Committee on Members' Interests

First Meeting
to be held on Tuesday, 7 November 2000 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Adoption of the "Advisory Guidelines on Matters of Ethics in relation to the conduct of Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in their capacity as such" made by the former Committee on Members' Interests
(Appendix 1)

II.Adoption of "The Procedure of the Committee on Members' Interests for handling complaints received in relation to the registration and declaration of Members' Interests" made by the former Committee on Members' Interests
(Appendix 2)

III.Review of the registration system for declaration of interests by Members

--Memo from Chief Assistant Secretary (Complaints) of 25 August 2000 to the clerk to the Committee on Members' Interests
(Appendix 3)

--Note from Information Technology Manager of 9 October 2000 to the clerk to the Committee on Members' Interests
(Appendix 4)

--Letter from Hon LAW Chi-kwong of 10 October 2000 to Chairman of the House Committee
(Appendix 5)

--Extract of minutes of the second meeting of the House Committee on 13 October 2000
(Appendix 6)

--Letter from Independent Commission Against Corruption of 26 October 2000
(Appendix 7)

IV.The incident of Mr CHENG Kai-nam, Gary

--Information note prepared by Head (Research and Library Services) on "Sanctions against certain misconduct in previous parliaments: some reference overseas"
(Appendix 8)

V.Any other business

VI.Date of next meeting

Legislative Council Secretariat
31 October 2000