Revised version
A97/98-2 (1)
(Issued at 11:00 am on 7.7.97)


Provisional Legislative Council

Agenda
Wednesday 9 July 1997 at 2:30 pm


I. Papers

Subsidiary Legislation L.N. NO.
1. Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) (No.3)Rules 1997 (L.N.313 of 1997) (Commencement) Notice 1997

 380/97
2. District Court Civil Procedure (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1997 (L.N.314 of 1997)(Commencement) Notice 1997

 381/97
3. Coroners (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1997 (L.N.315of 1997) (Commencement) Notice 1997

 382/97
4. Magistrates (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 1997 (L.N.355 of 1997) (Commencement) Notice 1997

 383/97
5. Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Rules

 384/97
6. Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fees Rules

 385/97
7. Marriage and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1997 (69 of 1997) (Commencement) Notice 1997

 387/97

II. Bills

First Reading

  1. Legislative Provisions (Suspension of Operation) Bill 1997

  2. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Bill

  3. Chinese Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

  4. United Nations Sanctions Bill

  5. Immigration (Amendment) (No.5) Bill 1997

Second Reading

1. Legislative Provisions (Suspension of Operation) Bill 1997 (Debate to be adjourned)

 : Chief Secretary for Administration
(Debate to be adjourned)
2. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Bill

:Secretary for Security
(Debate to be adjourned)

3. Chinese Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

:Secretary for Security
(Debate to be adjourned)

4. United Nations Sanctions Bill

:Secretary for Trade and Industry
(Debate to be adjourned)

5. Immigration (Amendment)(No.5) Bill 1997

:Secretary for Security

Committee Stage and Third Reading

Immigration (Amendment) (No.5) Bill 1997

 : Secretary for Security

III. Members' Motions

  1. Increasing the standard rate under the Comprehensive Social Security Scheme for the elderly (debate to resume)
    2.

    Mr CHAN Choi-hi : (Translation)

    That with the present Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) payments to the elderly in the territory barely enough to provide them with a reasonable and dignified standard of living, this Council urges the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to increase the standard monthly rate under the CSSA Scheme for the elderly by $600 immediately upon its establishment.

    Amendment to Mr CHAN Choi-hi's motion

    Mr K K FUNG :(Translation)

    To add ", under social welfare expenditure," after "to increase"; to delete "$600 immediately" and substitute "not less than $300 as soon as possible".

    Public Officer to attend :Secretary for Health and Welfare

  2. Resolving the problems left by the previous Government which affect the livelihood of the populace

    3. Miss CHAN Yuen-han : (Translation)

    That this Council urges Mr TUNG Chee-hwa, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to honour the pledges made at his election campaign by formulating fair and reasonable policies so that those problems left behind by the British Hong Kong Government which affect the livelihood of the populace, in areas such as housing, employment, retirement protection, education and disparity between the rich and the poor in society, could be resolved in earnest.

    Amendment to Miss CHAN Yuen-han's motion

    Mr KAN Fook-yee : (Translation)

    To delete "honour the pledges made at his election campaign by formulating" and substitute with "formulate"; to delete "the livelihood of" before "the populace"; to delete "in areas such as" and substitute with "that is, those involving"; to add "labour relations and" before "education"; and to delete "and disparity between the rich and the poor in society".

Public Officer to attend :Chief Secretary for Administration

Ray CHAN
Clerk to the Provisional Legislative Council