Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Eighteenth Meeting on
Friday, 19 March 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 previous meetings

    LC Paper No.

    Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meetings on 20, 26 and 28 February 2004

    CB(1)1251/03-04(01)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 10 and 11 March 2004 respectively)

    Draft Committee Stage amendments provided by the Administration on 10 March 2004

    CB(1)1251/03-04(02)
    (English version only)(issued on 10 March 2004)

    List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 18 March 2004)

    CB(1)1318/03-04(01)
    (issued on 18 March 2004)

    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.
    Mr Winston POON, SC
    Mr Godfrey LAM, Barrister
    Ms Linda CHAN, Barrister
    (Submission dated9 March 2004)

    CB(1)1251/03-04(04)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 10 and 18 March 2004 respectively)

    CB(1)1318/03-04(02)
    (issued on 18 March 2004)
    Hong Kong Institute of Directors

    CB(1)1239/03-04(01)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on 8 and 10 March 2004 respectively)

    CB(1)1318/03-04(03)
    (issued on 18 March 2004)

    Summary of written submissions and the Administration's response on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 19 February 2004)

    CB(1)1041/03-04(04)
    (issued on 19 February 2004)

    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 on 8 September 2003)

    CB(1)849/03-04(01)
    (English and Chinese versions issued on26 and 28 January 2004 respectively)

    Letter dated 27 February 2004 from ALA7 to the Administration on the draft Committee Stage amendments to proposed sections 152FA to 152FD

    CB(1)1251/03-04(05)
    (issued on 10 March 2004)

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    Other papers

    LC Paper No.

    Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

    CB(3)733/02-03
    (issued on 13 June 2003)

    Marked-up copy of Schedule 4

    CB(1)2228/02-03(06)
    (issued on 17 July 2003)

    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)

    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)

    CB(1)2282/02-03
    (issued on 25 July 2003)

    Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 12 February 2004 on Schedule 4

    CB(1)1108/03-04(01)
    (issued on 25 February 2004)

    Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 5 February 2004 on Schedule 4

    CB(1)1041/03-04(01)
    (issued on 19 February 2004)

    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)

    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)

  3. Any other business

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 March 2004