Bills Committee on Merchant Shipping
(Local Vessels and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

Third meeting on
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)2162/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2163/04-05 on 1 August 2005)

-Minutes of meeting held on 13 July 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:20 pm)

Matters raised at previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(1)2061/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 July 2005)

-A letter dated 12 July 2005 from the Administration in response to the issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting held on 28 June 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)2285/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 17 September 2005, Chinese version to follow)

-A letter dated 16 September 2005 from the Administration in response to the issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting held on 13 July 2005

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

- the Bill circulated to Members vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 573/04-05; and

- marked-up copy of the Bill (LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(04)(issued on 27 June 2005)).

III.Any other business
(4:20 pm - 4:30 pm)

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 September 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

File Ref: MA 70/20
(issued by the Economic Development and Labour Bureau on 4 May 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS68/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/04-05 on 19 May 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(03)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Consultation list of the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

Correspondence between members/Legal Service Division and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(01)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Letter from Hon WONG Yung-kan dated 23 June 2005 to the Administration (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1942/04-05(01)
(issued on 4 July 2005)

-Administration's letter dated 28 June 2005 responding to the letter of Hon WONG Yung-kan dated 23 June 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(02)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Letter from Assistant Legal Adviser 2 dated 24 June 2005 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1942/04-05(02)
(issued on 4 July 2005)

-Administration's letter dated 27 June 2005 responding to the letter of the Assistant Legal Adviser dated 24 June 2005 (in English only)

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1)2031/04-05(01)
(issued on 12 July 2005)

-Submission from Hong Kong Fisheries Development Association (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2031/04-05(02)
(issued on 12 July 2005)

-Submission from Hong Kong Shipowners Association (in English only)