House Committee of the Legislative Council
29th meeting on Friday, 6 July 2018, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



Minutes of 28th meeting held on 29 June 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1730/17-18)

II.

Matters arising



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

III.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



(a)Legal Service Division reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

(i)Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. LS81/17-18)

(ii)Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Bill
(LC Paper No. LS80/17-18)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 29 June 2018 and tabled in Council on 4 July 2018
(LC Paper No. LS78/17-18)

IV.

Further business for the Council meeting of 11 July 2018



(a)Tabling of papers

Report No. 18/17-18 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/17-18 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)795/17-18 dated 5 July 2018)

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

Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation (Amendment) Bill 2018

(c)Members' motions

(i)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon HUI Chi-fung under section 4(5) of the Fatal Accidents Ordinance (Cap. 22)
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)785/17-18 dated 3 July 2018)

(ii)Proposed resolution to be moved by Hon WONG Ting-kwong under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2018 (Commencement) Notice
(Wording of the proposed resolution issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)806/17-18 dated 5 July 2018)

(iii)Two proposed resolutions to be moved by Hon James TO under section 34(2) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) in relation to the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) (Amendment) Rules 2018
(Wording of the proposed resolutions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)803/17-18 dated 5 July 2018)

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Subcommittee on Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2018 (Commencement) Notice

Verbal report by Hon WONG Ting-kwong, Chairman of the Subcommittee.

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1731/17-18)

VII.

Proposed extension of period of work of subcommittees on policy issues and proposed arrangement for the order of activation of subcommittees on the waiting list


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1732/17-18)

VIII.

Request of Hon WU Chi-wai to seek the House Committee's recommendation under rule 13(a) of the House Rules for the holding of debates on three Members' motions not intended to have legislative effect at the Council meeting of 11 July 2018


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1747/17-18(01))

IX.

Proposals of Hon Michael TIEN to seek the Council's authorization for the Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways to exercise the powers conferred by section 9(1) of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) in respect of the quality of construction works at To Kwa Wan station and Exhibition Centre station of the Shatin to Central Link respectively


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1747/17-18(02))

X.

Any other business



Proposal of Hon Jeremy TAM to seek the House Committee's agreement for asking an urgent oral question on water leakage problems in the Passenger Clearance Building of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port at the Council meeting of 11 July 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1758/17-18(01))

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 July 2018