House Committee of the Legislative Council
8th meeting on Friday, 9 December 2011, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the 7th meeting held on 2 December 2011
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 492/11-12)

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)

Buildings Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 14/11-12)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 2 December 2011 and tabled in Council on 7 December 2011
(LC Paper No. LS 13/11-12)

IV.Further business for the Council meeting of 14 December 2011

(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 6/11-12 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 494/11-12 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 223/11-12 dated 8 December 2011)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 212/11-12)

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

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011

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

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2011

(e)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon James TO under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance relating to the:

(i)Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Portuguese Republic) Order;

(ii)Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Spain) Order; and

(iii)Inland Revenue (Double Taxation Relief and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income) (Czech Republic) Order

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 221/11-12 dated 7 December 2011.)

V.Business for the Council meeting of 21 December 2011

(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 211/11-12)

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

Banking (Amendment) Bill 2011

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Expeditiously regulating the investment and over-the-counter trading activities of Loco London gold"

The above motion will be moved by Hon WONG Kwok-hing. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 218/11-12 dated 8 December 2011.)

(ii)Motion on "Improving the voter registration system to rebuild people's confidence in the electoral system"

The above motion will be moved by Hon KAM Nai-wai. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 219/11-12 dated 8 December 2011.)

VI.Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees

(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Enduring Powers of Attorney (Amendment) Bill 2011
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 501/11-12)

(b)Report of the Subcommittee on Building (Inspection and Repair) Regulation, Building (Administration) (Amendment) Regulation 2011, Building (Minor Works) (Amendment) Regulation 2011, and Buildings (Amendment) Ordinance 2011 (Commencement) Notice 2011

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

VII.Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 493/11-12)

VIII.Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 December 2011