See LegCo Roundup for details on the meetings for each Bill.
Passed 1st reading, Adjourned 2nd reading pending discussion
Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2014
Regulation of pharmaceutical products in Hong Kong. Packaging, GMP, documentation.
Last Meeting: 7th meeting on 3rd November.
Next Meeting: 25th November.
Employment (Amendment) Bill 2014
Paternity leave and compensation for male employees.
Last Meeting: 7th meeting on 8th July.
Next Meeting: TBC.
Insurance Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014
Establishment of Independent Insurance Authority (IIA) and licensing regime. HKSAT government: “Establishment of the IIA is the most important regulatory reform in the insurance sector in the past 30 years since the passage of the Insurance Companies Ordinance in 1983.”
Last Meeting: 6th meeting on 11th November.
Next Meeting: 24th November.
Electronic Health Record Sharing System Bill
From suggestion to have “an eHR sharing system was put forward in the Healthcare Reform Consultation Document “Your Health, Your Life” published in March 2008.”
Last Meeting: 8th meeting on 11th November.
Next Meeting: TBC.
Construction Workers Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014
Modification of registration scheme for modular skills in the construction industry, senior workers registration arrangement and to exempt the need to register for emergency work and small scale work.
Last Meeting: 4th meeting on 5th November.
Next Meeting: TBC.
Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014
Amendments to improve the court operations: appeals in civil causes or matters to the Court of Final Appeal, operation of the Labour Tribunal and more.
Last Meeting: 3rd meeting on 15th October.
Next Meeting: 25th November.
Property Management Services Bill
Mandatory licensing regime which sets a minimum qualification requirement for property management companies and property management practitioners.
Last Meeting: 4th meeting on 4th November.
Next Meeting: 25th November.
Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014
Addressing the copyright issues for the exemption of parody work.
Last Meeting: 3rd meeting on 4th November.
Next Meeting: 18th November.
Securities and Futures and Companies Legislation (Uncertificated Securities Market Amendment) Bill 2014
To enable legal ownership in securities to be held and transferred without paper documents.
Last Meeting: 2nd meeting on 20th October.
Next Meeting: 17th November.
Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2014
To protect service providers from sexual harassment by their customers.
Last Meeting: 2nd meeting on 3ed November.
Next Meeting: TBCr.
Private Columbaria Bill
To establish a licensing regime to regulate private columbaria operation.
Last Meeting: 2nd meeting on 25th October.
Next Meeting: 25th November.
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2014
Allowing phased withdrawal of MPF upon early retirement and terminal illness.
Last Meeting: 4th meeting on 27th October.
Next Meeting: 17th November.
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014
To broaden the membership of the Veterinary Surgeons Board and to establish the preliminary investigation committees.
Last Meeting: 1st meeting on 28th October.
Next Meeting: 17th November.
Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2014
To increase the penalties concerning unauthorised use of unleased lands.
Last Meeting: 1st meeting on 28th October.
Next Meeting: 24th November.
District Cooling Services Bill
To legislate the charges to private non-domestic projects on the use of the district cooling services at the Kai Tak Development.
Next Meeting: Date of 1st meeting unknown.
Bills pending resumption of 2nd reading
Bill Committees have finished scrutinising the bills and members will vote for 2nd reading, the amendments to the Bills and then third reading during the Council meeting.
Kowloon Tong Church of the Chinese Christian and Missionary Alliance Incorporation (Amendment) Bill 2014
To allow the corporation to borrow or raise money with or without security.
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill
Rights for third parties, who are not a party to a contract, to enforce the contractual terms.
Last Meeting: 4th meeting on 16th June.
Child Abduction Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2013
International Parental Abduction.
Last Meeting: 6th meeting on 24th March.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014
Amending unconstitutional elements of the Crime Ordinance, Sex Discrimination Ordinance, TDO, spam, BMO, other – all based on court rulings.
Last Meeting: 4th meeting on 17th July.
Consultations underway
Ombudsman invites public views on Education Bureau’s non-disclosure of the list of registered teachers
Parents’ groups and even teachers’ associations have urged Education Bureau to disclose the list of registered teachers to the public for inspection.
Closing date on 27th November.
Consultation on Proposed Updates to Safety Standards for Toys and Children’s Products
Closing date on 2nd December.
Consultation on Enhancements to Deposit Protection Scheme
To consult on proposals for enhancing the operation of Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS), to achieve a faster and more effective payout for depositors in case the DPS is triggered during a bank failure or crisis.
Closing date on 12th December.
Consultation on Risk-based Capital Framework for Hong Kong Insurance Industry
Closing date on 15th December.
Phase II Public Engagement Exercise for Proposed Establishment of Harbourfront Authority
Closing date on 24th December.
Public Consultation on Review of Building Management Ordinance
To encouraging Greater Participation by Owners in Implementing Large-scale Maintenance Projects.
Closing date on 2nd February.
Consultation on Proposed Application of Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning International Registration of Marks to Hong Kong
Closing date on 11th February.
Consultation on 2015 Policy Address and Budget
The Chief Executive will deliver his Policy Address on January 14, 2015, while the Financial Secretary will present the 2015-16 Budget to the LegCo on February 25, 2015.
