House Committee
1996/97 Session


Meeting Agenda

Date :16 May 1997
Time:2:30 p.m.
Minutes

Item No. Subject
I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting held on 9 May 1997
(LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 2237/96-97)
II.Matters arising
  1. Report on Chairman's meeting with the Chief Secretary
    Subsidiary legislation to be tabled in LegCo after 21 May 1997
    A letter from the Director of Administration to follow.

  2. Trustee (Amendment) Bill 1997

    At the meeting on 30 April 1997, members agreed to Miss Margaret NG's suggestion to defer a decision on the Bill.

  3. Resolution under section 100A of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1)

    At the meeting on 2 May 1997, members agreed to Mr Ronald ARCULLI's suggestion to defer a decision on the resolution. The Administration has subsequently agreed to defer moving the resolution which was originally scheduled for the sitting on 7 May 1997 to a later sitting.

  4. Interception of Communications Bill - Member's Bill introduced by Mr James TO

    Members are requested to decide whether the Bill should be scrutinized ahead of other Member's Bills subject to not affecting the order of Government Bills in accordance with House Rule No. 21(e).

III.Legal Service Division report on the subsidiary legislation tabled in the Legislative Council on 14 May 1997 (gazetted on 9 May 1997)
(LegCo Paper No. LS 206/96-97)
IV.Further reports by the Legal Service Division on outstanding bills
  1. Landscape Architects Registration Bill - Member's Bill introduced by Mr Edward HO
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 207/96-97)

  2. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Amendment) Bill 1997 - Member's Bill introduced by Mr Paul CHENG
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 211/96-97)

  3. (c) Child Abduction and Custody Bill
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 205/96-97)
V.Legal Service Division report on bills referred to the House Committee under Standing Order 42(3A)
Outer Space Bill
(LegCo Paper No. LS 209/96-97)
VI.Business for the LegCo sitting on 28 May 1997
  1. Questions
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(3) 992/96-97)

  2. Statement
    No statement has yet been notified.

  3. Government Motion
    Resolution under section 296 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) - to be moved by the Secretary for Financial Services
    (LegCo Paper No. LS 210/96-97)

  4. Bill - 1st and 2nd Readings
    Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill 1997

  5. Bills - resumption of debate on 2nd Reading, Committee Stage and 3rd Reading
    1. Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1996
      Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 1996

    2. Government Rent (Assessment and Collection) Bill

    3. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Amendment) Bill 1997

  6. Motion debate on "Curbing of property prices"
    The above motion will be moved by Miss CHAN Yuen-han. Wording of the motion will follow.

  7. Motion debate on Final Report of the Review of the Trade Effluent Surcharge Scheme?
    The above motion (attached) will be moved by Mr James TIEN.
VII.Advance information on motion debates for the LegCo sitting on
4 June 1997
  1. Debate on a motion to be moved by Mr CHAN Kam-lam
    Subject and wording of the motion to follow.

  2. Debate on a motion to be moved by Mr CHEUNG Hon-chung
    Subject and wording of the motion to follow.
VIII.Reports of Panels/Bills Committees/Subcommittees
  1. Report of the Panel on Health Services - Nurses Registration (Amendment) Bill 1997
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 2275/96-97 to follow)

  2. Report of the Bills Committee on Patents Bill
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(1) 1585/96-97)

  3. Report of the Bills Committee on Railways Bill
    (LegCo Paper No. CB(1) 1582/96-97)
IX.Position reports on Bills Committees and Subcommittees and Bills which must be passed before 1 July 1997
(LegCo Papers Nos. CB(2) 2269 & 2242/96-97)
X.Any Other Business

Report of the Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the departure of Mr LEUNG Ming-yin from the Government and related issues - Proposed motion debate on 18 June 1997 on report of Select Committee to be tabled in Council

Verbal report by Mr IP Kwok-him, Chairman of Select Committee.


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