Panel on Home Affairs

Meeting on Friday, 20 March 2009, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(As at 19 March 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1088/08-09
(issued on 18 March 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 9 January 2009

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)860/08-09(01)
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-Administration's response to the views of members of the LegCo Panel on Home Affairs and deputations at the special meeting on 6 February 2009 to discuss the proposed injection of funds into the Arts and Sport Development Fund

LC Paper No. CB(2)955/08-09(01)
(issued on 24 February 2009)

-Referral from the meeting between LegCo Members and Heung Yee Kuk Councillors on 8 January 2009 on revision of rural development strategy and policy in relation to improvement of the rural minor works programme

LC Paper No. CB(2)955/08-09(02)
(issued on 24 February 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Summary of the discussion at the meeting between LegCo Members and members of Tai Po District Council on 22 January 2009 on the construction of a new Civic Centre in Tai Po

LC Paper No. CB(2)955/08-09(03)
(issued on 24 February 2009)
(Chinese version only)

-Referral from the meeting between LegCo Members and members of Southern District Council on 5 February 2009 regarding the provision of a Civic Centre in the Southern District

LC Paper No. CB(2)997/08-09(01)
(issued on 4 March 2009)

-Extract from the confirmed minutes of Public Works Subcommittee on 21 January 2009 on the conversion of Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Red Brick Building into a Xiqu Activity Centre

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1068/08-09(01)& (02)
(issued on 11 March 2009)

-Letter from a Wan Chai District Councillor expressing her views related to the timeframe on the claiming of prizes in respect of Mark Six and the Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(2)1104/08-09(01)
(issued on 17 March 2009)

-Administration's response to a motion on the cultural conservation of the Sunbeam Theatre passed at the Panel meeting on 13 February 2009

LC Paper No. CB(2)1109/08-09(01)
(issued on 18 March 2009)

-Administration's paper on Lam Tin North Municipal Services Building

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:55 am - 11:00 am)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Territory-wide Survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong
(11:00 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1105/08-09 on 17 March 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. IN10/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09 on 16 March 2009)

-Information note entitled "Intangible cultural heritage" prepared by Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.Measures to address gambling-related problems
(12:00 noon - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09 on 16 March 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/08-09(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1113/08-09 on 17 March 2009)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)394/08-09(01)
(issued on 3 December 2008)
(Chinese version only)

-Referral from the Complaints Division regarding the measures to address gambling-related problems

LC Paper No. CB(2)597/08-09(01)
(issued on 6 January 2009)

-Response from the Administration in relation to a referral from the Complaints Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat on measures to address gambling-related problems

VI.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 March 2009