Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Monday, 9 December 2002 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 333/02-03
(issued on 20.11.2002)

-Information paper on Proposed creation of a permanent Administration Officer Staff Grade C post in the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1) 423/02-03
(issued on 3.12.2002)

-Information paper on Government Programme and Initiatives for Improving Business Environment

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 426/02-03(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1) 426/02-03(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

* III.Proposed International Exhibition Centre at Chek Lap Kok
(4:40 pm - 5:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 426/02-03(03)
(issued on 3.12.2002)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 461/02-03(01)
(attached)

-Extract of the relevant minutes of meetings of the Panel held on 12 November 2001, 14 January and 8 April 2002, and of the Finance Committee held on 21 December 2001

LC Paper No. CB(1) 943/01-02
(English version only) (issued on 29.1.2002)

-Letter dated 11 January 2002 from the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Organizers' and Suppliers' Association on proposals for improvement and modifications to the initial design of the new exhibition centre

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1068/01-02
(English version only) (issued on 11.2.2002)

-Administration's response on movement of tender prices for construction projects of similar scale with the new exhibition centre for the past few years

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1405/01-02
(issued on 4.4.2002)

-Administration's response on the financial position of the Hong Kong Airport Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1983/01-02
(issued on 11.6.2002)

-Administration's response on the lease rates charged by similar exhibition facilities in other places

# IV.Review of Hong Kong Productivity Council
(5:20 pm - 6:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 426/02-03(04)
(issued on 3.12.2002)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 461/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Extract of the relevant minutes of meetings of the Panel held on 8 April and 8 July 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2532/01-02
(issued on 17.9.2002)

-Administration's response on follow-up actions taken in respect of two complaints lodged against the Hong Kong Productivity Council in May 2002

V.Any other business
(6:00 pm - 6:05 pm)

* Other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

# Members of the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting are invited to join the discussion of this item.


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 December 2002