Bills Committee on Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 2003

Second meeting on
Thursday, 18 September 2003, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2456/02-03(01)(English version issued on 16.9.2003, Chinese version attached)

-The Administration's response to public submissions

II.Meeting with deputations
(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)

1.Civic Exchange

2.The Association of Planning Consultants of Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(03) -- English version only (issued on 29.8.2003))

3.The Hong Kong Institute of Planners
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(05) (issued on 29.8.2003))

4.World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(10) -- English version only (issued on 29.8.2003))

Submissions from organizations which will not attend the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(07)(English version issued on 29.8.2003, Chinese version attached)

-Submission dated 25 August 2003 from The Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(09)(English version issued on 29.8.2003, Chinese version attached)

-Submission dated 22 August 2003 from Urban Watch

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2451/02-03(01)(English version only) (issued on 15.9.2003)

-Submission dated 26 July 2003 from the Advisory Council on the Environment

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2451/02-03(02)(English version only) (issued on 15.9.2003)

-Submission dated 12 August 2003 from The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Paper prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2456/02-03(02)(English version issued on 16.9.2003, Chinese version to follow)

-Summary of concerns/views raised by organizations

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

III.Any other business

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 September 2003

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued


Background information on the Bill

Ref: HPLB(CR)(PL)184/02(2003) Pt. 63(issued by the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau on 7.5.2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(3) 626/02-03(issued on 9.5.2003)

-The Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 2003

LC Paper No. LS 109/02-03(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2175/02-03 on 22.5.2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2233/02-03(01)(issued on 17.7.2003)

-Marked-up copy of the Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2390/02-03(01)(issued on 29.8.2003)

-Background brief on the Town Planning (Amendment) Bill 2003

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 September 2003