House Committee of the Legislative Council
16th meeting on 3 March 2000

REVISED AGENDA

  1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 15th meeting held on 18 February 2000

    2. (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1171/99-00)

  2. Matters arising


    1. Letter of 21 February 2000 from the Chief Secretary for Administration regarding moving of Committee Stage amendments by Members
      (Letter from the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Chairman's letter of 19 January 2000 to the Chief Secretary for Administration issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1191/99-00 dated 25 February 2000)

    2. Report by the Chairman on his meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration
      (Letter dated 3 March 2000 from the Director of Administration tabled at the meeting)

    3. Road Traffic (Traffic Control) (Amendment) Regulation 2000

    4. Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2000
      (LC Paper No. LS 95/99-00)

    5. Family Status Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2000
      (LC Paper No. LS 102/99-00)

    6. Security and Guarding Services (Amendment) Bill 2000
      (LC Paper No. LS 100/99-00)

  3. Business arising from previous Council meetings


    1. Legal Service Division's reports on bills referred to the House Committee in accordance with Rule 54(4)

      1. Employment (Amendment) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 82/99-00)

      2. Entertainment Special Effects Bill
        (LC Paper No. LS 83/99-00)

      3. Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Bill
        (LC Paper No. LS 93/99-00)

      4. Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 96/99-00)

      5. Employees' Compensation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2000
        (LC Paper No. LS 97/99-00)

    2. Legal Service Division's reports on subsidiary legislation tabled in Council on 23 February and 1 March 2000 (gazetted on 18 and 25 February 2000)
      (LC Papers No. LS 89 and LS 94/99-00)

  4. Further report by the Legal Service Division on outstanding bills


    5. Adaptation of Laws (No. 17) Bill 1999
    (LC Paper No. LS 92/99-00)

  5. Business for the Council meeting on 15 March 2000


    1. Questions
      (LC Paper No. CB(3) 640/99-00)

    2. Bills - First and Second Readings

      1. Securities and Futures Legislation (Provision of False Information) Bill 2000

      2. Karaoke Establishments Bill

    3. Bills - resumption of debate on Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading

      No notice has been received yet.

    4. Government motions

      1. Resolution under section 30 of the Discovery Bay Tunnel Link Ordinance (Cap. 520) - to be moved by the Secretary for Transport
        (LC Paper No. LS 99/99-00)

      2. Resolution under section 7(1) of the Public Finance Ordinance (Cap. 2) - to be moved by the Secretary for the Treasury
        (LC Paper No. LS 90/99-00)

    5. Members' motions

      1. Motion on "Manpower in the information technology industry"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon SIN Chung-kai. Draft wording of the motion attached.

      2. Motion on "Details of promoting Mandatory Provident Fund schemes"

        The above motion will be moved by Hon Mrs Sophie LEUNG LAU Yau-fun. (Wording of the motion issued vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 636/99-00 dated 1 March 2000.)

  6. Reports
    7.

    1. Position report on Bills Committees/subcommittees
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1213/99-00)
      (Letter dated 2 March 2000 from the Director of Administration tabled at the meeting)

    2. Report of the Bills Committee on Adaptation of Laws (No. 9) Bill 1999
      (LC Paper No. CB(1) 1084/99-00)

    3. Report of the Bills Committee on Securities (Margin Financing) (Amendment) Bill 1999
      (LC Paper No. CB(1) 1085/99-00)

    4. Report of the Bills Committee on Education (Amendment) Bill 1999
      (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1262/99-00 tabled at the meeting)

    5. Report of the Subcommittee on Review of Operating Expenses for Members of the Legislative Council
      (LC Paper No. AS 153/99-00)

  7. Expediting scrutiny of bills

    8. (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1222/99-00)

  8. Any other business
    9.


Legislative Council Secretariat
6 March 2000