Panel on Home Affairs

Meeting on
Friday, 8 November 2002 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)259/02-03--Minutes of meeting on 10 October 2002

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)46/02-03(01) to (05)--Five separate submissions on gambling review from an anonymous individual (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)46/02-03(06)--Submission on gambling review from Mr Dominic CHAN

LC Paper No. CB(2)234/02-03(01)--Information paper on the implications of achieving a saving on operating expenditure provided by the Home Affairs Bureau

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)268/02-03 --List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)268/02-03 --List of follow-up actions

*IV.Second report to be prepared by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women
(11:00 am - 12:00 noon)

-Meeting with deputations

(1)Equal Opportunities Commission
LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(01)

(2)Harmony House
LC Paper No. CB(2)268/02-03(01)

(3)Hong Kong Women's Coalition of Equal Opportunities

(4)Hong Kong Women Development Association
LC Paper No. CB(2)268/02-03(02)

(5)Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women

(6)Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres

(7)The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
LC Paper No. CB(2)289/02-03(01) (Chinese version only)

(8)Democratic Party
LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(02) (Chinese version only)

(9)Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

(10)Ms Evelyn NG, Co-Convenor of the Women's Studies Research Centre
University of Hong Kong

-Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2812/01-02(01)--Draft report outline prepared by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)244/02-03(01)--Report on the progress in preparing the second report provided by the Administration
V.Briefing on Culture and Heritage Commission Consultation Paper 2002
(12:00 noon - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)289/02-03(02)--Consultation paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(03)--Extract from the minutes of meeting of the Panel on Home Affairs held on 20 April 2001

VI.Briefing on consultancy study on the provision of regional/district cultural and performance facilities in Hong Kong
(12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)268/02-03(03)--Report on the consultancy study provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(04)--Extract from the minutes of the case conference on 8 October 2001 on the requests from the Tai Po District Council (TPDC) members for the provision of a civic centre and other facilities in Tai Po District (Chinese version only) (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(05)--Response from the Administration to the requests from TPDC members mentioned in LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(04) (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(06)--Extract from the minutes of Legislative Council (LegCo) Members' meeting with Islands DC members on 13 December 2001 (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(07)--Extract from the minutes of LegCo Members' meeting with Yuen Long DC members on 10 January 2002 (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(08)--Extract from the minutes of LegCo Members' meeting with Kowloon City DC members on 14 March 2002 (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(09)--Extract from the minutes of LegCo Members' meeting with TPDC members on 11 April 2002 (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(10)--Extract from the minutes of LegCo Members' meeting with Southern DC members on 2 May 2002 (for members' reference only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)297/02-03(11)--Extract from the minutes of LegCo Members' meeting with Wan Chai DC members on 23 May 2002 (for members' reference only)

VII.Any other business
(1:00 pm - 1:05 pm)

* All other Hon LegCo Members are invited for the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 November 2002