House Committee of the Legislative Council
24th meeting on 9 May 2003

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 23rd meeting held on 2 May 2003
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1962/02-03)

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)

Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 94/02-03)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 2 May 2003 and tabled in Council on 7 May 2003
(LC Paper No. LS 106/02-03)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 14 May 2003

Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 609/02-03)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 21 May 2003

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 610/02-03)

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

(i)Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 2003

(ii)United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2003

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

Interest on Arrears of Maintenance Bill 2001

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Expeditiously implementing the election of the Chief Executive and all Members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan.

(ii)Motion on "Independence of statutory organizations handling public complaints"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan.

VI.Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1973/02-03)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to Village Representative elections

Verbal report by Hon Andrew WONG Wang-fat, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Paper of the Committee on Rules of Procedure

Future timetable for delivering the Policy Address and Budget
(LC Paper No. CROP 55/02-03)

VIII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 May 2003