Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005

Meeting on Thursday, 4 May 2006 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Meeting with the Administration
(8:30 am - 12:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1897/05-06(01)
(English version issued on 2 May 2006; Chinese version attached)

-The Administration's response to members' views on LC Paper No. CB(2)901/05-06(03) discussed at the Bills Committee meeting on 27 February 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1726/05-06(01)
issued on 13 April 2006)(English version only)

-Extracts of judgement of the Quebec Superior Court rejecting the claims of the tobacco companies that provisions prohibiting misleading words on packaging of tobacco products would infringe their freedom of expression

LC Paper No. CB(2)1726/05-06(02)
(issued on 13 April 2006)(English version only)

-Extracts of judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Communities rejecting the claims of the tobacco companies that provisions prohibiting misleading words on packaging of tobacco products would infringe their intellectual property right

LC Paper No. CB(2)1903/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 May 2006)

-The Administration's paper on the tentative schedule for the fixed penalty information system

LC Paper No. CB(2)1904/05-06(01)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments (version as at 2 May 2006) provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1916/05-06(01)
(attached)

-The Administration's paper on the proposed adaptation periods for amendments to the smoking (Public Health) Ordinance

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website)

II.Any other business
(12:25 pm - 12:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 May 2006