Bills Committee on Patents (Amendment) Bill 2007

Fourth meeting
on Thursday, 19 July 2007, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)2141/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2155/06-07 on 18 July 2007)

-Minutes of meeting held on 21 June 2007

II.Papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1998/06-07(01)
(issued on 26 June 2007)

-Administration's response to submissions from M?decins Sans Frontieres Hong Kong and the Democratic Party

LC Paper No. CB(1)2077/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 July 2007)

-Submission dated 6 July 2007 from the Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry

III.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:45 pm)

Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(3)451/06-07
(issued on 30 March 2007)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1)1634/06-07(01)
(issued on 16 May 2007)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

Ref: CIB CR 06/08/11
(issued on 28 March 2007)

-The Legislative Council Brief on "Patents (Amendment) Bill 2007" issued by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau

LC Paper No. LS53/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1629/06-07 on 18 April 2007)

-The Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1634/06-07(02)
(issued on 16 May 2007)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1634/06-07(03)
(issued on 16 May 2007)

-Letter dated 7 May 2007 from the Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1813/06-07(01)
(issued on 1 June 2007)

-Administration's response to points raised in the Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 7 May 2007

LC Paper No. CB(1)2142/06-07(01)
(issued on 17 July 2007)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting on 21 June 2007

LC Paper No. LS102/06-07
(attached)

-Paper on issues raised at the Bills Committee meeting on 21 June 2007 prepared by the Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. CB(1)2156/06-07(01)
(attached)

-Administration's response to submissions from M?decins Sans Frontieres Hong Kong, the Democratic Party and the Hong Kong Bar Association

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/bc/bc02/papers/bc02_ppr.htm)

IV.Any other business
(12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 July 2007