Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Twenty-first Meeting on
Thursday, 15 April 2004, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



I.Meeting with the Administration
(8:30 am - 10:25 am)

Written submissions and Administration's response relating to Schedule 3 of the Bill

Organizations/individuals Written submissions Administration's response

LC Paper No. LC Paper No.

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)

Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association CB(1)217/03-04 (01)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 31 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (01)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

The Law Society of Hong Kong (Submission dated 19 September 2003) CB(1)2504/02-03 (08)
(English version only)(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03 (06)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

The Law Society of Hong Kong (Submission dated 16 October 2003) CB(1)102/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 17 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (02)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association CB(1)2521/02-03 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 30 September 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (03)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

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

CB(1)1504/03-04 (04)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks CB(1)2504/02-03 (09)
(English version only)(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03 (07)
(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)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
(Submission dated 14 October 2003)

CB(1)74/03-04 (03)
(issued on 15 October 2003)
CB(1)387/03-04 (01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 21 November and8 December 2003 respectively)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
(Submission dated 3 December 2003)
CB(1)1504/03-04 (05)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (06)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants
(Submission dated 27 October 2003)
CB(1)185/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 28 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (07)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

Summary of written submissions and the Administration's response on Schedule 3 of the Bill (Position as at 13 April 2004) CB(1)1504/03-04 (08)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

Correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser 7 (ALA7) and the Administration on Schedule 3 of the Bill

ALA7's letter Administration's reply

LC Paper No. LC Paper No.

Letter dated 8 April 2004 from ALA7 to the Administration on Schedule 3 of the Bill

CB(1)1504/03-04 (09)
(issued on 14 April 2004)

Reply awaited

Other papers
LC Paper No.

Comparison table between provisions in relation to oversea companies and incorporation procedures in the Companies Ordinance, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003, UK Companies Act 1985, Australian Corporations Act 2001 and Singapore Companies Act provided by the Administration

CB(1)1504/03-04 (10)
(English versionissued on 14 April 2004, Chinese version to follow)

II.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

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



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14 April 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 versions issued 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(05)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Marked-up copy of Schedule 3 and related consequential and other amendments in Schedule 5 of the Bill



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