Bills Committee on
Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Bill


Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 28 April 1999
at 8:30 am in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

  1. Meeting with the Administration
    2.
    (8:30 am - 10:30 am)

    1. Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 15 April 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1805/98-99(01)); and

    2. Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 20 April 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1805/98-99(02)).

    Papers previously issued

    1. the Bill;

    2. Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances specified in clause 46 of the Bill (LC Paper No. CB(2)1323/98-99(02));

    3. Table on major differences between the Bill and the CIPO (Annex I to LC Paper No. CB(2)1385/98-99(02));

    4. A comparison table on the provisions of the the Bill and the CIPO (Annex to LC Paper No. CB(2)1433/98-99(01));

    5. The Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 23 February 1999 (LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1385/98-99(02) and CB(2)1433/98-99(01));

    6. The Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 3 March 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1433/98-99(02));

    7. The Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 10 March 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1517/98-99(01));

    8. Information note on Electoral Affairs Commission's draft Guidelines for the District Council elections in 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1517/ 98-99(02));

    9. Judgement of the Court of First Instance of the High Court on the Hang Hau Po Toi O Village Representative Election in March 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1546/98-99(01));

    10. The correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser and the Administration concerning clause 7 of the Bill (LC Papers No. CB(2)1581/98-99(01) and (02));

    11. a comparison table on clause 7 of the Bill and sections 5 and 8A of the existing Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinances (LC Paper No. CB(2)1581/98-99(03));

    12. The Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 22 March 1999 (LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1581/98-99(04) and CB(2)1680/98-99(01)); and

    13. The Administration's response to concerns raised by the Bills Committee on 29 March 1999 (LC Paper No. CB(2)1680/98-99(02)).

  2. Clause by clause examination
    3.

  3. Date of next meeting
    4.

    The next meeting will be held at 10:45 am on 5 May 1999.


Legislative Council Secretariat
27 April 1999