Bills Committee on
Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2001

Meeting on Tuesday, 16 October 2001 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building
Agenda

I.The Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 17 September 2001

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 54/01-02(01)-Letter from the Administration dated 11 October 2001 (attached)]

II.Clause-by-clause examination
(from the proposed new section 128D onwards)

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 54/01-02(02)-Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration (as at 9 October 2001) (attached)]

III.Any other business
Papers previously issued

(a)The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)432/00-01 dated 16 February 2001;

(b)The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Environment and Food Bureau on 14 February 2001 (File Ref : EFB(CR) 10/8/7);

(c)The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS64/00-01 circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 976/00-01 dated 1 March 2001 for the House Committee meeting on 2 March 2001);

(d)Marked-up copy of the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(02)];

(e)Letter dated 8 March 2001 from Assistant Legal Adviser 4 to the Administration and the Administration's reply letter dated 21 March 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(03)];

(f)Extract of the minutes of the meeting of the LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene held on 8 January 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(04)];

(g)Administration's paper on "A proposal to strengthen the control on unlincensed and unhygienic food establishments" for discussion at the meeting of the LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 8 January 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 628/00-01(01)];

(h)Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 11 May 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/00-01(02)];

(i)The Administration's response to issues raised at the last meeting 1 June 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1699/00-01(01)];

(j)Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration on 11 May 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/00-01(03)];

(k)Marked-up copy of the Bill showing the draft Committee Stage amendments (as at 7 June 2001) proposed by the Administration [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1754/00-01(01)];

(l)Letter from the Administration dated 13 June 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(01)];

(m)Paper from the Administration on "Immediate Closure Order under the Proposed New Section 128C" [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(02)];

(n)Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(03)];

(o)Letter from the Judiciary Administrator dated 4 July 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2027/00-01(03)]; and

(p)Letter from the Administration dated 11 September 2001 and draft Committee Stage amendments (as at 10 September 2001) [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2271/00-01(01)].

Legislative Council Secretariat
12 October 2001