Bills Committee on Arbitration Bill

Meeting on Thursday, 5 November 2009, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 29 October 2009)

I.Meeting with the Administration
(8:30 am - 10:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)144/09-10(01)
(attached)

-Administration's paper entitled "Clause 20(2) of the Draft Bill - Arbitration for Employment Matters"

LC Paper No. CB(2)144/09-10(02)
(attached)

-Administration's paper entitled "Reference Material in Legislation"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2469/08-09(03)
(issued on 10 September 2009)

-Administration's paper entitled "Summary of submissions and comments on the Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law of Arbitration in Hong Kong and Draft Arbitration Bill"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2546/08-09(03)
(issued on 29 September 2009)

-Administration's paper entitled "(1) Costs of Conducting Arbitral Proceedings in Hong Kong; (2) The objective of facilitating the Fair and Speedy Resolution of Disputes and (3) Simplified Procedures for Arbitral Proceedings"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2546/08-09(04)
(issued on 29 September 2009)

-Administration's paper entitled "(1) Concerns Raised by the Construction Industry on the Proposed Arbitration Regime and (2) Comparison of Specific Provisions in the Arbitration Bill with International Arbitration Practices"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2546/08-09(05)
(issued on 29 September 2009)

-Administration's paper entitled "Arbitration Practices adopted by Hong Kong's Major Competitors"

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)747/08-09
(issued on 26 June 2009)

-The Bill

issued by the Department of Justice on 24 June 2009
(File Ref : LP 19/00/3C Pt. 38)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(2)2469/08-09(02)
(issued on 10 September 2009)

-Administration's paper on "Arbitration Bill : Comparison with the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 341) and the UNCITRAL Model Law"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2261/08-09(01)
(issued on 27 July 2009)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat, enclosing a comparison on the differences between the domestic and international arbitration regimes under the Arbitration Ordinance provided by the Department of Justice

LC Paper No. CB(2)2261/08-09(02)
(issued on 27 July 2009)

-Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law of Arbitration in Hong Kong and draft Arbitration Bill published in 2007

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr08-09/english/bc/bc59/general/bc59.htm)

II.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 October 2009