Bills Committee on
Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 1999

Meeting on Wednesday, 19 January 2000, at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda


  1. Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising
    2.
    (8:30 am - 8:35 am)

    LC Paper No. CB(1)581/99-00
    - Minutes of the meeting on 21 October 1999

    LC Paper No. CB(1)689/99-00
    - Minutes of the meeting on 16 November 1999

  2. Paper issued since last meeting

    3. LC Paper No. CB(1)821/99-00
    - further submission from Hong Kong Society of Accountants dated 17 January 2000

  3. Meeting with the Administration

    4. (8:35 am - 10:15 am)

    Administration's response to constitutional and legal concerns raised by BOT tunnel companies

    LC Paper No. CB(1)599/99-00(02) dated 13 December 1999
    -Opinion by Lovell White Durrant on behalf of tunnel companies on legal and constitutional issues arising out of clauses 7 and 20 of the Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 1999

    LC Paper No. CB(1)767/99-00 dated 12 January 2000
    -Legal analysis on proposed right of access, fee determination and facility sharing provisions of the Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 1999 (paper prepared by legal adviser to Bills Committee)

    LC Paper No. CB(1)820/99-00(01) dated 18 January 2000 (English version)
    -Access right of mobile network operators into shielded areas - response to the Lovell White Durrant on the policy considerations, legal and constitutional issues (paper provided by the Administration)

    Outstanding issues related to proposed section 14

    LC Papers Nos. CB(1)806/99-00(01) dated 17 January 2000 (English version) and CB(1)820/99-00 dated 18 January 2000 (Chinese version)
    -Principles for the determination of access fees for mobile network operators for access to confined areas under the proposed section 14(5) of Cap. 106 - Outline of consultation paper to be issued by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority under section 2(2) of Cap. 106.

    LC Papers Nos. CB(1)806/99-00(02) dated 17 January 2000 (English version) and CB(1)820/99-00 dated 18 January 2000 (Chinese version)
    -Mobile network operators' exercise of statutory right of access under the proposed section 14(1A) of the Telecommunication (Amendment) Bill 1999 to premises of Mass Transit Railway Corporation and Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation.

    Outstanding issues related to proposed sections 7I and 35A

    LC Paper No. CB(1)830/99-00(01) dated 18 January 2000
    -Powers of Telecommunications Authority (TA) relating to obtaining/disclosure of information and inspection of accounts/documents, etc.

  4. Any other business

    5. (10:15 am - 10:30 am)


Legislative Council Secretariat
18 January 2000