Bills Committee on
Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Bill 2002

Meeting on Wednesday, 29 May 2002 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

  1. Meeting with the Administration
    2.
    (8:30 am - 10:25 am)

    (a)Issues raised at the meeting on 23 May 2002

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02(03)

    		-Further submission from The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd dated 22.5.2002 (English version only)
    (tabled at the meeting on 23.5.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02 on 24.5.2002)

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2095/01-02(01)

    		-Administration's response to the further submission from The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd dated 22.5.2002

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2067/01-02(01)

    		-Information provided by Legal Service Division on the statutory distribution of the estate of an intestate
    (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2067/01-02 on 27.5.2002)

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2095/01-02(02)

    		-Administration's paper on application of relief payment provisions in the two cases referred to in paragraph (c) of the letter dated 17.5.2002 from Legal Service Division to the Administration

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/01-02(03)

    		-Letter dated 17.5.2002 from Legal Service Division to the Administration
    (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/01-02 on 21.5.2002)

    LC Paper No. CB(2)2095/01-02(03)

    		-Administration's paper on definition of eligible persons

    (b)Continuation of clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

    Other relevant papers previously issued

    Comparison between "dependants of the deceased" under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance and "eligible persons" under the Bill prepared by Legal Service Division (LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/01-02 on 21.5.2002

    Summary of recent judgment awards prepared by Legal Service Division (LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/01-02(02)) (Chinese and English versions issued vide LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2043/01-02 on 22.5.2002 and CB(2)2017/01-02 on 21.5.2002 respectively)

    Administration's response to issues raised in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Legal Service Division's letter dated 17.5.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)2040/01-02(02)) tabled at the meeting on 23.5.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02 on 24.5.2002

    Administration's paper on miscellaneous issues concerning relief payment (LC Paper No. CB(2)2040/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2040/01-02 on 22.5.2002

    Administration's paper concerning the proposal to raise the level of surcharge and adequacy of the maximum penalty against uninsured employers (LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02(01)) tabled at the meeting on 23.5.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02 on 24.5.2002

    Administration's paper concerning relief payment for non-fatal cases where the damages are awarded after the death of the injured employee (LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02(02)) tabled at the meeting on 23.5.2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2054/01-02 on 24.5.2002

    Administration's paper concerning raising the level of initial payment of relief payment (LC Paper No. CB(2)1916/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1916 on 13 May 2002

    Administration's paper concerning operation of the relief payment provisions (LC Paper No. CB(2)1916/01-02(02)) tabled at the meeting on 14 May 2002 and subsequently issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1944/01-02 on the same day

    Administration's paper concerning relief payment (LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02(03)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/01-02 on 22.4.2002

    Administration's paper concerning imposition of surcharge on uninsured employers (LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02 on 6.5.2002

    Letter dated 28.3.2002 from Legal Service Division to the Administration (LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002

    Administration's reply to Legal Service Division's letter dated 28.3.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02(02)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1674/01-02 on 22.4.2002

    Letter dated 30.4.2002 from Hon Bernard CHAN to Clerk to Bills Committee (LC Paper No. CB(2)1782/01-02(01)) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1782/01-02 on 2.5.2002

    Administration's reply to Hon Bernard CHAN's letter dated 30.4.2002 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(02)) (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)

    Letter dated 3.5.2002 from the General Insurance Council of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers to Hon James TIEN (LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(03)) (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)

    Administration's paper in response to 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 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1824/01-02(04)) (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)

    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

  2. Date of next meeting
    3.
    (10:25 am to 10:30 am)
Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 May 2002