Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda
(as at 16 December 2016)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)309/16-17
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)310/16-17 on 14 December 2016)

-Minutes of meeting held on 15 November 2016

II.

Information paper issued since last meeting


(2:31 pm - 2:32 pm)

File Ref: CITB CR 67/53/1
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)195/16-17 on 28 November 2016)

-Legislative Council Brief on United Nations Sanctions (Iran) Regulation (Repeal) Regulation and United Nations Sanctions (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - Iran) Regulation

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(02)
(issued on 14 December 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 which relates to an establishment proposal.IV.

Proposal for creating a permanent Assistant Director of Intellectual Property post in the Intellectual Property Department


(2:35 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(03)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed Creation of one Permanent Directorate Post of Assistant Director of Intellectual Property in the Intellectual Property Department"

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(04)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Extract of minutes of meeting on item V "Progress of implementation of the patents reform and review of the manpower support for the implementation" held on 15 November 2016

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)106/16-17 on 11 November 2016)

-Paper on progress of implementation of the patents reform prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

V.

Plurilateral initiatives for promoting trade - Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and Global Data Standards under Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation


(3:15 pm - 4:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(05)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Plurilateral Initiatives for Promoting Trade - Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and Global Data Standards under Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation"

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(06)
(attached)

-Paper on plurilateral initiatives for promoting trade prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

VI.

Continuing the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities after 2016-2017


(4:05 pm - 4:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(07)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities"

LC Paper No. CB(1)311/16-17(08)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Paper on the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VII.

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 which relates to an establishment proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 December 2016