Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005

Meeting on Monday, 4 July 2005 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Discussion of report entitled "Smoking Costs Hong Kong Over $5 billion every year: First Report of a Comprehensive Assessment in Asia" completed in February 2005 by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong
(10:45 am - 11:40 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2097/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Report researched, written and published by Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong

II.Meeting with the Administration
(11:40 am - 12:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2097/04-05(02)
(attached) (English version only)

-Letter dated 13 June 2005 from Baker & McKenzie to the Chairman of the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2)2097/04-05(03)
(attached)

-Letter dated 15 June 2005 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2097/04-05(04)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 15 June 2005 from Hon LI Kwok-ying to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2097/04-05(05)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 24 June 2005 from Hon Emily LAU to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2147/04-05(01)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 27 June 2005 from Hon WONG Ting-kwong to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2152/04-05(01)
(attached)

-The Administration's response to the Legal Service Division's letter dated 15 June 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)2152/04-05(02)
(attached)

-Letter dated 30 June 2005 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2153/04-05(03)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 30 June 2005 from Hon Tommy CHEUNG

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

III.Date of next meeting
(12:35 pm - 12:40 pm)

IV.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 June 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

Ref : HWF CR 52/581/89 Pt.56
(issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau in April 2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS63/04-05
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1552/04-05 on 12.5.2005; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1558/04-05 on 12.5.2005)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1731/04-05(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1745/04-05 on 9.6.2005)

-Background paper prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

The Bill and marked-up copy

LC Paper No. CB(3)549/04-05
(issued on 29.4.2005)

-The Bill

(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1745/04-05 on 9.6.2005)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

Letter from Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1745/04-05(01)
(issued on 9.6.2005)

-Letter dated 3 June 2005 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter

LC Paper No. CB(2)1930/04-05(01)
(issued on 14.6.2005)

-Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter dated 3 June 2005

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1930/04-05(02)
(issued on 14.6.2005)(Chinese version only)

-Administration's response to the views/concerns of the Panel on Health Services made during the discussion of the proposed amendments to the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)1930/04-05(03)
(issued on 14.6.2005)(Chinese version only)

-Information on monetary loss to Hong Kong due to diseases caused by smoking prepared by the Administration