Bills Committee on
Gambling (Amendment) Bill 2000

Meeting on
Friday, 26 October 2001 at 4:00 pm (immediately after the
House Committee meeting scheduled for 2:30 pm on the same day)
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Matters arising from the last meeting

- Administration's response to members' concerns raised at the meeting on 20 July 2001 [Paper No. CB(2)143/01-02(01)]

-Letter from Hong Kong CSL Limited to Hon SIN Chung-kai expressing views on the Bill [Paper No. CB(2)143/01-02(02)]

II.Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

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 [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 [Paper No. CB(2)434/00-01(01)];

(f)Administration's response of 6 December 2000 to item (e) above [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 [Paper No. CB(2)635/00-01(01)];

(h)Administration's response of 5 January 2001 to item (g) above [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 [Paper No. CB(2)1773/00-01(03)];

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

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

(l)Marked-up copy of the set of CSAs proposed by the Administration as at 23 October 2001 (in English) [Paper No. CB(2)176/01-02(01)].

II.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
24 October 2001