Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 16 February 2004 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1314/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1315/03-04 on 13 February 2004)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 December 2003

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)691/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 December 2003)

-Administration's letter dated 12 December 2003 enclosing a copy of the SAE 200, in response to the meeting on 17 November 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)694/03-04(01)
(issued on 13 December 2003)

-Administration's response to paragraphs 9 and 16 of the paper prepared by the Legal Service Division on "Opinion on the nature of the Chief Executive's power of appointing District Council members under the District Councils Ordinance" (LC Paper No. LS25/03-04)

LC Paper No. CB(2)710/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 December 2003)

-Response from the Director of Home Affairs on the issues raised by members at the joint meeting on 8 December 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)769/03-04(01)
(issued on 19 December 2003)

-Issues raised by Hon Michael MAK relating to the Health Services functional constituency

LC Paper No. CB(2)769/03-04(02)
(issued on 19 December 2003)

-Written submission from the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong on "Guidelines on election-related activities issued by Electoral Affairs Commission"

LC Paper No. CB(2)920/03-04(01)
(issued on 7 January 2004)

-Opening statement made by the Chief Secretary for Administration on the issue of constitutional development after 2007 at a post Policy Address press conference on 7 January 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)971/03-04(01)
(issued on 12 January 2004)

-Administration's response to issues raised by Hon Michael MAK relating to the Health Services functional constituency

LC Paper No. CB(2)1216/03-04(01)
(issued on 5 February 2004)

-Article by 畢流香 published in Hong Kong Economic Times on 2 February 2004, written in response to the Administration's letter dated 26 January 2004 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1093/03-04

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:40 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/03-04(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/03-04(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Polling and counting arrangements for the 2004 Legislative Council elections
(2:45 pm - 3:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/03-04(03)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

* V.Review on constitutional development after 2007
(3:20 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1299/03-04 (01) - (07)
(issued on 11 February 2004)

-Six sets of transcript of the media session by the Chief Secretary for Administration during the visit of the Task Force on Constitutional Development to Beijing from 8 February 2004 to 10 February 2004 and press release issued by Xinhua News Agency on 10 February 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)1347/03-04(01)
(issued on 13 February 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Progress of work of the Constitutional Development Task Force"

VI.Guidelines on election-related activities issued by the Electoral Affairs Commission
(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/03-04(05)
(issued on 13 February 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VII.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)


* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of item V.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 February 2004