Bills Committee on Land Titles Bill

Fifth meeting
on Monday, 12 May 2003, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

  1. Meeting with deputations and the Administration

  2. (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

    Part A: Presentation of views by deputations

    LC Paper No.

    The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong

    CB(1)1517/02-03(01)
    (Both Chinese translation and English version issued on 24 April 2003)

    Consumer Council

    CB(1)1517/02-03(03)
    (Both Chinese and English versions issued on 24 April 2003)

    The Law Society of Hong Kong
    - Submission dated 22 April 2003

    CB(1)1517/02-03(04)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1517/02-03 on 24 April 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1604/02-03 on 7 May 2003)

    - Supplementary information: Relevant extracts from the UK Law Reform Commission Report No. 271 published in July 2001 (Mentioned in the second last paragraph of the Law Society's submission)

    CB(1)1517/02-03(04)(a)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1631/02-03 on 9 May 2003)

    The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

    CB(1)1517/02-03(06)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1517/02-03 on 24 April 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1604/02-03 on 7 May 2003)

    Hong Kong Bar Association

    CB(1)1517/02-03(07)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1544/02-03 on 2 May 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1631/02-03 on 9 May 2003)

    Heung Yee Kuk New Territories

    CB(1)1517/02-03(08)
    (Chinese version only)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1544/02-03 on 2 May 2003)

    Other submissions

    Submissions from the following individual/deputation who are not available to attend the meeting:

    LC Paper No.

    Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    CB(1)1517/02-03(02)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1517/02-03 on 24 April 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1604/02-03 on 7 May 2003)

    Hong Kong Society of Accountants

    CB(1)1517/02-03(05)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1517/02-03 on 24 April 2003)(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1544/02-03 on 2 May 2003)
    Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat

    LC Paper No.

    Summary of eight submissions

    CB(1)1604/02-03(01)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1604/02-03 on 7 May 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1631/02-03 on 9 May 2003)
    Part B: Brief response by the Administration

    Part C: Discussion

  3. Meeting with the Administration

  4. (4:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

    Discussion on the proposed new system

    LC Paper No.

    Paper provided by the Administration on "The Conversion Mechanism"

    CB(1)1464/02-03(04)
    (issued on 16 April 2003)

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Comparison between Proposed Land Title Registration System for Hong Kong and other Jurisdictions"

    CB(1)1464/02-03(05)
    (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1464/02-03 on 16 April 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1475/02-03 on 17 April 2003)

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Certificate of Good Title"

    CB(1)1567/02-03(02)
    (issued on 30 April 2003)

    Paper provided by the Administration on "Financial and Staffing Implications of Title Registration"

    CB(1)1567/02-03(03)
    (issued on 30 April 2003)

  5. Any other business

  6. (5:30 pm onwards)
Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 May 2003