House Committee of the Legislative Council
32nd meeting on Friday, 5 July 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.	Confirmation of the minutes of the 31st meeting held on 28 June 2013 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1503/12-13)
II.	Matters arising
	(a)	Report by the Chairman on his meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
	(b)	Solicitors (General) Costs (Amendment) Rules 2013 (Paragraphs 6 to 9 of the minutes of the 31st meeting held on 28 June 2013) (LC Paper No. LS69/12-13) [Previous paper: LC Paper No. LS65/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1475/12-13 dated 27 June 2013]
III.	Business arising from previous Council meetings Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 28 June 2013 and tabled in Council on 3 July 2013 (LC Paper No. LS67/12-13)
IV.	Further business for the Council meeting of 10 July 2013
	(a)	Tabling of papers Report No. 20/12-13 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments (LC Paper No. CB(2)1505/12-13 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)759/12-13 dated 3 July 2013)
	(b)	Questions (LC Paper No. CB(3)753/12-13)
V.	Business for the Council meeting of 17 July 2013
	(a)	Questions (LC Paper No. CB(3)752/12-13)
	(b)	Bills - First Reading and moving of Second Reading No notice has been received yet.
	(c)	Government motions
		(i)	Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 727 of the Companies Ordinance (28 of 2012) (Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)757/12-13 dated 3 July 2013.)
		(ii)	Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 48 of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485) in relation to the following two notices:
			-	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Notice 2013; and
			-	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 3) Notice 2013
			(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)758/12-13 dated 3 July 2013.)
		(iii)	Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs under section 8 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) (Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)739/12-13 dated 27 June 2013.) (LC Paper No. LS68/12-13)
	(d)	Members' motions
		(i)	Motion to be moved by Dr Hon LEUNG Ka-lau Dr Hon LEUNG Ka-lau has been allocated a debate slot.
		(ii)	Motion on "Following up the matter on Mr‍ SNOWDEN's disclosure of the United States Government's hacking into the computer systems in Hong Kong" to be moved by Hon MA Fung-kwok (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)763/12-13 dated 4 July 2013.)
VI.	Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees
	(a)	Report of the Bills Committee on Pesticides (Amendment) Bill 2013 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1508/12-13)
	(b)	Report of the Bills Committee on Trust Law (Amendment) Bill 2013 (LC Paper No. CB(1)1424/12-13)
	(c)	Report of the Subcommittee on Trade Descriptions (Powers Not Exercisable by Communications Authority) Notice and Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (Commencement) Notice (LC Paper No. CB(4)841/12-13)
	(d)	Report of the Subcommittee on Building (Minor Works) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 and Buildings Legislation (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (Commencement) Notice Verbal report by Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok, Chairman of the Subcommittee.
VII.	Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees (LC Paper No. CB(2)1504/12-13)
VIII.	Proposed duty visit to Taiwan and Japan by the Subcommittee on Poverty (LC Paper No. CB(2)1515/12-13)
IX.	Request of the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting to discuss its proposal to invoke the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to inquire into the allegations of interference with the editorial independence of Radio Television Hong Kong by Mr Roy TANG, Director of Broadcasting, in handling the matter of the promotion of Mr SZE Wing-yuen (LC Paper No. CB(4)844/12-13)
X.	Any other business

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 July 2013