House Committee of the Legislative Council
26th meeting on Friday, 24 May 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 25th meeting held on 10 May 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/12-13)

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)

Professional Accountants (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. LS51/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1114/12-13 dated 9 May 2013)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 16 May 2013 and tabled in Council on 22 May 2013
(LC Paper No. LS54/12-13)

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 29 May 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)612/12-13)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

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)584/12-13 dated 14 May 2013.)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Enacting legislation on the right to collective bargaining" to be moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)592/12-13 dated 16 May 2013.)

(ii)Motion on "Safeguarding freedom of information, of the press and of the internet” to be moved by Hon Charles Peter MOK
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)588/12-13 dated 14 May 2013.)

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 5 June 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)611/12-13)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motion

Proposed resolution under section 727 of the Companies Ordinance (28 of 2012) to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)600/12-13 dated 20 May 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS55/12-13)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Maintaining and enhancing Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre" to be moved by Hon NG Leung-sing
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)614/12-13 dated 22 May 2013.)

(ii)Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Kin-por

Hon CHAN Kin-por has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Senior Judicial Appointments
(LC Paper No. CB(4)673/12-13)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1169/12-13)

VIII.

Appointment of a subcommittee to prepare for the operation of the select committee to which the petition presented at the Council meeting of 8 May 2013 has been referred


(LC Paper No. CB(4)674/12-13)

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 May 2013