LegCo Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 27 August 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 meetings

LC Paper No. CB(2)2208/00-01-Minutes of meeting on 21 May 2001 to be issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2210/00-01 on 24 August 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)2209/00-01-Minutes of meeting on 12 June 2001 to be issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2210/00-01 on 24 August 2001

II.Report of the delegation of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on duty visit to study the systems of executive accountability in the United Kingdom, France and Germany
(2:30 pm - 2:45 pm)

Report of the delegation (issued)

(Members are invited to note the Report)

III.System of accountability for Principal Officials
(2:45 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2211/00-01(01)-Reply Letter dated 16 July 2001 from the Administration (attached)

(The Administration will give a verbal report on the progress)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2207/00-01(01)-Background Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat (issued)

(Members are invited to arrive at some recommendations on the system of accountability for Principal Officials)

IV.Restrictions on activities undertaken by a former Chief Executive
(3:50 pm - 4:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2211/00-01(02)-Proposed research outline on "Restrictions on Activities of Former Heads of Government and Former Senior Members of Government" (attached)

(Members are invited to endorse the proposed outline of research)

*V.Proposal to form a Select Committee to review the roles and functions of the District Councils
(4:10 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2213/00-01(01)-Extract of draft minutes of meeting of Panel on Home Affairs on 16 July 2001(to follow)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2213/00-01(02)-Extract of draft minutes of meeting of Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 July 2001(to follow)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2211/00-01(03)-Information Note prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat (attached)

(Members are invited to consider the proposal)

VI.Date of next meeting

The next meeting will be held at 2:30 pm on 3 September 2001.

* Members of the Panel on Home Affairs are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of item V.

Legislative Council Secretariat
23 August 2001