Bills Committee on Education Reorganization
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002

Third meeting on Saturday, 25 January 2003 at 9:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:30 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)857/02-03
(issued on 13 January 2003 vide LC Paper No. CB(2)859/02-03)

-Minutes of meeting on 16 December 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)858/02-03
(issued on 15 January 2003 vide LC Paper No. CB(2)897/02-03)

-Minutes of meeting on 23 December 2002

II.Meeting with the Administration
(9:35 am - 11:25 am)

Matters arising from the meeting on 23 December 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)775/02-03(01)
(English version issued on 28 December 2002)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)778/02-03 on 30 December 2002)

-Administration's response to members' concern on the arrangements for the merger of the Education and Manpower Bureau with the Education Department

LC Paper No. CB(2)860/02-03(01)
(issued on 9 January 2003)

-Administration's response to members' comments on the terms of reference and non-statutory status of the Education Commission

Other relevant papers

A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix

III.Date of next meeting
(11:25 am - 11:30 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 January 2003

Appendix

Other relevant papers

Background information

EMBCR 6/2/3231/90 Pt. 3
(issued on 6 November 2002)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS21/02-03
(circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2)443/02-03 for the House Committee meeting on 22 November 2002)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)668/02-03(02)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Administration's proposals to merge the Education and Manpower Bureau with the Education Department, and the Education Commission with the Board of Education"

LC Paper No. CB(2)296/02-03(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)742/02-03 on 20 December 2002)

-Paper provided by the Administration for the meeting of the Panel on Education on 18 November 2002

The Bill and amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(3)129/02-03
(issued on 11 November 2002)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)669/02-03(01)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)668/02-03(06)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Committee Stage amendments to clauses 1 and 43 of the Bill proposed by the Administration

Correspondence between the Administration and Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)668/02-03(03)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Letter dated 21 November 2002 from Assistant Legal Adviser (ALA) to the Administration on Part 3 of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)668/02-03(04)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Letter dated 22 November 2002 from the Administration in response to ALA's letter dated 21 November 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)668/02-03(05)
(issued on 13 December 2002)

-Letter dated 11 December 2002 from ALA to the Administration on Part 3 of the Bill

Response of the Administration to issues raised by the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2)742/02-03(01)
(issued on 20 December 2002)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 16 December 2002