(d)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
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 454/01-02)

(e)Third report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Chief Executive election
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 507/01-02)

VII.Paper of the Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee on visit to Canada and the United States
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 185/01-02)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 December 2001