Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 19 January 2009, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 19 January 2009)

I.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

Nil

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(01)
(issued on 14 January 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(02)
(issued on 14 January 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

III.Judicial review on prisoners' voting right
(2:40 pm - 3:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(03)
(issued on 14 January 2009)

-Administration's paper on "Judicial review on prisoners' voting right"

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(04)
(issued on 14 January 2009)

-Background brief on "Voting right of prisoners" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

IN04/08-09
(issued on 14 January 2009)

-Information Note on "Voting right of prisoners" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)490/08-09(01)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09 on 14 January 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 10 December 2008 from the Society for Community Organization regarding the High Court judgment on the voting right of prisoners

LC Paper No. CB(2)714/08-09(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission on "Judicial review on prisoners' voting right" from the Society for Community Organization

LC Paper No. CB(2)714/08-09(02)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter from the Society for Community Organization dated 16 January 2009 enclosing a letter and a submission from Mr CHAN Kin-sum, a prisoner who had applied for judicial review on prisoners' voting right

IV.Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
(3:40 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)650/08-09(01)
(issued on 13 January 2009)

-Administration's paper on "Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review"

IN05/08-09
(issued on 16 January 2009)

-Information Note on "United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

(1)Democratic Party
[LC Paper No. CB(2)714/08-09(03)]
(Chinese version only)

(2)Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
[LC Paper No. CB(2)714/08-09(04)]

(3)Growing Together
[LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(05)] (issued on 14 January 2009)
(English version only)

Written submissions only

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/08-09(06)
(issued on 14 January 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Mr Andrew K Y CHIU, Member of Eastern District Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)693/08-09(01)
(issued on 16 January 2009)
(English version only)

-Submission from the Society for Community Organization

LC Paper No. CB(2)699/08-09(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, Member of Eastern District Council

V.Any other business
(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 January 2009