Bills Committee on
Certification for Employee Benefits (Chinese Medicine)
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

Meeting on Tuesday, 17 January 2006 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 31 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)764/05-06(01)
(issued on 29.12.2005)

-Reply from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food regarding members' view that the Administration should give an undertaking during the resumption of Second Reading debate on the Bill that the Administration would study the issue of assisting listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners to become registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners and provide a paper in about six months' time to the Panel on Health Services for follow-up

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)667/04-05
(issued on 3.6.2005)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)2246/04-05(02)
(issued on 12.7.2005)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances

LC Paper No. CB(2)197/05-06(01)
(issued on 27.10.2005)

-Letter dated 20 October 2005 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)197/05-06(02)
(issued on 27.10.2005)

-Administration's response dated 26 October 2005 to the Legal Service Division's letter

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

II.Date of next meeting
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 January 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information

File Ref : LD HQ/711/253/1 Pt. 9
(issued by the Economic Development and Labour Bureau in June 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS80/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1974/04-05 on 16.6.2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)2246/04-05(03)
(issued on 12.7.2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2226/04-05(01)
(issued on 11.7.2005)

-Supplementary background information to the Bill provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(01)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 13 July 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)174/05-06(01)
(issued on 25.10.2005)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 5 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)520/05-06(01)
(issued on 28.11.2005)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 31 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)562/05-06(01)
(issued on 1.12.2005)

-Interim reply from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food regarding members' view that the Administration should give an undertaking during the resumption of Second Reading debate on the Bill that the Administration would study the issue of assisting listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners to become registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners and provide a paper in about six months' time to the Panel on Health Services for follow-up

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)2246/04-05(04)
(issued on 12.7.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(02)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Further submission from the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(01)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Employees Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(03)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Sun Chung Medical Centre University

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(04)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Federation of China of Traditional Chinese Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(05)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from the School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University

LC Paper No. CB(2)2599/04-05(06)
(English version issued on 16.9.2005, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2661/04-05 on 30.9.2005)

-Submission from the Legal Committee, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/04-05(01)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

LC Paper No. CB(2)2624/04-05(02)
(issued on 16.9.2005)

-Submission from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2661/04-05 on 30.9.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Acupuncturists Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(05)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Fujian Association of Chinese Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2661/04-05 on 30.9.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Members Federation of Chinese Medical Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(07)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2672/04-05 on 3.10.2005)

-Submission from The World Institute of Chinese Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(08)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedic and Traumatic Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(09)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Submission from The Society of Hong Kong Professional Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(10)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2672/04-05 on 3.10.2005)

-Submission from the Past Students' Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(11)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)145/05-06 on 21.10.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union

LC Paper No. CB(2)2696/04-05(01)
(issued on 6.10.2005)

-Submission from the Chinese Ancient Healings Medicines Conservation Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)149/05-06(01)
(issued on 24.10.2005)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Wah Ha Medicine Association

Administration's response to submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(02)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Administration's response to issues raised in the submissions from Chinese medicine organisations

LC Paper No. CB(2)2634/04-05(03)
(issued on 28.9.2005)

-Administration's response to issues raised by the Legal Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 January 2006