House Committee of the Legislative Council
4th meeting on 1 November 2002

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 3rd meeting held on 25 October 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 189/02-03)

II.Matters arising

Report by the Chairman on her meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
(Director of Administration (D of Adm)'s letter dated 28 October 2002 on "Arrangements for Attendance at Full Council Meetings of the Legislative Council During the Temporary Absence of Principal Officials" issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 211/02-03 on 29 October 2002)
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2075/01-02(01) referred to in D of Adm's letter is attached for Members' easy reference)

III. Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 October 2002
(LC Paper No. LS 11/02-03)

IV. Business for the Council meeting on 13 November 2002

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 92/02-03)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance relating to :

- the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulation 2002; and

- the Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulation 2002

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 85/02-03 dated 24 October 2002.)
(LC Paper No. LS 10/02-03)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Reducing electricity and gas tariffs"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 98/02-03 dated 31 October 2002.)

(ii)Motion on "Ageing of the population"

The above motion will be moved by Hon TAM Yiu-chung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 100/02-03 dated 31 October 2002.)

V. Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 20 November 2002

Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

Education Reorganization (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002

VI. Report of Bills Committee and subcommittee

(a)Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 219/02-03)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Human Organ Transplant (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 187/02-03)

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulation 2002 and Places of Public Entertainment (Exemption) Order
(Paragraphs 51-56 of the minutes of the 3rd House Committee meeting on 25 October 2002)
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 144/02-03 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 210/02-03 on 29 October 2002)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Solicitors (Group Practice) Rules
(Paragraphs 57-59 of the minutes of the 3rd House Committee meeting on 25 October 2002)
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 218/02-03)

VII. Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
31 October 2002