| I. | Confirmation of the minutes of the 18th meeting held on 7 March 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1437/02-03)
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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) | Law Amendment and Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 68/02-03)
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| | (ii) | Construction Workers Registration Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 67/02-03)
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| | (iii) | The Bank of East Asia, Limited (Merger of Subsidiaries) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 74/02-03)
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| (b) | Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 5 March 2003 and tabled in Council on 12 March 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 73/02-03)
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| (c) | Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 7 March 2003 and tabled in Council on 12 March 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 75/02-03)
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| (d) | Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 14 March 2003 and tabled in Council on 19 March 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 79/02-03)
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| IV. | Business for the Council meeting of 2 and 3 April 2003
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| (a) | Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 496/02-03)
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| (b) | Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading
Appropriation Bill 2003
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| V. | Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 9 April 2003
Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading
Construction Industry Levy (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2003
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| VI. | Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee
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| (a) | Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1516/02-03)
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| (b) | Report of the Subcommittee on Trade Marks Rules and Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) (Commencement) Notice 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1156/02-03)
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| (c) | Report of the Subcommittee on Import and Export (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2003, Import and Export (Registration) (Amendment) Regulation 2003, Import and Export (Removal of Articles) (Amendment) Regulation 2003, Reserved Commodities (Control of Imports, Exports and Reserve Stocks) (Amendment) Regulation 2003, Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (19 of 2001) (Commencement) Notice 2003 and Import and Export (Electronic Transactions) Ordinance 2002 (24 of 2002) (Commencement) Notice 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1158/02-03)
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| (d) | First report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Village Representative elections
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1531/02-03)
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| (e) | Report of the Subcommittee to study the proposed resolutions under section 48A of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance and section 40 of the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1529/02-03)
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| VII. | Follow-up work in respect of the incident of the Financial Secretary purchasing a vehicle shortly before the announcement of the increase in motor vehicles first registration tax
(Dr Hon YEUNG Sum's letter dated 10 March 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee)
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| (a) | Dr Hon YEUNG Sum's motion
"That this Committee demands that the Government should appoint an independent Commission of Inquiry to inquire into whether the Financial Secretary's purchase of a car has constituted a breach of the Code for Principal Officials under the Accountability System and affected the integrity of the Government."
(Dr Hon YEUNG Sum's letters dated 17 and 20 March 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee)
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| (b) | Hon Margaret NG's motion
"That the Chief Executive Mr Tung Chee-hwa be asked to attend this Council to give an explanation on the propriety of the course of action he has adopted in the matter of the Financial Secretary's breach of Code of Conduct and to answer members' questions thereon."
(Hon Margaret NG's letter dated 19 March 2003 to the Chairman of the House Committee)
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| VIII. | Any other business
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