Bills Committee on Karaoke Establishments Bill

Eleventh meeting to be held on Thursday, 29 November 2001 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes

LC Paper No. CB(2)511/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 14 May 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)363/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 18 May 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)428/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 28 May 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)260/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 9 October 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)364/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 22 October 2001 (issued)

II.Meeting with the Administration
(2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

(A)Administration's response to 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 response to paper at (a) (issued)

(c)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 (b) (issued)

(d)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)

(e)LC Paper No. CB(2)1895/00-01(03)-Administration's response to paper at (d) (issued)

(f)LC Paper No. CB(2)502/01-02(01)-Administration's response to paper at (c) (attached)

(B)Outstanding issues arising from previous meetings

(a)LC Paper No. CB(2)502/01-02(02)-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 18 May 2001 (attached)

(b)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 (attached)

(c)LC Paper Nos. CB(2)502/01-02(04) - (05)-Correspondence between the Legal Service Division and the Administration (attached)

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

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

(5)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

(6)LC Paper No. CB(2)1204/00-01(01)-Final Report on Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Licensing Control of Karaoke Establishments

(7)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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(16)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

(17)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

(18)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

Administration's responses to issues raised by the Bills Committee and Legal Service Division

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

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

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

(22)LS77/00-01 circulated under LC Paper No. CB(2)1639/00-01-Administration's response to issues raised by the Legal Service Division

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

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

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

III.Date of next meeting

Legislative Council Secretariat
28 November 2001