Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 14 January 2008, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)461/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)462/07-08 on 18 December 2007)

-Minutes of meeting held on 12 November 2007

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

Nil

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

#IV.Public consultation on the proposed Unified Carrier Licences
(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08(03)
(English version issued on 7 January 2008)
(Revised Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)550/07-08 on 8 January 2008)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)573/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 10 January 2008)

-Submission from Hong Kong Cable Television Limited

LC Paper No. CB(1)583/07-08(01)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Submission from PCCW-HKT Telephone Limited

LC Paper No. CB(1)583/07-08(02)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Submission from Wharf T&T Limited

(The two consultation papers issued on 21 December 2007 by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and the Telecommunications Authority available at http://www.cedb.gov.hk/ctb/eng/paper/doc/ucl.pdf and http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/report-paper-guide/paper/consultation/20071221.pdf.)

*V.Survey results on the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance (COIAO) (Cap. 390) and the effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime under the COIAO
(3:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08(04)
(issued on 7 January 2008)

-Paper on "Public opinion survey on the operation of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08(05)
(issued on 7 January 2008)

-Paper on "Effectiveness of the existing regulatory regime under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)573/07-08(02)
(issued on 10 January 2008)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(1)858/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 1 February 2007)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08 on 7 January 2008)

-Letter dated 15 January 2007 from a group of concerned clinical psychologists

LC Paper No. CB(1)1214/06-07(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 23 March 2007)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08 on 7 January 2008)

-Letter dated 13 March 2007 from Hon CHOY So-yuk

LC Paper No. CB(1)227/07-08(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8 November 2007)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08 on 7 January 2008)

-Letter dated 6 November 2007 from Hon Jasper TSANG Yok-sing

LC Paper No. CB(1)227/07-08(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8 November 2007)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)544/07-08 on 7 January 2008)

-Letter dated 7 November 2007 from Hon Howard YOUNG

VI.Any other business
(4:30 pm)

# All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV which relates to a legislative proposal.

* Members of the Panel on Home Affairs and all other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item V.


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 January 2008