Panel on Home Affairs

Meeting on Friday, 13 February 2009, at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(As at 12 February 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)817/08-09
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 12 December 2008
II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(8:35 am - 8:40 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)640/08-09(01)
(issued on 12 January 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration on procurement of third party risks insurance by owners' corporations and issues related to building management

LC Paper No. CB(2)798/08-09(01)
(English version issued on 4 February 2009; Chinese version to follow)

-Paper provided by the Administration on the unmet funding demands handled by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and details of research study that would be undertaken by the Home Affairs Bureau to develop a new set of assessment criteria for the major performing arts groups, and any plan to promote the development of inclusive arts

LC Paper No. CB(2)839/08-09(01)
(issued on 11 February 2009)

-Letter dated 10 February 2009 from the Administration providing the progress report on outstanding leisure and cultural services projects of the former municipal councils

LC Paper No. CB(2)840/08-09(01)
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration on an increase in the Approved Project Estimate for development of the capital works project in Aldrich Bay Park

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(8:40 am - 8:45 am)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09
(issued on 10 February 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Implementation of recommendations of the 2006 District Council Review
(8:45 am - 9:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(01)
(issued on 10 February 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(02)
(issued on 10 February 2009)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(03)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 10 February 2009)

-Referral from the meeting between Legislative Council Members and Sham Shui Po District Council members on 5 February 2009

V.Development of Cantonese opera and other Xiqu and future of the Sunbeam Theatre
(9:30 am - 10:00 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)851/08-09 on 11 February 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(05)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.Centre on Youth Development
(10:00 am - 10:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)778/08-09(01)
(issued on 4 February 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)818/08-09(06)
(issued on 10 February 2009)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)580/08-09(04)
(issued on 5 January 2009)

-Paper on "Hong Kong Centre for Youth Development" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)580/08-09(05)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-Background brief on "Centre for Youth Development" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

* Members of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 February 2009