Panel on Security

Special meeting on Tuesday, 4 October 2005 at 4:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

*I.The Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order
(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2632/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the special meeting of 15 August 2005 and issues subsequently raised by Hon LAU Kong-wah and Hon Audrey EU

LC Paper No. CB(2)2639/04-05(01)
(issued under confidential cover on 28.9.2005)

-Administration's paper enclosing its internal guidelines on covert surveillance under the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order and a comparison of the protection provided under the internal guidelines, section 33 of the Telecommunications Ordinance and the Interception of Communications Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)2632/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)
(attached)

-Information sought by Hon LAU Kong-wah in connection with the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order

LC Paper No. CB(2)2632/04-05(03)
(attached)

-Information sought by Hon Audrey EU in connection with the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order

LC Paper No. CB(2)2632/04-05(04)
(attached)

-Background brief entitled "Regulation of surveillance and the interception of communications" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2632/04-05(05)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Summary of concerns and queries raised by Members at the special meeting on 15 August 2005 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information

LC Paper No. CB(2)1420/04-05
(issued on 29.4.2005)

-Judgment delivered by the District Court on 22 April 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)2280/04-05(01)
(issued on 14.7.2005)

-Judgment delivered by the District Court on 5 July 2005

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2419/04-05(01)
(issued on 5.8.2005)

-Administration's paper on the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order

LC Paper No. CB(2)2436/04-05(01)
(issued on 13.8.2005)

-Administration's supplementary paper on the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order

Papers prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2431/04-05(02)
(issued on 12.8.2005)

-Background brief entitled "Public Service (Administration) Order 1997" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. LS103/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2431/04-05 on 12.8.2005)

-Paper entitled "Comparison of provisions governing authorization to carry out interception of communications or covert surveillance in the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106), Interception of Communications Ordinance (Cap. 532) and Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order" prepared by the Legal Service Division



Others

LC Paper No. CB(2)2446/04-05(01)
(issued on 16.8.2005)

-A statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order

LC Paper No. CB(2)2431/04-05(03)
(issued on 12.8.2005)

-Section 13 of the Post Office Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)2431/04-05(04)
(issued on 12.8.2005)

-Section 33 of the Telecommunications Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)2431/04-05(05)
(issued on 12.8.2005)

-Article 14 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance

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


* All other Hon Members of LegCo are invited to attend

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 September 2005