Bills Committee on
Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2000

Meeting on
Thursday, 1 November 2001 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

  1. Matters arising from the previous meeting
    2.

    - Administration's response to members' concerns raised at the meeting on 26 October 2001 [Paper No. CB(2)224/01-02(01) (Chinese version to follow)]

  2. Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill
    3.

    Background papers

    (a)The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)146/00-01 dated 10 November 2000;

    (b)Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Ordinance to be amended by the Bill [Paper No. CB(2)427/00-01(02)];

    (c)The Legislative Council Brief dated 8 November 2000 issued by the Home Affairs Bureau [File Ref : HAB CR 1/17/93 Pt. 29];

    (d)The Legal Service Division's Report on the Bill [LC Paper No. LS28/00-01 for the House Committee meeting on 24 November 2000];

    (e)Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 28 November 2000 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking clarification on some legal and drafting aspects of the Bill [Paper No. CB(2)434/00-01(01)];

    (f)Administration's response of 6 December 2000 to item (e) above [Paper No. CB(2)434/00-01(02)];

    (g)Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 8 December 2000 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking further clarification on some legal and drafting aspects of the Bill [Paper No. CB(2)635/00-01(01)];

    (h)Administration's response of 5 January 2001 to item (g) above [Paper No. CB(2)635/00-01(02)];

    (i)Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 7 June 2001 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking clarifications about some provisions of the Bill [Paper No. CB(2)1773/00-01(03)];

    (j)Administration's response of 11 June 2001 to item (i) above [Paper No. CB(2)1805/00-01(01)];

    (k)A set of Committee Stage amendments (CSAs) proposed by the Administration as at 23 October 2001 [Paper No. CB(2)165/01-02(01)]; and

    (l)Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Ordinance to be amended by the CSAs proposed by the Administration as at 23 October 2001 [Paper No. CB(2)176/01-02(01)].


  3. Any other business
    4.

Legislative Council Secretariat
31 October 2001