Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 9 December 2013, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information papers issued since the last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(4)152/13-14(01)
(issued on 18 November 2013)

-Press release dated 15 November 2013 regarding the decision of the Communications Authority ("CA") on the 3G spectrum re-assignment arrangements and the considerations of the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development ("SCED") on the relevant spectrum utilisation fee

LC Paper No. CB(4)152/13-14(02)
(issued on 18 November 2013)

-Joint Statement dated 15 November 2013 regarding the decision of the CA on the 3G spectrum re-assignment arrangements and the considerations of the SCED on the relevant spectrum utilisation fee

LC Paper No. CB(4)152/13-14(03)
(issued on 18 November 2013)

-Consultancy Report regarding the quantitative assessment on the service quality of adopting a hybrid approach for 3G spectrum re-assignment (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)152/13-14(04)
(issued on 18 November 2013)

-Executive Summary of the Consultancy Report (Chinese version only)

II.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:30 pm – 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(01)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(02)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(4)173/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 November 2013)

-Letter from Hon Charles Peter MOK dated 13 November 2013 on issues relating to the unequal sharing of the Multiple Frequency Network for digital terrestrial television services by Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)174/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 November 2013)

-Letter from Hon Claudia MO dated 18 November 2013 on issues relating to the arrangements for the frequency spectrum in the 1.9-2.2 GHz Band upon expiry of the existing frequency assignments for the provision of third generation mobile services and the spectrum utilization fee (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)175/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 November 2013)

-Letter from Hon Claudia MO dated 18 November 2013 on issues relating to the hosting arrangement of "phone-in" programmes of Commercial Radio (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)189/13-14(01)
(issued on 26 November 2013)

-Letter from Hon Claudia MO dated 22 November 2013 on issues relating to the alleged violations of the codes of practice by Television Broadcasts Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)189/13-14(02)
(issued on 27 November 2013)

-Letter from Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing dated 26 November 2013 on issues relating to Television Broadcasts Limited's ban on Next Media (Chinese version only)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items III to V. Item III relates to an establishment proposal. Item IV relates to a funding proposal. III.

Proposed extension of a supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong


(2:35 pm – 3:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(03)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on proposed extension of a supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(04)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-Paper on the supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items III to V. Item III relates to an establishment proposal. Item IV relates to a funding proposal. IV.

Radio Television Hong Kong - establishment of 22 digital terrestrial television fill-in stations


(3:20 pm – 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(05)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on establishment of fill-in stations for the digital terrestrial television service of Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(06)
(attached)

-Paper on Radio Television Hong Kong - establishment of 22 digital terrestrial television fill-in stations prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items III to V. Item III relates to an establishment proposal. Item IV relates to a funding proposal. V.

Review of the Digital 21 Strategy


(3:50 pm – 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(07)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on public consultation on 2014 Digital 21 Strategy

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(08)
(attached)

-Paper on review of the digital 21 strategy prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.

Any other business


(4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items III to V. Item III relates to an establishment proposal. Item IV relates to a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 December 2013