Panel on Home Affairs

Meeting on
Friday, 14 March 2003 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1421/02-03

-Minutes of special meeting on 15 January 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)1422/02-03

-Minutes of meeting on 14 February 2003

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1185/02-03

-Submission from three Village Representatives of So Kwun Wat expressing views on the electoral arrangements in the Village Representative Election Bill (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1204/02-03

-A set of proposed guidelines : "Proposed Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of Village Representative Elections" prepared by the Electoral Affairs Commission

LC Paper No. CB(2)1219/02-03(01)

-An outline of the topics to be covered in the second report on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1288/02-03(01)

-Paper on "2003 Village Representative Elections - Way forward" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1391/02-03

-Letter of 28 February 2003 from the Administration on public fund-raising activities for non-charitable purposes(for Members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1398/02-03(01)

-Submission from Mr CHAN Kwan-ming expressing views on building management (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1402/02-03(01)

-Submission from Mr Tony TAM expressing views on the Culture and Heritage Consultation Paper 2002 (Chinese version only)

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

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03

-List of follow-up actions

IV. Research on the system of advisory committees in some overseas places
(11:00 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. RP03/02-03

-Research report on "System of advisory committees in some overseas places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03(01)

-Paper on "Review of the role and functions of government advisory and statutory bodies" provided by the Administration

V. Operational and regulatory framework for authorised soccer betting
(11:45 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03(02)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Relevant papers

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

-Minutes of special meeting of the Panel on Home Affairs held on 26 November 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)1118/02-03

-Minutes of meeting of the Panel on Home Affairs held on 10 January 2003 (Agenda item IV)

VI.Briefing on the work of the Equal Opportunities Commission ("EOC")
(12:10 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03(03)

-Paper provided by EOC

LC Paper No. CB(2)1449/02-03(01)

-Materials on the presentation to be made by the Equal Opportunities Commission on its work

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2)1419/02-03(04)

-Extract from the minutes of meeting of the Panel on Home Affairs held on 8 February 2002

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 March 2003