Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 8 June 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 4 June 2015)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting



LC Paper No. CB(4)1091/14-15
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(4)1092/14-15 on 4 June 2015)

-Minutes of meeting held on 13 April 2015

II.

Information papers issued since the last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(4)985/14-15(01)
(issued on 13 May 2015)

-Letter from the Administration dated 12 May 2015 on the application of Television Broadcasts Limited for renewal of domestic free television programme service ("free TV") licence and report on the results of the public consultation exercise for the renewal of the free TV licence provided by the Director-General of Communications

LC Paper No. CB(4)1047/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22 May 2015)

-Six submissions from a member of the public received on 18 May 2015 regarding views on domestic free television programme service licences

LC Paper No. CB(4)1114/14-15(01)
(issued on 4 June 2015)

-Administration's response dated 3 June 2015 to the letter from Hon Claudia MO as set out in CB(4)873/14-15(01) on issues relating to a change of the shareholding structure of Television Broadcasts Limited and its applications for renewal of the domestic free television programme service licence

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(01)
(issued on 2 June 2015)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(02)
(issued on 2 June 2015)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.

Progress update on the e-Government development


(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(03)
(issued on 1 June 2015)

-Administration's paper on progress update on e-Government development

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(04)
(issued on 4 June 2015)

-Paper on e-Government development prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Updated background brief)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item V.V.

Assignment of broadcasting spectrum to be vacated by Asia Television Limited following expiry of its domestic free television programme service licence


(3:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(05)
(issued on 2 June 2015)

-Administration's paper on assignment of broadcasting spectrum to be vacated by ATV following expiry of its domestic free television programme service licence

LC Paper No. CB(4)1083/14-15(06)
(issued on 2 June 2015)

-Paper on issues relating to domestic free television programme service prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1044/14-15(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 1 June 2015)

-Joint letter from Hon Cyd HO Sau-lan, Hon Charles Peter MOK and Hon SIN Chung-kai dated 14 May 2015 on issues relating to assignment of broadcasting spectrum to be vacated by ATV following expiry of its domestic free television programme service licence

VI.

Any other business


(4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item V.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 June 2015