Bills Committee on Merchant Shipping
(Local Vessels and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

Fourth meeting on
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, at 9:00 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(9:00 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2351/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2352/04-05 on 7 October 2005)

-Minutes of meeting held on 20 September 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(9:05 am - 10:45 am)

Matters raised at the previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(1)2387/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 8 October 2005, Chinese version to follow)

-A letter dated 7 October 2005 from the Administration in response to the issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting held on 20 September 2005

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

- the Bill circulated to Members vide LC Paper No. CB(3) 573/04-05; and

- marked-up copy of the Bill (LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(04) (issued on 27 June 2005)).

III.Any other business
(10:45 am onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 October 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

File Ref: MA 70/20
(issued by the Economic Development and Labour Bureau on 4 May 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS68/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1615/04-05 on 19 May 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(03)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Consultation list of the Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2005

Correspondence between members/Legal Service Division and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(01)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Letter from Hon WONG Yung-kan dated 23 June 2005 to the Administration (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1942/04-05(01)
(issued on 4 July 2005)

-Administration's letter dated 28 June 2005 responding to the letter of Hon WONG Yung-kan dated 23 June 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)1922/04-05(02)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Letter from Assistant Legal Adviser 2 dated 24 June 2005 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1942/04-05(02)
(issued on 4 July 2005)

-Administration's letter dated 27 June 2005 responding to the letter of the Assistant Legal Adviser dated 24 June 2005 (in English only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2293/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 September 2005)

-Letter from Assistant Legal Adviser 2 dated 12 August 2005 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)2293/04-05(02)
(issued on 21 September 2005)

-Administration's letter dated 16 September 2005 responding to the letter of the Assistant Legal Adviser dated 12 August 2005

Matters raised at previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(1)2061/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 July 2005)

-A letter dated 12 July 2005 from the Administration in response to the issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting held on 28 June 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)2285/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 17 September 2005, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2293/04-05 on 21 September 2005)

-A letter dated 16 September 2005 from the Administration in response to the issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting held on 13 July 2005

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(1)2031/04-05(01)
(issued on 12 July 2005)

-Submission from Hong Kong Fisheries Development Association (in Chinese only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2031/04-05(02)
(issued on 12 July 2005)

-Submission from Hong Kong Shipowners Association (in English only)