Bills Committee on Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2014

Meeting on Tuesday, 10 June 2014, from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 9 June 2014)

I.

Meeting with the Administration and relevant medical professionals


(4:30 pm – 5:30 pm)

File Ref : SB CR 1/3231/13
(issued by the Security Bureau on 26 February 2014)

-Legislative Council Brief

II.

Meeting with the Administration


(5:30 pm – 6:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1692/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 June 2014)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 26 May 2014

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)444/13-14
(issued on 28 February 2014)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/13-14(02)
(issued on 31 March 2014)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions to be amended by the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

Other relevant papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/13-14(03)
(issued on 31 March 2014);
and
LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/13-14(04)
(issued on 31 March 2014)

-Letter from the Legal Adviser to the Bills Committee dated 5 March 2014 to the Administration and the Administration's reply dated 13 March 2014

LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/13-14(05)
(issued on 31 March 2014);
and
LC Paper No. CB(2)1203/13-14(06)
(issued on 2 April 2014)

-Letter from the Legal Adviser to the Bills Committee dated 25 March 2014 to the Administration and the Administration's reply dated 31 March 2014

LC Paper No. CB(2)1590/13-14(03)
(English version issued on 22 May 2014; Chinese version issued on 23 May 2014);
and
LC Paper No. CB(2)1684/13-14(01)
(issued on 3 June 2014)

-Letter from the Legal Adviser to the Bills Committee dated 22 May 2014 to the Administration and the Administration's reply dated 30 May 2014

LC Paper No. CB(2)1692/13-14(02)
(issued on 4 June 2014);
and
LC Paper No. CB(2)1708/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 June 2014)

-Letter from the Legal Adviser to the Bills Committee dated 3 June 2014 to the Administration and the Administration's reply dated 4 June 2014

The Court of Final Appeal's judgment on the case of W v Registrar of Marriages (FACV 4/2012)
http://legalref.judiciary.gov.hk/lrs/common/search/search_result_detail_frame.jsp?DIS=87115&QS=%2B&TP=JU&ILAN=en

A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the website of the Legislative Council at –
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/bc/bc52/papers/bc52_ppr.htm

III.

Any other business


(6:55 pm – 7:00 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 June 2014