Bills Committee on
Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

Fifth meeting
on Thursday, 22 May 2003, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1704/02-03(to follow)

-Minutes of the fourth meeting on 9 May 2003

II.Meeting with the Administration

Part A: Matters arising from the fourth meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1705/02-03(01)(attached)

-List of follow-up actions requested by members at the fourth meeting on 9 May 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1705/02-03(02)
(English version only)(attached)

-Administration's response to the follow-up actions requested by members at the fourth meeting on 9 May 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1705/02-03(03)(to follow)

-Mark-up copy of the Bill (showing the draft proposed Committee Stage Amendments)

Part B: Examination of the draft proposed Committee Stage Amendments

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

(xvi)LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-3(05)
(issued on 23.4.2003)

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

(xvii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/02-3(03)
(issued on 5.5.2003)

-Draft proposed Committee Stage Amendments provided by the Administration (1st draft)

(xviii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1628/02-3(01)
(issued on 7.5.2003)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant provisions of the Bill to be amended by the Committee Stage Amendments proposed by the Administration

III.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
19 May 2003