Bills Committee on Sex Discrimination (Amendment) Bill 2014

Second meeting to be held on Monday, 3 November 2014, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised Agenda
(as at 28 October 2014)

I.

Meeting with deputations and the Administration


(10:00 am - 11:15 am)

(1) Amnesty International Hong Kong
[LC Paper No. CB(2)227/14-15(01)]

(2) 人手比例不符最低工資關注組

(3) The Association for the Advancement of Feminism
[LC Paper No. CB(2)227/14-15(02)]

(4) Hong Kong Women Workers' Association
[LC Paper No. CB(2)227/14-15(03)]

(5) Hong Kong Bar & Club Association

(6) Hong Kong Jockey Club Workers General Union
[LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(01)]

(7) Retail, Commerce and Clothing Industries General Union

(8) Women's Affairs Committee, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

(9) Hong Kong Women's Coalition on Equal Opportunities

(10) The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
[LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(02)]

(11) The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Women Affairs Committee
[LC Paper No. CB(2)227/14-15(04)]

(12) Liberal Party Youth Committee

(13) 飲食業關注性別歧視條例大聯盟

(14) 性別歧視條例關注組

(15) Ban Gay Marriage Hong Kong

(16) Hong Kong Professional Tourist Guides General Union
[LC Paper No. CB(2)227/14-15(05)]

(17) The Civic Party
[LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(03)]

Written submissions from organizations/individual not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)2359/13-14(01)

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(04)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(05)

-Submission from the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

LC Paper No. CB(2)171/14-15(01)

-Submission from Hong Kong Catering Industry Association

II.

Meeting with the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Administration


(11:15 am - 12:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)92/14-15(06)

-Letter dated 17 October 2014 from the Equal Opportunities Commission

LC Paper No. CB(2)2359/13-14(02)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the last meeting on 23 July 2014

LC Paper No. CB(3)739/13-14
(issued on 20 June 2014)

-The Bill

(issued on 18 June 2014)

-Legislative Council Brief (no file reference) issued by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

LC Paper No. LS69/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1915/13-14 on 26 June 2014)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)2096/13-14(01)
(issued on 22 July 2014)

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

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/bc/bc58/papers/bc58_ppr.htm)

III.

Any other business


(12:55 pm - 1:00 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 October 2014