House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on 20 February 2004

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 15th meeting held on 13 February 2004
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1353/03-04)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)Report of the Panel on Home Affairs on its proposal for a select committee to be appointed to inquire into the incidents which have affected the credibility of the Equal Opportunities Commission and related issues

[Previous Papers :

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1172/03-04 -- Report of the Panel on Home Affairs;
LC Paper No. CB(2) 1286/03-04 -- Estimated work schedule of the proposed select committee; and
LC Paper No. CB(2) 1300/03-04 -- Position on meeting time slots from March to June 2004 as at 9 February 2004
(The above papers were issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1304/03-04 dated 11 February 2004)

Secretary for Home Affairs's letter dated 12 February 2004 to the Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (English version) tabled at the House Committee meeting on 13 February 2004 also attached (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1403/03-04(01))]

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 13 February 2004 and tabled in Council on 18 February 2004
(LC Paper No. LS 45/03-04)

IV.Business for the Council meeting on 3 March 2004

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 388/03-04)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Merger of the two railway corporations and provision of interchange concessions"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LAU Kong-wah.

(ii)Motion on "Restoring the public's confidence in consuming live poultry"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan.

V.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Second report of the Subcommittee on subsidiary legislation relating to 2004 Legislative Council elections
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1385/03-04)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Air Transport (Licensing of Air Services) (Amendment) Regulation 2004
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1033/03-04)

VI.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1389/03-04)

VII.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 February 2004