House Committee of the Legislative Council
meeting on 6 July 1998

A G E N D A

I. Legislative Council House Rules
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 4/98-99)

II. Legal Service Division's Reports on Subsidiary Legislation
(LC Paper Nos. LS 1 & LS 5/98-99)

III. Business for the Council meeting on 8 July 1998

  1. Questions
    (LC Paper No. CB(3) 24/98-99)

  2. Bills - First and Second Readings

    Holidays (Amendment) Bill 1998

  3. Government motions

    No notice has been received yet.

  4. Members' motions

    1. Motion on "Alleviating the hardship of people's livelihood"

      The above motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Kam-lam. Wording of the motion attached.

    2. Motion on "Unemployment"

      The above motion to be moved by Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung. Wording of the motion attached.

IV. Business for the Council meeting on 15 July 1998

  1. Questions
    (LC Paper No. CB(3) 25/98-99)

  2. Bills - First and Second Readings

    1. Evidence (Amendment) Bill 1998

    2. Supplementary Appropriation (1997-98) Bill 1998


  3. Government motions

    No notice has been received yet.

  4. Members' motions

    1. Motion on "Direct elections"

      The above motion to be moved by Hon CHENG Kar-foo. Wording of the motion attached.

    2. Motion on "Rescuing the service industry"

      The above motion to be moved by Hon CHOY So-yuk. Wording of the motion attached.

V. Advance information on business for the Council meeting on 22 July 1998

Members' motions

  1. Motion on "Accelerating the implementation of infrastructural projects"

    Dr Hon Raymond HO Chung-tai has been allocated a debate slot.

  2. Motion to be moved by Hon CHAN Yuen-han

    Hon CHAN Yuen-han has been allocated a debate slot.

VI. Legislative Council Panels
(LC Paper No.CB(1) 5/98-99)

VII. Election Procedure for Appointment of Members to Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Members' Interests and Committee on Rules of Procedure
(LC Paper No. CB(3) 19/98-99)

VIII. Motion on Election of Members of The Legislative Council Commission and their Term of Office
(LC Paper No. AS 2/98-99)

IX. Nomination and Election of Members of the Legislative Council to Advisory Bodies
(LC Paper No. CB(2) 2/98-99)

X. Resolution on "Timing of registration of interests by Members of the Legislative Council"

Draft wording of the resolution attached.

XI. Letter of 30 June 1998 from Solicitor-General to Legal Adviser
re. Draft Rules of Procedure


The letter has been circulated to Members vide CB(1) 6/98-99 dated 30 June 1998 (English version) and CB(1) 7/98-99 dated 2 July 1998 (Chinese version). Please bring the letter along to the meeting.

XII. Any other business




Legislative Council Secretariat
3 July 1998