House Committee of the Legislative Council
6th meeting on Friday, 15 November 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 5th meeting held on 8 November 2013


(LC Paper No. CB(2)261/13-14)

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

Rural Representative Election Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. LS12/13-14)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 20 November 2013



(a) Tabling of papers

Report No. 4/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)264/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)167/13-14 dated 13 November 2013)

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

Peak Tramway (Amendment) Bill 2013

V.

Business for the Council meeting of 27 November 2013



(a) Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)164/13-14)

(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 Home Affairs under section 9A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)160/13-14 dated 11 November 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS14/13-14)

(ii) Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Food and Health under section 29 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)145/13-14 dated 7 November 2013.)
(LC Paper No. LS13/13-14)

(d) Members' motions

(i) Motion to be moved by Prof Hon Joseph LEE

Prof Hon Joseph LEE has been allocated a debate slot.

(ii) Motion to be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung

Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung has been allocated a debate slot.

VI.

Report of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a) Report of the Subcommittee on Post Office (Amendment) Regulation 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(4)134/13-14)

(b) Report of the Subcommittee on the Three Orders Made under Section 49(1A) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance and Gazetted on 4 October 2013

Verbal report by Hon James TO, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

(c) Proposed extension of period of work of subcommittees on policy issues
(LC Paper No. CB(2)262/13-14)

VII.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)263/13-14)

VIII.

Proposal of Hon Claudia MO to seek the Council's authorization for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into issues relating to the vetting and approval by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government of domestic free television programme service licence applications; and that in the performance of its duties the select committee be authorized to exercise the powers under section 9(1) of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance to summon Mr Ricky WONG, Chairman of Hong Kong Television Network Limited, to attend before the committee to give evidence and produce all relevant information


(Letter dated 7 November 2013 from Hon Claudia MO (LC Paper No. CB(2)253/13-14(01)))

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 November 2013