Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 18 January 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)781/09-10
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)782/09-10 on 30 December 2009)

-Minutes of meeting held on 17 November 2009

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)903/09-10(01)
(issued on 18 January 2010)

-United Nations Sanctions (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) (Amendment) Regulation 2010

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)895/09-10(01)
(issued on 15 January 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)895/09-10(02)
(issued on 15 January 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Copyright protection in the digital environment
(2:35 pm - 5:00 pm)

Meeting with the Administration and deputations

  1. Law Society of Hong Kong
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)895/09-10(03) - English version only - issued on 15 January 2010)

  2. Entertainment Software Association
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)883/09-10(01) - English version only - issued on 14 January 2010)

  3. Business Software Alliance
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(01) - English version only - attached)

  4. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) (Hong Kong Group) Limited
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(01) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  5. Motion Picture Association - International
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(02) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  6. Savantas Policy Institute
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(03) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  7. Movie Producers and Distributors Association of Hong Kong Ltd
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)895/09-10(04) - Chinese version only - issued on 15 January 2010)

  8. IFPI Asian Regional Office
    (LC Paper Nos. CB(1)865/09-10(04) (Restricted to Members) and (05) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  9. Internet Society Hong Kong
    (Joint submission from Internet Society Hong Kong and Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association - LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(02) - Chinese version only - attached)

  10. The Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business Ltd.
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(03) - English version only - attached)

  11. Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(06) - issued on 13 January 2010)

  12. Consumer Council
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(04) - English version only - attached)

  13. The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)895/09-10(05) - English version only - issued on 15 January 2010)

  14. Hong Kong and International Publishers' Alliance
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(08) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  15. Anglo-Chinese Textbook Publishers Organisation and Hong Kong Educational Publishers Association
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(09) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  16. Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(10) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  17. Hong Kong Small & Medium Enterprises Association

  18. The Lion Rock Institute

  19. Hong Kong Video Development Foundation Ltd
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(11) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  20. HUCOM Task Force on Copyright in Education
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(12) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  21. Time Warner Inc
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(13) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  22. Warner Bros. (F.E.) Inc.

  23. Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association Ltd.
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(14) - Chinese version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  24. Yahoo Asia Holdings Limited
    (Joint submission from Yahoo, eBay, Google and Nokia - LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(15) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  25. International Federation Against Copyright Theft (Greater China) Ltd
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(25) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  26. Hong Kong Comics and Animation Federation
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(05) - Chinese version only - attached)

  27. Internet Professional Association
Submissions from deputations/individual not attending the meeting

  1. PCCW Group
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(16) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  2. Hong Kong Bar Association
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(17) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  3. The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(18) - Chinese version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  4. The Open University of Hong Kong
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(19) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  5. Concern Group of the Education Sector on Copyright Law
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(20) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  6. Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd.
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(21) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  7. Dr YANG Mo, Southern District Councillor
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(22) - Chinese version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  8. Hong Kong Library Association and Joint University Libraries Advisory Committee
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(23) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  9. Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(24) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  10. Television Broadcasts Limited
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(26) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  11. Mr Ramona CHEUNG
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(27) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  12. Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(28) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  13. News Corporation
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(07) - English version only - issued on 13 January 2010)

  14. Federation of Hong Kong Industries
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)883/09-10(02) - English version only - issued on 14 January 2010)

  15. The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(06) - Chinese version only - attached)

  16. Hong Kong Information Technology Federation
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)904/09-10(07) - English version only - attached)
LC Paper No. CB(1)341/09-10(08)
(issued on 11 November 2009)

-Administration's paper on proposals for strengthening copyright protection in the digital environment

LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(29)
(issued on 15 January 2010)

-Paper on copyright protection in the digital environment prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

V.Promotion of inward investment
(5:00 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(30)
(issued on 14 January 2010)

-Administration's paper on promotion of inward investment

LC Paper No. CB(1)865/09-10(31)
(issued on 15 January 2010)

-Paper on promotion of inward investment prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

VI.Any other business
(5:45 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV which relates to a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 January 2010