House Committee of the Legislative Council
15th meeting on 14 February 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 14th meeting held on 7 February 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1136/02-03)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 10 January 2003 and tabled in Council on 15 January 2003

Ocean Park Bylaw
(Paragraphs 20 and 21 of the minutes of the 14th House Committee meeting on 7 February 2003)
(Letter dated 27 January 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 (ALA 7) to Secretary for Home Affairs (SHA) and letter dated 7 February 2003 from SHA to ALA 7)

[Previous papers: LC Paper No. LS 40/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1025/02-03 dated 23 January 2003; and Paragraphs 16 to 27 of the minutes of the 13th House Committee meeting on 24 January 2003 - LC Paper No. CB(2) 1047/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1097/02-03 dated 5 February 2003]

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

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

(i)Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003
(Director of Administration's letter dated 13 February 2003 on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members")
(LC Paper No. LS 55/02-03)

(ii)Tung Chung Cable Car Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 56/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 7 February 2003 and tabled in Council on 12 February 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 59/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 19 February 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 352/02-03)
(Letter dated 13 February 2003 from Hon MAK Kwok-fung to Chairman of the House Committee regarding his request to ask an urgent question without the required notice at the Council meeting on 19 February 2003(Chinese version only))

(b)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

Education Reorganization (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002

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

Dao Heng Bank Limited (Merger) Bill

V.Business for the Council meeting on 26 February 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 353/02-03)

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

National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

(c)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2002

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Opposing cutbacks in welfare benefits"

The above motion will be moved by Hon WONG Sing-chi. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 371/02-03 dated 13 February 2003.)

(ii)Motion on "Compendium of Submissions on the Consultation Document on Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law"

The above motion will be moved by Hon SIN Chung-kai. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 372/02-03 dated 13 February 2003.)

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1152/02-03)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1151/02-03)

VII.Report of the delegation of the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting to study the information technology and related sectors in the Republic of Korea
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 819/02-03)

VIII.Proposed parliamentary visit to Singapore and Thailand
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 338/02-03)

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 February 2003