House Committee of the Legislative Council
1st meeting on Friday, 22 May 2020, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

AGENDA

I.

Election of the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee for the 2019-2020 session



II.

Business arising from previous Council meetings



(a)Legal Service Division reports on L.N. 157, 158, 175, 176, 189/2019 and L.N. 27/2020 gazetted between 25 October 2019 and 20 March 2020
(LC Paper Nos. LS 12/19-20, LS25/19-20, LS31/19-20 and LS 57/19-20)

(b)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 8 May 2020
(LC Paper No. LS71/19-20)

(c)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 15 May 2020
(LC Paper No. LS77/19-20)

(d)Legal Service Division report on subsidiary legislation gazetted on 19 May 2020
(LC Paper No. LS81/19-20)

III.

Business for the Council meeting of 27 May 2020



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)434/19-20)

(b)Government Bill - First Reading and Second Reading (debate to be adjourned)

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government Bills - Second Reading (debate to resume), consideration by committee of the whole Council and Third Reading

1.National Anthem Bill

2.Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2019

3.Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2020

4.Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Ship Leasing Tax Concessions) Bill 2020

5.Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation (Amendment) Bill 2018

6.Fire Safety (Industrial Buildings) Bill

7.Discrimination Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018

8.Occupational Retirement Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019

9.Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2019

10.Supplementary Appropriation (2018-2019) Bill

(d)Government Motion

(e)Member's Bill - Second Reading (debate to resume), consideration by committee of the whole Council and Third Reading

St. John's College (Amendment) Bill 2019

(f)Members' Motions

IV.

Business for the Council meeting of 3 June 2020



(a)Questions
(LC Paper No. CB(3)435/19-20)

(b)Government Bill - First Reading and Second Reading (debate to be adjourned)

No notice has been received yet.

(c)Government Motion

Proposed resolution under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance to be moved by the Secretary for Justice
(Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3)440/19-20 dated 20 May 2020)
(LC Paper No. LS75/19-20)

(d)Members' Motions

V.

Reports of Bills Committees and subcommittees



Report of the Bills Committee on Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019
(LC Paper No. CB(1)656/19-20)

VI.

Position on Bills Committees and subcommittees


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1020/19-20)

VII.

Determination of a date for the elections of members of The Legislative Council Commission and the Committee on Access to the Legislature's Documents and Records


(LC Paper No. AS17/19-20)

VIII.

Determination of a date for the nomination and election of Members of the Legislative Council to serve on the Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Court of the University of Hong Kong


(LC Paper No. CB(2)1021/19-20)

IX.

Any other business



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 May 2020