Panel on Home Affairs

Subcommittee on Human Rights Protection Mechanisms

Meeting on Friday, 22 June 2007, at 5:00 pm
(immediately after the Finance Committee meeting scheduled for 3:00 pm)
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Updated Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(5:00 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2195/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2196/06-07 on 20 June 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 28 April 2007

II.Review of the existing human rights mechanisms in Hong Kong
(5:05 pm - 6:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2198/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 18 June 2007; Chinese version issued on 20 June 2007))

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting held on 28 April 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)1957/02-03(03)
(previously issued for the Panel's meeting on 9 May 2003; attached)

-Paper on "Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties: Monitoring Mechanisms" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2198/06-07(02)
(attached)

-Submission from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

LC Paper No. CB(2)2198/06-07(03)
(English version only)(attached)

-Submission from Mr C Raj KUMAR, Associate Professor, The School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

Meeting with academic/deputation and the Administration

  1. Mr C Raj KUMAR
    Associate Professor, The School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

  2. Mr LAW Yuk-kai
    Director, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
III.Any other business
(6:55 pm - 7:00 pm)

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/panels/ha/ha_hrpm/agenda/hrag0622.htm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 June 2007

Appendix

Relevant papers previously issued

Background information

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(05)
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Background brief entitled "Establishment of a human rights commission" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No.IN04/06-07
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Information note entitled "Whether the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies are binding on their member states" prepared by Research and Library Services Division (RLSD) of LegCo

LC Paper No.IN05/06-07
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Information note entitled "Principles and requirements for establishing a Human Rights Commission in selected jurisdictions" prepared by RLSD

LC Paper No.IN06/06-07
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Information note entitled "Academics' views on the existing human rights framework in Hong Kong" prepared by RLSD

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(03)
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Paper entitled "Existing human rights protection mechanisms in Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1662/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 24 April 2007; Chinese version issued on 27 April 2007)

-Paper entitled "Existing human rights framework in Hong Kong"

Written submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Report summary provided by Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

LC Paper No. CB(2)1069/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 February 2007)

-Research report on the establishment of a human rights commission in Hong Kong provided by Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 June 2007