Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 14 March 2016, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised Agenda
(as at 11 March 2016)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)692/15-16
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(4)693/15-16 on 11 March 2016)

-Minutes of meeting held on 11 January 2016

II.

Information paper issued since the last meeting


(2:31 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)669/15-16(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-Letter from Hon Claudia MO dated 23 February 2016 raising concern about the recent controversy over TVB's use of simplified Chinese characters in the J5 Channel's news broadcast and the current requirements in existing legislation or the TV licence on the use of language by operators

LC Paper No. CB(4)701/15-16(01)
(issued on 10 March 2016)

-Administration's response dated 9 March 2016 to the letter from Hon Claudia MO as set out in CB(4)669/15-16(01) on issues relating to TVB's use of simplified Chinese subtitles

LC Paper No. CB(4)701/15-16(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 10 March 2016)

-Letter dated 8 March 2016 from Hon Claudia MO on issues relating to the alleged encroachment of local FM radio spectrum by Mainland radio stations

LC Paper No. CB(4)701/15-16(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 10 March 2016)

- Letter dated 8 March 2016 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen on issues relating to the provision of Internet connection to remote areas

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(01)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(02)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.

Information security


(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(03)
(issued on 9 March 2016)

-Administration's paper on Information security

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(04)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-Paper on Information security 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. Item V relates to a financial proposal.V.

Update on the work of Create Hong Kong and funding support for the film development fund


(3:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(05)
(issued on 9 March 2016)

-Administration's paper on update on the work of Create Hong Kong and funding support for the film development fund

LC Paper No. CB(4)689/15-16(06)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-Paper on the work of Create Hong Kong in promoting the development of creative industries prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Updated background brief)

VI.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item V. Item V relates to a financial proposal.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 March 2016