Bills Committee on
Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill

Meeting on Friday, 25 June 1999 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda


  1. Meeting with the Administration


    2. The Bill

    1. the Bill circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(3)1542/98-99 dated 23 April 1999;

    2. the Legislative Council Brief issued by the Constitutional Affairs Bureau on 22 April 1999 (File Ref : C4/17/7); and

    3. the Legal Service Division's Report on the Bill (LC Paper No. LS170/98-99) circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1823/98-99.

    1. Discussion of fee-setting mechanism

      1. discussion paper provided by the Administration on Fees and Charges Provisions in the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2)2085/98-99];

      2. the Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 25 May 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2204/98-99(01)]; and

      3. discussion paper provided by the Administration on Future Policies on setting Fees and Charges for Leisure and Cultural Services [Paper No. CB(2)2374/98-99(01)] attached.

    2. Discussion of delegation of statutory powers to public officers

      1. the Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 13 May 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2088/98-99(01)]; and

      2. the Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 25 May 1999 [Appendix III to Paper No. CB(2)2204/98-99(01)].

    3. The Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 4 June 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2374/98-99(02)] attached.

    List of relevant papers issued

    See Appendix.

  2. Clause-by-clause examination

    3. (from clause 8(e) onwards)

    Sets A, B and C of marked-up copy of the relevant provisions affected by the Bill.



Legislative Council Secretariat
23 June 1999

Bills Committee on
Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill

List of relevant papers issued

  1. Papers from the Administration

    1. Consultant's Report on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Services in Hong Kong (November 1998) and the Administration's Initial Responses (December 1998);

    2. Consultant's Report on Culture, the Arts, Recreation and Sports Services (February 1999) and the Administration's Initial Responses (March 1999);

    3. Discussion paper provided by the Administration on Fees and Charges Provisions in the Bill [LC Paper No. CB(2)2085/98-99];

    4. The Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 13 May 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2088/98-99(01)]; and

    5. The Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 25 May 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2204/98-99(01)].

  2. Other relevant papers

    1. The list of policy issues relating to the Bill provided by Hon Ambrose CHEUNG [Paper No. CB(2)2124/98-99(01)]; and

    2. A letter dated 19 May 1999 from the Legal Service Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat to the Administration in which a number of questions and suggestions on the Bill were raised [Paper No. CB(2)2164/98-99(01)] and the Administration's reply dated 31 May 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2164/98-99(02)].


Legislative Council Secretariat
23 June 1999