Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Twelfth Meeting on
Thursday, 5 February 2004, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

  1. Meeting with the Administration

  2. (8:30 am - 10:25 am)

    Matters arising from the last meeting

    LC Paper No.

    Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 29 January 2004 on Schedule 4

    CB(1)934/03-04(01)
    (issued on 4 February 2004)

    List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 4 February 2004)

    CB(1)934/03-04(02)
    (issued on 4 February 2004)

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

    Organizations/individualsWritten 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 dated 16 September 2003)

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

    CB(1)2521/02-03(05)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 30 September and 3 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 dated 27 October 2003

    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 Society of Accountants dated 2 February 2004

    CB(1)934/03-04(03)
    (English version only)(issued on 4 February 2004)

    Administration's response not required

    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 letterAdministration'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 on 8 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)

  3. Any other business

  4. (10:25 am - 10:30 am)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 February 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

LC Paper No. CB(1)2282/02-03
(issued on 25 July 2003)

-Corporate Governance Review by the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform - A Consultation Paper on proposals made in Phase I of the Review (July 2001)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 February 2004