Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 20 January 2003 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)773/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No.
CB(2)774/02-03 on 30 December 2002)

-Minutes of meeting on 18 November 2002

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)927 and
928/02-03

- Minutes of meetings on 10 and 16 December 2002

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)726/02-03(01)
(issued on 19 December 2002)

-Background Brief on "Prevention of conflict of interest of principal officials and related issues" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)803/02-03
(issued on 6 January 2003)

-2003 District Council Election Provisional Constituency Areas Boundary Descriptions and Proposed Electoral Boundary Maps in respect of 2003 District Councils Election for Public Consultation

III. Matters arising from last meeting on 16 December 2002
(2:40 pm - 2:45 pm)

(a) Proposed research outline on "The Regulatory Framework of Political Parties in Germany, New Zealand, and Singapore"

LC Paper No. CB(2)661/02-03(04)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

- Proposed research outline prepared by Research and Library Services Division

(b) Proposed research study on "Measures in support of development of political parties"

LC Paper No. CB(2)661/02-03(05)
(issued on 12 December 2002)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 26 November 2002 from Hon Emily LAU

(c) Proposal research study on "Role of members of Government in the Legislative Council"

LC Paper No. CB(2)661/02-03(02)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

- Extract from minutes of meeting of the House Committee on 22 November 2002(paragraphs 48 - 50 refer)

LC Paper No. CB(2)931/02-03(01)

- Summary of discussion of the Committee on Rules of Procedure (CRoP) on whether a Member of the Council who is also a Member of the Executive Council may be chairman of CRoP at its meeting on 6 January 2003

IV.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:45 pm - 2:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)931/02-03(02)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

* V.Proposals on electoral arrangements for 2003 District Council elections
(2:50 pm - 3:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)652/02-03(01)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

-Paper prepared by the Administration on "Electoral arrangements for the 2003 District Council elections "

*VI.2004 Legislative Council elections
(3:10 pm - 3:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)661/02-03(06)
(discussed by the Panel on 10 December 2002)

-Paper prepared by the Administration on "2004 Legislative Council Elections : Functional Constituencies and Other Electoral Arrangements"

LC Paper No. CB(2)660/02-03(01)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

-Analysis provided by the Administration showing the level of financial support that would have been received by each candidate/list of candidates under the Administration's proposal in the 2000 Legislative Council geographical constituency elections

LC Paper No. CB(2)684/02-03(01)
(issued on 14 December 2002)

-Administration's paper providing additional information on provision of partial financial support to candidates in 2004 Legislative Council Elections

LC Paper No. CB(2)931/02-03(03)
(attached)
(Chinese version of the paper was
tabled at the special meeting of the Panel on 15 January 2003)

-Paper prepared by the Administration on "2004 Legislative Council Elections : Geographical Constituencies and Election Expense Limits"

IN09/02-03
(Chinese version to follow)

-Information Note on "Public Subsidies for Parliamentary Election Expenses in Canada, Germany and Australia" prepared by Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)931/02-03(04)

- Information on "Population distribution in 2000" provided by the Administration

FS05/02-03

- A fact sheet on "Relevant Data on the 1998 and 2000 Legislative Council Elections" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

*VII.Accountability system for principal officials and related issues
(3:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

(a) Arrangements during principal officials' temporary absence

LC Paper No. CB(2)654/02-03(01)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

-Letter dated 28 October 2002 from Director of Administration to Chairman of the House Committee

(b)Attendance of principal officials at committee meetings of LegCo

LC Paper No. CB(2)654/02-03(02)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

- Paper prepared by the Constitutional Affairs Bureau on "Attendance of Principal Officials at meetings of the Legislative Council and its Committees, Subcommittees and Panels"

LC Paper No. CB(2)654/02-03(03)
(issued on 12 December 2002)

-Background Brief on "Arrangements during principal officials' temporary absence and attendance of principal officials at meetings of LegCo" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

VIII.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)



* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of items V to VII.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 January 2003