| I. | Confirmation of the minutes of the 7th meeting held on 30 November 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 568/01-02)
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| II. | Matters arising
Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
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| III. | Business arising from previous Council meetings
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| (a) | Legal Service Division reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)
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| | (i) | Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong Consolidation) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 33/01-02)
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| | (ii) | The Bank of East Asia, Limited (Merger) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 32/01-02)
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| (b) | Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 30 November 2001
(LC Paper No. LS 30/01-02)
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| IV. | Further business for the Council meeting on 12 December 2001
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| (a) | Government motion
Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Electoral Procedure (Chief Executive Election) Regulation
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 229/01-02dated 5 December 2001.)
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| (b) | Members' motion
Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Maximum Amount of Election Expenses (Chief Executive Election) Regulation
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 219/01-02 dated 3 December 2001.)
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| V. | Business for the Council meeting on 19 December 2001
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| (a) | Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 221/01-02)
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| (b) | Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading
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| | (i) | Adaptation of Laws Bill 2001
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| | (ii) | Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2001
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| (c) | Government motions
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| | (i) | Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health and Welfare under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to:
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| | | - | the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulation 2001; and
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| | | - | the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulation 2001.
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 220/01-02 dated 3 December 2001.)
(LC Paper No. LS 34/01-02)
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| | (ii) | Three proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Security under section 4 of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance relating to:
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| | | - | the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Canada) Order;
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| | | - | the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Philippines) Order; and
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| | | - | the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Portugal) Order.
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No.CB(3) 230/01-02 dated 5 December 2001.)
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| (d) | Members' motions
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| | (i) | Motion on "Strengthening co-operation with Guangdong in developing the logistics industry"
The above motion will be moved by Hon HUI Cheung-ching. (Draft wording of the motion attached.)
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| | (ii) | Motion on "Opposing unfair competition"
The above motion will be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper. CB(3) 232/01-02 dated 6 December 2001.)
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| VI. | Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee on subsidiary legislation
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| (a) | Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 592/01-02)
(Director of Administration's letter dated 5 December 2001 on proposed priority in the scrutiny of bills by Members)
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| (b) | Report of the Bills Committee on Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 508/01-02)
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| (c) | Report of the Bills Committee on Companies (Corporate Rescue) Bill
Verbal report by Hon Margaret NG, Chairman of the Bills Committee.
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| (d) | Fourth and final report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Chief Executive election
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 588/01-02)
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| VII. | Proposal to invite the Chief Executive to brief the Council on return from his coming duty visit to Beijing and Financial Secretary's remarks made at the meeting of the Panel on Financial Affairs on 3 December 2001
(Hon Emily LAU's letter dated 4 December 2001 to the Chairman of the House Committee)
To be raised by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing.
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| VIII. | Any other business
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