Bills Committee on Private Columbaria Bill

Eighth meeting on Thursday, 16 March 2017, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 2A of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 16 March 2017)

I.

Meeting with the Administration


(2:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

Draft Committee stage amendments

LC Paper No. CB(2)986/16-17(01)
(issued on 15 March 2017, Chinese version of annex 3 issued on 16 March 2017)

-Draft Committee stage amendments ("CSAs") proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)986/16-17(02)
(issued on 14 March 2017)

-Draft CSA proposed by Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung

LC Paper No. CB(2)999/16-17(01)
(English version issued on 15 March 2017, Chinese version issued on 16 March 2017)

-The Administration's paper entitled "Government's Response to the Draft Committee Stage Amendment Proposed by Hon Fernando CHEUNG"

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)113/16-17
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-The Bill

File Ref.: FH CR 2/3751/07
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Legislative Council ("LegCo") Brief

LC Paper No. LS10/16-17
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)257/16-17 on 24 November 2016)

-Legal Service Division ("LSD") Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(01)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(02)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant legislation to be amended by the Bill prepared by LSD of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1843/15-16
(issued on 29 June 2016)

-Report of the Bills Committee on Private Columbaria Bill formed in the Fifth LegCo

LC Paper No. CB(2)384/16-17(01)
(issued on 12 December 2016)
(Chinese version only)

-Powerpoint presentation material on general introduction on the Private Columbaria Bill provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)449/16-17(01)
(issued on 19 December 2016)

-The Administration's paper entitled "Key issues of concern discussed at the Bills Committee formed under the Fifth LegCo with Committee stage amendments incorporated into the re-introduced Bill"

LC Paper No. CB(2)954/16-17(01)
(issued on 9 March 2017)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 6 March 2017 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen raising concerns about the existence of a vacuum period upon the gazettal and commencement of the Private Columbaria Bill and the supply of niches during that period

LC Paper No. CB(2)986/16-17(03)
(English version issued on 14 March 2017; Chinese version issued on 15 March 2017)

-The Administration's reply to the letter from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen dated 6 March 2017

LC Paper No. CB(2)986/16-17(04)
(issued on 15 March 2017)

-The Administration's paper entitled "Supplementary Information Requested by Members at Previous Meetings"

A list of relevant papers issued in the Sixth LegCo is available on the LegCo website at: http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/bc/bc51/papers/bc51_ppr.htm

A list of relevant papers issued in the Fifth LegCo is available on the LegCo Website at: http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/bc/bc59/papers/bc59_ppr.htm

II.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 March 2017