Bills Committee on Karaoke Establishments Bill

The 19th meeting to be held on Wednesday, 20 March 2002 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

  1. Meeting with the Administration

  2. (2:30 pm
    - 4:30 pm)

    (A) Draft Committee Stage amendment (CSA) to amend clause 13(1)(iii)
    (a) Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 January 2002
    (concerning clauses 13 and 19)     		LC Paper No.CB(2)973/01-02(01) (issued)
    (B) Clause by clause examination of the Bill
    (Commencing from clause 13)
    (a) the Bill


    (b) Marked-up copies of the relevant Ordinances LC Paper No.CB(2)966/00-01(02) (issued)
    (c) Administration's response to issues raised by the Legal Service Division LS77/00-01 circulated under LC Paper No. CB(2)1639/00-01(issued)
    (d) A checklist of the major issues raised by the Bills Committee and the LC Papers containing the Administration's responses LC Paper No.CB(2)1247/01-02(02)(issued)

    Other papers previously issued

    General
    (1) the Legislative Council Brief issued by the Security Bureau on 10 January 2001 (File Ref : SBCR 2/1866/97 Pt. 20)
    (2) the Legal Service Division Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS47/00-01 circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2)829/00-01 dated 8 February 2001 for the House Committee meeting on 9 February 2001)
    (3) LC Paper No. CB(2)966/00-01(03) - extract of the minutes of the meeting of the Panel on Security on 7 January 1999
    (4) LC Paper No. CB(2)1204/00-01(01) - Final Report on Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Licensing Control of Karaoke Establishments
    (5) LC Paper No. CB(2)29/01-02 - Paper on "Proposed Regulation of Dance Parties under the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance, Cap. 172"
    Written submissions and Administration's responses
    (6) LC Paper No. CB(2)988/00-01(01) - a written submission from The Karaoke Requirements Concern Group on the Bill
    (7) LC Paper No. CB(2)1140/00-01 - written submissions received by the Bills Committee
    (8) LC Paper No. CB(2)1153/00-01(01) - a summary of written submissions prepared by the Secretariat
    (9) LC Paper No. CB(2)1165/00-01(01) - a written submission from Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades
    (10) LC Paper No. CB(2)1387/00-01(01) - a list of questions raised by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
    (11) LC Paper No. CB(2)1387/00-01(02) - a submission dated 10 April 2001 from the Karaoke Requirements Concern Group
    (12) LC Paper No. CB(2)1494/00-01(01) - Administration's response to a list of questions raised by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan
    (13) LC Paper No. CB(2)1494/00-01(02) - Administration's response to submission dated 10 April 2001 from the Karaoke Requirements Concern Group
    (14) LC Paper No. CB(2)2358/00-01(01) - Letter dated 26 September 2001 from Karaoke Requirements Concern Group enclosing (i) three reports prepared by Northcroft Hong Kong Ltd on the estimated cost for alteration works at karaoke establishments and (ii) paper from Professor D D Drysdale on the regulatory impact assessment report on licensing control of karaoke establishments
    (15) LC Paper No. CB(2)376/01-02(01) - Administration's comments on three reports prepared by Northcroft Hong Kong Ltd on the estimated cost for alteration works at karaoke establishments
    (16) LC Paper No. CB(2)376/01-02(02) - Administration's comments on paper from Professor D D Drysdale on the regulatory impact assessment report on licensing control of karaoke establishments
    (17) LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1387/00-01(04) - (10) - six articles of Professor W K CHOW published by the International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes and the International Journal on Architectural Science respectively
    (18) LC Paper No. CB(2)1547/00-01(01) - Administration's response to paper at (17)
    (19) LC Paper No. CB(2)108/01-02(01) - Letter dated 18 October 2001 from Karaoke Requirements Concern Group on the Administration's response at paper (18)
    (20) LC Paper No. CB(2)1624/00-01(01) - a submission dated May 2001 from Professor W K CHOW of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on the Bill
    (21) LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(03) - Administration's response to paper at (20)
    (22) LC Paper No. CB(2)502/01-02(01) - Administration's response to paper at (19)
    (23) LC Paper No. CB(2)502/01-02(03) - Administration's response to requests relating to building safety requirements made by the Karaoke Requirements Concern Group and alternative options for building safety provisions in existing karaoke establishments
    (24) LC Paper No. CB(2)1044/01-02(02) - Letter dated 17 January 2002 from the Clerk to the 24 certified clubs
    (25) LC Paper No. CB(2)1044/01-02(03) - Letter dated 25 January 2002 from the Chinese Recreation Club (CRC), Hong Kong
    (26) LC Paper No. CB(2)1154/01-02(01) - Letter dated 18 February 2002 from the Administration providing response to CRC's submission
    (27) LC Paper No. CB(2)1106/01-02(01) - Letter dated 7 February 2002 from the Concern Group
    (28) LC Paper No. CB(2)1154/01-02(02) - Letter dated 18 February 2002 from the Administration providing response to the Concern Group's letter
    Administration's responses to issues raised by the Bills Committee and Legal Service Division
    (29) LC Paper No. CB(2)1153/00-01(02) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 1 March 2001
    (30) LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/00-01(02) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 26 March 2001
    (31) LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/00-01(03) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 2 April 2001
    (32) LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 3 May 2001
    (33) LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(02) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 May 2001
    (34) LC Paper No. CB(2)502/01-02(02) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 18 May 2001
    (35) LC Paper No.CB(2)2382/00-01(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 28 May 2001
    (36) LC Paper Nos. CB(2)502/01-02(04) - (05) - Correspondence between the Legal Service Division and the Administration
    (37) LC Papers Nos. CB(2)747/01-02(01)and CB(2)832/01-02(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 9 October 2001
    (38) LC Paper No. CB(2)832/01-02(02) - Administration's letter dated 8 January 2002 enclosing a list of certified clubs which are reported to have ancillary karaoke activities
    (39) LC Paper No. CB(2)832/01-02(03) - Administration's supplementary information on the comparison of building safety and fire services requirements of karaoke establishments in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan
    (40) LC Paper No. CB(2)747/01-02(02) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 22 October 2001
    (41) LC Paper No. CB(2)747/01-02(03) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 29 November 2001
    (42) LC Paper No. CB(2)894/01-02(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 21 December 2001
    (43) LC Paper No. CB(2)1247/01-02(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 10 January 2002
    (44) LC Paper No. CB(2)1044/01-02(04) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 January 2002 (Part 2) (concerning clauses 4 and 5)
    (45) LC Paper No. CB(2)1169/01-02(01) - Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 24 January 2002 (concerning clauses 3 and 5)
    • Date of next meetings


    • Members are requested to note that the next meeting originally scheduled for 10 April 2002 at 10:45 am will have to be re-scheduled as the Chairman has informed the Secretariat that he will be unable to attend it.

      Council Business Division 2
      Legislative Council Secretariat
      21 March 2002