House Committee of the Legislative Council
21st meeting on Friday, 12 April 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 20th meeting held on 22 March 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)932/12-13)

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

Education (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. LS37/12-13)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 22 March 2013 and tabled in Council on 27 March 2013
(LC Paper No. LS34/12-13)

IV.

Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 5 April 2013


(LC Paper No. LS35/12-13)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 17 and 18 April 2013



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 14/12-13 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)943/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)484/12-13 dated 12 April 2013)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)475/12-13)

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

Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2013

(d)Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading

Appropriation Bill 2013
(Members speak)

(e)Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Import and Export (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 to be moved by the Secretary for Food and Health
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)480/12-13 dated 12 April 2013.)

VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 24 April 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)474/12-13)

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

(i)Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013

(ii)Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) (Amendment) Bill 2013

(iii)Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2013

(iv)Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2013

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

Appropriation Bill 2013
(Response by the Administration)

(d)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution under section 72A(10) of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) and section 4(3) of the Road Traffic (Driving-offence Points) Ordinance (Cap. 375) to be moved by the Secretary for Transport and Housing
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)477/12-13 dated 11 April 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS38/12-13)

(ii)Proposed resolution under section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) to be moved by the Secretary for Food and Health
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)478/12-13 dated 11 April 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS36/12-13)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)933/12-13)

VIII.

Senior judicial appointments


(Director of Administration's letter dated 8 April 2013 issued to Members on 8 April 2013)

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 April 2013