House Committee of the Legislative Council
5th meeting on Friday, 8 November 2013,
immediately after the special House Committee meeting
scheduled to be held from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting held on 1 November 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)220/13-14)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 1 November 2013 and tabled in Council on 6 November 2013
(LC Paper No. LS10/13-14)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 13 November 2013



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 3/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)223/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)146/13-14 dated 7 November 2013)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)138/13-14)

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

Rural Representative Election Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2013

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 20 November 2013



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)137/13-14)

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

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government motions

Two proposed resolutions to be moved by the Secretary for Security under section 4 of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance (Cap. 525) in relation to the following two orders:

(i)Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Spain) Order; and

(ii)Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Czech Republic) Order

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)139/13-14 dated 5 November 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS11/13-14)

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion on "Reducing taxes across the board" to be moved by Hon Paul TSE
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)142/13-14 dated 6 November 2013.)

(ii)Motion on "Setting up a commission on children" to be moved by Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)143/13-14 dated 6 November 2013.)

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Bills Committee on Peak Tramway (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(1)228/13-14)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)221/13-14)

VIII.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 November 2013