Panel on Home Affairs

Subcommittee on Human Rights Protection Mechanisms

Meeting on Friday, 23 March 2007, at 2:00 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Election of Chairman
(2:00 pm - 2:05 pm)

II.Work plan of the Subcommittee
(2:05 pm - 2:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1389/06-07(01)
(attached)

-Members' brief

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(03)

-Paper entitled "Existing human rights protection mechanisms in Hong Kong" provided by the Administration for the meeting of the Panel on Home Affairs

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(04)
(English version only)

-Report summary provided by Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

LC Paper No. CB(2)1069/06-07(01)
(English version only)

-Report entitled "A proposal to the establishment of the Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong" provided by Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

LC Paper No. CB(2)1014/06-07(05)

-Background brief entitled "Establishment of a human rights commission" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN04/06-07

-Information note entitled "Whether the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies are binding on their member states" prepared by Research and Library Services Division (RLSD) of LegCo

LC Paper No. IN05/06-07

-Information note entitled "Principles and requirements for establishing a Human Rights Commission in selected jurisdictions" prepared by RLSD

LC Paper No. IN06/06-07

-Information note entitled "Academics' views on the existing human rights framework in Hong Kong" prepared by RLSD

III.Any other business
(2:25 pm - 2:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 March 2007