Bills Committee on Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2003

Meeting on
Thursday, 26 February 2004 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



I.Meeting with the Administration
(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1474/03-04(01)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Administration's paper entitled "Adoption : Current Arrangements"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1474/03-04(02)
(to follow)

-Administration's paper entitled "Changes arising from the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2003 - new arrangements and impact on the current arrangements on Adoption"

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)1333/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 13.2.2004, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1378/03-04 on 17.2.2004)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)1378/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 17.2.2004, Chinese version attached)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Family Law Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)1411/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 19.2.2004, Chinese version attached)

-Submission from Mother's Choice

LC Paper No. CB(2)1474/03-04(03)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Submission from Ms Amelia ROBERTS

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

II.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 February 2004

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



LC Paper No. CB(3)706/02-03
(issued on 6.6.2003)

-The Bill

File Ref : HWFCR/1/5691/00(02)Pt.22
(issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on 3.6.2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS 135/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2571/02-03 on 19.6.2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)811/03-04(02)
(issued on 6.1.2004)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances

LC Paper No. CB(2)811/03-04(03)
(issued on 6.1.2004)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 February 2004