Bills Committee on
Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill

Fourth meeting
on Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

  1. Meeting with the Administration

  2. (10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

    Matters arising from the first meeting on 18 April 2002

    LC Paper No.

    Implications of the Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill for the general public and establishments that need to acquire or use chemicals

    CB(1)1722/01-02(04)
    (issued on 23 May 2002)

    Comparison of the Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill to the Australia Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 and the UK Chemical Weapons Act 1996

    CB(1)2206/01-02(01)
    (issued on 12 July 2002)

    The full text of the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 of the Commonwealth of Australia

    CB(1)2206/01-02(02)
    (issued on 12 July 2002)(English version only)

    The full text of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 (C.6) of the United Kingdom

    CB(1)2206/01-02(03)
    (issued on 12 July 2002)(English version only)

    Matters arising from the second meeting on 16 July 2002

    LC Paper No.

    "Follow-up to the second meeting on 16 July 2002" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

    CB(1)59/02-03(02)
    (issued on 16 October 2002)

    Reply dated 16 October 2002 from the Administration to the Clerk to Bills Committee

    CB(1)59/02-03(03)
    (English version issued on 16 October 2002,Chinese version issued on 17 October 2002 vide LC Paper No. CB(1)70/02-03 andRevised page and Annex E issued on 21 October 2002 vide LC Paper No. CB(1)91/02-03)

    First letter dated 1 November 2001 from the Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

    CB(1)1511/01-02(02)
    (issued on 17 April 2002)

    Reply dated 24 November 2001 from the Administration to the Assistant Legal Adviser

    CB(1)1511/01-02(03)
    (issued on 17 April 2002)

    Second letter dated 24 April 2002 from the Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

    CB(1)59/02-03(04)
    (issued on 16 October 2002)

    Reply dated 12 October 2002 from the Administration to the Assistant Legal Adviser

    CB(1)59/02-03(05)
    (issued on 16 October 2002)

    Third letter dated 6 August 2002 from the Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

    CB(1)59/02-03(06)
    (issued on 16 October 2002)

    Matters arising from the third meeting on 18 October 2002

    LC Paper No.

    "Follow-up to the third meeting on 18 October 2002" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

    CB(1)98/02-03(01)

    Comparison of the key requirements of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the corresponding provisions in the Chemical Weapons (Convention) Bill

    CB(1)98/02-03(02)

  3. Any other business

  4. (12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Legislative Council Secretariat
22 October 2002