Bills Committee on
Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2005

Meeting on Monday, 20 February 2006 at 9:00 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

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

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1143/05-06
(to follow)

-Minutes of meeting on 6 February 2006

II.Meeting with the Administration
(9:05 am - 10:25 am)

(a) Administration's response to outstanding issues

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1144/05-06(01)
(attached)

-Information provided by the Administration as requested by the Bills Committee at its meeting on 6 February 2006

(b) Draft Committee Stage Amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1144/05-06(02)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1598/04-05(03)
(Issued on 19 May 2005)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3) 521/04-05
(Issued on 22 April 2005)

-The Bill

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

Other relevant papers

Please refer to the Appendix.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 February 2006

Appendix

Relevant papers

Background information on the Bill

HWF(F)CR 7/7/1 Pt. 2

-Legislative Council (LegCo) Brief issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on 20 April 2005

LC Paper No. LS 62/04-05
(Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1471/04-05 dated 5 May 2005 for the House Committee meeting on 6 May 2005)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1598/04-05(02)
(Issued on 19 May 2005)

-Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 6 May 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1598/04-05(07)
(Issued on 19 May 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 854/05-06(03)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Updated brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 854/05-06(07)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 16 December 2005

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1598/04-05(04) & (05)
(Issued on 19 May 2005)

-Letter dated 4 May 2005 from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration and the Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1598/04-05(06)
(Issued on 19 May 2005)

-Letter dated 18 May 2005 from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration seeking further clarification on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2) 1645/04-05(01)
(Issued on 23 May 2005)

-Letter from the Administration to the letter dated 18 May 2005 from Assistant Legal Adviser seeking further clarification on the Bill

LC Paper Nos. CB(2) 854/05-06(05) & (06)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Letter dated 7 June 2005 from Hon WONG Yung-kan to the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF) and SHWF's reply dated 4 July 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 675/05-06(01)
(Issued on 12 December 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration on 12 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2) 854/05-06(04)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration on the results of the consultation exercise on the Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Bill 2005 [revised version of LC Paper No. CB(2) 675/05-06(01)]

LC Paper No. CB(2) 991/05-06(01)
(Issued on 3 February 2006)

-Information provided by the Administration as requested by the Bills Committee at its meeting on 17 January 2006

Others

LC Paper No. CB(2) 740/05-06(01)
(Issued on 20 December 2005)

-Letter dated 15 December 2005 from Heung Yee Kuk seeking clarification from the Administration on the results of the consultation with Heung Yee Kuk

LC Paper No. CB(2) 854/05-06(01)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Letter dated 1 June 2005 from Hon CHEUNG Hok-ming applying to join the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 854/05-06(02)
(Issued on 12 January 2006)

-Letter dated 20 December 2005 from Hon Daniel LAM Wai-keung applying to join the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 892/05-06(01)
(Issued on 16 January 2006)

-Letter dated 16 January 2006 from Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo applying to join the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 892/05-06(02)
(Issued on 16 January 2006)

-Letter dated 16 January 2006 from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki applying to join the Bills Committee