Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Eleventh Meeting on
Thursday, 29 January 2004, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

  1. Confirmation of minutes of meeting

  2. (10:45 am - 10:50 am)

    LC Paper No.

    Minutes of meeting on 8 January 2004

    CB(1)870/03-04
    (issued on 28 January 2004)

  3. Meeting with the Administration

  4. (10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

    Written submissions and Administration's response relating to Schedule 4 of the Bill

    Organizations/individuals Written submissions Administration's response

    LC Paper No.LC Paper No.

    The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

    CB(1)2504/02-03(01)
    (Chinese version only)
    (issued on 25 September 2003)

    CB(1)2521/02-03(03)
    (issued on 30 September 2003)

    Consumer Council

    CB(1)2504/02-03(04)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 25 September 2003)

    CB(1)2521/02-03(04)
    (issued on 30 September 2003)

    Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong(Submission dated16 September 2003)

    CB(1)2504/02-03(05)
    (issued on 25 September 2003)

    CB(1)2521/02-03(05)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on30 September and3 October 2003 respectively)

    Linklaters

    CB(1)2504/02-03(11)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 25 and 30 September 2003 respectively)

    CB(1)798/03-04(01)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

    CB(1)2504/02-03(12)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 25 September 2003)

    CB(1)2521/02-03(03)
    (issued on 30 September 2003)

    The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

    CB(1)2504/02-03(13)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 25 September 2003)

    CB(1)798/03-04(02)
    (issued on 16 January 2004)

    The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association

    CB(1)2521/02-03(01)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 30 September 2003)

    Administration's response not required

    School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University

    CB(1)2521/02-03(02)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 30 September 2003)

    CB(1)798/03-04(03)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

    Hong Kong Society of Accountants

    CB(1)185/03-04(01)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 28 October 2003)

    CB(1)798/03-04(04)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

    Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association

    CB(1)217/03-04(01)
    (Chinese version only)
    (issued on 31 October 2003)

    CB(1)798/03-04(05)
    (issued on 16 January 2004)

    Mr Winston POON, SC
    Mr Godfrey LAM, Barrister
    Ms Linda CHAN, Barrister

    CB(1)786/03-04(01)
    (English version only)
    (issued on 14 January 2004)

    (to follow)

    Correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser 7 (ALA7) and the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill

    ALA7's letter Administration's reply

    LC Paper No.LC Paper No.

    Letter dated 29 August 2003 from ALA7 to the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill

    CB(1)2425/02-03(01)
    (issued on8 September 2003)

    CB(1)849/03-04(01)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 26 and 28 January 2004 respectively)

    Other papers

    LC Paper No.

    Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 2 October 2003 on Schedule 4

    CB(1)798/03-04(06)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

    Administration's paper on international comparisons of shareholders' remedies

    CB(1)798/03-04(07)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

    Summary of written submissions and the Administration's response on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 28 January 2004)

    CB(1)871/03-04(01)
    (issued on 28 January 2004)

    List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration (Position as at 28 January 2004)

    CB(1)871/03-04(02)
    (issued on 28 January 2004)

  5. Any other business

  6. (12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

    (A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 January 2004

Appendix to Agenda

List of other relevant papers issued previously

Paper No./Ref.Papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)733/02-03
(issued on 13 June 2003)

-Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

File Ref : L/M to C2/1/57(03) Pt 2
(issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 12 June 2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS134/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No.CB(2) 2693/02-03 dated 26 June 2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)2423/02-03
(issued on 9 September 2003)

-Background Brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)2434/02-03(03)
(English and Chinese versionsissued on 9 and 10 September 2003 respectively)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Summary of the Proposals in the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/02-03(06)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Marked-up copy of Schedule 4

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 January 2004