Bills Committee on Private Columbaria Bill

Second meeting on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised Agenda
(as at 19 December 2016)

I.

Issues raised at the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)400/16-17
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Arrangement for receiving public views on the Private Columbaria Bill

II.

Meeting with the Administration


(4:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(3)113/16-17
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-The Bill

File Ref.: FH CR 2/3751/07
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Legislative Council ("LegCo") Brief

LC Paper No. LS10/16-17
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)257/16-17 on 24 November 2016)

-Legal Service Division ("LSD") Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(01)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(02)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant legislation to be amended by the Bill prepared by LSD of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)384/16-17(01)
(issued on 12 December 2016)
(Chinese version only)

-Powerpoint presentation material on general introduction on the Private Columbaria Bill provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)449/16-17(01)
(issued on 19 December 2016)

-The Administration's paper entitled "Key issues of concern discussed at the Bills Committee formed under the Fifth LegCo with Committee stage amendments incorporated into the re-introduced Bill"

LC Paper No. CB(2)449/16-17(02)
(issued on 16 December 2016) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from 性小眾團體

LC Paper No. CB(2)449/16-17(03)
(issued on 16 December 2016) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Covenant of Rainbow

LC Paper No. CB(2)459/16-17(01)
(issued on 19 December 2016) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Columbarium Merchants Association Limited

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(03)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Proposed work plan provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(04)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 16 November 2016 to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)345/16-17(05)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-The Administration's reply dated 22 November 2016 to the Assistant Legal Adviser's letter of 16 November 2016

LC Paper No. CB(2)1843/15-16
(issued on 29 June 2016)

-Report of the Bills Committee on Private Columbaria Bill formed in the Fifth LegCo

LC Paper No. CB(2)1860/15-16(01)
(issued on 5 July 2016)

-An overview of the key Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Government to the former Private Columbaria Bill which was introduced into the Fifth LegCo

A list of relevant papers issued in the Fifth LegCo is available on the LegCo Website at: http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/bc/bc59/papers/bc59_ppr.htm

III.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 December 2016