Bills Committee on Chief Executive Election (Amendment)
(Term of Office of the Chief Executive) Bill

Second meeting on Thursday, 21 April 2005 at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Meeting with the Administration
(8:30 am - 10:25 am)

Matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(2)1331/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 April 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1331/04-05(02)
(attached)

-Letter dated 14 April 2005 from Hon Margaret NG to the Administration concerning Senior Assistant Legal Adviser's letter issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1268/04-05(04)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1331/04-05(03)
(attached)

-Administration's response to Hon Margaret NG's letter dated 14 April 2005

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)465/04-05
(issued on 24 March 2005)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1268/04-05(02)
(issued on 13 April 2005)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

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

II.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Date of next meeting

A list of tentative dates for future meetings was issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1289/04-05

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 April 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers issued before the formation of the Bills Committee

CAB C5/1/3
(issued on 22 March 2005)

-The Legislative Council Brief on the Bill

LS46/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1218/04-05 on 7 April 2005)

-The Legal Service Division Report Papers for special meeting of the House Committee on 15 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1066/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1061/04-05 on 11 March 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Election of the Chief Executive and related issues"

FS11/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. RL8 /04-05 on 11 March 2005)

-Fact sheet on legislative provisions in relation to election of the Chief Executive prepared by Research and Library Services Division of Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1077/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Election of a new Chief Executive Pursuant to Article 53 of the Basic Law: Timetable"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1077/04-05(02)
(issued on 14 March 2005)

-Opening statement of the Acting Chief Executive at a press conference held at the Central Government Offices on 12 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1077/04-05(03)
(issued on 14 March 2005)

-Statement by the Secretary for Justice on "The Term of the New Chief Executive" at a press conference held at the Central Government Offices on 12 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1077/04-05(04)
(issued on 14 March 2005)

-Statement by the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs on "Election for a new Chief Executive Pursuant to Article 53 of the Basic Law: Electoral Arrangements" at a press conference held at the Central Government Offices on 12 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1156/04-05
(issued on 29 March 2005)

-Background material on the drafting of Article 53 of the Basic Law and three letters from Professor XU Chongde and Professor LIAN Xisheng provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1201/04-05 on 6 April 2005)

-Verbatim record of the proceedings of the special meeting on 15 March 2005 Paper for meeting of Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 21 March 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)1121/04-05(01)
(issued on 18 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Election of a New Chief Executive Pursuant to Article 53 of the Basic Law : Amendments to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance (Cap. 569)"

Papers for the Council meeting on 6 April 2005 (tabled at the Council meeting on 6 April 2005)

-Statement made by the Chief Secretary for the Administration concerning the term of office of the new Chief Executive

(tabled at the Council meeting on 6 April 2005)

-Report to the State Council concerning the submission of a request to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress regarding the interpretation of Article 53(2) of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Correspondence between the Legal Service Division and the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1268/04-05(04)
(issued on 13 April 2005)

-Letter dated 11 April 2005 from Senior Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1290/04-05(01)
(issued on 15 April 2005)

-Letter dated 13 April 2005 from the Administration in response to the questions raised by the Senior Assistant Legal Adviser in his letter dated 11 April 2005

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1268/04-05(03)
(issued on 13 April 2005)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1278/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 April 2005)

-Copy of the news report issued by Xinhua News Agency on 12 March 2005 concerning the statement made by the spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 April 2005