Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 21 June 2004 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Papers Nos. CB(2)2845/03-04 and CB(2)2846/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2847/03-04 on 18 June 2004)

-Minutes of meetings on 19 April 2004 and 17 May 2004

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)2510/03-04(01)
(issued on 24 May 2004)

-Invitation letter dated 21 May 2004 sent by the Panel Chairman to Mr ZHU Yucheng, Director of the Institute of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs

LC Paper No. CB(2)2555/03-04(01)
(issued on 27 May 2004)

-Administration's reply on cases handled by Independent Commission Against Corruption in past elections concerning the use of force or duress against electors with a view to influencing their voting behaviour

LC Paper No. CB(2)2820/03-04(01)
(issued on 16 June 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration on results of the 2004 Voter Registration Campaign

LC Paper No. CB(2)2872/03-04(01)
(issued on 18 June 2004)

-Administration's response to Hon Audrey EU's query on the difference between the number of registered electors in certain functional constituencies and the number of registered voters in their corresponding Election Committee subsectors as shown in Appendices 1 and 3 of the Third Report of the Constitutional Development Task Force

III.List of outstanding issues
(2:40 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2857/03-04(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding issues

*IV.Review on constitutional development after 2007
(2:45 pm - 3:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2857/03-04(02)
(Chinese version attached)(English version to be faxed to members upon receipt)

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

V.Publicity for the 2004 Legislative Council election
(3:05 pm - 3:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2857/03-04(03)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VI.Research Report on "Operation of electoral regulatory bodies in selected places"
(3:25 pm - 3:45 pm)

RP04/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2042/03-04 on 16 April 2004)

-Research report on "Operation of electoral regulatory bodies in selected places"

IN09/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2041/03-04 on 16 April 2004)

-Information Note on "Regulatory Arrangements for Major Election-related Activities at Parliamentary General Elections in Selected Places "

VII.Research Report on "The regulatory framework of political parties in Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Singapore"
(3:45 pm - 4:05 pm)

RP05/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2042/03-04 on 16 April 2004)

-Research report on "The regulatory framework of political parties in Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Singapore"

VIII.Information Note on "Selection of Head of State and Head of Government in Selected Places"
(4:05 pm - 4:25 pm)

IN11/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2874/03-04 on 18 June 2004)

-Information note prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

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

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 June 2004