Subcommittee on
Subsidiary Legislation Relating to Consular Matters

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

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1742/08-09
(issued on 2 June 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 22 May 2009

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(01)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular privileges and immunities set out in the Consular Relations (Additional Privileges and Immunities) (India) Order (L.N. 73 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(02)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular functions set out in the Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance (Variation of Schedule: India) Order (L.N. 74 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(03)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular functions set out in the Consular Conventions (Application of Section 3) (India) Order (L.N. 75 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(04)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular privileges and immunities set out in the Consular Relations (Additional Privileges and Immunities) (Italy) Order (L.N. 76 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(05)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional functions set out in the Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance (Variation of Schedule: New Zealand) Order (L.N. 77 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(06)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular functions set out in the Consular Conventions (Application of Section 3) (New Zealand) Order (L.N. 78 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(07)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular privileges and immunities set out in the Consular Relations (Additional Privileges and Immunities) (Russia) Order (L.N. 79 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(08)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular functions set out in the Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance (Variation of Schedule: Russia) Order (L.N. 80 of 2009)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/08-09(09)
(attached)

-Explanatory notes on the additional consular functions set out in the Consular Conventions (Application of Section 3) (Russia) Order (L.N. 81 of 2009)

Other relevant papers

Ref No. : SF (1), SF (2) & SF (4) to PROT CR 6/1126/98
(issued on 28 April 2009)

-Legislative Council Brief issued by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 28 April 2009

LC Paper No. LS65/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1503/08-09 on 7 May 2009)

-Legal Service Division Report on the subsidiary legislation relating to consular matters

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(02)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Letter dated 6 May 2009 from Assistant Legal Adviser 9 (ALA9) to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(03)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-The Administration's response dated 7 May 2009 to ALA9's letter dated 6 May 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(04)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Legal Notices Nos. 53 and 56 of 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(05)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Marked-up copy of the subsidiary legislation

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(06)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Background Brief prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(07)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(08)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance (Cap. 191)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(09)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Consular Conventions Ordinance (Cap. 267)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(10)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Consular Relations Ordinance (Cap. 557)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(11)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Agreement Constituted by Exchange of Notes Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of India on Matters Concerning the Consular Convention Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(12)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Agreement Constituted by Exchange of Notes Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Italy Regarding the Maintenance of the Italian Consulate General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Note of Reply of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(13)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Agreement on Consular Relations Between the People's Republic of China and New Zealand

LC Paper No. CB(2)1627/08-09(14)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 21 May 2009)

-Consular Convention Between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 June 2009