Subcommittee on
Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) (Certification and Licensing) Regulation and Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) (Typhoon Shelters) Regulation

Meeting on
Thursday, 25 March 2004, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1352/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1367/03-04 on 24 March 2004)

-Minutes of meeting held on 15 March 2004

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1351/03-04(01)
(issued on 22 March 2004)

-The Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 15 March 2004 and the draft "Code of Practice - Safety Standard for Class I, II and III Vessels" under the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance (Cap 548)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1334/03-04(01)
(issued on 19 March 2004)

-Submission from the New World First Ferry Services Limited

Correspondences between Legal Service Division and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1279/03-04(01) and (02)
(issued on 12 March 2004)

-Letters dated 4 March 2004 from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration; and

LC Paper No. CB(1)1279/03-04(03) and (04)
(issued on 12 March 2004)

-The Administration's replies dated 9 March 2004 and 11 March 2004 to the Assistant Legal Adviser.

III.Any other business
(10:30 am onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 March 2004


Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued


Background information

Ref: MA 70/17, MA 70/13

(issued by the Economic Development and Labour Bureau on 27 February 2004)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS51/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1582/03-04 dated 4 March 2004)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1094/01-02(05)

-Information paper for the Economic Services Panel meeting held on 25 February 2002

LC Paper No. CB(1)1380/01-02

-Minutes of meeting of the Economic Services Panel meeting held on 25 February 2002

Submission received

LC Paper No. CB(1)1307/03-04(01)
(issued on 17 March 2004)

-Submission from the Hong Kong & Kowloon Motor Boats & Tug Boats Association Limited