Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 17 March 2008, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1334/07-08
(to follow)

-Minutes of meeting on 17 December 2007

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(2:31 pm - 2:33 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1126/07-08(01)
(issued on 20 February 2008)

-Administration's paper on "2000 Legislative Council Election : Election Expense Limits and Declared Amount of Election Expenses"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1126/07-08(02)
(issued on 20 February 2008)

-Administration's paper on "2004 Legislative Council Election : Election Expense Limits and Declared Amount of Election Expenses"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1236/07-08(01)
(issued on 29 February 2008)

-Administration's paper providing further information on exit polls for the 2007 District Council election

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:33 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1336/07-08(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

IV.Information Note on "Regulation of exit polls in selected places"
(2:40 pm - 3:00 pm)

IN10/07-08
(to follow)

-Information Note on "Regulation of exit polls in selected places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

*V.Electoral Affairs Commission Reports on the 2007 District Council election and the 2007 Legislative Council Hong Kong Island geographical constituency by-election
(3:00 pm - 3:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1332/07-08
(issued to all Members on 11 March 2008)

-Electoral Affairs Commission Report on the 2007 District Council Election

LC Paper No. CB(2)1333/07-08
(issued to all Members on 11 March 2008)

-Electoral Affairs Commission Report on the 2007 Legislative Council Hong Kong Island Geographical Constituency By-election

LC Paper No. CB(2)1336/07-08(02)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Electoral Affairs Commission Reports on the 2007 District Council Election and the 2007 Legislative Council Hong Kong Island Geographical Constituency By-election"
VI.2008 voter registration campaign
(3:50 pm - 4:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1336/07-08(03)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "2008 Voter Registration Campaign"

VII.Method for electing the Chief Executive in 2012 - Size and composition of the Election Committee and nominating arrangements
(4:20 pm - 5:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1177/07-08
(issued to all Members on 25 February 2008)

-Papers of the Task Group on Constitutional Development of the Commission on Strategic Development for its meeting on 28 February 2008 on "Issues to be Discussed at Future Meetings" and "Method for Electing the Chief Executive in 2012 - Size and Composition of the Election Committee and Nominating Arrangements"

VIII.Mechanism for amending the Basic Law - verbal report by the Administration
(5:00 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1336/07-08(04)
(attached)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Mechanism for amending the Basic Law"

IX.Any other business
(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 March 2008