Bills Committee on Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2009

Meeting on Thursday, 30 July 2009, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 7 August 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes
(9:00 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2296/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2295/08-09 on 28 July 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 29 June 2009

II.Meeting with deputations and the Administration

Session 1 (9:02 am - 10:25 am)

  1. Women Coalition of HKSAR
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(01) (issued on 24 July 2009)

  2. The Against Elderly Abuse of Hong Kong
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(01)
    (issued on 28 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  3. Hong Kong Ten Percent Club

  4. Civic Party

  5. The Conference of Mennonite Churches in Hong Kong

  6. Rainbow of Hong Kong

  7. Rainbow Action

  8. Hong Kong Christian Institute
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(01)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  9. Unitarian Universalists Hong Kong
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(02)
    (issued on 28 July 2009) (English version only)

  10. Amnesty International

  11. Democratic Party's Women Committee
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(03)
    (issued on 28 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  12. Hong Kong Association for the Survivors of Women Abuse (Kwan Fook)
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(02)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  13. 反對居所暴力大聯盟
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(02)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  14. Midnight Blue

  15. Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Social Worker Network
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(03)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  16. Comrade Zone

  17. Hong Kong Professional and Senior Executives Association

  18. The Church of Living Stones (Kowloon)

  19. Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(04)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  20. Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(05)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (English version only)

  21. Professional Resources Centre

  22. Youth Professional Forum

  23. Hong Kong Sex Culture Society
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2336/08-09(01)
    (issued on 3 August 2009) (Chinese version only)

  24. Family Dynamics Network

  25. 自由論壇
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(03)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)
Break (10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Session 2 (10:30 am - 11:40 am)

  1. Association for Concern for Legal Rights of Victims of Domestic Violence

  2. Youth/Children Development Concern Group
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(04)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  3. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

  4. Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations of Yau, Tsim & Mongkok Districts Ltd.

  5. Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family

  6. For My Colors
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2336/08-09(02)
    (issued on 3 August 2009) (Chinese version only)

  7. Civil Human Rights Front
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2336/08-09(03)
    (issued on 3 August 2009) (Chinese version only)

  8. The Association for the Advancement of Feminism

  9. Hong Kong Parents Voice

  10. 關注孩子同盟

  11. Education Convergence
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2310/08-09(01)
    (issued on 29 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  12. The Society for Truth and Light
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2310/08-09(02)
    (issued on 29 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  13. Hong Kong Society for Politics and Policy

  14. Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

  15. Tongzhi Community Joint Meeting (TCJM)

  16. Christian Fellowship of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

  17. Thinking Academy
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2322/08-09(06)
    (issued on 30 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  18. Parents for the Family Association
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2336/08-09(04)
    (issued on 3 August 2009) (Chinese version only)

  19. Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2352/08-09(01)
    (issued on 7 August 2009) (Chinese version only)

  20. Hong Kong Youth and Students Federation
Discussion time (from 11:40 am onwards)

Written submissions from organizations/individual not attending the meeting

  1. Postgraduate law students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(05)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (English version only)

  2. Tai Wai Pastor Fellowship
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(06)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  3. Parents' Concern Group of the Kowloon City
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(07)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  4. Society for the Promotion of Family Ethics
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2270/08-09(08)
    (issued on 24 July 2009) (Chinese version only)

  5. Ms Carmen
    LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(04)
    (issued on 28 July 2009) (Chinese version only)
Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(05)
(issued on 28 July 2009)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 26 June 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)2293/08-09(06)
(issued on 28 July 2009)

-Extract from the Report of the Bills Committee on Human Organ Transplant (Amendment) Bill 2001

III.Date of next meeting
(from 12:00 noon onwards)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 August 2009