House Committee of the Legislative Council
7th meeting on Friday, 2 December 2011, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

SECOND REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 6th meeting held on 25 November 2011
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 442/11-12)

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 report on bill referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

Mediation Bill
(LC Paper No. LS 11/11-12)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 25 November 2011 and tabled in Council on 30 November 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 10/11-12)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting of 7 December 2011

(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 5/11-12 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 444/11-12 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 190/11-12 dated 1 December 2011)

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

(i)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011

(ii)Pyramid Schemes Prohibition Bill

V.Business for the Council meeting of 14 December 2011

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 185/11-12)

(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

General Holidays and Employment Legislation (Substitution of Holidays) (Amendment) Bill 2011

(d)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(e)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the building of a cruise terminal to develop Kowloon East into a business and tourism district"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Paul TSE. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 192/11-12 dated 1 December 2011.)

(ii)Motion on "Alleviating the difficulties of small and medium enterprises in taking out insurance"

The above motion will be moved by Hon Tommy CHEUNG. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 193/11-12 dated 1 December 2011.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2011
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 478/11-12)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Companies Ordinance (Exemption of Companies and Prospectuses from Compliance with Provisions) (Amendment) Notice 2011

Verbal report by Hon James TO, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 443/11-12)

VIII.Report on the duty visit of the delegation of the Legislative Council to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly Conference on Principles of Friendship and Cooperation in Asia and the Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers in Asia held in the Republic of Indonesia
(LC Paper No. LS 12/11-12)

IX.LegCo Fun Day 2012
(LC Paper No. AS 44/11-12)

X.Proposals for asking urgent oral questions under Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 7 December 2011 relating to the fire in Fa Yuen Street

(a)Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG's proposed oral question
(Letter dated 30 November 2011 from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 462/11-12(01))

(b)Hon James TO's proposed oral question
(Letter dated 1 December 2011 from Hon James TO to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 462/11-12(02))

(c)Hon WONG Yuk-man's proposed oral question (Letter dated 1 December 2011 from Hon WONG Yuk-man to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 466/11-12(01))

(d)Hon Alan LEONG's proposed oral question
(Letter dated 1 December 2011 from Hon Alan LEONG to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 474/11-12(01))

(e)Hon Starry LEE's proposed oral question
(Letter dated 2 December 2011 from Hon Starry LEE to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 474/11-12(02))

XI.Proposal from Hon James TO for moving a motion for adjournment under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 7 December 2011 for the purpose of debating the following issue: the fire tragedy at Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok and ways to improve street environment and fire safety of buildings for the purposes of avoiding the recurrence of similar incidents and safeguarding the lives and properties of the public
(Letter dated 2 December 2011 from Hon James TO to the Chairman of the House Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2) 474/11-12(03))

XII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 December 2011