Honoraria for members of committees - Home Affairs Department



Date Context Summary of development Action
14.1.00 HC Members agreed to form a subcommittee to examine issues related to the payment of honoraria to non-official members serving on boards and committees set up by the Government. [Paper]
22.2.00 SUBC The Subcommittee discussed the background and the present arrangements for remunerating non-official members of boards and committees. [Paper]

The Subcommittee also discussed the summary of items relating to the remuneration for members of Government boards and committees approved by the Finance Committee (FC) from July 1994 to January 2000. [Paper]

2.6.00 SUBC SUBC discussed the paper on information collated from bureaux on the payment of honoraria to non-official members of boards and committees under their purview. [Paper]

SUBC also discussed the current remuneration arrangement for non-official members of Government boards and committees according to the work nature of the committees. [Paper]

Members considered that another meeting was needed to discuss the possibility of a review of the remuneration arrangement for Government boards and committees.

19.6.00 SUBC SUBC continued discussion on payment of honoraria to Government boards and committee and the possibility of a review of the remuneration arrangement for Government boards and committees.
23.6.00 HC HC discussed the findings and recommendations of SUBC. [Paper]
20.10.00 HC HC discussed the recommendations of SUBC of the former Council and the Administration's responses. [Paper]

Members agreed that the follow-up actions should be undertaken by the Home Affairs Panel (HA Panel).

7.12.01 FC FC approved, among other things, supplementary provision of $14.6 million under Head 63 Subhead 110 Honoraria for members of committees in 2001-02. [Paper]
16.1.02 CQ Hon Frederick FUNG raised a question on "Remuneration for Members of Executive Committee of Housing Society". [Hansard "page 48"]
12.3.02 HA The Panel discussed the paper on the major findings and recommendations of a review conducted by the Administration on the operation of government advisory and statutory bodies. [Paper]

The Panel also discussed the recommendations of SUBC of the former Council and the Administration's responses. [Paper]

14.3.03 HA The Panel discussed the research report on "System of advisory committees in some overseas places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat, which included, among other things, the remuneration arrangements of the committee members [Research Report], and the Administration's paper on "Review of the role and functions of government advisory and statutory bodies" provided by the Administration [Paper].
16.4.04 HA The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the "Second progress report on the review of advisory and statutory bodies". [Paper]. This progress report included an interim report on "Remuneration of non-official members of advisory and statutory bodies".


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