Bills Committee on
Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2002

Third meeting on Monday, 7 October 2002, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2472/01-02
(issued on 5 September 2002)

-Minutes of second meeting on 25 July 2002

II.Meeting with deputations and the Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

Meeting with deputations

Telecommunications Operators

1.Hutchison Global Communications Limited

-Joint submission from Hutchison Global Communications Limited, New World Telephone Limited and Wharf New T&T Limited at LC Paper No. CB(1)2548/01-02(01) (English version only) (issued)

2.Hutchison Telecommunications (HK) Limited

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2548/01-02(02) (English version only) (issued)

3.PCCW Limited

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2496/01-02(01) (English version issued, Chinese version attached)

4.Smartone Mobile Communications Limited

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(01) (English version only) (issued)

5.Sunday

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2632/01-02(01) (English version only) (attached)

6.Telstra Corporation Limited and Hong Kong CSL Limited

-Submission from Hong Kong CSL Limited at LC Paper No. CB(1)2548/01-02(03) (issued)

-Presentation material from Telstra Corporation Limited and Hong Kong CSL Limited at LC Paper No. CB(1)2632/01-02(02) (attached)

Other Parties

7.Consumer Council

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(02) (English version issued, Chinese version will be tabled)

8.Professor XU Yan of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2632/01-02(03) (English version only) (attached)

Submission from the following parties not attending the meeting

Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, Eastern District Council Member

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2496/01-02(02) (Chinese version only) (issued)

New World PCS Limited

-Submission at LC Paper No. CB(1)2632/01-02(04) (English version only) (attached)

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(05)

-Information paper on "Regulation of Mergers and Acquisition Activities in Overseas Jurisdiction" provided by the Administration in response to members' request at the 25 July 2002 meeting (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(06)

-"Supplementary Information on Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board" provided by the Administration in response to members' request at the 25 July 2002 meeting (issued)

Relevant papers already issued

LC Paper No. CB(3)593/01-02

-The Bill

File Ref : ITBB(CR) 7/13/14(02) Pt. 3

-The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau on 3 May 2002

LC Paper No. LS90/01-02

-The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1)2256/01-02(02)

-Extracts from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 17 May 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1)2256/01-02(03)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1) 2104/01-02

-Background brief on Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2002 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(03)

-Letter dated 23 August 2002 from the Assistant Legal Adviser (ALA) to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)2619/01-02(04)

-Reply dated 30 September 2002 from the Administration to ALA's letter dated 23 August 2002

III.Any other business
(4:25 pm onwards)


Legislative Council Secretariat
4 October 2002