Bills Committee on
Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill

Meeting on Friday, 30 July 1999 at 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda


  1. Confirmation of minutes


    1. Minutes of meeting on 25 May 1999 [LC Paper No. CB(2)2651/98-99]; and

    2. minutes of meeting on 4 June 1999 [LC Paper No. CB(2)2640/98-99].

  2. Matters arising


    3. Background papers

    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);

    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; and

    4. list of concerns as at 29 July 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2646/98-99(01) attached].

    Paper from the Administration

    1. The Administration's response to members' questions on 23 July 199 [Paper No. CB(2)2646/98-99(02) attached].

  3. Clause-by-clause examination

    4. (from clause 63 of Schedule 3 onwards)

    1. Sets A, B and C of the marked-up copy of relevant legislation;

    2. a table showing the statutory powers and the categories of authorized officers under delegation by the Provisional Municipal Councils under different sections of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) [Appendix III to Paper No. CB(2)2387/98-99(01)];

    3. comparison of the By-laws of the two Provisional Municipal Councils made under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) and Proposed Changes to the Subsidiary Legislation [Annex B to Paper No. CB(2)2598/98-99(02)]; and

    4. Adminstration's papers on Fees and Charges [LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2085/98-99, CB(2)2204/98-99(01), CB(2)2374/98-99(01) and CB(2)2522/98-99(02)].

    List of relevant papers issued

    See Appendix

  4. Any other business




Legislative Council Secretariat
29 July 1999


Bills Committee on
Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill

List of relevant papers issued



(A) 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)];

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

  6. 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)];

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

  8. Discussion paper provided by the Administration on Delegation of Statutory Powers to Public Officers [LC Paper No. CB(2)2387/98-99];

  9. The Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 25 June 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2522/98-99(02)];

  10. The Administration's response to members' questions raised at the meeting on 6 July 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2598/98-99(02)]; and

  11. The Administration's response to members' questions on 20 July 1999 [Paper No. CB(2)2630/98-99(02)].

(B) 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)];

  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)];

  3. A newspaper cutting on the recent court case relating to recovery of rental arrears after ownership transfer of the property which was referred to by Hon Howard YOUNG at the meeting on 25 June 1999 [LC Paper No. CB(2)2451/98-99];

  4. A research report entitled "Food Safety Control and Environmental Hygiene in the US and the UK" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division [LC Paper No. CB(2)2483/98-99];

  5. The court ruling of the case relating to recovery of rental arrears after ownership transfer of the property provided by the Administration [Paper No. CB(2)2598/98-99(02)]; and

  6. A research report entitled "Licensing of Food Premises" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division [LC Paper No. CB(2)2636/98-99].



Legislative Council Secretariat
29 July 1999