Bills Committee on Karaoke Establishments Bill

Eighth meeting to be held on Tuesday, 9 October 2001 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes

LC Paper No. CB(2)2240/00-01-Minutes of meeting on 3 May 2001 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2241/00-01 on 3 September 2001

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:45 pm)

(A)Outstanding issues arising from previous meetings

(a)LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/00-01(03)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 2 April 2001 (issued)

(From item 4 onwards)

(b)LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(01)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 3 May 2001 (issued)

(c)LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(02)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 May 2001 (issued)

(d)LC Paper No. CB(2)2382/00-01(01)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 28 May 2001 (attached)

(B)Articles of Professor W K CHOW

(a)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 (issued)

(b)LC Paper No. CB(2)1547/00-01(01)-Administration's comments on the six articles written by Professor W K CHOW of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (issued)

(c)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 (issued)

(d)LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(03)-Administration's response to the submission dated May 2001 from Professor W K CHOW of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (issued)

(C)LC Paper No. CB(2)2358/00-01(01)-Letter dated 26 September 2001 from Karaoke Requirements Concern Group (issued)

Other papers previously issued

(a)the Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)334/00-01 dated 19 January 2001;

(b)the Legislative Council Brief issued by the Security Bureau on 10 January 2001 (File Ref : SBCR 2/1866/97 Pt. 20);

(c)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);

(d)LC Paper No. CB(2)966/00-01(02)-marked-up copies of the relevant Ordinances;

(e)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;

(f)LC Paper No. CB(2)988/00-01(01)-a written submission from The Karaoke Requirements Concern Group on the Bill;

(g)LC Paper No. CB(2)1140/00-01-written submissions received by the Bills Committee;

(h)LC Paper No. CB(2)1153/00-01(01)-a summary of written submissions prepared by the Secretariat;

(i)LC Paper No. CB(2)1153/00-01(02)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 1 March 2001;

(j)LC Paper No. CB(2)1165/00-01(01)-a written submission from Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades;

(k)LC Paper No. CB(2)1204/00-01(01)-Executive Summary (bilingual versions) and Final Report on Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Licensing Control of Karaoke Establishments;

(l)LC Paper No. CB(2)1387/00-01(01)-a list of questions raised by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan;

(m)LC Paper No. CB(2)1387/00-01(02)-a submission dated 10 April 2001 from the Karaoke Requirements Concern Group;

(n)LC Paper No. CB(2)1494/00-01(01)-Administration's response to a list of questions raised by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan;

(o)LC Paper No. CB(2)1494/00-01(02)-Administration's response to submission dated 10 April 2001 from the Karaoke Requirements Concern Group; and

(p)LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/00-01(02)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 26 March 2001

III.Date of next meeting


Legislative Council Secretariat
5 October 2001