House Committee of the Legislative Council
27th meeting on 13 May 2005

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 26th meeting held on 6 May 2005
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1511/04-05)

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

(i)Revenue (Abolition of Estate Duty) Bill 2005
(LC Paper No. LS 65/04-05)
[Previous paper:
Letter dated 5 May 2005 from the Director of Administration on "Proposed Priority in the Scrutiny of Bills by Members" issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2) 1480 and 1487/04-05 dated 6 May 2005]

(ii)Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005
(LC Paper No. LS 63/04-05)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 6 May 2005 and tabled in Council on 11 May 2005
(LC Paper No. LS 64/04-05)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 18 May 2005

Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 581/04-05)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 25 May 2005

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 582/04-05)

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

No notice has been received yet.

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

Chief Executive Election (Amendment) (Term of Office of the Chief Executive) Bill

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Member's Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill

(f)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "The 4 June incident"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Albert HO Chun-yan.
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 592/04-05 dated 11 May 2005.)

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon KWONG Chi-kin

Hon KWONG Chi-kin has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

Report of the Subcommittee on Town Planning (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 (Commencement) Notice
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1505/04-05)

VII.Position on Bills Committees/subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1512/04-05)

VIII.Rule 2 of the House Rules
(Hon LEE Wing-tat's letter dated 9 May 2005 to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1533/04-05(01))

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 May 2005