LegCo to consider Legislative Council (Disciplinary Sanctions and Remote Sitting) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
 
     The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (September 15) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debate on the Legislative Council (Disciplinary Sanctions and Remote Sitting) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021 will resume. If the Bill is supported by Members and receives its Second Reading, it will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bill and its report is adopted by the Council, the Bill will be set down for the Third Reading.
 
     The Second Reading debates on the Supplementary Appropriation (2020-2021) Bill and the Dangerous Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021 will also resume. If the Bills are supported by Members and receive their Second Reading, they will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bills and their reports are adopted by the Council, the Bills will be set down for the Third Reading.
 
     On Members' motions, Mr Christopher Cheung will move a motion on further enhancing Hong Kong's status as an offshore Renminbi centre. The motion is set out in Appendix 1. Mr Chan Chun-ying will move an amendment to Mr Cheung's motion.
 
     Mr Kenneth Lau will move a motion on promoting education on the history of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The motion is set out in Appendix 2. Mr Luk Chung-hung and Mr Poon Siu-ping will move separate amendments to Mr Lau's motion.
 
     Meanwhile, Members will ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
 
     The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the Webcast system on the LegCo Website. To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats.