LegCo Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 21 May 2001 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)1544/00-01-Minutes of meeting on 3 March 2001 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1545/00-01 on 17 May 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)1542/00-01-Minutes of meeting on 19 March 2001 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1543/00-01 on 15 May 2001

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting on 12 June 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)1573/00-01(01)-List of issues to be considered (attached)

III.The question of "important bill" under Article 50 of the Basic Law
(2:35 pm - 3:10 pm)

Research Report on "Parliamentary handling of non-ordinary bills" (issued)

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1573/00-01(02) and (03) - Relevant extract of minutes of meetings on 20 December 1999 and 19 June 2000 (attached)

Paper provided by the Administration to follow

IV.System of accountability for principal officials (3:10 pm - 3:40 pm)

Paper provided by the Administration to follow

V.Employment arrangements for principal officials
(3:40 pm - 4:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1079/00-01(04)-Administration's paper for Panel meeting on 19 March 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1441/00-01(02)-Letter dated 27 April 2001 from Secretary for Civil Service in response to issues raised at the meeting on 19 March 2001 (considered at Panel meeting on 7 May 2001 and attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1573/00-01(04)-Information Note prepared by the Secretariat (English version) (attached)

Verbal response by Administration

VI.Response of the Secretary for Civil Service to questions raised by members on "Employment arrangements for principal officials" at the meeting on 19 March 2001 - to be raised by Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing
(4:15 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1573/00-01(05)-Verbatim transcript of discussion of the item at the meeting on 19 March 2001 (attached)

VII.Any other business

LC Paper No. CB(2)1573/00-01(06)-Draft report of Panel on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Precedence Table (attached)


Legislative Council Secretariat
18 May 2001