House Committee of the Legislative Council
Special meeting on Friday, 8 May 2020,
from 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
AGENDA
| I. | To consider, discuss and resolve the House Committee's urgent/essential business pending completion of the election of the House Committee Chairman for the 2019-2020 session(Outside Counsel's advice on certain issues relating to the House Committee arising from the delay in the election of the House Committee Chairman for the 2019-2020 session (issued under confidential cover on 4 May 2020)) (LC Paper No. LS67/19-20 issued on 4 May 2020) (Letter dated 16 April 2020 from the Chairman of the House Committee to all Members of the House Committee and other relevant letters from Members set out in Appendix 1) (Joint letter dated 7 May 2020 from 22 Members) | ||
| II. | Legal Service Division reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)14 bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4) set out in Appendix 2 | ||
| III. | Legal Service Division reports on subsidiary legislation gazetted since 27 March 2020(Legal Service Division reports on 31 items of subsidiary legislation gazetted since 27 March 2020 set out in Appendix 3) | ||
| IV. | Senior judicial appointment(Director of Administration's letter dated 24 March 2020 issued on 24 March 2020) | ||
| V. | Reports of Bills Committees | ||
| (a) | Report of the Bills Committee on Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation (Amendment) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)917/19-20) | ||
| (b) | Report of the Bills Committee on Fire Safety (Industrial Buildings) Bill
(LC Paper No. CB(2)920/19-20) | ||
| (c) | Report of the Bills Committee on Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018
(LC Paper No. CB(2)918/19-20) | ||
| (d) | Report of the Bills Committee on Occupational Retirement Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. CB(1)592/19-20) | ||
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 May 2020
House Committee of the Legislative Council
Special meeting on Friday, 8 May 2020
from 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
| Relevant letters for agenda item I "To consider, discuss and resolve the House Committee's urgent/essential business pending completion of the election of the House Committee Chairman for the 2019-2020 session"
| |
| 1. | Letter dated 16 April 2020 from the Chairman of the House Committee to all Members of the House Committee
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(01)) |
| 2. | Letter dated 17 April 2020 from Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(02)) |
| 3. | Letter dated 20 April 2020 from Hon SHIU Ka-fai
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(03)) |
| 4. | Joint letter dated 20 April 2020 from Prof Hon Joseph LEE, Hon Charles Peter MOK, Hon Kenneth LEUNG, Hon IP Kin-yuen and Hon SHIU Ka-chun
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(04)) |
| 5. | Letter dated 21 April 2020 from Hon Paul TSE
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(05)) |
| 6 | Letter dated 29 April 2020 from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(06)) |
| 7. | Joint letter dated 4 May 2020 from 41 Members
(LC Paper No. CB(2)930/19-20(07)) |
House Committee of the Legislative Council
Special meeting on Friday, 8 May 2020
from 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
| Legal Service Division reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)
| |
| 1. | Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS6/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)100/19-20 dated 29 October 2019) |
| 2. | Rating (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS4/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)92/19-20 dated 29 October 2019) |
| 3. | Freight Containers (Safety) (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS2/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)92/19-20 dated 29 October 2019) (Further report LC Paper No. LS21/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)284/19-20 dated 25 November 2019) |
| 4. | Supplementary Appropriation (2018-2019) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS14/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)179/19-20 dated 8 November 2019) |
| 5. | Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS16/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)233/19-20 dated 15 November 2019) |
| 6. | Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS18/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)291/19-20 dated 28 November 2019) |
| 7. | Road Traffic Legislation (Parking Spaces) (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS22/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)334/19-20 dated 4 December 2019) |
| 8. | St. John's College (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS9/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)343/19-20 dated 5 December 2019) |
| 9. | Fisheries Protection (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS30/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)430/19-20 dated 19 December 2019) |
| 10. | Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Profits Tax Concessions for Insurance-related Businesses) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS32/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)508/19-20 dated 10 January 2020) |
| 11. | Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill
(LC Paper No. LS39/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)540/19-20 dated 16 January 2020) |
| 12. | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. LS38/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)543/19-20 dated 17 January 2020) |
| 13. | Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2020
(LC Paper No. LS53/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)737/19-20 dated 19 March 2020) |
| 14. | Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Ship Leasing Tax Concessions) Bill 2020
(LC Paper No. LS51/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)744/19-20 dated 20 March 2020) |
House Committee of the Legislative Council
Special meeting on Friday, 8 May 2020
from 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
| Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted since 27 March 2020
| |
| 1. | L.N. 29 gazetted on 27 March 2020
(LC Paper No. LS61/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)840/19-20 dated 17 April 2020) |
| 2. | L.N. 31 to L.N. 33 gazetted on 27 and 28 March 2020, and
1 April 2020
(LC Paper No. LS62/19-20 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)879/19-20 dated 24 April 2020) |
| 3. | L.N. 34 to L.N. 43 gazetted on 17 April 2020
(LC Paper No. LS65/19-20) |
| 4. | L.N. 44 to L.N. 45 and GN2056 gazetted on 24 April 2020
(LC Paper No. LS66/19-20) |
| 5. | L.N. 46 to L.N. 52 gazetted on 28 April 2020
(LC Paper No. LS68/19-20) |
| 6. | L.N. 53 to L.N. 58 gazetted on 29 April 2020
(LC Paper No. LS69/19-20) |
| 7. | L.N. 59 gazetted on 5 May 2020
(LC Paper No. LS70/19-20) |