Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 20 April 2009, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1255/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1256/08-09 on 6 April 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 December 2008

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(2:31 pm - 2:33 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1297/08-09(01)
(issued on 8 April 2009)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 6 April 2009 from the Hong Kong Journalists Association to the Chief Executive concerning access to information

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:33 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Role of Hong Kong deputies to the National Peoples' Congress and Hong Kong members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: Position of the HKSAR Government
(2:45 pm - 3:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(03)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Role of Hong Kong deputies to the National Peoples' Congress and Hong Kong members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: Position of the HKSAR Government"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1103/08-09(01)
(issued on 17 March 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 13 March 2009 from Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing

*V.Results of the public consultation on prisoners' voting right and the proposed way forward
(3:35 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1309/08-09(01)
(issued on 9 April 2009)

-Administration's paper on "Results of the public consultation on prisoners' voting right and the proposed way forward"

(issued to all LegCo Members on 9 April 2009)

-Report on Public Consultation on Prisoners' Voting Right

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(04)
(attached)

-Updated background brief on "Voting rights of prisoners" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1110/08-09(01)
(issued on 18 March 2009)(English version only)

-Submission on "Public consultation on prisoners' voting right" from a member of the public

LC Paper No. CB(2)1110/08-09(02)
(issued on 18 March 2009)

-Submission on "Public consultation on prisoners' voting right" from Civic Party

LC Paper No. CB(2)1062/08-09(01)
(issued on 11 March 2009)

-Letter dated 9 March 2009 from the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs informing the Panel of the latest development of the consultation on prisoners' voting right

*VI.An outline of the topics in the second report on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(4:30 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(05)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "An outline of the topics in the second report on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Rights of the Child"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/08-09(06)
(attached)

-Background brief on "Convention on the Rights of the Child" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm)

* All Hon LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of items V and VI

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 April 2009