Panel on Security

Meeting on
Tuesday, 16 March 2004 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1650/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1651/03-04 on 11.3.2004)

--Minutes of meeting held on 12 February 2004

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1481/03-04(01)
(issued on 25.2.2004)

--Paper on the construction of Kowloon Tong Fire Station-cum-Ambulance Depot with Kowloon Fire Command Headquarters at Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1362/03-04(01)
(issued on 16.2.2004)

--Paper on the measures adopted by the Customs and Excise Department in combating illicit cigarette activities, statistics on the illicit cigarettes seized and the number of persons arrested/convicted for involvement in illicit cigarette activities in the past five years provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1379/03-04(01)
(English version only)(issued on 17.2.2004)

--A complaint letter dated 31 January 2004 from a group of investigators of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

LC Paper No. CB(2)1380/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 17.2.2004)

--The Independent Commission Against Corruption's response to allegations made in a complaint letter from a group of investigators

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1447/03-04(01) and (02)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 23.2.2004)

--Two submissions on the proposals to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance - determination of minimum terms of imprisonment

LC Paper No. CB(2)1503/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 26.2.2004)

--A submission from 單親無証媽媽互助組

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(01)
(issued on 10.3.2004)

--List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(02)
(issued on 10.3.2004)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

* IV.Implementation of Phase III of the Updated Information Systems Strategy for the Immigration Department
(11:00 am - 11:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(03)
(issued on 10.3.2004)

--Paper provided by the Administration

V.Follow-up on issues relating to right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under Article 24(2)(3) of the Basic Law
(11:35 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1707/03-04 on 13.3.2004)

--Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1367/03-04(01)
(issued on 17.2.2004)

--Estimates of the Census and Statistics Department in May 1999 of the number of Mainlanders with right of abode in Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1367/03-04(02)
(Chinese version only)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/03-04 on 18.2.2004)

--Letters from Hon Margaret NG to the editor of Ming Pao and the responses of the Census and Statistics Department

LC Paper No. CB(2)1367/03-04(03)
(Chinese version only)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1408/03-04 on 18.2.2004)

--The Administration's response to issues raised by Hon Margaret NG at the Council meeting on 26 November 2003

Deputations attending

(1)Parent's Association for the Implementation of Right of Abode of Mainland Children

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(05)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 10.3.2004)

--Submission from Parent's Association for the Implementation of Right of Abode of Mainland Children

(2)單親無証媽媽互助組

LC Paper No. CB(2)1698/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1718/03-04 on 15.3.2004)

--Submission from 單親無証媽媽互助組

(3)中港分隔家庭組

LC Paper No. CB(2)1718/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 15.3.2004)

--Submission from 中港分隔家庭組

(4)爭取居港權家長協會

LC Paper No. CB(2)1725/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 15.3.2004)

--Submission from 爭取居港權家長協會

VI.Mechanism for review of the List of Recordable Offences and disclosure of such review by the Police
(12:10 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1649/03-04(06)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1707/03-04 on 13.3.2004, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1709/03-04 on 15.3.2004)

--Paper provided by the Administration

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


* All other Hon Members of LegCo are invited to join the discussion of this item

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 March 2004