Bills Committee on Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2003

Meeting on
Monday, 16 June 2003 from 8:30 am to 12:45 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Meeting with the Administration and deputations
(8:30 am - 10:30 am)

(1)Prevocational School Educational Work's Association
LC Paper No. CB(2)2486/02-03(01) (Chinese version only)

(2)Education Convergence
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(01)

(3)The Boys and Girls Clubs Association of Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(02) (Chinese version only)

(4)Breakthrough Ltd

(5)The Society for Truth and Light
LC Paper No. CB(2)2486/02-03(03) (Chinese version only)

(6)Kei Yam Alliance Church

Individuals

(7)Ms LAW Sau-yin
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(03) (Chinese version only)

(8)Mr FONG Che-sing (Mr Simon FONG)
LC Paper No. CB(2)2486/02-03(02) (Chinese version only)

(9)Mr Andrew HUNG Tsz-wan
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(04) (Chinese version only)

(10)Mr Lawrence LOUR Tsang-tsay
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(05) (Chinese version only)

(11)Mr Stanley CHAN

(12)Mr CHEUNG Kim-sing

(13)Mr FUNG Kwok-keung

(14)Mr Patrick YUEN Hon-sing
LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(06) (Chinese version only)

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)2486/02-03(04) (Chinese version only)

-Further submission from Mr Michael CHAN

LC Paper No. CB(2)2486/02-03(05) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Mr K C LEE

Relevant papers

Submissions from other deputations/individual which/who will participate in the discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)2198/02-03(01) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Christian Anti-Soccer Gambling Alliance

LC Paper No. CB(2)2248/02-03(07) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Mr CHUNG Kim-wah, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

LC Paper No. CB(2)2248/02-03(09) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union

LC Paper No. CB(2)2248/02-03(10) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from The Great Coalition to Oppose Legalization of Soccer Betting



II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

(a)Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)541/02-03

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)2000/02-03(02)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions to be amended by the Bill

(b)Matters arising from the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)2463/02-03(07)

-Administration's response to the issues and concerns raised by members at the meeting on 12 June 2003

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)2111/02-03(01)

-Administration's paper on "Measures to address gambling-related problems"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2134/02-03(01)

-Administration's paper on "Contribution from gambling proceeds to sports developments in other jurisdictions"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2339/02-03(01)

-Administration's paper on "Licences for football betting and for lotteries"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2364/02-03(01)

-Administration's initial response to the views of the Bills Committee expressed at the meeting on 23 May 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)2422/02-03(01)

-Administration's response to the issues and concerns raised by members at the meeting on 6 June 2003

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 June 2003