Panel on Home Affairs

Meeting on
Friday, 10 January 2003 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)805/02-03

-Minutes of special meeting on 26 November 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)817/02-03

-Minutes of meeting on 13 December 2002

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)795/02-03(01)

-Paper on "Conversion of the Bethanie into the Second Campus of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts" provided by the Administration

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)815/02-03

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)815/02-03

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Proposed operational and regulatory framework for authorised soccer betting
(11:00 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)815/02-03(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Relevant papers

File Ref : HAB/CR/1/17/109

-Legislative Council Brief on "Authorisation of soccer betting : The way forward" issued by the Home Affairs Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(2)805/02-03

-Minutes of special meeting on 26 November 2002

* V.Second report to be prepared by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
(11:45 am - 12:40 pm)

-- Meeting with deputations
(1) Equal Opportunities Commission
LC Paper No. CB(2)855/02-03(01)

(2) Hong Kong Human Rights Commission
LC Paper No. CB(2)864/02-03(01) (Chinese version only)

(3) Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

(4) Hong Kong Against Racial Discrimination
LC Paper No. CB(2)864/02-03(02)

(5) The Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights
LC Paper No. CB(2)855/02-03(02)

(6) Against Child Abuse
LC Paper No. CB(2)855/02-03(03)

(7) The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
LC Paper No. CB(2)815/02-03(02)

(8) Parent's Association for the Implementation of Right of Abode of Mainland Children (Hong Kong)
LC Paper No. CB(2)815/02-03(03) (Chinese version only)

(9) Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

--Meeting with the Administration
Outline of the topics to be covered in the second report on the HKSAR under the ICESCR provided by the Administration


VI.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)


* All other Hon LegCo Members are invited for the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
10 January 2003