Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 18 November 2002 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)379/02-03

- Minutes of meeting on 7 October 2002

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)248/02-03 (01) & (02)
(issued on 4 November 2002)

- An extract of the proceedings of the Council meeting on 9 October 2002 and reply from Secretary for Constitutional Affairs on "Reduction in Government's operating expenditure"

LC Paper No. CB(2)272/02-03 (01) - (19)
(issued on 5 November 2002)

- Updated Registers of Interests of Members of Executive Council - completed by ExCo Members including the 14 principal officials

III.Items for discussion at next meeting
(2:40 pm - 2:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)378/02-03(01)

- List of outstanding items for discussion

IV.Research Report on "The Relationship between the Government and the Opposition or Minority Parties in Selected Places"
(2:45 pm - 3:35 pm)

Briefing by Head, Research and Library Services Division

RP01/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)376/02-03 on 14 November 2002)

- Research Report on "The Relationship between the Government and the Opposition or Minority Parties in Selected Places"

* V.Responsibilities of principal officials under the accountability system
(3:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)110/02-03(02)
(issued on 18 October 2002)

- Background Brief on "Responsibilities of Principal Officials under the Accountability System" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)114/02-03(02)
(issued on 19 October 2002)

- Paper prepared by the Administration on "Responsibilities of principal officials under the accountability system"

LC Paper No. CB(2)110/02-03(03)
(issued on 18 October 2002)

- Article on "Penny Stocks Incident and Accountability of Principal Officials" by Hon Andrew WONG published in Eastweek on 25 September 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)378/02-03(02)
(The English version was attached to LC Paper No. CB(2)110/02-03(02) as Appendices I and II on 18 October 2002)
(Chinese version attached)

- Chinese version of Chapters 6 and 12 of the Report of Panel on Inquiry on Penny Stocks Incident

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


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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 November 2002