Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 11 January 2019)

I.

Information papers issued since last meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)383/18-19(01)
(issued on 20 December 2018)

-Information paper on the financial position of the Applied Research Fund for the period from 1 June to 31 August 2018

File Ref: CITB CR 75/53/10 and CITB CR 75/53/4
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)392/18-19 on 24 December 2018)

-Legislative Council Briefs on United Nations Sanctions (Mali) Regulation 2018 and United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2018

LC Paper No. CB(1)433/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9 January 2019)

-Letter dated 8 January 2019 from Hon CHU Hoi-dick regarding his request for discussion on the implementation of, and effectiveness of the measures taken by Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department in law enforcement in the trade control of strategic commodities

II.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Progress report on the Innovation and Technology Fund


(2:35 pm - 3:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)435/18-19 on 10 January 2019)

-Administration's paper on "Progress of Innovation and Technology Fund and Continuing the Funding Support to Promote Technology Transfer and Commercialisation of Research and Development Results after 2018-19"

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(04)
(attached)

-Paper on the initiatives for promotion of innovation and technology under the Innovation and Technology Fund prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

IV.

Discussion at multilateral and regional fora on trade facilitation initiatives


(3:25 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(05)
(issued on 8 January 2019)

-Administration's paper on "Discussion at Multilateral and Regional Fora on Trade Facilitation Initiatives"

LC Paper No. CB(1)406/18-19(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)435/18-19 on 10 January 2019)

-Paper on Hong Kong's participation in the World Trade Organization and other international and regional fora prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

V.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 January 2019