Bills Committee on Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2006

Meeting on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2093/05-06

-Minutes of meeting on 11 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2158/05-06

-Minutes of meeting on 18 May 2006

II.Meeting with the Administration and the Hong Kong Jockey Club
(4:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2045/05-06(01)

-Administration's response to the questions raised by members at the meeting on 11 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2155/05-06(01)

-Administration's response to the questions raised by members at the meeting on 18 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2176/05-06(01)

-Administration's response to the questions raised by members at the meeting on 24 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2176/05-06(02)

-Letter dated 25 May 2006 from Hon CHOY So-yuk

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

III.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 May 2006

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Background information on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)476/05-06
(issued on 13 April 2006)

-The Bill

File ref: S/F(1) to HAB/CR/1/17/99
(issued by the Home Affairs Bureau in April 2006)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS58/05-06
(issued on 27 April 2006)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

Appendix III to LC Paper No. CB(2)1957/05-06
(issued 10 May 2006)

-Marked-up copy of relevant provisions of the Ordinance and Regulations to be amended by the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1957/05-06(01)
(issued 10 May 2006)

-Background paper prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

Letter from Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1957/05-06(02)
(issued 10 May 2006)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter to the Administration dated 28 April 2006

Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter

LC Paper No. CB(2)1957/05-06(03)
(issued 10 May 2006)

-Administration's response to Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 9 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2115/05-06(02)
(issued 23 May 2006)

-Administration's further response to Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 22 May 2006

Written submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2)2091/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 22 May 2006)

-Submission from Zion Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2)2091/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 22 May 2006)

-Submission from Zion Social Service - Mutual Support Group for Recovering Problem Gamblers

LC Paper No. CB(2)2091/05-06(03)
(English version only)
(issued 22 May 2006)

-Submission from the Association of International Accountants - Hong Kong Branch

LC Paper No. CB(2)2091/05-06(04)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 22 May 2006)

-Submission from Mr Michael CHAN

LC Paper No. CB(2)2115/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 23 May 2006)

-Submission from Hong Kong Gambling Watch

LC Paper No. CB(2)2144/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 25 May 2006)

-Submission from the Society for Truth and Light

LC Paper No. CB(2)2144/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 25 May 2006)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)2149/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 26 May 2006)

-Submission from the Association of Hong Kong Racing Journalists

LC Paper No. CB(2)2149/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued 26 May 2006)

-Submission from Mr WONG Tang-ping

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 May 2006