Bills Committee on United Nations
(Anti-Terrorism Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2003

Meeting on Monday, 3 November 2003 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)206/03-04(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)205/03-04 on 30 October 2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 10 October 2003

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)5/03-04(02)(English version issued on 9.10.2003; Chinese version attached)

-Legal Service Division's letter dated 8 October 2003 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)204/03-04(01) (attached)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 10 October 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)204/03-04(02) (attached)

-The Administration's response dated 29 October 2003 to the Legal Service Division of Legislative Council Secretariat's letter dated 8 October 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)204/03-04(03) (attached)

-Concerns raised by some members of the Bills Committee on United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Bill on certain provisions which are also covered by the Bill

Other paper received

LC Paper No. CB(2)204/03-04(04) (attached) (English version only)

-Submission from JUSTICE, the Hong Kong Section of the International Commission of Jurists

LC Paper No. CB(2)210/03-04(01) (attached) (English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Journalists Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)210/03-04(02) (attached) (English version only)

-Submission from Mr Simon N M YOUNG, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)210/03-04(03) (attached) (English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Association of Banks

LC Paper No. CB(2)220/03-04(01) (attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Christian Institute

LC Paper No. CB(2)222/03-04(01) (attached) (English version only)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

III.Date of next meeting
(12:35 pm - 12:40 pm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 November 2003

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued


Background information on the Bill

Ref : SBCR 2/16/1476/74(issued by the Security Bureau on 7 May 2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS107/02-03

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)5/03-04(01) (issued on 9.10.2003)

-Background paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

The Bill and marked-up copy

LC Paper No. CB(3)627/02-03 (issued on 9.5.2003)

-The Bill

(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)5/03-04 on 9.10.2003)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill