Bills Committee on Occupational Deafness
(Compensation) (Amendment) Bill 2002

Meeting on Tuesday, 11 March 2003 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1435/02-03(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1434/02-03 on 10 March 2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 February 2003

II.Meeting with Deputations
(10:50 am - 11:15 am)

-Ng Fung Hong Slaughter House (Hong Kong Co., Ltd.)

-Tsuen Wan Slaughter House Ltd
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/02-03(05)) (attached) (Chinese version only)

Letter only

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/02-03(01) (issued on 7.3.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Letter from The H.K. & Kln. Mahjong Shop's Association

Submission only

LC Paper No. CB(2)1439/02-03(01) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Live Pig and Meat Trade Workers Union

III.Meeting with the Administration
(11:15 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/02-03(02) (attached)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 26 February 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/02-03(03) (issued on 7.3.2003)

-The Administration's proposed Committee Stage amendments (CSAs)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/02-03(04) (attached)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill incorporating the Administration's proposed CSAs

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

IV.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 March 2003

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



Background information on the Bill

Ref : LD CR 244/711/2(issued by the Education and Manpower Bureau in March 2002)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS72/01-02(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1725/01-02 on 25.4.2002)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)707/02-03(01)(issued on 20.12.2002)

-Background paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

The Bill and marked-up copy

LC Paper No. CB(3)509/01-02
(issued on 28.3.2002)

-The Bill

(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)707/02-03 on 20.12.2002)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(07)(issued on 14.1.2003)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 23 December 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)1021/02-03(01)(issued on 23.1.2003)

-The Administration's paper on prices of hearing assistive devices recommended by audiologists

LC Paper No. CB(2)1021/02-03(03)(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1053/02-03 on 27.1.2003,Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1041/02-03 on 25.1.2003)

-The Administration's response to the submissions of the deputations

LC Paper No. CB(2)1072/02-03(01) (issued on 29.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-The Administration's response to the letter dated 21 January 2003 from the Hong Kong Occupational Deafness Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)1246/02-03(01)(issued on 20.2.2003)

-The Administration's paper on the reimbursement ceilings for hearing assistive devices

LC Paper No. CB(2)1246/02-03(02)(issued on 20.2.2003)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 27 January 2003

Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat and the Administration's letters

LC Paper No. CB(2)707/02-03(02)(issued on 20.12.2002)

-Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat's letter dated 19 December 2002 to the Labour Department

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(08)(issued on 14.1.2003)

-The Administration's letter dated 10 January 2003 to Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1246/02-03(03)(issued on 20.2.2003)

-Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat's letter dated 30 January 2003 to the Labour Department

LC Paper No. CB(2)1246/02-03(04) (issued on 20.2.2003)

-The Administration's letter dated 15 February 2003 to Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1246/02-03(05) (issued on 20.2.2003)

-The Administration's letter dated 18 February 2003 to Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(01)(issued on 17.1.2003)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Construction Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(02) (issued on 14.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(03) (issued on 14.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Occupational Deafness Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(04) (issued on 14.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Alliance of Self-Help Groups for the Occupational Injuries & Diseases

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(05)(issued on 17.1.2003)

-Letter dated 15 January 2003 from the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(06) (issued on 14.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Workers' Health Centre

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(09) (issued on 17.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(10)(issued on 17.1.2003)

-Submission from the Department of Community and Family Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(11) (issued on 17.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)908/02-03(12) (issued on 18.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims

LC Paper No. CB(2)1021/02-03(02)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1053/02-03 on 27.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Society of Audiology

LC Paper No. CB(2)1021/02-03(04) (issued on 23.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Letter from the Hong Kong Occupational Deafness Association and 348 patients for occupational deafness

LC Paper No. CB(2)1053/02-03(01) (issued on 27.1.2003)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf

LC Paper No. CB(2)1279/02-03(01) (issued on 24.2.2003)

-Submission from the Federation of Hong Kong Industries

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/02-03(01) (issued on 25.2.2003) (English version only)

-Submission from the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong