Bills Committee on
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

Meeting on Thursday, 27 March 2003 at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

1. Meeting with the Administration

(8:30 am - 10:25 am)



LC Paper No. CB(3)379/02-03 (issued on 15.2.2003)	-	The Bill
Ref: SBCR 2/1162/97 (issued by the Security Bureau on 13.2.2003)	-	Legislative Council Brief, booklet entitled "National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill - Explanatory Notes" and leaflet entitled "National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill - Overview"
Paper No. 1 (attached)	-	Administration's response to the issues raised and information sought at the joint meeting of the Panel on Security and Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 17 January 2003
Paper No. 2 (attached)	-	Administration's paper entitled "Proposals to implement Article 23 broadly consistent with Johannesburg Principles"
Paper No. 3 (English version attached, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's paper entitled "Comparison of proposed offences with existing offences and with corresponding offences in other common law jurisdictions"
Paper No. 4 (attached)	-	Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances
Paper No. 5(to follow)	-	Paper entitled "National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill - proposed order and areas for study" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
"Collection of existing statutory provisions relevant to the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill" issued by the Department of Justice in February 2003 (issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)1215/02-03 on 17.2.2003) (A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in Appendix I, a list of submissions received on the Bill and the Administration's response is in Appendix II, a list of papers relating to the Consultation Document on Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law is in Appendix III)

2. Date of next meeting

(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 March 2003

Appendix I

Background information on the Bill
LC Paper No. CB(2)1171/02-03(01) (issued on 13.2.2003)	-	Press release issued by the Administration on the statement made by the Secretary for Security on the Bill at the Legislative Council meeting on 12.2.2003
LC Paper No. LS61/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1319/02-03 on 27.2.2003)	-	Legal Service Division Report
LC Paper No. CB(2)1378/02-03(03) (issued on 5.3.2003)	-	Background brief on the Bill prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Appendix II

I.	Submissions on the Bill
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1440/02-03(01) (English version issued on 11.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Submission from Ms Anne HAKOSALO
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1440/02-03(02) (English version issued on 11.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Submission from Mr TC Billy LEUNG
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1440/02-03(03) (English version issued on 11.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Submission from Mr BAHRUNAN
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1440/02-03(04) (English version issued on 11.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Submission from Committee to Protect Journalists
	5.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1563/02-03(01) (English version issued on 21.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Submission from International Publishers' Association
	6.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1563/02-03(02) ( issued on 21.3.2003)	-	Submission from C & J Associates Ltd
	7.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1563/02-03(03) (issued on 21.3.2003)	-	Submission from
II.	Administration's response to submissions
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1525/02-03(01) (English version issued on 18.3.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response to the submission from Committee to Protect Journalists

Appendix III

I.	Consultation document/report provided by the Administration
	1.	Consultation Document on Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law issued by the Security Bureau on 24.9.2002
	2.	Leaflet entitled : "Implementation of Article 23 of the Basic Law - Way Forward" issued by the Security Bureau on 28.1.2003
	3.	Volume 1 of the Compendium of Submissions on the Consultation Document on Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law
II.	Papers provided by the Administration
	1.	Paper No. CB(2)2829/01-02(01) (issued on 25.9.2002)	-	Comparison table entitled "Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law - Comparison of Offences and Penalties"
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2)2850/01-02(01) (issued on 30.9.2002)	-	Relevant overseas legislation referred to in the comparison table entitled "Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law - Comparison of Offences and Penalties"
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2)86/02-03(01) (issued on 16.10.2002)	-	Paper entitled "Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law - Police Investigation Powers"
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2)86/02-03(02) (issued on 16.10.2002)	-	Paper entitled "Act of State"
	5.	LC Paper No. CB(2)375/02-03(01) (issued on 14.11.2002)	-	A letter dated 14.11.2002 from the Solicitor General attaching the opinion of Mr David PANNICK QC on the proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law in the Consultation Document
	6.	LC Paper No. CB(2)438/02-03(01) (English version issued on 21.11.2002, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)499/02-03 on 29.11.2002)	-	A letter dated 19.11.2002 from the Solicitor General (Acting) attaching the instructions to Mr David PANNICK, QC on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law and related documents
	7.	LC Paper No. CB(2)587/02-03(01) (issued on 6.12.2002)	-	Paper entitled
	8.	LC Paper No. CB(2)686/02-03(01) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)727/02-03 on 18.12.2002)	-	The Administration's response to the issues raised at the joint meeting held on 21.10.2002
	9.	LC Paper No. CB(2)793/02-03(02) (issued on 3.1.2003)	-	Letter dated 2.1.2003 from the Judiciary Administrator on the possibility of shortening the time required for the issuing of a search warrant and related matters
III.	Questions raised by Hon James TO and the Administration's response to them
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2)686/02-03(03) (issued on 16.12.2002)	-	List of questions raised by Hon James TO to the Administration on 4.12.2002
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2)793/02-03(01) (issued on 3.1.2003)	-	List of further questions raised by Hon James TO to the Administration on 30.12.2002
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2)744/02-03(01) (English version issued on 20.12.2002, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response to questions raised by Hon James TO on 4.12.2002
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2)839/02-03(01) (English version issued on 8.1.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response (second batch) to questions raised by Hon James TO on 4.12.2002
	5.	LC Paper No. CB(2)962/02-03(01) (English version issued on 20.1.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response (third batch) to questions raised by Hon James TO on 4.12.2002
	6.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1137/02-03(01) (English version issued on 10.2.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response (fourth batch) to questions raised by Hon James TO on 4.12.2002
	7.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1146/02-03(01) (English version issued on 11.2.2003, Chinese version to follow)	-	Administration's response to questions raised by Hon James TO on 30.12.2002
IV.	Papers prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
	(A)	Papers prepared by the Legal Services Division
	1.	LC Paper No. LS6/02-03 (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)116/02-03 on 18.10.2002, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)137/02-03 on 22.10.2002)	-	A paper entitled "Existing legislation relevant to the Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law" prepared by the Legal Service Division
	2.	LC Paper No. LS34/02-03 (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)713/02-03 on 18.12.2002, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)744/02-03 on 20.12.2002)	-	Paper entitled "Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law : Information Paper on Inchoate Offences"
	3.	LC Paper No. LS44/02-03 (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)896/02-03 on 16.1.2003, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1088/02-03 on 4.2.2003)	-	Legal Service Division's Comments on Administration's Response made to the Panels in relation to Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2)176/02-03(01) (issued on 25.10.2002)	-	Supplementary information provided by the Legal Service Division on a number of footnotes in the Consultation Document on Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law
	(B)	Summaries prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2)896/02-03(01) (English version issued on 16.1.2003, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1084/02-03 on 30.1.2003)	-	Summary of views expressed/ suggestions made by organisations/individuals on the Administration's Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law (up to 15.1.2003)
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1376/02-03(01) (issued on 4.3.2003)	-	Summary of views expressed/ suggestions made by organisations/individuals on the Administration's Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law (16.1.2003 - 26.2.2003)
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1082/02-03(01) (English version issued on 30.1.2003, Chinese version vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1190/02-03 on 14.2.2003)	-	Summary of concerns and queries raised by Members at the joint meetings held on 26.9.2002, 21.10.2002, 19.12.2002 and 7.1.2003
	(C)	Official record of proceedings
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1130/02-03 (issued on 10.2.2003)	-	Relevant official record of proceedings on the Official Secrets Bill enacted in June 1997
V.	Minutes of joint meetings of Panel on Security and Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
	(A)	Meetings with the Administration
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 461/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)462/02-03 on 26.11.2002)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 26.9.2002
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 618/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)619/02-03 on 10.12.2002)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 21.10.2002
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 1458/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1459/02-03 on 12.3.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 19.12.2002 at 4:30 pm
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 1560/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1561/02-03 on 21.3.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 7.1.2003
	5.	LC Paper No. CB(2)1601/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1602/02-03 on 26.3.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 17.1.2003
	(B)	Meetings with deputations
	1.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 701/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)702/02-03 on 17.12.2002)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 7.11.2002
	2.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 762/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)763/02-03 on 24.12.2002)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 15.11.2002
	3.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 956/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)958/02-03 on 20.1.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 21.11.2002
	4.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 957/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)963/02-03 on 20.1.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 28.11.2002
	5.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 933/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)934/02-03 on 16.1.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 5.12.2002
	6.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 1520/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1521/02-03 on 18.3.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 14.12.2002
	7.	LC Paper No. CB(2) 1518/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1519/02-03 on 18.3.2003)	-	Minutes of joint meeting held on 19.12.2002 at 9:30 am

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 March 2003