Panel on Commerce and Industry

Policy briefing cum meeting on
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda
(as at 18 January 2016)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)434/15-16
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)435/15-16 on 15 January 2016)

-Minutes of meeting held on 17 November 2015

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting


(2:30 pm – 2:32 pm)

File Ref: CITB CR 104/53/1
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)290/15-16 on 14 December 2015)

-Legislative Council Brief on United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) (No. 2) Regulation 2015 and United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2015 (Repeal) Regulation

LC Paper No. CB(1)390/15-16(01)
(issued on 5 January 2016)

-Information paper on the financial position of the Applied Research Fund for the period from 1 March to 31 May 2015

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm – 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)446/15-16 on 15 January 2016)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(02)
(issued on 14 January 2016)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV. IV.

Briefings by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and the Secretary for Innovation and Technology on the Chief Executive's 2016 Policy Address


(2:35 pm – 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)446/15-16 on 15 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "2016 Policy Address - Policy Initiatives of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau"

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(04)
(issued on 14 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "2016 Policy Address - Policy initiatives of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in relation to Mainland and Taiwan co-operation"

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(05)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "2016 Policy Address - Policy Initiatives of Innovation and Technology Bureau"

Relevant papers

Address by the Chief Executive at the Legislative Council meeting on 13‍ January 2016 (issued on 13 January 2016)

The 2016 Policy Agenda booklet (issued on 13 January 2016)

V.

Continuing the funding support for Technology Transfer Offices of local universities, Partner State Key Laboratories and Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres through the Innovation and Technology Fund after 2015-2016


(4:25 pm – 4:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(06)
(issued on 14 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Continuing the Funding Support for Technology Transfer Offices of Local Universities, Partner State Key Laboratories and Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres through the Innovation and Technology Fund after 2015-16"

LC Paper No. CB(1)436/15-16(07)
(issued on 14 January 2016)

-Paper on the funding support for Technology Transfer Offices of local universities, Partner State Key Laboratories, and Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres through the Innovation and Technology Fund prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.

Any other business


(4:55 pm – 5:00 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 January 2016