Bills Committee on Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005

Fifth meeting on Tuesday, 7 June 2005 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D AM



I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1804/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1805/04-05 on 6 June 2005)

-Minutes of meeting on 9 May 2005

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

Administration's response to the submissions from the legal professional bodies

LC Paper No. CB(2)1806/04-05(01)
(attached)(English version only)

-Letter dated 2 June 2005 from the Department of Justice on the submission of the Bar Association on the Bill

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1806/04-05(02) and (03)
(attached)(English version only)

-Letters dated 2 and 3 June 2005 from the Department of Justice on the submission of the Law Society on the Bill

Administration's response to issues previously raised and proposed amendments to the Bills

LC Paper No. CB(2)1806/04-05(04)
(attached)

-Letter from the Department of Justice on issues raised at the meeting on 24 May 2005 attaching proposed amendments to Division 7 of Part 3 of the Bill and other Committee Stage Amendments (CSAs)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1806/04-05(05)
(attached)

-Paper from the Security Bureau on draft proposed amendments to Division 7 of Part 3 of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1806/04-05(06)
(attached)

-Paper from the Judiciary Administration on proposed amendments to transfer the chairmanship of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee from the Chief Justice to the Chief Judge of the High Court

LC Paper No. CB(2)1666/04-05(01)
(issued on 25 May 2005)

-Paper from the Judiciary Administration on proposed CSAs to the Bill

Clause by clause examination of the Bill
(from clauses 179 onwards)

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
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 June 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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1638/04-05(01)
(issued on 23 May 2005)

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

Written submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1638/04-05(02)
(issued on 23 May 2005)(English version only)

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

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1666/04-05 (02) - (03)
(issued on 25 May 2005)(English version only)

-Letters dated 20 and 24 May 2005 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on the Bill

Other relevant papers

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

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 June 2005