Bills Committee on
Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

Third meeting
on Tuesday, 22 April 2003, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

  1. Meeting with the Administration

    Part A: Matters arising from the second meeting

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-3(01)(attached)

    -List of follow-up actions requested by members at the second meeting on 11 April 2003

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-03(02)(to follow)

    -Administration's response to list of follow-up actions requested by members at the second meeting on 11 April 2003

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-03(03)
    (Chinese version only)(attached)

    -Submission from the Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-03(04)(to follow)

    -Administration's response to the views expressed by representatives of Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association at the second meeting on 11 April 2003

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-3(05)(to follow)

    -Administration's reply to the letter from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 dated 10 April 2003

    Part B: Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

    Relevant papers

    (i)LC Paper No. CB(3)189/02-03
    (issued on 29.11.2002)

    -The Bill

    (ii)FIN 4/2306/00
    (issued on 29.11.2002)

    -The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

    (iii)LC Paper No. LS 19/02-03
    (issued on 10.12.2002)

    -The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

    (iv)LC Paper No. CB(1) 960/02-03(01)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Letter dated 9 December 2002 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

    (v)LC Paper No. CB(1) 960/02-03(02)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Reply dated 12 December 2002 from the Administration to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

    (vi)LC Paper No. CB(1) 960/02-03(03)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Marked-up copy of the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

    (vii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 2152/01-02(03)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Panel on Financial Affairs paper 'New Method of Stamping Without Presentation of Original Instrument'

    (viii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 86/02-03
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Extract from minutes of the Panel on Financial Affairs meeting on 19 July 2002

    (ix)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(04)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Letter dated 24 February 2003 from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

    (x)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(05)
    (issued on 26.2.2003)

    -Letter dated 24 February 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

    (xi)LC Paper No. CB(1)1018/02-03(01)
    (issued on 28.2.2003)

    -Administration's reply dated 27 February 2003 to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

    (xii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(07)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Letter dated 10 March 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

    (xiii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1182/02-03(02)
    (issued on 4.4.2003)

    -Letter dated 18 March 2003 from the Administration to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

    (xiv)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(08)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Summary of views prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

    (xv)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1432/02-03(01)
    (issued on 11.4.2003)

    -Letter dated 10 April 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

    Other relevant papers previously issued

    (i)Property Agencies Association Ltd

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(02)
    (issued on 17.3.2003) LC Paper No CB(3)189/02-03

    -Submission from the Property Agencies Association Ltd

    (ii)Estate Agents Authority

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(03)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Submission from the Estate Agents Authority

    (iii)The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(04)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Submission from the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong (English version only)

    (iv)Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants Ltd

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(05)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Submission from the Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants Ltd (Chinese version only)

    (v)The Law Society of Hong Kong

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(06)
    (issued on 17.3.2003)

    -Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong(English version only)

    (vi)The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1182/02-03(01)
    (issued on 4.4.2003)

    -Letter from the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (English version only)

  2. Any other business

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 April 2003