Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 21 January 2008, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)844/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 845/07-08 on 15 January 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 19 November 2007

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

IN05/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 887/07-08 on 18 January 2008)

-Information Note on "Usage of electoral register" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)846/07-08(01)
(issued on 16 January 2008)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)846/07-08(02)
(issued on 16 January 2008)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Research study on "Exit poll" proposed by Hon Emily LAU

LC Paper No. CB(2)869/07-08(01)
(attached)

-LegCo question raised by Hon Emily LAU at the Council meeting on 16 January 2008 and the Administration's reply

*V.Amendments to the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Legislative Council) Regulation

LC Paper No. CB(2)846/07-08(03)
(English version issued on 16 January 2008)
(Chinese version revised and attached)

-Administration's paper on "Amendments to the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Legislative Council) Regulation"

VI.Constitutional development

(issued to all Members on 12 December 2007)

-Report by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Public Consultation on Constitutional Development and on whether there is a need to amend the methods for selecting the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and for forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2012



-Report on Public Consultation on Green Paper on Constitutional Development



-Statement by the Chief Secretary for Administration on two Reports on constitutional development of Hong Kong at the Council meeting on 12 December 2007

(issued to all Members on 29 December 2007)

-Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on issues relating to the methods for selecting the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and for forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2012 and on issues relating to universal suffrage

LC Paper No. CB(2)846/07-08(04)
(issued on 16 January 2008)

-Press releases on the decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued on 29 December 2007

VII.Any other business

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 January 2008