Minutes of the first meeting of the Bills Committee to study the Prevention of Bribery (Miscellaneous Provisions)(No.2) Bill 1995

Election of Chairman

Mr James TO and Mrs Selina CHOW were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Bills Committee respectively.

Papers by the Independent Commission Against Corruption

2. The Clerk was asked to circulate the papers provided by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for the former Bills Committee to study the Prevention of Bribery (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 1995 for Members’ reference.

Way forward

3. The Clerk was asked to issue a public notice to invite written submissions on the Bill. At Mrs Selina CHOW’s suggestion, Members also agreed that the Clerk should write to invite views from organisations which had made submissions to the ICAC Review Committee on the re-introduction of the Bill to LegCo.

4. Members agreed that representatives of the Inland Revenue Department and the Finance Branch should be invited to discuss with Members on the possible implication of the Bill on tax confidentiality at a future meeting.

Papers for the Meeting

5. In the event of shortage of time (e.g. only English or Chinese copy was received from the Administration or deputations shortly before the meeting), Members present agreed that the original copy should be forwarded first, followed by the translation copy as soon as possible. The Clerk would consult other Members who had not attended the meeting.

Date of next meeting

6. The next meeting would be held on Friday, 17 November 1995 at 8:30 a.m. The Administration would be invited to the meeting.

7. The meeting closed at 2:30 p.m.

LegCo Secretariat
26 October 1995