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

Meeting on Friday, 15 June 2001
immediately after House Committee meeting
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1814/00-01 - minutes of the meeting held on 27 March 2001 (issued)]

II.The Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 1 June 2001

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(01) -Letter from the Administration dated 13 June 2001 (attached)]

III.Clause-by-clause examination

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(02) -Paper on "Immediate Closure Order under the Proposed New Section 128C" provided by the Administration (attached)]

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1819/00-01(03) -Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration (attached)]

IV.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) The Administration's response to issues raised at the last meeting 1 June 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1699/00-01(01)];

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

(k) Marked-up copy of the Bill showing the draft Committee Stage amendments (as at 7 June 2001) proposed by the Administration [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1754/00-01(01)].


Legislative Council Secretariat
14 June 2001