Bills Committee on Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005

Fourth meeting on Tuesday, 24 May 2005 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room B 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)1600/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1601/04-05 on 18 May 2005)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 April 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

Matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(2)1638/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Letter dated 20 May 2005 from the Administration in response to issues raised at the meeting on 9 May 2005

Clause by clause examination of the Bill
(Clauses 8 - 15, 37 - 38, 122 - 178 : proposed amendments relating to the Judiciary and the legal profession)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1638/04-05(02)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Submission dated 18 May 2005 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)1163/04-05(02)
(issued on 30 March 2005)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(3)379/04-05
(issued on 18 February 2005)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1162/04-05(01)
(issued on 30 March 2005)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

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

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

The next meeting has been scheduled for 7 June 2005 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 May 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers issued before the formation of the Bills Committee

LP 3/00/9C
(issued in January 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LS37/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1052/04-05 on 10 March 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

Members' concerns raised at the meeting and the Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(2)1341/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 April 2005)

-Letter dated 19 April 2005 from the Administration in response to issues raised at the meeting on 31 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1472/04-05(02)
(issued on 6 May 2005)

-Letter dated 5 May 2005 from the Administration in response to issues raised at the meeting on 26 April 2005

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 May 2005