Bills Committee on
Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill

Meeting on Saturday, 25 March 2006 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A



I.Meeting with the Administration
(9:00 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1516/05-06(01)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Administration's paper entitled "Response to issues raised by Members at the meeting of 16 March 2006"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/05-06(02)
(issued on 15.3.2006)

-Paper entitled "Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill - Overview" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1331/05-06(02)
(Chinese version issued on 6.3.2006, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1332/05-06 on 7.3.2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on pre-appointment checking

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/05-06(03)
(English version issued on 15.3.2006, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1447/05-06 on 17.3.2006)

-Paper entitled "Proposed Integrity Checking on Panel Judges" provided by the Judiciary

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

II.Date of next meeting
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 March 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information

File Ref : SBCR 3/2/3231/94
(issued by the Security Bureau in March 2006)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(3)401/05-06
(issued on 3.3.2006)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/05-06(04)
(issued on 15.3.2006)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances prepared on the basis of the consequential amendments in clause 64(2) of the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. LS44/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1348/ 05-06 on 9.3.2006)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)1423/05-06(05)
(issued on 15.3.2006)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1260/05-06(01)
(revised version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1479/05-06 on 21.3.2006)

-Links provided by the Administration to overseas legislation on interception of communications and covert surveillance to which reference had been made by the Administration in drawing up its legislative proposals

LC Paper No. CB(2)1331/05-06(01)
(issued on 6.3.2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on the panel of judges proposed in the Bill

Paper provided by the Judiciary

LC Paper No. CB(2)1189/05-06(01)
(issued on 20.2.2006)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary on the resource implications for the Judiciary arising from the Administration's proposed legislative framework regulating the conduct of interception of communications and covert surveillance by law enforcement agencies

Submission received

LC Paper No. CB(2)1071/05-06(01)
(English version issued on 8.2.2006, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/05-06 on 15.2.2006)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

Others

LC Paper No. CB(2)1342/05-06(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 9.3.2006)

-Letter dated 6 March 2006 from Hon Ronny TONG to the Administration regarding overseas precedents relating to covert surveillance

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 March 2006