Bills Committee on Arbitration Bill

Meeting on Thursday, 19 November 2009, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 18 November 2009)

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

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

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)2469/08-09(04)
(issued on 10 September 2009)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of Ordinances to be amended by the Bill

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)280/09-10(01)
(issued on 17 November 2009)

-Letter dated 6 November 2009 from the Assistant Legal Adviser

LC Paper No. CB(2)314/09-10(01)
(attached)

-Administration's reply dated 17 November 2009 to the Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 6 November 2009

(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
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 November 2009