Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting

Meeting on
Monday, 20 April 2020, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda
(as at 20 April 2020)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)361/19-20
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)362/19-20 by e-mail on 22 January 2020)

-Minutes of meeting held on 9 December 2019

LC Paper No. CB(1)480/19-20
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)481/19-20 by e-mail on 23 March 2020)

-Minutes of meeting held on 13 January 2020

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting


(2:31 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)441/19-20(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 6 March 2020)

-Letter dated 4 March 2020 from Hon KWONG Chun-yu proposing the discussion of the Communications Authority's decision to revoke the directions issued to domestic free television programme service licensees on the requirements to broadcast programmes of Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)451/19-20(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 10 March 2020)

-Letter dated 5 March 2020 from Hon Alvin YEUNG suggesting that a special meeting be convened to discuss the Communications Authority's decision to revoke the directions issued to domestic free television programme service licensees on the requirements to broadcast programmes of Radio Television Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)458/19-20(01)
(issued on 13 March 2020)

-Administration's response to the letter dated 6 January 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT regarding the overall strategy and the allocation of resources for promoting Hong Kong's innovation and technology development [LC Paper No. CB(1)305/19-20(01)]

LC Paper No. CB(1)466/19-20(01)
(issued on 17 March 2020)

-Administration's response to the two letters dated 4 March and 5 March 2020 from Hon KWONG Chun-yu and Hon Alvin YEUNG regarding the Communications Authority's decision to revoke the directions issued to domestic free television programme service licensees on the requirements to broadcast programmes of Radio Television Hong Kong [LC Paper Nos. CB(1)441/19-20(01) and CB(1)451/19-20(01)]

LC Paper No. CB(1)549/19-20(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 20 April 2020)

-Letter dated 17 April 2020 from Hon Claudia MO requesting the Panel to discuss the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau's response to media enquiries regarding concerns arising from an interview with an official of the World Health Organization in a Radio Television Hong Kong programme (The Pulse)

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)389/19-20(01)
(issued on 15 April 2020)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)389/19-20(02)
(issued on 10 March 2020)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.

Update on the implementation of full digital television broadcast


(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)452/19-20(01)
(issued on 10 March 2020)

-Administration's paper on the implementation of full digital television broadcast

LC Paper No. CB(1)452/19-20(02)
(issued on 10 March 2020)

-Paper on the implementation of full digital television broadcast prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of agenda item V, which involves a funding proposal.V.

Full implementation of Electronic Recordkeeping System


(3:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)389/19-20(05)
(issued on 4 February 2020)

-Administration's paper on full implementation of Electronic Recordkeeping System

VI.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of agenda item V, which involves a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 April 2020