Committee on Members' Interests
Fourth Meeting
to be held on Thursday, 29 September 2005 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building
AGENDA
| I. | Confirmation of the minutes of the third meeting held on 27 June 2005
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CMI/142/04-05
| - | Minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2005
(attached)
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| II. | Review of the "Advisory Guidelines on Matters of Ethics in relation to the conduct of Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in their capacity as such" and the registration requirements for remunerated directorships
(2:35 pm - 3:00 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CMI/143/04-05
| - | Members' views on the proposed amendments to the Advisory Guidelines on Matters of Ethics in relation to the conduct of Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in their capacity as such and on the proposal to tighten up the registration requirements for remunerated directorships
(attached)
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| Relevant papers issued for the last meeting (not attached)
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| Information Note IN36/04-05
| - | "Registration Requirements for Remunerated directorships in Selected Legislatures" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division
(attached)
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| Existing Registration Form on Members' Interests
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| III. | Setting up of a Mechanism for Handling Complaints and Allegations Concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement Claims
(3:00 pm - 3:45 pm)
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| Information Note IN39/04-05
| - | "Sanctions against Substantiated Cases of Abusive Claims of Public Funds by Members of Selected Overseas Legislatures ", prepared by the Research and Library Services Division
(attached)
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| LC Paper No. LS114/04-05, prepared by Senior Assistant Legal Adviser 1(attached)
A Guide for Reimbursement of Operating Expenses for Members of the Legislative Council (September 2005) issued by the Legislative Council Secretariat
Relevant papers issued for the last meeting (not attached)
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| LC Paper No. AS335/04-05
| - | "Report of the Subcommittee to Consider a Mechanism for Handling Complaints and Allegations Concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursment Claims"
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| LC Papers No. AS149, AS234 & AS280/04-05
| - | Minutes of meetings of the Subcommittee to Consider a Mechanism for Handling Complaints and Allegations Concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursment Claims
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| Information Notes IN13 & IN24/04-05
| - | Mechanisms for Handling Complaints concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursment Claims in Selected Legislatures
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| IV. | Any other business
(3:45 pm -)
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| V. | Date of next meeting
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Council Business Division 3
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 September 2005
