House Committee of the Legislative Council
8th meeting on Friday, 28 November 2008, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 7th meeting held on 21 November 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 342/08-09)

II.Matters arising

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

III.Business arising from previous Council meetings

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 21 November 2008 and tabled in Council on 26 November 2008
(LC Paper No. LS 18/08-09)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 3 December 2008

Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 180/08-09)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 10 December 2008

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 181/08-09)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motions

Three proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Security under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance relating to:

(i)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Indonesia) Order;

(ii)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Japan) Order; and

(iii)the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Sri Lanka) Order

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 165/08-09 dated 21 November 2008.)
(LC Paper No. LS 17/08-09)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Appointment of a select committee"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LI Fung-ying. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 179/08-09 dated 26 November 2008.)

(ii)Motion on "Promoting infrastructure development"

The above motion will be moved by Ir Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 185/08-09 dated 27 November 2008.)

(iii)Motion to be moved by Hon Starry LEE Wai-king

Hon Starry LEE Wai-king has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Subcommittee on Employees Retraining Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 3) (No. 2) Notice 2008
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 346/08-09)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Technical Memorandum for Allocation of Emission Allowances in respect of Specified Licences

Verbal report by Hon Audrey EU, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 343/08-09)

VIII.Proposal for the appointment of a subcommittee under the House Committee to monitor the West Kowloon Cultural District project
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 345/08-09)

IX.Proposed practice and procedure for the Subcommittee to Study Issues Arising from Lehman Brothers-related Minibonds and Structured Financial Products
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 292/08-09)

X.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
27 November 2008