House Committee of the Legislative Council
6th meeting on Friday, 9 November 2012, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 5th meeting held on 2 November 2012


(LC Paper No. CB(2) 170/12-13)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Further business for the Council meeting of 14 November 2012



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 3/12-13 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 172/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 119/12-13 dated 8 November 2012)

(b)Members' motions

Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon NG Leung-sing under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

(i)Banking (Capital) (Amendment) Rules 2012;

(ii)Banking (Specification of Multilateral Development Bank) (Amendment) Notice 2012; and

(iii)Banking (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (Commencement) Notice 2012

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 116/12-13 dated 7 November 2012.)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 21 November 2012



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 113/12-13)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Food and Health under section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 103/12-13 dated 2 November 2012.)
(LC Paper No. LS 7/12-13)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung

Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung

Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung has been allocated a debate slot.

V.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Subcommittee on Third Technical Memorandum for Allocation of Emission Allowances in Respect of Specified Licences

Verbal report by Hon Cyd HO, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2) 171/12-13)

VII.

Discussion of a proposal for the setting up of a subcommittee under the House Committee to promote rights of persons with disabilities as requested by Hon Emily LAU


(Letter dated 26 October 2012 from the Hong Kong Coalition for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("the Coalition") (LC Paper No. CB(2) 140/12-13(01) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 140/12-13 dated 31 October 2012); and
the concluding observations issued by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in respect of the initial report of China, which includes the report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, referred to in the Coalition's letter issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)119/12-13(01) dated 30 October 2012)

VIII.

Proposal from Hon Alan LEONG for moving a motion for adjournment under Rule 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 14 November 2012 for the purpose of debating the following issue: the arrangement for Mr Franklin LAM Fan-keung, Member of the Executive Council, to take a leave of absence


(Letter dated 6 November 2012 from Hon Alan LEONG (LC Paper No. CB(2) 176/12-13(01)))

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 November 2012