House Committee of the Legislative Council
17th meeting on Friday, 22 February 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 16th meeting held on 8 February 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2) 655/12-13)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



(a)Legal Service Division reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

(i)Trust Law (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. LS 26/12-13)

(ii)District Councils (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. LS 24/12-13)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 15 February 2013 and tabled in Council on 20 February 2013
(LC Paper No. LS 25/12-13)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 27 February 2013



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 11/12-13 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 657/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 378/12-13 dated 21 February 2013)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 373/12-13)

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

The Administration has advised the Clerk to the Legislative Council that the Financial Secretary intends to present to the Council at the meeting:

(i)the Appropriation Bill 2013; and

(ii)the Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 31 March 2014

V.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2) 656/12-13)

VI.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 February 2013