LegCo to consider Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (August 25) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, the Second Reading debate on the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018 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 Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2021 and the Ocean Park Corporation (Amendment) 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 Luk Chung-hung will move a motion on protecting the rights and interests of platform workers. The motion is set out in Appendix 1. Mr Kwok Wai-keung and Mr Poon Siu-ping will move separate amendments to Mr Luk's motion.

     Mr Paul Tse will move a motion on responding decisively to foreign countries' interference in Hong Kong's affairs. The motion is set out in Appendix 2.

     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.