Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)499/05-06
(issued on 9 December 2005)

-Minutes of meeting held on 15 November 2005

II.Papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)537/05-06(01)
(issued on 15 December 2005)

-Financial position of the Applied Research Fund for the period of 1 September 2005 to 30 November 2005
III.Date and items for discussion for next meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)683/05-06(01)
(issued on 13 January 2006)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)683/05-06(02)
(issued on 11 January 2006)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Report on the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

CR WT 204/2/9/2
(issued on 10 January 2006)

-Legislative Council brief on "Outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference - the substance front" provided by Trade and Industry Department

LC Paper No. CB(1)683/05-06(03)
(issued on 11 January 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)682/05-06
(issued on 11 January 2006)

-Background brief on Hong Kong's hosting of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization prepared by the Secretariat

*V.Hong Kong's participation in the World Trade Organization
(3:30 pm - 4:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)305/05-06
(issued on 16 November 2005)

-Letter dated 11 November 2005 from Hon SIN Chung-kai proposing an item on "Hong Kong's participation in the World Trade Organization" (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)683/05-06(04)
(issued on 11 January 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

#VI.End date of the transitional period during which ocean and river cargo manifests may be submitted in either paper or electronic form
(4:15 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)683/05-06(05)
(issued on 11 January 2006)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

VII.Any other business

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV and V.

# All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item VI which relates to a future legislative proposal.


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 January 2006