Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 19 June 2006 at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)2226/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2227/05-06 on 2 June 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 21 April 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2328/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2329/05-06 on 9 June 2006)

-Minutes of special meeting on 27 April 2006

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

FS14/05-06
(Updated version re- issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2071/05-06 on 19 May 2006)

-Fact Sheet on "Nationality Requirement of Legislators in Selected Countries" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

FS16/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/05-06 on 29 May 2006)

-Fact Sheet on "Time limit within which the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament could delay a bill passed by the House of Commons from becoming law" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)2229/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 June 2006)

-Submissions from residents of Ma Wan and the Administration's response on membership of the third term District Council

III.Draft report of the Panel for submission to the Legislative Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)2388/05-06(01)
(to follow)

-Draft report of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs

IV.Items for discussion at the next meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)2384/05-06(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*V.Amendments to subsidiary legislation for the 2007 Chief Executive Election

LC Paper No. CB(2)2384/05-06(02)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Amendments to subsidiary legislation for the 2007 Chief Executive Election"

VI.Models for selecting the Chief Executive and forming the Legislative Council by universal suffrage

LC Paper No. CB(2)2386/05-06(01)
(to follow)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on "Models for selecting the Chief Executive and forming the Legislative Council by universal suffrage"

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

VII.Any other business

* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of agenda item V

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 June 2006

Appendix

A list of relevant papers previously issued

Research studies conducted by the Research and Library Services Division

RP03-09/99-00
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)944/05-06 on 25 January 2006)

-Research Reports on Systems of Government in Some Foreign Countries : Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, The United Kingdom, Japan, France, The United States

RP10/99-00
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)944/05-06 on 25 January 2006)

-The Overall Comparison Table on Systems of Government in Some Foreign Countries

IN11/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1311/05-06 on 6 March 2006)

-Information Note on "The Selection of Head of State and Head of Government in Selected Places"

IN16/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)3130/03-04 on 20 July 2004)

-Information Note on "Functional Representation in Ireland, Slovenia and France"

IN19/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1400/05-06 on 15 March 2006)

-Information Note on "Summary of Electoral Systems in Selected Places"

IN24/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1971/05-06 on 10 May 2006)

-Information Note on "Functional Representation in Ireland and Slovenia"

IN25/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1989/05-06 on 12 May 2006)

-Information Note on "Compliance of the Electoral System of the Legislature with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: New Zealand"

FS14/05-06
(Updated version re- issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2071/05-06 on 19 May 2006)

-Fact Sheet on "Nationality Requirement of Legislators in Selected Countries"

Papers provided by the Administration for the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(2)1745/05-06(02)
(issued on 19 April 2006)

-Method for Selecting the Chief Executive by Universal Suffrage and Review of the Chief Executive Election Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)1971/05-06(02)
(issued on 10 May 2006)

-Discussion regarding the formation of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage

Papers for the Committee on Governance and Political Development (CGPD) under the Commission on Strategic Development (CSD)

CGPD's meeting on 29 November 2005

LC Paper No. CB(2)519/05-06(01)
(issued to the Panel on 26 November 2005 and discussed at the meeting on 19 December 2005)

-An Overview of the Political Structure of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

LC Paper No. CB(2)519/05-06(02)
(issued to the Panel on 26 November 2005 and discussed at the meeting on 19 December 2005)

-A Preliminary Study on the Methods to be Adopted for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the Legislative Council when Universal Suffrage is Attained and Related Issues

CGPD's meeting on 20 January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)913/05-06
(issued to all Members on 18 January 2006)

-Strategic Issues to be Discussed

-Constitutional Basis of Basic Law Provisions Regarding "Universal Suffrage"

-General Understanding on the Concept of "Universal Suffrage"

CGPD's meeting on 28 February 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1307/05-06
(issued to all Members on 3 March 2006)

-Paper for the workshop organised by the Secretariat to CSD and the Constitutional Affairs Bureau on "Adoption of the Principles of Universal Suffrage and Balanced Participation - Practices in Some Democratic Countries"

CGPD's meeting on 24 March 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1519/05-06
(issued to all Members on 23 March 2006)

-Provisions in the Basic Law concerning the Capitalist Economy
(Paper Ref: CSD/GC/4/2006)


-Public Finance Policy and Financial Position of the HKSAR
(Paper Ref: CSD/GC/5/2006)


-Summary of the views expressed at the first meeting on 29 November 2005

-Summary of the views expressed at the second meeting on 20 January 2006

-Summary of the views expressed at the workshop organised by the Secretariat to CSD and the Constitutional Affairs Bureau on 28 February 2006

CGPD's meeting on 26 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2112/05-06
(issued to all Members on 23 May 2006)

-Summary of the views expressed at the third meeting on 24 March 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2317/05-06
(issued to all Members on 8 June 2006 to supersede Paper Ref. CSD/GC/6/2006 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2112/05-06 on 23 May 2006)

-Conclusions on Discussions on the Concepts and Principles Relating to Universal Suffrage
(Paper Ref: CSD/GC/6A/2006)

Papers provided by the Democratic Party

LC Paper No. CB(2)870/05-06(03)
(issued on 13 January 2006)(Chinese version only)

-Preliminary proposals on the methods for selecting the Chief Executive and for forming the Legislative Council by universal suffrage

LC Paper No. CB(2)1802/05-06(01)
(issued on 21 April 2006)(Chinese version only)

-Proposals on the method for selecting the Chief Executive

LC Paper No. CB(2)2018/05-06(01)
(issued on 15 May 2006)(Chinese version only)

-Proposals on the method for forming the Legislative Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)2018/05-06(02)
(issued on 15 May 2006)(Chinese version only)

-Statement in response to the six conditions for implementing universal suffrage

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13 June 2006