Bills Committee on Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2003

Seventh meeting on
Monday, 2 February 2004, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.	Confirmation of minutes and matters arising (2:30 pm to 2:35 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)854/03-04 (issued on 27.1.2004)	-	Minutes of sixth meeting on 6 January 2004
	LC Paper No CB(1)869/03-04 (issued on 29.1.2004)	-	Copies of correspondences among the Administration, the industry and the Secretariat on issues related to the effectiveness or otherwise of digitization in containing the problem of pirated viewing of pay TV programmes
	LC Paper No CB(1)915/03-04(01) (issued on 30.1.2004)	-	Letter from Hong Kong Cable Television Limited regarding their views on the effectiveness of digitization in containing the problem of pirated viewing of pay TV programmes (English version only)
II.	Meeting with the Administration (2:35 pm - 4:25 pm) Clause by clause examination of the Bill
	LC Paper No. CB(3)602/02-03 (issued on 2.5.2003)	-	The Bill
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2070/02-03(01) (issued on 25.6.2003)	-	Marked-up copy of the Bill
	LC Paper No. CB(1)895/03-04(01) (issued on 29.1.2004)	-	Administration's response to the issues raised at the meeting on 6 January 2004
	LC Paper No. CB(1)895/03-04(02) (issued on 29.1.2004)	-	Committee Stage Amendments proposed by the Administration.
	LC Paper No. CB(1)908/03-04(01) (issued on 30.1.2004)	-	Marked-up copy of the Committee Stage Amendments proposed by the Administration (as at 28 January 2004) to the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2525/02-03(03) (issued on 30.9.2003)	-	Letter dated 16 August 2003 from the Assistant Legal Adviser (ALA) to the Administration
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2525/02-03(04) (issued on 30.9.2003)	-	Reply dated 29 September 2003 from the Administration to ALA's letter of 16 August 2003
	LC Paper No. CB(1)181/03-04(04) (issued on 28.10.2003)	-	Letter dated 10 October 2003 from ALA to the Administration
	LC Paper No. CB(1)181/03-04(05) (issued on 29.10.2003))	-	Reply dated 28 October 2003 from the Administration to ALA's letter of 10 October 2003
	ITBB(CR)9/19/1(03)Pt.19 (issued on 29.4.2003)	-	The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau on 29 April 2003
	LC Paper No. LS104/02-03 (issued on 13.5.2003)	-	The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill
III.	Any other business (4:25 pm onward)

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Appendix

	Background information on the Bill Papers prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2299/02-03 (issued on 30.7.2003)	-	Background brief on Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2003 prepared by the Secretariat
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2431/02-03(01) (issued on 9.9.2003)	-	Summary of deputations' views on major proposals in the Bill (up to 8 September 2003) prepared by the Secretariat
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2525/02-03(01) (issued on 30.9.2003)	-	Summary of deputations' views on major proposals in the Bill and the Administration's response
	LC Paper No. LS31/03-04 (issued on 31.12.2003)	-	Information paper on "Options on criminal sanction against domestic pirated viewing of pay television programme services" prepared by the legal adviser of the Secretariat
	Papers provided by the Administration
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2445/02-03(01) (issued on 11.9.2003)	-	Power-point presentation material on the Bill provided by the Administration
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2525/02-03(02) (issued on 6.10.2003)	-	Administration's response to issues raised by Members at the Bills Committee meeting on 10 September 2003
	LC Paper No. CB(1)131/03-04(01) (issued on 22.10.2003)	-	Administration's additional information in response to issues raised by Members at the Bills Committee meeting on 7 October 2003
	LC Paper No. CB(1)375/03-04(01) (English version issued on 24.11.2003, Chinese version issued on 25.11.2003)	-	Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 30 October 2003
	LC Paper No. CB(1)650/03-04(01) (issued on 23.12.2003)	-	Administration's response to the Chairman's request raised at the meeting on 26 November 2003
	Submissions previously received
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2381/02-03(01) (issued on 29.8.2003)	-	Submission from Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2431/02-03(02) (issued on 9.9.2003)	-	Submission from Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2445/02-03(02) (issued on 11.9.2003)	-	Presentation material (in CD format) provided by the Hong Kong Cable Television Limited
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2445/02-03(03) (issued on 11.9.2003)	-	Presentation material provided by Nagravision SA (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2381/02-03(03) (issued on 29.8.2003)	-	Submission from Motion Picture Association (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2344/02-03(01) (issued on 6.8.2003)	-	Joint submission from Asia Television Limited*, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited*, Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited*, TV Plus (HK) Corporation Limited* and Yes Television (Hong Kong) Limited* (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2334/02-03(01) (issued on 4.8.2003)	-	Submission from Consumer Council*
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2381/02-03(02) (issued on 29.8.2003)	-	Submission from The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce* (Chinese version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2381/02-03(04) (issued on 29.8.2003)	-	Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association* (English version only)
	LC Paper No.CB(1)2426/02-03(01) (issued on 8.9.2003)	-	Submission from Hong Kong Kowloon & New Territories Motion Picture Industry Association Ltd* (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)2531/02-03(01) (issued on 30.9.2003)	-	Submission from the Television Broadcasts Limited* (English version only)
	LC Paper No. CB(1)181/03-04(03) (issued on 29.10.2003)	-	Joint letter from Asia Television Limited*, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited*, Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited*, TV Plus (HK) Corporation Limited*, Yes Television (Hong Kong) Limited* and Nagravision SA on proposed sanction for domestic users of unauthorized decoders (English version only)

<sup>* Deputations which did not attend the meeting of the Bills Committee

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