Bills Committee on
Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2001

Meeting on Friday, 1 June 2001 at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.The Administration's response to issues raised at the last meeting

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1699/00-01(01) - Letter from the Administration dated 30 May 2001 (attached)]

II.Clause-by-clause examination
(From C229 onwards)

III.Any other business

Papers previously issued

(a) The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)432/00-01 dated 16 February 2001;

(b)The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Environment and Food Bureau on 14 February 2001 (File Ref : EFB(CR) 10/8/7);

(c) The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS64/00-01 circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 976/00-01 dated 1 March 2001 for the House Committee meeting on 2 March 2001);

(d) Marked-up copy of the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(02)];

(e) Letter dated 8 March 2001 from Assistant Legal Adviser 4 to the Administration and the Administration's reply letter dated 21 March 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(03)];

(f) Extract of the minutes of the meeting of the LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene held on 8 January 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1128/00-01(04)];

(g) Administration's paper on "A proposal to strengthen the control on unlincensed and unhygienic food establishments" for discussion at the meeting of the LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on 8 January 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 628/00-01(01)];

(h) Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 11 May 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/00-01(02)];

(i) Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration on 11 May 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/00-01(03)].

Written submissions received

(a) Hong Kong Tourism Board
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1603/00-01(01)]

(b) Association for Hong Kong Catering Services Management Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1603/00-01(02)]

(c) Federation of Hong Kong Restaurant Owners Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/00-01(01)]

(d) Consumer Council
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1630/00-01(01)]

(e) Hong Kong Retail Management Association
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1640/00-01(01)]

(f) Association of Better Business and Tourism Services
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1675/00-01(01)]

Legislative Council Secretariat
31 May 2001