Subcommittee to Study the Proposed Accountability System
for Principal Officials and Related Issues

Second meeting on Monday, 29 April 2002 from 8:30 am to 12:45 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Principal officials under the proposed system

(1)Number of principal officials and their portfolios

(2)Inclusion of the Secretary for Justice in the proposed system

(3)The post of Secretary for the Civil Service

(4)Functions and role of principal officials in the Executive Council

(5)Functions and role of the Chief Secretary for Administration

(6)Functions and role of the Financial Secretary

(7)A Code similar to the United Kingdom "Ministerial Code" to specify the functions of principal officials and to regulate their conduct

Relevant papers for item I

LegCo Paper on Accountability System for Principal Officials provided by Constitutional Affairs Bureau--Paragraphs 11 - 19

LC Paper No. CB(2)2290/00-01 (presented to the House Committee on 5 October 2001)--the United Kingdom Ministerial Code in Appendix II to the Report of the Delegation of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on Duty Visit to Study the Systems of Executive Accountability in the United Kingdom, France and Germany

LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(01)(attached)--Role of the Secretary for Justice

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1678/01-02 (01), (02) and (03) (issued for the meeting on 24 April 2002)--Bar Association's submission and the Administration's papers relating to the post of Secretary for Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(02)
(attached)
--Schedule of responsibilities of the Secretary for the Civil Service

LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(03)
(attached)
--Role and span of control of the Chief Secretary for Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/01-02(04)
(attached)
--Role and span of control of the Financial Secretary

II.The function, composition and operation of the Executive Council

Relevant papers for item II

LegCo Paper on Accountability System for Principal Officials provided by Constitutional Affairs Bureau--Paragraph 13

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1734/01-02(05) and (06) (attached)--Role and membership of the Executive Council

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)1728/01-02(01)--List of Areas for Study

LC Paper No. CB(2)1728/01-02(02)--Meeting schedule of the Subcommittee

LC Paper No. CB(2)1691/01-02(04)
(issued for the meeting on 24 April 2002) (Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1710/01-02)
--Summary of concerns and views raised at the meetings of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs

LC Paper No. CB(2)1711/01-02(01)(issued for the meeting on 24 April 2002)--Paper prepared by the Administration on issues previously raised at the meetings of Panel on Constitutional Affairs

LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(01)--Press release dated 24 April 2002 on Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Report on Hong Kong (English only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(02)--Press releases dated 24 April 2002 on the Administration's responses to the EIU Report on Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1733/01-02(03)--Press release dated 24 April 2002 on the Chief Secretary for Administration's speech at the luncheon of the British Chamber of Commerce on the proposed accountability system for principal officials

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 April 2002