Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 16 November 2009, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 13 November 2009)

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)117/09-10
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 118/09-10 on 27 October 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 October 2009

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)273/09-10(01)
(issued on 13 November 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 2 November 2009 from Hon Ronny TONG on the recent appointment of two Under Secretaries

LC Paper No. CB(2)273/09-10(02)
(issued on 13 November 2009)

-Administration's response to Hon Ronny TONG's letter dated 9 November 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)275/09-10(01)
(issued on 13 November 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 24 September 2009 from Hong Kong Women's Coalition on Equal Opportunities (HKWCEO) to the Administration expressing concern about the appointment process for the Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)

LC Paper No. CB(2)275/09-10(02)
(issued on 13 November 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Administration's response to HKWCEO dated 3 November 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)275/09-10(03)
(issued on 13 November 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 19 October 2009 from Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing to the Panel Chairman suggesting that the Panel should invite the Chairperson of EOC and the Privacy Commissioner to brief the Panel of their work respectively

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(01)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(02)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(2)274/09-10(01)
(issued on 13 November 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 11 November 2009 from Hon Emily LAU on the Concluding Observations issued by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination after consideration of the second report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

IV.System of Declaration of Interests by the Chief Executive and Officials under the Political Appointment System
(2:45 pm - 4:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(03)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-Administration's paper on "System of Declaration of Interests by the Chief Executive and Officials under the Political Appointment System"

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(04)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-Background brief on "System of Declaration of Interests by the Chief Executive and Principal Officials under the Accountability System" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*V.Hearing of the Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
(4:05 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(05)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-Administration's paper on "Hearing of the Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination"

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/09-10(06)
(issued on 10 November 2009)

-Updated background brief on "Second Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

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

* All other Hon LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of item V.

ouncil Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 November 2009