Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 10 March 2014, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 4 March 2014)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



LC Paper No. CB(4)413/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(4)414/13-14 on 27 February 2014)

-Minutes of meeting held on 9 December 2013

II.

Information paper issued since the last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(4)393/13-14(01)
(issued on 14 February 2014)

-Letter from the Communications Authority dated 14 February 2014 on rescheduling of focus group meeting on renewal of the domestic free television programme service licences of Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited

LC Paper No. CB(4)392/13-14(01)
(issued on 19 February 2014)

-Letter from Hon Claudia MO dated 12 February 2014 on issues relating to the dismissal of a "phone-in" programme host of Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)431/13-14(01)
(issued on 21 February 2014)

-Submission from a member of the public received on 20 February 2014 on issues relating to the dismissal of a "phone-in" programme host of Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited (Chinese version only)

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(01)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(02)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV, V and VII. Item IV relates to an establishment proposal. Item V relates to a financial proposal.IV.

Proposed extension of a supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong


(2:35 pm - 3:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(03)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on proposed extension of a supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(04)
(issued on 3 December 2013)

-Paper on the supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in Radio Television Hong Kong (background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(04)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-Extract from minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2013

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV, V and VII. Item IV relates to an establishment proposal. Item V relates to a financial proposal.V.

Establishment of 22 digital terrestrial television fill-in stations by Radio Television Hong Kong


(3:10 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(05)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on establishment of fill-in stations for the digital terrestrial television service of Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)401/13-14(01)
(issued on 14 February 2014)

-Administration's response to the motion on "Radio Television Hong Kong - establishment of 22 digital terrestrial television fill-in stations" passed at the meeting held on 9 December 2013

LC Paper No. CB(4)196/13-14(06)
(issued on 4 December 2013)

-Paper on the development of digital terrestrial television service by Radio Television Hong Kong (background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(06)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-Extract from minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2013

VI.

Annual report on Cyberport


(3:55 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(07)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on report on the Cyberport Project

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(08)
(attached)

-Paper on Cyberport Project (background brief)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV, V and VII. Item IV relates to an establishment proposal. Item V relates to a financial proposal.VII.

Renewal of the domestic free television programme service licences


(4:40 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(09)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-Administration's paper on applications for renewal of the domestic free television programme service licences

LC Paper No. CB(4)405/13-14(10)
(issued on 3 March 2014)

-Paper on issues relating to applications for renewal of the domestic free television programme service licences (background brief)

VIII.

Any other business



* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV, V and VII. Item IV relates to an establishment proposal. Item V relates to a financial proposal.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 March 2014