Bills Committee on Broadcasting Bill

Meeting on Tuesday, 18 April 2000 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda


  1. Meeting with the Administration
    2.

    Background papers

    1. The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)515/99-00 dated 28 January 2000;

    2. The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Information and Technology Broadcasting Bureau (File Ref :ITBB(CR) 9/19/1/(00) Pt.7)

    3. The Legal Service Division's Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS77/99-00) circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1118/99-00 on 17 February 2000; and

    4. Marked-up copy of consequential amendments to the relevant Ordinances (Schedule 9 to the Bill) [Paper No. CB(2)1359/99-00(01)].
    Papers for the meeting

    - Administration's response to submissions from deputations [Paper No. CB(2)1572/99-00(01) (issued)]

    - paper on "Competition provisions in relation to artiste contracts" provided by the Administration [Paper No. CB(2)1722/99-00(01)(attached)]

    - paper on "New functions of the Broadcasting Authority under the Broadcasting Bill" provided by the Administration [Paper No. CB(2)1722/99-00(02)(attached)]

    Other relevant papers issued

    Please see Appendix.

    1. Any other business
      2.


    Legislative Council Secretariat
    17 April 2000

    Appendix

    Bills Committee on Broadcasting Bill

    List of relevant papers previously issued



    Submission from deputations

    1. Hong Kong Journalist Association (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1476/99-00(02)];

    2. Satellite Television Rentals Limited (in English only)
      [Paper Nos. CB(2)1476/99-00(03) and (04)];

    3. Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1476/99-00(05)];

    4. Asia Television Limited (in Chinese only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(01)];

    5. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Limited (in English only) [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(02)];

    6. Kwun Tong Resident Union (in Chinese only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(03)];

    7. Consumer Council
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(04)];

    8. Hong Kong Arts Development Council
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(05)];

    9. Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co., Ltd (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(06)];

    10. Turner International Asia Pacific Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(07)];

    11. Satellite Television Asian Region Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(08)];

    12. joint submission of the Cable & Wireless HKT Limited and the Cable & Wireless HKT VOD Limited (in English only) [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(09)];

    13. Elmsdale Media Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1504/99-00(10)];

    14. Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1541/99-00(01)];

    15. Hong Kong Development and Strategic Research Centre (in Chinese only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1549/99-00(01)];

    16. Galaxy Satellite Telecommunications Co Ltd
      [Paper No. CB(2)1549/99-00(02)];

    17. Television Broadcasts Limited
      [Paper No. CB(2)1549/99-00(03)]; and

    18. Hong Kong Society of Accountant
      [Paper No. CB(2)1569/99-00(01)].

    Further submission from deputations

    1. Television Broadcasts Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1572/99-00(02)];

    2. Hong Kong Journalist Association (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1650/99-00(01)];

    3. Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (in English only)
      [Paper No. CB(2)1650/99-00(02)];

    4. Consumer Council
      [Paper No. CB(2)1674/99-00(02)]; and

    5. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Limited (in English only) [Paper No. CB(2)1702/99-00(01)].


    Legislative Council Secretariat
    17 April 2000