House Committee of the Legislative Council
26th meeting on Friday, 5 June 2009, at 2:30 pm

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 25th meeting held on 29 May 2009
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1729/08-09)

II.Matters arising

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

(b)Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2009
(Letter dated 2 June 2009 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1745/08-09(01))
(LC Paper No. LS 79/08-09)

[Previous papers:
LC Paper No. LS64/08-09 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1560/08-09 dated 14 May 2009; and
paragraphs 7 and 8 of the minutes of the 23rd House Committee meeting on 15 May 2009 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1611/08-09 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1613/08-09 dated 20 May 2009)]

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)

(i)Occupational Deafness (Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 75/08-09)

(ii)Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 77/08-09)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 29 May 2009 and tabled in Council on 3 June 2009
(LC Paper No. LS 76/08-09)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting on 10 June 2009

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

Supplementary Appropriation (2008-2009) Bill

(b)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the Food Business (Amendment) Regulation 2009
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 651/08-09 dated 2 June 2009.)

V.Business for the Council meeting on 17 June 2009

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 652/08-09)

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

Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2009

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon LAU Kong-wah

Hon LAU Kong-wah has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion on "Proposal on the constitutional reform in Hong Kong"

The above motion will be moved by Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 655/08-09 dated 3 June 2009.)

VI.Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 24 June 2009

Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading

(a)Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009

(b)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009

VII.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Disciplined Services Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2009
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1794/08-09)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2009

Verbal report by Hon CHAN Kin-por, Chairman of the Bills Committee.

(c)Report of the Subcommittee on Race Discrimination (Proceedings by Equal Opportunities Commission) Regulation
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1730/08-09)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Regulation and Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) (Specification of Authorities and Public Officers) Notice
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1731/08-09)

VIII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 1732/08-09)

IX.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 June 2009