House Committee of the Legislative Council
18th meeting on Friday, 14 March 2014, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

REVISED AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of the minutes of the 17th meeting held on 28 February 2014


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1022/13-14)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business for the Council meeting of 19 March 2014



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 13/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1024/13-14 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)468/13-14 dated 12 March 2014)

(b)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)463/13-14)

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

(i)Shipping Legislation (Control of Smoke Emission) (Amendment) Bill 2014

(ii)Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2014

(iii)Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2014

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

(i)Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2013

(ii)Product Eco-responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2013

(e)Government motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Transport and Housing under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulation 2014
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)460/13-14 dated 11 March 2014)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury under section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)439/13-14 dated 27 February 2014)

(iii)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:

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

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

(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)454/13-14 dated 7 March 2014)

(iv)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)436/13-14 dated 26 February 2014)

(f)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon Jeffrey LAM under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the:

-Toys and Children's Products Safety (Additional Safety Standards or Requirements) Regulation;

-Toys and Children's Products Safety Regulation (Repeal) Regulation; and

-Toys and Children's Products Safety (Amendment) Ordinance 2013 (Commencement) Notice

(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)459/13-14 dated 10 March 2014)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon TAM Yiu-chung under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)453/13-14 dated 7 March 2014)

(iii)Motion to be moved by Hon Claudia MO under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)441/13-14 dated 27 February 2014)

(iv)Motion on "The incident of attack on Mr Kevin LAU Chun-to, the former chief editor of Ming Pao Daily News" to be moved by Hon Andrew LEUNG
(Wording of motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)449/13-14 dated 5 March 2014)

(v)Motion on "Evaluating the effectiveness of the policy on 'promoting sports in the community, supporting elite sports and developing Hong Kong into a prime destination for hosting major international sports events' and formulating a long-term sports policy" to be moved by Hon MA Fung-kwok
(Motion which was originally scheduled to be moved at the Council meeting of 19 February 2014)
(Wording of motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)366/13-14 dated 7 February 2014)

(vi)Motion on "Encouraging the return of the industrial sector for development to make Hong Kong's industries more diversified" to be moved by Hon CHUNG Kwok-pan
(Motion which was originally scheduled to be moved at the Council meeting of 19 February 2014 )
(Wording of motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)363/13-14 dated 6 February 2014)

VI.

Business for the Council meeting of 26 March 2014



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)462/13-14)

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

(i)Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill

(ii)Employment (Amendment) Bill 2014

(iii)Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2014

(c)Government motion

No notice has been received yet.

(d)Members' motions

(i)Motion to be moved by Hon TAM Yiu-chung

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

(ii)Motion on "Safeguarding academic freedom" to be moved by Dr Hon Kenneth CHAN
(Wording of motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)470/13-14 dated 13 March 2014)

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



(a)Report of the Bills Committee on Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(1)1065/13-14)

(b)Report of the Bills Committee on Rural Representative Election Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2013
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1026/13-14)

(c)Report of the Bills Committee on Loans (Amendment) Bill 2014
(LC Paper No. CB(1)1066/13-14)

(d)Report of the Subcommittee on Proposed Resolution under Section 5(4) of the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance
(LC Paper No. CB(1)1078/13-14)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1023/13-14)

VII.

Any other business



Proposal of Hon Claudia MO to ask an urgent oral question under Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure at the Council meeting of 19 March 2014 relating to the provision of mobile television services by Hong Kong Television Network Limited
(Letter dated 12 March 2014 from Hon Claudia MO (LC Paper No. CB(2)1048/13-14(01)))

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 March 2014