Bills Committee on
Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Bill 2002

Meeting on Tuesday, 23 April 2002 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1651/01-02-minutes of meeting held on 3.4.2002
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1652/01-02 on 19.4.2002)

II.Meeting with deputations and the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

List of deputations attending

1.General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1428/01-02(01)-submission dated 21.3.2002
(Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1467/01-02 and CB(2)1428/01-02 on 27.3.2002 and 22.3.2002 respectively)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1626/01-02(01)-further submission dated 16.4.2002
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1626/01-02 on 17.4.2002)

2.Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board

LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02(01)-submission
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02 on 17.4.2002)

3.Employers' Federation of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02(02)-submission
(Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1654/01-02 and CB(2)1635/01-02 on 18.4.2002 and 17.4.2002 respectively)

4.The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(2)1647/01-02(01)-submission
(revised English version of the submission and its Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002)

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(03)-Administration's response to the submission from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers dated 21.3.2002
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1498/01-02 on 2.4.2002)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(01)-Administration's response to the further submission from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers dated 16.4.2002 and the submissions from the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd
(Chinese version to follow)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(02)-Administration's response concerning measures adopted by the United Kingdom and Canada in response to the insolvency of the HIH Group of Companies
(Chinese version to follow)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(03)-Administration's response concerning relief payment

Other relevant papers

Letter dated 28.3.2002 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration (LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002

Administration's reply dated 19.4.2002 to the Legal Service Division's letter dated 28.3.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002

Administration's paper concerning liabilities arising from the HIH insolvencies (LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02 on 27.3.2002

Administration's paper concerning the proposed Employees Compensation Insurance Insolvency Scheme, overseas experience in respect of compensation funds catering for the insolvencies of insurers underwriting employees' compensation insurance and supervision of insurers underwriting employees' compensation insurance in Hong Kong (LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1498/01-02 on 2.4.2002

The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)405/01-02 on 11.2.2002

The Legislative Council Brief (Ref: EMB CR 4/4/3231/77) issued by the Education and Manpower Bureau in February 2002

The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS55/01-02) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1227/01-02 on 28.2.2002

Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances (LC Paper No. CB(2)1303/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1303/01-02 on 13.3.2002

III.Date of next meeting
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 April 2002