Bills Committee on
Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2000

Meeting on
Monday, 26 November 2001 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

[LC Paper No. CB(2)460/01-02minutes of meeting on 15 May 2001]

[LC Paper No. CB(2)461/01-02minutes of meeting on 5 June 2001]

[LC Paper No. CB(2)462/01-02minutes of meeting on 11 June 2001]

[LC Paper No. CB(2)432/01-02 minutes of meeting on 26 October 2001]

[LC Paper No. CB(2)433/01-02 minutes of meeting on 1 November 2001]

II.Matters arising from the last meeting
(10:50 am - 11:15 am)

- Administration's response to members' concerns raised at the meeting on 1 November 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2)478/01-02(01) (Chinese version to follow)]

III.Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill
(11:15 am - 12:00 noon)

Background papers

(a)The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)146/00-01 dated 10 November 2000;

(b)Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Ordinance to be amended by the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2)427/00-01(02)];

(c)The Legislative Council Brief dated 8 November 2000 issued by the Home Affairs Bureau [File Ref : HAB CR 1/17/93 Pt. 29];

(d)The Legal Service Division's Report on the Bill [LC Paper No. LS28/00-01 for the House Committee meeting on 24 November 2000];

(e)Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 28 November 2000 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking clarification on some legal and drafting aspects of the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2)434/00-01(01)];

(f)Administration's response of 6 December 2000 to item (e) above
[LC Paper No. CB(2)434/00-01(02)];

(g)Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 8 December 2000 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking further clarification on some legal and drafting aspects of the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2)635/00-01(01)];

(h)Administration's response of 5 January 2001 to item (g) above
[LC Paper No. CB(2)635/00-01(02)];

(i) Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 7 June 2001 to the Home Affairs Bureau seeking clarifications about some provisions of the Bill
[LC Paper No. CB(2)1773/00-01(03)];

(j)Administration's response of 11 June 2001 to item (i) above
[LC Paper No. CB(2)1805/00-01(01)];

(k)Set of Committee Stage amendments (CSAs) proposed by the Administration as at 23 October 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2)165/01-02(01)]; and

(l) Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Ordinance to be amended by the CSAs proposed by the Administration as at 23 October 2001 [LC Paper No. CB(2)176/01-02(01)].

Closed session

IV. Case Study : Detailed examination of the extra-territorial application of the existing Gambling Ordinance
(12:00 noon - 12:45 pm)

[LC Paper No. CB(2)239/01-02(01) Confidential paper provided by the Administration]

V.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
23 November 2001