Committee on Members' Interests

Seventh Meeting
to be held on Tuesday, 4 April 2006 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of the minutes of the sixth meeting held on 17 February 2006
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CMI/32/05-06
(attached)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 17 February 2006

II.Setting up of a Mechanism for Handling Complaints and Allegations Concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement Claims
(10:50 am - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CMI/33/05-06
(attached)

-Revised proposed amendments to The Procedure of the Committee on Members' Interests for Handling Complaints received in relation to the Registration and Declaration of Members' Interests, prepared by the Council Business Division 3

LC Paper No. LS53/05-06
(attached)

-Proposed amendments to add new provisions to the Rules of Procedure, prepared by the Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. FS08/05-06
(attached)

-Fact sheet on "Representation of Members and Civil Servants in Disciplinary Inquiries", prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No.AS89/05-06
(issued to all Members by the Principal Council Secretary (Administration) on 27 January 2006)

-Revised version of "A Guide for Reimbursement of Operating Expenses for Members of the Legislative Council" (January 2006)

Relevant paper issued for the last meeting (not attached)

LC Paper No. CMI/20/05-06
(issued on 14 February 2006 under LC Paper No. CMI/21/05-06)

-Revised proposed amendments to Rule 73 (Committee on Members' Interests) and addition of Rule 85A (Sanctions relating to Claims for Reimbursement of Operating Expenses) to the Rules of Procedure, prepared by the Legal Service Division

Relevant papers issued for the fifth meeting (not attached)

LC Paper No. CMI/10/05-06

-Proposed amendments to The Procedure of the Committee on Members' Interests for Handling Complaints received in relation to the Registration and Declaration of Members' Interests, prepared by the Council Business Division 3

LC Paper No. AS150/04-05

-Handling of complaints and allegations concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement claims

Relevant papers issued for the fourth meeting (not attached)

LC Paper No. IN39/04-05

-Information Note on "Sanctions against Substantiated Cases of Abusive Claims of Public Funds by Members of Selected Overseas Legislatures ", prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. LS114/04-05, prepared by Senior Assistant Legal Adviser 1

Relevant papers issued for the third meeting (not attached)

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"

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 Reimbursement Claims

LC Papers No. IN13 & IN24/04-05

-Information Notes on "Mechanisms for Handling Complaints concerning Members' Operating Expenses Reimbursement Claims in Selected Legislatures"

III.Any other business
(12:30 pm -)

IV.Date of next meeting

Council Business Division 3
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 March 2006