Bills Committee on
Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Bill 2002

Meeting on Thursday, 9 May 2002 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.	Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1815/01-02	-	minutes of meeting held on 23.4.2002(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1816/01-02 on 3.5.2002)
II.	Meeting with the Administration (2:30 pm - 4:25 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(03)	-	Administration's response concerning relief payment(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(01)	-	Administration's response concerning imposition of surcharge on uninsured employers(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02 on 6.5.2002)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1782/01-02(01)	-	Letter dated 30.4.2002 from Hon Bernard CHAN to Clerk to Bills Committee(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1782/01-02 on 2.5.2002)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(02)	-	Administration's reply to Hon Bernard CHAN's letter dated 30.4.2002(Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1853/01-02 and CB(2)1866/01-02 on 8.5.2002 respectively)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(03)	-	Letter dated 3.5.2002 from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers to Hon James TIEN(Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1866/01-02 and CB(2)1853/01-02 on 8.5.2002 respectively)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(04)	-	Administration's response on the issues raised by the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers in its letter dated 3.5.2002 to Hon James TIEN(Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1866/01-02 and CB(2)1853/01-02 on 8.5.2002 respectively)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(01)	-	Letter dated 28.3.2002 from Legal Service Division to the Administration(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(02)	-	Administration's reply to Legal Service Division's letter dated 28.3.2002(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002)
	Other relevant papers Submission from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers dated 21.3.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1428/01-02(01)) (Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1467/01-02 on 27.3.2002 and CB(2)1428/01-02 on 22.3.2002 respectively) and the Administration's response to the submission (LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(03)) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1498/01-02 on 2.4.2002) Further submission from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers dated 16.4.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1626/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1626/01-02 on 17.4.2002 Submission from the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board (LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02 on 17.4.2002 Submission from the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong (LC Paper No. CB(2)1635/01-02(02)) (Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1654/01-02 on 18.4.2002 and CB(2)1635/01-02 on 17.4.2002 respectively) Submission from The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd (LC Paper No. CB(2)1647/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002) Administration's response to further submission from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers dated 16.4.2002 and submissions from the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd (LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(01)) (Chinese version tabled at the meeting on 23.4.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1709/01-02 on 24.4.2002, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002) Administration's paper concerning measures adopted by the United Kingdom and Canada in response to the insolvency of the HIH Group of Companies (LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(02)) (Chinese version tabled at the meeting on 23.4.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1709/01-02 on 24.4.2002, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002) Administration's paper concerning liabilities arising from the HIH insolvencies (LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02 on 27.3.2002 Administration's paper concerning the proposed Employees Compensation Insurer Insolvency Scheme, overseas experience in respect of compensation funds catering for the insolvencies of insurers underwriting employees' compensation insurance and supervision of insurers underwriting employees' compensation insurance in Hong Kong (LC Paper No. CB(2)1467/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1498/01-02 on 2.4.2002 The Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)405/01-02 on 11.2.2002 The Legislative Council Brief (Ref: EMB CR 4/4/3231/77) issued by the Education and Manpower Bureau in February 2002 The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS55/01-02) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1227/01-02 on 28.2.2002 Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances (LC Paper No. CB(2)1303/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1303/01-02 on 13.3.2002
III.	Date of next meeting (4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 May 2002