Bills Committee on Land Titles Bill

Eleventh meeting
on Thursday, 31 July 2003, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

  1. Confirmation of minutes of meeting
    2.
    (2:30 pm - 2:32 pm)

    LC Paper No.

    Minutes of tenth meeting held on 17 July 2003

    		  CB(1)2303/02-03
    (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2304/02-03 on 29 July 2003)

  2. Meeting with the Administration
    3.
    (2:32 pm - 6:30 pm)

    Part A: Matters arising from previous meetings

    LC Paper No.

    "Follow-up to the tenth meeting on 17 July 2003" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

    		   CB(1)2305/02-03(01)
    (issued on 29 July 2003)

    Conversion mechanism and certificate of good title

    Supplementary paper provided by the Administration on "Conversion and Certificates of Good Title"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(02)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2311/02-03 on 30 July 2003)

    Relevant paper

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Certificate of Good Title"

    		  CB(1)1567/02-03(02)
    (issued on 30 April 2003)

    LC Paper No.

    Comparison with other jurisdictions

    Supplementary paper provided by the Administration on "Comparison between Proposed Land Titles Registration System for Hong Kong and other Jurisdictions"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(03)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version attached)

    Relevant paper

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Comparison between Proposed Land Title Registration System for Hong Kong and other Jurisdictions"

    		  CB(1)1464/02-03(05)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1464/02-03 on 16 April 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1475/02-03 on 17 April 2003)

    Proposed indemnity scheme

    Supplementary paper provided by the Administration on "Mistakes, Rectification and Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(04)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2311/02-03 on 30 July 2003)

    Third paper provided by the Administration on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(05)
    (issued on 29 July 2003)

    Submission dated 25 July 2003 from the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Administration's paper on "The Constitutionality of the Indemnity Cap"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(06)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese translation to follow)

    Submission from The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong on the Administration's paper on "The Constitutionality of the Indemnity Cap"

    		  CB(1)2207/02-03(09)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2207/02-03 on 15 July 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2311/02-03 on 30 July 2003)

    Relevant papers

    LC Paper No.

    First paper provided by the Administration on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)1664/02-03(01)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1664/02-03 on 13 May 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1724/02-03 on 21 May 2003)

    Second paper provided by the Administration on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)1885/02-03(02)
    (issued on 6 June 2003)

    Paper provided by the Administration on "The Constitutionality of the Indemnity Cap"

    		  CB(1)2089/02-03(02)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2120/02-03 on 28 June 2003)

    Paper prepared by Assistant Legal Adviser on "Observations on the issue whether the proposed cap on the amount of indemnity payable to an owner deprived of his property by fraud is contrary to the Basic Law"

    		   LS114/02-03
    (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1724/02-03 on 21 May 2003)

    First submission from Hong Kong Bar Association dated 22 May 2003 on the Administration's paper on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)1724/02-03(07)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1756/02-03 on 23 May 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)

    Second submission from Hong Kong Bar Association dated 30 May 2003 on the Administration's paper on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)1885/02-03(03)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1885/02-03 on 6 June 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)

    Preliminary submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 5 June 2003 on the Administration's paper on "Indemnity"

    		   CB(1)1885/02-03(04)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1885/02-03 on 6 June 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)

    Second submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 20 June 2003 on the Administration's paper on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)2089/02-03(03)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2207/02-03 on 15 July 2003)

    Third submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 27 June 2003 on the Administration's paper on "Indemnity"

    		  CB(1)2103/02-03(01)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2103/02-03 on 27 June 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)

    Doctrine of notice

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Doctrine of Notice"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(07)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2311/02-03 on 30 July 2003)

    Relevant paper

    Paper prepared by Assistant Legal Adviser on "The Doctrine of Notice and the Land Titles Bill"

    		  LS141/02-03
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2089/02-03 on 26 June 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2207/02-03 on 15 July 2003)

    Deeds of Mutual Covenant

    LC Paper No.

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Registration of Deeds of Mutual Covenant"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(08)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version attached)

    Response to submissions

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Response to Submissions to the Bills Committee"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(09)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version to follow)

    Drafting issues raised by Members and issues raised by Assistant Legal Adviser

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Response to drafting issues and issues raised by Assistant Legal Adviser"

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(10)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2305/02-03 on 29 July 2003)(Chinese version to follow)

    Part B: Examination of the relevant parts of the Bill

    LC Paper No.

    The Bill

    		  CB(3)210/02-03
    (issued on 6 December 2002)

    Part C: Way forward

    LC Paper No.

    "Proposed meeting schedule from September 2003 to February 2004" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

    		  CB(1)2305/02-03(11)
    (issued on 29 July 2003)

  3. Any other business
    4.
    (6:30 pm onwards)


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 July 2003